Santarchy Tokyo 2004を史上最高のSantaconとして実現してくれた皆さんに感謝しています。私とサンタスニーリーはサンタの数が去年の倍(25から〜51)になったことと、ベテランの日本人サンタのおかげで段取りもすべてうまくいったことをうれしく思います。特に東京の新しい親分サンタとなるまがり氏に大きな感謝を述べたいです。もし私とスニーリーが来年来れなくても、東京にはたくさんのサンタ達がいるので安心です。自分達にとっては、大きな家族が始まったようなものです。(ただ、全員酒乱で自分達より随分かわいいんだけど)
I'm writing this on the Narita Express on my way to the airport, going home. I originally planned to stay longer, but I am going home early to see my girlfriend and take care of business before I fly to Montreal Canada where I will be working until June.
I wanted to thank everyone for making Santarchy Tokyo 2004 the best Santacon in the history of the world. Sneery and I were very happy to see that the number of Santas was double what it was last year (from 25 to ~51), and with experienced Nihon Santas in charge everything went smoothly. I wanted to give an especially big thank-you to Magari, who is the new Oyabun Santa of Tokyo. It is good to know that if Sneery and I do not come back next year, we know that we will still have Santas in Tokyo. To sneery and I it is like we started a big family, except they are all alcoholics and much cuter than we are.
Please keep in touch with me. If anyone visits America I own a house in San Francisco where santas sleep for free. I'm also going to be working in Montreal on the east coast of Canada until June, in case anyone wants to go visit Anne of Green Gables which is apparently a popular Canadian tourist attraction for Japanese. I also hope to see many of you at Burning Man next year.
Merry christmas and a happy new year! -------------------------------------------------------