S
Siren
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I'll share what I sometimes do on the weekends. 5 days a week, I am a phone monkey for a magazine fulfillment house, but on the weekends, I am free to do my own business. Which is children's entertainment for parties and events. I commissioned a costume maker to create the ultimate dream any little girl could desire. To see a "living" unicorn. I go to parties and events, entertain the kids, give rides, etc. I also go to conventions and events on my own just for the fun of it with her. My unicorn's name is Mia.
I also got to meet Peter S. Beagle, author of Last Unicorn. He loved Mia!
To see video of the unicorn in motion go here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Creaturiffic
For those wondering, the suit cost over $2500. How it works is, my head is in the neck, I see out the collar, which is really mesh/screen. My arms are on stilts in the front legs. The suit is strong enough to bare my weight, plus the weight of a child, when I let one ride my back. The back legs are my legs. I am stooped over the whole time, but it doesn't bother my back at all. What bothers me is just the heat. Its hot with the fur on, plus moving in that position takes about 3 times as much energy. But then I get into character and go all stupid sometimes. I start running around. Chasing people, being chased, just showing off, and then I have to stop and beat myself for doing that, but I am too out of breath. I also like when I hear people say, "there are two people in it." I rear up on the hind legs and then look at their faces as they try to figure out how the person in the back supports the person in the front. The biggest comment I get is..."Is it a robot/animatronic?" Which tickles me pink because the whole concept of this suit was so you can't see the person. Kids see Mickey Mouse and they can tell a human is in there. Its like when I was a kid watching Sesame Street. I knew they were puppets, but Barkley, he was REAL.
For those wondering, she made my suit: http://www.beastcub.com/
And I'm not done yet. Beastcub is going to make me a saber-tooth cat. Also 4-legged, but different from the one she already made. After that, it will be a raptor. Then a pit bull (two legs), cat (2 legs), and finally a dragon (4 legs).
I also got to meet Peter S. Beagle, author of Last Unicorn. He loved Mia!
To see video of the unicorn in motion go here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Creaturiffic
For those wondering, the suit cost over $2500. How it works is, my head is in the neck, I see out the collar, which is really mesh/screen. My arms are on stilts in the front legs. The suit is strong enough to bare my weight, plus the weight of a child, when I let one ride my back. The back legs are my legs. I am stooped over the whole time, but it doesn't bother my back at all. What bothers me is just the heat. Its hot with the fur on, plus moving in that position takes about 3 times as much energy. But then I get into character and go all stupid sometimes. I start running around. Chasing people, being chased, just showing off, and then I have to stop and beat myself for doing that, but I am too out of breath. I also like when I hear people say, "there are two people in it." I rear up on the hind legs and then look at their faces as they try to figure out how the person in the back supports the person in the front. The biggest comment I get is..."Is it a robot/animatronic?" Which tickles me pink because the whole concept of this suit was so you can't see the person. Kids see Mickey Mouse and they can tell a human is in there. Its like when I was a kid watching Sesame Street. I knew they were puppets, but Barkley, he was REAL.
For those wondering, she made my suit: http://www.beastcub.com/
And I'm not done yet. Beastcub is going to make me a saber-tooth cat. Also 4-legged, but different from the one she already made. After that, it will be a raptor. Then a pit bull (two legs), cat (2 legs), and finally a dragon (4 legs).
