A group of students from my alma matter, Indiana University, decide to have some fun dressed up as Ghostbusters.
Let’s hope this group of Ghostbusters didn’t get kicked out of University, I’m not sure their equipment will help them net fame and fortune.
Chris from Proton Charging has outlined the state of new Ghostbusters projects and products headed our way later this year. With only 2 months until the San Diego Comic Con, this is a must read for all ghostheads.
Hey all! I thought I would share with you one of my favorite Ghostbusters experiences. This was about 2 and a half years ago. I was taking a Ninjitsu class in Capital Hill, Seattle. I don’t take the class anymore as there was some political infighting that caused the class to self destruct. Sadly, I was not able to witness the final class. From what I hear, it ended with a 102 year old master going super Saiyan on everyone’s asses leaving a wake of destruction only rivaled by Chuck Norris.
Anyway, I digress. The Dojo in which the class was held, was used by many different classes and the Ninjitsu class was the final one of the evening. The Akihito class before us, hands over the keys to the building so that we can lock up. My chum, Sean, was in charge of all that. The Akihito instructor, a woman in her late 30’s, asks our group who is in charge of locking up. Sean was in the back getting dressed so I took it upon myself to answer on his behalf. It went a little something like this:
He’s in the back, getting changed. You see, he is the keymaster. I am the gatekeeper.
She just stood there, looking at me and didn’t say a word. She didn’t have to, her face said it all. Her expression either said “I have no idea what you are talking about, you are such a dork” or it said “Oh, a Ghostbusters fan, what a dork!” She could have killed me with one touch…and I am sure she contemplated it for a moment. But either way, I was the grand champion that night!
Too Zuul For School
As the images from the London Movie Comic & Media Expo start rolling in from Flickr, I couldn’t help but notice the fact that the Ecto-1 on display is not the same as the newly restored original vehicle AJ Quick from GB Fans took photos of earlier this year.
The car looks to be a 1959 Cadillac outfitted from either S&S or Eureka. The original car used in the film was a 1959 Cadillac Combination (Hearse / Ambulance) outfitted by Miller Meteor. As a proud owner of a 1959 Miller Meteor, I can respect Sony’s wishes not to haul the original car around the world, and I think it is great they took the time to build out a great promo car.
The cost to ship my car from Anchorage Alaska to Chicago was a small fortune, I couldn’t imagine shipping it over seas, yikes!
UPDATE: Ghosthead Kingpin has the scoop on the car. It can be found here.
Well would you look at that!…Ghostbusters.net is back! Funny how things come full circle. In this case, it’s a full circle with a slash through it!
I remember when Chad Paulson first brought my attention to GBN. It was the early 00’s. The Y2K scare was over, those bomb shelters were converted into game rooms, and Puff Daddy was all the rage, which directly led to my brilliant screen name “Stay Puft Daddy”. Please accept my humble apology for merging the world of Ghostbusters with such a lame rapper. He’s no “Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew” I can assure you!
Spirit, some people hear it, some people fear it
Spirit, some people just won’t go near it
Sho’ as I’m me and the skies are blue
The Ghostbusters are back and all brand new
Sorry, I digress. During this time, GBN was at it’s peak. Chad was rolling out a new design and I was creating flash cartoons for the homepage. It was a full on geek orgy and we were crossing the streams! But college soon approached, and the world of animation came calling. Before I knew it, my time was monopolized and I dissappeared from the GB world. But I assure you, my heart never left.
Here it is, 2008, and once again I am called upon to contribute to GBN. This time it is the random and chaotic thoughts in my mind that are in demand. So here I am, back in the heart of the Ghostbusters community blogging for GBN. What will I blog about? Well, whatever tickles my fancy. I’ll share fun situations where Ghostbusters comes up in my life. I’ll post art from time to time. More importantly, I will pepper in a different perspective to the GBN blog.
We’re back in business!
Stay-Puft Daddy Too Zuul For School
According to TV Shows on DVD, Time Life will release a 26 disc set containing the entire Real Ghostbusters and Slimer! And The Real Ghostbusters. I normally don’t post speculation, but this the third time I have heard this in the last week. Thanks for river of slime for the tip!
A parody I made during the craze in 1999. Keep in mind, I was culling from my VHS tape collection, only being able to store no more than one hour of video on my wee drive at the time.
New London Connecticut’s The Day, had the chance to catch up with Dan Aykroyd. Thanks to Charles, aka riverofslime, for the tip!
In a post titled “Ghostbusted!” on the Comic Blog Forums, ghosthead Dapper Dan claims to be the inspiration behind the style for the upcoming Nintendo Wii version of Ghostbusters: The Video Game (entire claim). Should Redfly / Sierra credit the fan regardless of the provisions in their license?
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