The violence riveted the attention of the media.

Santa Claus getting beaten makes for hot copy.

Solvong's myth grew.

Thank you, Matt Christmastman.

So Gary Warren apparently read this article, which came out in 1977,

and noted it to his comrades.

He actually included this article in the Suicide Club's newsletter.

And one could say that this was actually the first Santa Con that ever occurred.

And this isn't new information.

I mean, people have known this about Santa Con.

They were sort of inspired by this.

But, you know, it's always mentioned articles about the history of Santa Con.

But actually reading the article, you know, it's an anti-NATO element to it that we don't get into because the article goes on much longer.

I don't want to wear out your voice there.

But it's funny because, you know, this is the mid-1970s.

Getting to late 1970s here.

There is, on the political front, it's a little grim.

People are kind of over politics in a major way.

They certainly will be over them.

In a general sense, people will certainly be over them by the 1980s.

There is a conservative turn that's taking hold in this country.

Unfortunately, Gary Warren dies in 1983 of a heart attack, likely because he had too much fun.

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