![]() A friend and I DJ’d “sock hops” after home football games in the school gym. My first attempt at producing events can be traced back to the late 1980s when I was a senior in high school. Mom wanted to make sure we stood out during our elementary school’s Halloween costume contests and that we did. From then on making our Halloween costumes was a must, as it was the mid-1970s and the only Halloween costumes you could find were the ones in boxes with hard plastic masks with tie-on outfits. ![]() Other years she helped make me a King Tut costume and even a Wolf-Man costume. She made me a Spider-Man costume when I was about seven years old, using hair nets to make the webbing on the red and dark blue bodysuit that she sewed by hand. I can trace my love of costuming back to my Mom. This always added a fun, interactive element to the parties and photos. Having ‘Smokey The Bear’ make an appearance at our parties happened a few times over the years because Dad worked for the US Forest Service and could pull strings to get a co-worker to put on the mascot-style outfit. Birthday parties and photos were a big deal for my two siblings and I. When I was quite young, my Dad almost always had his camera with him. When thinking back on the origins of Markster Con Productions and the geeky community it has created, I first have to give credit to my parents for instilling in me a love of parties and costuming. Mark, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. ![]() Today we’d like to introduce you to Mark Baggett.
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