Month: November 2018

No, I was not dressed as Moses, although I can understand if the big shepherd’s staff would throw you. After being the devil for Halloween last year, I decided to do something different for a variety of reasons. 2 or 3 guys dress up like Jesus every year when I attend NY Comic Con. That’s right. Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and Jesus could be seen at one event. I’ve also started occasionally reading the Bible. The political positions of some Christian voters concerning refugees make even less sense after reading the book of Matthew.

You would think it would be a very simple costume to make, but it wasn’t. Since I am not a tailor, I ordered a white throbe, a piece of Middle Eastern clothing, from Amazon after searching several sites. The red cloth didn’t drape properly with my first choice of fabric. This meant buying another bit of cloth and crudely tailoring it to hang the way I wanted. And then there was the hair. A short bob of straight hair would be great if I was trying to be Ike Turner, otherwise it was going to be dreadlocks. Most of the choices were cheap looking and made to be humorous, but I finally found something appropriate. The shepherd’s staff was a broomstick with molded plastic attached to the end. I made it for symbolic reasons and because I refuse to run around in costume on Halloween in New York City without some means of defending myself. It just seemed cheesy to make a halo. The streets are too nasty and the weather too cold to wear sandals, so I chose white sneakers and pants.

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