What Was My Costume For Halloween?

A pal named Rob asked me this on my web site earlier in the week. So I thought I would answer it here too..
What was my costume for Halloween?

Frig, you’re going to think I’m so lame on this one but I have not dressed up for Halloween for decades of years. I think it’s because when I was three or four years old my Mom stitched this amazingly detailed, jack-o-lantern outfit for me back in 1971 or 1972. The costume had a wire frame underneath to hold the fabric away from my body in a round, pumpkin-shape. But the problem was I HATED it and I didn’t want to wear it. I cried the whole time I had it on! She took me and my brothers down to the Bridgton Town Hall (that’s sooo New England) where there was a big costume party and contest for all the kids in town and she entered me in the contest, against my will! I won “cutest costume” in the contest, again, against my will, still crying – even when the local newspaper was lining us all up to snap a photograph of the winners. My Mom was so excited she bought several copies of that week’s newspaper.

At my parents house right now, there are four or five copies of that newspaper clipping with a photo of me, the “cutest” jack-o-lantern you ever did see, with plastic green ivy in my hair as the stem, lined up next to Casper the Friendly Ghost, Dracula, and others; sobbing uncontrollably. In hindsight, the costume was really clever and cute, my Mom did an awesome job at creating it. But what I really wanted to be was a cowboy.

As an adult, I don’t remember the last time I dressed up, but I’m thinking about digging up that old “jack-o-lantern” outfit to see if I can get it around just my head. I have noticed that a lot of people just dress like whores on Halloween, and I mean that in a good way. I love whores, but once everyone starts doing it, it kind of takes the excitement out of it. I’ll try to be better about dressing up next Halloween, and I’m open to suggestions as to what you think I should be. I certainly have plenty of time to figure it out, it’s fucking February!

Here’s the pic, compliments of my brother Jeff snapping a picture of it from the family photo album.

Enjoy! LOL!

Thanks for the question Rob.
XXO – Ian