Oct 27 2009
I’m going to dress up for Halloween!
I haven’t dressed up since I went to arts camp at 15. Every week they would have a dance with some theme. You could dress up and if you had the best costume you’d win prizes. I never won as I never win anything (except for some DVD’s from Charter). But, this year, I’m inspired to dress up as Justin Dart, one of the leaders of the disability rights movement in America. May he rest in peace.
I decided to do this after reading about a Halloween party in Berkeley, CA. At the party, everyone had to dress up as a famous disabled person whether fictional or real. I figure it will be pretty easy to construct a realistic Justin outfit. I’m going to the Survival Center tomorrow to get a man’s sports coat, a white shirt, and a red tie. This was classical Justin uniform. I never saw that man in anything else. The tricky part will be acquiring a cowboy hat which you can’t play Justin without. If I don’t find one at the Survival Center (which I doubt I will) I will have to add yet another item to my Holyoke Mall shopping list. But, as always, I’m hoping to get it for free!
