December 23, 2004
GATHER around the Festivus pole and listen to a tale about a real holiday made fictional and then real again, a tale that touches on philosophy, King Lear, the pool at the Chateau Marmont hotel, a paper bag with a clock inside and, oh yes, a television show about nothing.The first surprise is that from Tampa Bay, Fla., to Washington, from Austin, Tex., to Oxford, Ohio, many real people are holding parties celebrating Festivus, a holiday most believe was invented on an episode of "Seinfeld" first broadcast the week before Christmas in 1997.
"More and more people are familiar with what Festivus is, and it's growing," said Jennifer Galdes, a Chicago restaurant publicist who organized her first Festivus party three years ago. "This year many more people, when they got the invite, responded with, `Will there be an airing of the grievances and feats of strength?' "
As a bit of a Seinfeld fan that many friends of mine might have noticed, this story is just too funny not to post upon. One of my all-time favorite episodes of Seinfeld is the one with Festivus (behind The Chicken Roaster). Thankfully my family does not celebrate Festivus, though it might be nice to simply have a pole instead of decorate a Christmas tree every year. Sure, you have to store a pole, but you don't have to worry about spacing out the Christmas lights just perfect with a bulb at the end of every single branch as my late grandfather was a stickler about.
Cross-posted at In the Bullpen
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Posted by: Leopold Stotch at December 24, 2004 11:04 AM (gHm92)
That, or the "Serenity Now!" episode.
Posted by: Venom at December 24, 2004 12:03 PM (dbxVM)
Posted by: Chad at December 24, 2004 12:34 PM (t1ahj)
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