Santacon.  What was once a counterculture performance against consumerism and holiday tradition in San Francisco (scroll to bottom for history), has now turned into more of a St Patrick’s Day in red velvet which takes place in cities all over the world.  But in modern-day San Francisco, anything that involves

Santacon.  What was once a counterculture performance against consumerism and holiday tradition in San Francisco (scroll to bottom for history), has now turned into more of a St Patrick’s Day in red velvet which takes place in cities all over the world.  But in modern-day San Francisco, anything that involves

Santa’s always had a reputation as a bit of a drunkard. Blame the harsh climate of the North Pole, or the VFW hall where mall’s do their Santa recruiting, but beneath those jolly layers of red velvet lives a man who just likes to have a good time. If you

As Laura S. mentioned the other day, Santacon is right around the corner. In fact, today is Santacon Eve. Tomorrow, New York with be full of 3,000+ Santas gallivanting around in giant packs. And there is no better way to appreciate a the city covered in Christmas decorations than when

Having attended a state school, I know a thing or two about bar crawls. Granted I never participated in them, but sure enough every weekend, a crowd of matching t-shirts or some obscure theme would be dragging ass all over town all in the name of the almighty bar crawl.

Santacon is that special holiday where droves of people dress up like Santa to roam the streets with no particular destination. Except when the Santas realize they need sustenance other than cookies and beer. Last year, my other Santa, our reindeer and I went to a place called “Excellent Dumpling”