Santa Con

So D and I went to a par-tay tonight in Brooklyn, which involved a somewhat lengthy subway ride, and the cars were filled with Santas! At first we thought they were Salvation Army folk, but some of them were in full drag, complete with red stilettos, and others were in "blueface" (like Blue Man Group). Apparently, some of them were chanting, "Ho Ho Ho" at one station, and it was described as "amusing and intimidating."

The party was fun; the dogs were a little over-excited, and a stray paw on my stomach made me nervous, but nothing happened. The food was yummy. I tried a date/semolina/rosewater concoction that was like an upscale Fig Newton.

Anyway, it turns out the Santas were part of a convention, called Santa Con, and they have a parade. Around Halloween, there was Zombie Con.

Comments

Silverstar said…
Hi,
New here. :) That subway experience certainly sounds 'interesting.' Glad you enjoyed the party. Did you get the recipe for that date thing?
8:53 AM
Bearette said…
Welcome :) Actually, the girl who brought them got them from a bakery, on 9th & 49th in NYC.
9:15 AM
Caro said…
I"d like to see Santa in drag.
9:56 PM
Bearette said…
It was kind of scary! He was tall anyway, and then the heels added about 5 inches.
9:02 AM
Anonymous said…
Good thing they weren't in Australia. Santas in drag chanting "Ha Ha Ha" wouldn't be nearly as amusing.
9:02 AM
Bearette said…
I actually thought of that! I was like, Santa can't say that in Australia.
10:37 AM
Roxanne said…
The tranny Santa made me laugh. :)
4:32 PM
Bearette said…
He even had a small metallic doll's head on top of his hat ;)
9:15 PM
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