A downside of being out of town this weekend--or upside, depending on your tolerance for Christmas spirit(s)-- was missing out on the sight of thousands of Santas who came out for the annual Santacon. Despite it's being billed as NOT A PUB CRAWL, it's a pub crawl taking place annually in cities around the world from New York to Chicago to Pasadena to Beijing. (In China, Christmas is a romantic holiday.)
If you're in next year, read the ground rules before going, which include "Not just a hat", "No making kids cry" and "Pay with cash."
You can, as a native New Yorker, be in town and just not go down.
ReplyDeleteI was out on that very day for the Portland Santacon -- different town, same gig. Portland draws about 600-700 drunken Santas; the two times I've gone, I was having too much fun to actually partake in the drinking part of the day, which is particularly ironic when you know my drinking habits...
ReplyDeleteI think the most amusing part of the event is when you get a few hours into it and the amateur drinkers start to lose motor skills. That seems to be about when the Portland Police start showing up.