article copyright By Sondra Faye
This video is a brief excerpt from “Festivus-The Holiday For the Rest of Us” by Allen Salkin from Warner books. It’s the holiday that eats other holidays for lunch.
New York Times writer Allan Sarkin is the well known book author of “Festivus, the Holiday for The Rest Of Us” which has a foreword by actor Jerry Stiller; who portrayed Seinfeld’s original character Frank Castanza, televisions’ “Father of Festivus”. This non-denominational holiday that can be celebrated by politely airing grievances about the world or with those you have just had a Festivus dinner with. Of course some take polite to a lashing and spewing level; and go on to the Festivus feat of strength by body wrestling instead of thumb wrestling. According to Seinfeld comedy writer Daniel O’Keefe and author of the authentic “The Real Festivus” the inventor of the modern day Festivus Holiday is his father Dan O’Keefe, Sr. He remarks in the books introduction that the television version is different than what he grew up with.
Festivus, The Holiday for the Rest of Us (somewhat official times according to the Seinfeld television series tradition)
Start: 23 Dec 2009 - 12:00am
End: 24 Dec 2009 - 2:57am
Now, this year for those wanting to keep the fun of Festivus going, you can get yourself a little Festivus Wine and check out TBS on December 22, 2009 will be showing 2 hours of SEINFELD’s festivus.
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