Yesterday Zac asked you dear, sweet FrontBurnervians to answer the above question. One of the responses so tickled me that I thought I bring it out of the comments section. It is from “I Am Spartacus”:
1977. I was 6. Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) had come out that summer. Dad made an awesome R2D2 costume out of a paprika barrel (he worked for El Chico). It was spicy smelling but very cool, just hard to get up and down stairs.