Chris Blackstock wasn’t so different from most boys in the ‘70s, heading for the nearest movie theater whenever George Lucas offered another escape to “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” But the Chesterfield man’s fascination with all things “Star Wars” didn’t end with the final chapter of the film series. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, you’ll find him and a dozen or so friends from the 501st Legion and the Rebel Legion wandering around Midland’s Cosmic Costume Carnival dressed as if they’d stepped out of a galactic time warp. “Just look for Chewbacca,” Blackstock said of his alter-Wookie identity. “I’m not quite tall enough to fill his fur, so underneath it all, I’m walking on 15-inch drywall stilts.”
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