A few days ago someone dropped a question in our suggestion box: when is Santa Con 2007?

Well, I just live to serve you, and I can absolutely answer that one: Santarchy is going to be next Saturday, December 15. It’ll start at noonish at the Blue Star Cafe on Stone Way. The Santas will wander down 45th, arriving at 6ish at the parking lot behind the hotel Deca, and then at 8ish down to the 9lb Hammer. If you bring $5 for bus riding, you’ll get a collectible laminated bus pass, which has taxicab numbers on it. Which you’ll need.

But that’s not all! Santas might want to have a pillow hidden on their person at all times, because rumor has it that the Seattle Pillow Fight Club has it out for Santa this year. And if Santa had a boombox and ran into Unsilent Night out wandering in, perhaps, Fremont, well, Santa would have to join in.

So there you have it. Start getting your red suits and your mutant toys ready.