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Kreamy's Kristmas Homecoming

Continued from page 1

Published on December 12, 2007 at 10:27am

The Santas say the Bay Area is "the opposite" of South Florida: left wing with a hipster mentality, a tendency of neighbors not to be prejudiced ("They actually like us," Priya laughs), and much less emphasis on the dance scene. But still... "We wanted to get that same crazy mad Miami energy we had back in the day," Sirbo says, "so we went haywire finding the coolest bands."

How did the Santas manage to reach from San Francisco to organize an event so redolent of a time gone by, to resurrect an era when South Florida bulged with brilliant rock? How were they able to enlist so many cool bands to play? "To be honest," Sirbo says, "we just asked them."

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