Comments on: When Santas Attack!

When Santas Attack!

ThePinkSuperhero — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:03:20 -0800

Santas Gone Wild Imagine a flashmob. Now imagine a flashmob that is nothing but Santas. Once a year, for 10 years now, a bunch of crazies dress up like Santa Claus, frolic around major cities (like NYC, good text summary of what SantaCon is all about to be found here) and cause merry mischief.

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:06:04 -0800

Ok, so it's a repost from waaaay back when, but I thought this one deserved to be brought to light again, what with SantaCon 2004 quickly approaching.

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:26:52 -0800

call me when Santas are flashing their tits.

By: scarabic

scarabic — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:29:09 -0800

Watch your eye, puke & cry, elf nipples are damn pointy.

By: orange clock

orange clock — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:29:29 -0800

Someone, somewhere, is still Vogueing.

By: hopeless romantique

hopeless romantique — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:41:36 -0800

Damn, it's already come and gone in Portland for the year. Would've liked to have seen it.

By: gleckt

gleckt — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:57:08 -0800

Here's what Chuck Palahniuk has to say about it: "Everybody arrives dressed as Santa Claus, using the name "Santa Claus," and the host city usually has two to three days of continuous events. People drink and party and sing, and disrupt big benefit parties, and are basically public nuisances. But the fact that there's 400 of them all in red makes them this stunning sort of moving artwork. They call it "The Red Tide." It's really beautiful. When I did it in '96, at one point it was all these Santas against this SWAT team of cops, because the Santas wanted to get into a shopping center that was private property. It was so beautiful to see all these blue policemen juxtaposed with all these red Santas, and all these crying kids that were like, "Why are you beating up on Santa?" " Can't say I'd imagine it being particularly "stunning" or "moving," although santa in a police car is kinda funny.

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:29:42 -0800

Join your own local chapter and get involved.

By: Cancergiggles

Cancergiggles — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 01:20:39 -0800

I actually went as far as reading the San Francisco Police Report 1995 and love the idea of Suspect Santas with darting eyes

By: n9

n9 — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 04:48:24 -0800

I wouldn't call it a red tide. I would call it a "Yule Tide" (credit goes to the Tick, of course.

By: jennaratrix

jennaratrix — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 07:26:13 -0800

An ex of mine does this every year, and since he's such a pretentious twit, I can't get past thinking it must be stupid because he thinks it's so subversive. As far as I can tell it's just a bunch of faux anarchists running around in Santa suits drinking. I don't see any higher purpose or message. Just my 2 cents, take them for what they're worth (i.e., not much).

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:26:34 -0800

Haha, hating something because someone you hate does it is perfectly valid, IMHO. (I've gotten rid of perfectly nice things that were given to me by people that later turned out to be jerks.)

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:15:42 -0800

My first FPP, and it wasn't deleted! ::does happy jig::

By: armacy

armacy — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:36:47 -0800

i ran into santacon last year when i went to see unsilent night in washington square park. it was breathtaking to see so many santas. i've been waiting all year to join!!

By: turbodog

turbodog — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:54:18 -0800

I ran into the Portland Santarchy last Saturday afternoon and it looked pretty sedate. Maybe the booze hadn't kicked in yet.

By: MiltonRandKalman

MiltonRandKalman — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 11:50:54 -0800

Well if any of you are coming to the SF Santa Run, contact BikerGirl. She's organizing this years. For a bit a history, Rob Schmidt who orginally started the Santa Con with the Cacophony Society is also the genius who started the Salmon Run "swimming" upstream of the Bay-to-Breakers Race.

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:26:28 -0800

FYI: contact BikerGirl SOON or you will miss it.

By: MiltonRandKalman

MiltonRandKalman — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:16:00 -0800

Well it's Saturday day here in SF. You can check the squidlist at http://www.laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/8678/2004/12/11 In NY, Nonsense NY list would have it (hosted by Laughing Squid). Also various Cacophony lodges will likely post their runs on local craigslists. What do we want? HO! When do we want it? HO!

By: bikergirl

bikergirl — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:49:03 -0800

"As far as I can tell it's just a bunch of faux anarchists running around in Santa suits drinking. I don't see any higher purpose or message." Must there be a message or purpose?

By: lips

lips — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:55:34 -0800

I don't think it has been listed on the website yet so here is the starting place for Santacon tomorrow in NYC. The starting time was courtesy of the previously mentioned nonsense nyc listserve. The best list for New York happenings for sure. Living in New York would be really boring for me without these folks. Santacon begins at Triple 8 Palace 88 E. Broadway, New York 10:12a; $free (bring money for Metrocard, food, drinks, and sophisticated adult entertainment)

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:38:55 -0800

Here's the NYTimes article [NYT, obviously] about SantaCon 2004. Sounded fun, sad I missed it!