anyone ever play the part of SANTA?
 

i think it would be fun.

Yep, a couple times. It is. Kids reallly light up, which is great to see (helps you get over all your friends giving you crap for doing it). That said, adult women dig it too!!!

Well, I'm definitely developing the physique for it...

the girls all love santas lap

Simulated Santa....
Quite a few years back, my stepson Josh, decides that there was no Santa, and firmly stood by his decision. No amount of convincing could make him change his mind. Although his argument seemed quite airtight, and realizing that this would be the last year with any hope of keeping the tradition alive, I set about my scheme.
I had recently purchased a Furuno radar for my boat, but since it had turned cold, I decided to wait until spring to install it. I unpacked the unit in the kitchen all the while mumbling about the lack of timely Santa updates from NORAD. I mounted the radome outside on the deck and clamped the LCD on the kitchen counter. Josh continued about his business that day, but checked on my progress frequently. I went to the garage and constructed a reflector out of some sheet tin left over from an A/C duct, Tied it to a 10' piece of conduit and took it about 200 yards behind the house. I positioned the antenna to get a sharp target on the LCD and then called my brother Randy, explaining what I was up to. Always up for a little fun, and not having children of his own to screw with, he arrived with a 12-pack in minutes.
As darkness approached, Josh's curiosity got the better of him and he finally asked what I was doing. "Trying to get a better fix on Santa's position tonight" I said. My brother concurred.
At about 7:30, my brother walked out back and stuck the conduit in the ground, revealing a bright target amid the soft clutter on the LCD. "Holy *****", I exclaimed, "there he is!" Everyone gathered around the kitchen and looked. "That's not Santa ". "Well I have the antenna aimed up, but it's too low to be an airplane, so what else could it be?" The local news station corroborated my story throughout the evening, with Randy running back and forth to reposition "Santa". (It helped my cause to keep the beer in the back, also) Finally, and earlier than normal, Josh yawned a forced yawn, and declared he was tired and went to bed, with one final check on “Santa’s approach.
That was the last year for Josh and Santa, and may seem like a lot of work, but every Christmas Eve, we sit and recount the events of our 'radar' Christmas....

Yeah, but for the KIDS, it is extremely cool to see them get so incredibly excited (well, except for the ones, usually <3 years old, who FREAK out because their parents just threw them at this big dude with a big white beard and bright red suit. That part sucks.).

I'm 6' and 175lbs. Had to add a lot of padding. You "real" Santa's would be even better...

And for the ladies, it is the one time you can look them in the face and say "ho!"

I've played Santa for the last four years at a daycare for 75 abused and neglected children. It is very satisfying to bring a little enjoyment to kids that don't get much. I'm about 270 pounds, so I don't need much extra padding. It is a great experience, I'd recommend it.

i am a 190 lb, chinese dude. i may be able to do the elf part. ;)

"Fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra, ra ra...."
:)

Deck the hars with Bars of horry?

Played St.Nick at a german orphanage..arrived in a 113-APC, gave out lots of stuff.The guys in my unit really got into it, one of the most fun and rewarding things I have done.
Rika
113=amored personal carrier of old

hahahhahaha!

Last year I did the jingling bells down the hallway at 1am .... daughter didn't notice. Don't know if I'll do it again this year - its probably her last, since a few of her classmates have told her that santa isn't real, but the holiday parade in our little town last week brought some belief back I think...

I keep telling my wife that when I'm retired and my hair turns white I am going to grow my beard long, and work as a Santa every year. She doesn't like the thought of me having a long beard so she keeps forbidding me to do it. She's safe for a while because I figure I have more then 30 years before I can do it. My Dad is grey, and slowly moving towards white, but my Mom is still mostly dark brown with just a little bit of grey.

When I was about 13 - my Dad (with real full beard and large belly) was Santa for a group of retarded teens and young adults. When they tugged on his beard and saw no padding - word went around that the "real" Santa had come for a visit. You have never seen such excitement..

I hadn't done it in a while, but last year the then-girlfriend's boss asked her to ask me to be Santa for a company party hosted at their restaurant.
I was a bit hesitant, not wanting some cheesy outfit and hours of boredom... then he mentioned "money no object" for the costume, and that (1) the party had an open bar to which I was invited after the gift-giving and (2) the restaurant's party was the next night, to which I would also be invited.


So I got the best Santa costume ever, put my drinking liver on, and Santa'd the Hell out of them. The host of the party/owner of the company slipped me $200.

I loved it; and people react very positively to drunk Santa doing the "Running Man" and the "Roger Rabbit", and I was invited in to other parties going on at the restaurant for the rest of the night.

The only issue: with all the ladies wanting to sit on Santa's lap, the then (now ex-) girlfriend was fuming; glowering at me from the doorway to whatever room I was Santifying (no "c" in that word, but there could be). She's one of those girls that think that every other woman is out to get me.

She's right, of course, but I was never going to tell her.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat, as I kept most of the costume. Heh.

JP

Re: anyone ever play the part of SANTA?
 

It's all about the elves...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1165534561.jpg

Some pics from my "gig" last year:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1165539324.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1165539335.jpg

I've been had, all of my elves wore kevlar and TA-50...and boots, and the Nuns ..not a thong to be seen.
I had a blast,
Rika

Bad Santa is one of the best things about Xmas.