Baltimore Light Pole Thefts Spawns Media Coverage

I appeared on Baltimore's 98 Rock Morning Show today to talk about the recent string of aluminum pole thefts that have plagued the Baltimore region in the past weeks. As noted in a previous post, 30-foot-high aluminum light poles have been dissapearing from Baltimore area roadways as of late, a crime which is baffling authorities. We discussed the increasingly widely held suspicion that the thefts are related to the approaching Festivus holiday and its unprecented high profile this year.

I noted to the shows' hosts that there is no need to resort to illegal means to acquire your festivus pole. THE FESTIVUS POLE is available for home delivery from Frank's Festivus.

Cyber Monday, and MORE Festivus News

Cyber Monday Marks Online and The Festivus Pole Shopping Season
AP via Yahoo! News

While the Thanksgiving weekend marked the official start of the holiday shopping season for stores on land, Monday kicks off the season for online retailers. So far, early signs bode well for the rest of the season.


Books keep the 'Festivus' tradition alive 
The Buffalo News

From mighty feats to full-scale fuming, it's fitting to find the fun of Festivus. Feats of strength, a heartfelt airing of grievances, a lone metal pole - yes Virginia, there is a Festivus. In fact, the do-it-your-way holiday popularized on "Seinfeld" is alive and well.


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This just in: Festivus -- for the Saner segment of the country

A made-up holiday about nothing in particular
Media Life Magazine
... But a small segment of the country, perhaps a saner one, is up to something entirely different: preparing to celebrate Festivus. ...


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Festivus in MoTown Anyone???

A journalist from the Detroit Free Press asked me for any information about people who celebrate Festivus in the metro Detroit area.

If you know anyone who fits that description, please encourage them to be in touch with me through email at ringtough@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Frank
The Festivus Pole

"The Festivus Pole" In the News

From Wireless Flash News

Festivus Poles: Tis The Season To Be Seinfeld
Monday, November 21, 2005
WASHINGTON (Wireless Flash) – A Washington, D.C. man is hoping to strike gold by selling aluminum poles to folks who celebrate the Seinfeld holiday Festivus...

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Another Seinfeld related item at Wireless Flash news:
Gamers Hopping To Beat George Costanza’s Frogger Record
Monday, November 21, 2005
HUMBLE, Texas (Wireless Flash) – George Costanza won’t be happy to hear this but his days as the world champion Frogger player could be numbered.

Festivus on the Today Show

Allen Salkin and Jerry Stiller are scheduled to appear on NBC's The Today Show, bringing Festivus poles, recipes and song to Matt, Katie, Al and the rest of the crew.

I hope to be able to catch the segment (and hope they don't get bumped by another pretty blonde teenager being kidnapped).

I am curious what kind of Festivus Pole they will be bringing. Obviously I don't care much for the two inch versions Allen refers to in his book.

If you want a Festivus Pole that meets Frank's exacting standards, display 6 feet of Aluminum this Festivus with a Festivus Pole from Frank's Festivus

TIME MAGAZINE on FESTIVUS

Subverting Christmas

"Like Yule logs, mistletoe and roasting chestnuts? Well, a lot of people don't. As we head toward Christmas 2005, some cheeky nontraditionalists are already wreaking havoc, upending long-standing notions of Santa, Frosty and even the stalwart Tannenbaum.

FOR THE REST OF US Festivus, the Dec. 23 Seinfeld celebration of airing grievances and showing feats of strength, has led to enough real-life gatherings to warrant a new how-to book."


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Even Dead Rappers Celebrate Festivus

Biggie Duets Drop This Festivus
CMJ-
Biggie wasn't kidding about this Life After Death thing. 2Pac has as many posthumous songs as he did humous ones, Big Pun and Big L are still spitting heatrocks and ODB is popping shots on a thousand new projects these days, so it's only right that Biggie step back in the game and show these dead fools what for...
www.cmj.com/articles/display_article

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VidLit movie short promo for Festivus Book

An Email I just received:

> Are you ready for the holidays? VidLit is proud to present the VidLit for
> Festivus -- the holiday for the rest of us.
>
> Festivus was first popularize in a Seinfeld episode and now has taken on a
> life of its own. And here's a little VidLit trivia-- can you spot me,VidLit
> founder Liz Dubelman and my daughter, in this VidLit?
>
> http://www.vidlit.com/festivus/



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"Ooh-Rah!" -- A True Festivus Tale

For 230 years, November 10 has marked the birthday of The United States Marine Corps. The 230th Birthday of the USMC is worth noting with appreciation

And it is a good segue into the story of the first actual Festivus celebration I ever heard of, which was held among a Marine Expeditionary Unit sailing to Kenya after the bombing of the US Embassy in 1998, a mere year after the original airing of the Seinfeld episode, "The Strike" which spawned the holiday.

While I'm sure they would've enjoyed having THE FESTIVUS POLE from FRANK'S FESTIVUS, they apparently made do with the other elements of the Holiday: The Airing of Grievances and The Feats of Strength.

Just take amoment to try and conjure up the image of a bunch of Marines Airing Their Grievances and challenging one another to Feats of Strength ... actually that sounds like most gatherings of the Marines that I know, God Bless 'em.

In any case it was the first story of a real-world Festivus Spirit that I ever encountered.


That early morale building Festivus Miracle kind of reminds me of the Royal Dragoon Guards music-video, Is This The Way To Armadillo. If you haven't heard of it or seen it, check out
-- the BBC story

-- And the video itself -- courtesy of VIDAHOST


Festivus Yes, Bagel No!


And Happy 230th to the Marine Corps!

Festivus associated theft???

As Festivus approaches aluminum pole thefts on the rise in Baltimore... Coincidence?


STRING OF LIGHT-POLE THEFTS AROUND THE CITY LEAVES OFFICIALS IN THE DARK --The Baltimore Sun

It is no simple matter -- not like swiping metal trash cans or lawn furniture -- to cut down and haul away a 30-foot-high aluminum light pole. It is conspicuous and dangerous.

But about 130 of them have disappeared from Baltimore thoroughfares without a trace in recent weeks.

"I've been here 23 years, and I've seen just about everything," said Mike Decker, owner of Decker's Salvage Co. in Baltimore. "People will steal anything here."

Decker and other local scrap-metal recyclers say they haven't come across any of the poles reported stolen over the past six weeks



There is no need to resort to illegal means to acquire your festivus pole. THE FESTIVUS POLE is available for home delivery from Frank's Festivus.

A Great Festivus Discussion Thread

Has Everyone Finished Their Fitzmas Shopping?

I got my dad a new lure and my mom a marble duck. There are still people on the list, though.

And for crying out loud, Festivus is right around the corner!

What do you guys think on the Festivus Pole? I know for tradition it's supposed to be steel, but I'm looking at some lighter, cheaper aluminum models. They're supposed to last longer.

Festivus Memories... from Sue Donhim.


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News -- insidebayarea.com

NEWS ENTRY

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Many of the rest of us embrace Festivus
Alameda Times-Star, CA -
FESTIVUS may be the first holiday spawned by TV. ... For all of its knife-edged satire, Festivus struck a nerve that is still jangling eight years later. ...


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