I reached a new level a geekdom. Luckily for me, it’s a healthy dose (no pun intended, of course).

Late in the summer, I purchased a vintage Raleigh 10 speed bicycle off of Craigslist. This was the end of a long search. You see, I am 6′ 7″ and an XL bike frame isn’t easy to find… let alone a used one! And to find one that is in good shape and not ugly as sin is nearly impossible! Yet fate dealt me a good hand and I found a bike that was the right size, in great condition and a fun color scheme of white, red and chrome.

It’s that color palette that first caught my attention. It reminded me of the Ecto-1. After a little research, I also discovered that the bike was made in 1984, the same year Ghostbusters was released. With that in mind, I had no choice but to flush out the Ghostbusters theme and turn this old 10 speed into an Ecto-10 Speed.

I purchased a pair of vintage WW2 khaki bicycle saddle bags off of ebay for cheap, as well as a Ghosbusters logo and Venkman name tag patch to sew on the bags. I mounted the saddle bags to a chrome rear wheel rack (to match the chrome fork in front) with a glossy red wood shelf down the center that I added (to add extra support for the saddle bags and continue the color scheme).

With some khaki handlebar tape, and a hand sewn top tube pad to bridge the color gap between the front and back of the bike, I now have an Ecto-10 Speed.

If you combine Ghostbusters and Bicycling, the official colors would be red, white and green!

Whether I riding in the city streets, or on bike trails, I am always representing the Ghostbusters community on two wheels.

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