The roughly mid-90's and earlier (generally pre-Toonami, pre-anime boom) era of anime & manga fandom: early cons, clubs, tape trading, Nth Generation VHS fansubs, old magazines & fanzines, fandubs, ancient merchandise, rec.arts.anime, and more!
Was watching the first Urusei Yatsura movie and suddenly realized how great it would be if someone cosplayed as the fat-bird mailman on the little bicycle.
Are there any old-school cosplays you wish you had a photo of?
mbanu: What's between Old School and New School?
runesaint: Hmmm. "Middle School", perhaps?
Not sure if this counts, but I remember the halloween when a neighbor showed up to my door in a Battle of the Planets Mark costume that was hand made. I don't remember the quality exactly, but I do remember he used tinfoil on a bike helmet to approximate the bird beak.