12.01.2008

The War Against Toys and Pharma-ganda

The only way outta town tonight is Santa Claus. Kris Kringle. The Man in the Red Suit.

Couldn’t think anything but bad thoughts Sunday when I heard it in the other room: “Santa Clause is Coming To Town.” Clay-mation or stop-action-mation or however they made those cool Christmas specials featuring lights and snow and joyous elfin jesters back in the day.

This was the original, the story of how it all began, the story of the Revolution in Somberville and the War Against Toys.

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