It must have been about 1962 and I was convinced that I was going to be either a paleontologist or a spaceman "when I grow up." My favorite Chiller Theater monster movies were spaceman movies like The Angry Red Planet, IT!, Forbidden Planet and the like.
I needed to make a costume for our Cub Scout Circus and a spaceman was the obvious choice. My Dad and I made the helmet out of paper mache over a balloon and then he helped me paint everything with aluminum paint. I had to march in a parade with this monstrosity and damn near died of heatstroke! |