Someone save this for 2013...

If there was ever a good blackmail picture for Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton, holding a stuffed reindeer and coming out of Santa's Workshop may take the prize. To wit:

Now, mind you, I don't have any problem with the concept of "Third Friday", which is why I posted the video now as opposed to waiting for FNV later tonight - by then the event would be over. Unfortunately, I have a previous commitment on Fridays during the winter (and the Shorebirds' schedule next year - you guessed it - has home games on all the third Fridays next season. Amazing how that works.) So I'm not a denizen of downtown Salisbury during the time period, but perhaps a couple folks can take my place.

Anyway, I suppose this can give more ammunition to those who claim Ireton is a "do-nothing" mayor. But as I recall from some of his campaign promises that may not be such a bad thing.