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December 19, 2005

The Red Menace

Last month, Hal and Holly (above left) convinced me that anyone who could have fun dressed as Lincoln in the company of 25 other Lincolns would really enjoy being a Santa among 250 other Santas. Of course they were right. On Saturday we suited up for Santarchy (aka Santacide, SantaCon) and painted the town... well, you know. We joined up with David G., Joe C. and Ted S. and ran into a bunch of other people we knew (mostly Bike Coalition types), made lots of new friends and witnessed behavior both naughty and nice. The festivities started at Zeitgeist (see below) and continued to a dance party in Dolores Park and bars in the Mission, Castro and Union Square. Light rain was no deterrent -- there were Santas everywhere I looked at all times. Seven hours of Santa-ing was enough for me, but I hear the hardcore revelers were spreading holiday cheer well into the wee hours.

My niece Isabel knows two things about Santa Claus: "Brings toys!" and "Not scary!" Luckily she missed all of the merriment on Saturday, because she would have had to change her mind on both counts.

Thanks H and H -- same time next year?

Posted by emily at December 19, 2005 4:16 PM