Santa Totally Rocked NYC

Hearing the hum of a thousand Santas

I’ve been traveling around upstate New York, and in New York City for the past few weeks.  After a fantastic Thanksgiving with family, and a wonderful time staying with my sister Rachel in her amazing upper east side apartment in Manhattan.  I decided to travel back to NYC for Santa Con.

For years I have wanted to attend this gathering, a Santa Convention in NYC.  I have always been on the west coast when this meandering city party occurred, and being 2 weeks before Christmas it was impossible to get back and also be back for Christmas Day.

This was finally my year.  If I was going to be in the USA, and in New York State, I was sure as hell going to be in NYC for Santa Con!

Here it come.....wait for it.....

Rachel and her roommate Jen were cool enough to let me crash for a few days.  I got a suit, pieced together an ensemble, and headed out into the city dressed in red felt accompanied by a sibling elf.

8000 Santas in Central Park!

We met the cluster mass of red in the middle of central park.  We walked into a mayhem of fur and felt.

Santa is getting rowdy.

This isn’t really a bar crawl, or a scavenger hunt.  It is just Santa shifting around the city from one spot to the next, spreading Christmas cheer and rowdiness. We used Twitter, the Santa Con web site, and a phone number that we called to follow Santa’s Sleight from area to area in the city.

Santa Catches the 5 Train

Santa then moved to the west village.  Imagine 8000 Santas on the 5 train.  I hope there were no young children around.

Santa Ryan, Santa Phil, Santa Timmy

I met up with some old friends from Christmas past.

Angry Elf Rachel

Santa's Sleigh

Santa’s Sleigh was the leading star.

Santa Has a Bright Future

Santa ended his quest at Big Black Pussy Cat, a great bar / club / venue in the west village.  If your ever in NYC I highly suggest you check this spot out!

HO! HO! HO!