Santa Already at the Mall or Where's My Coke?

A drive for an hour to Evanville, IN and we walked though a large mall there. I saw Santa just sitting and resting, no one else around. I said, "Can I take your photo?". And he smiled and posed for me. He asked me if I wanted to be one of his elves. And he said something about us both having beards. He is probably the most authentic looking Santa I've ever seen.