Hudson hurricane relief
Posted on September 21, 2005
Ernie Hudson has posted a message on his website that will be of interest to fans looking to buy some Ernie swag;
“Dear Fans,
To help with Hurricane Relief, 100% of the funds from any photos sold in the month of September will go to the Red Cross.
Thank you,
Ernie Hudson”
A great opportunity to buy Ernie gear straight from the man himself AND help with the post-Katrina effort.
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Serge LaPointe art on eBay
Posted on September 19, 2005
Serge LaPointe is selling some of his comic pages on eBay, including a fine selection of this Ghostbusters work. A good opportunity for fans of the comic to get themselves a unique item.
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So, what’s in it for me, you ask?
Posted on September 16, 2005
[UPDATE] I’ve got more help than I think I can use. I’ll email everyone who responded shortly. Thanks for offering to help. I’ll do it by first come first serve and just so you don’t think you missed out, I found a few extra shirts, so the job just got easier and the chances for swag got better.
As mentioned a few days back I’m looking for a text monkey to take old PC entries, clean them up and reformat a date, send them back, and get swag. What swag? Well, I offered (and I’m still offering) a Bill Murray t-shirt and a handful of the new PC stickers (see above - the image on the shirt is smaller than represented and the stickers are sticker sized. They’re not actually that big compared to a t-shirt.)
I had someone offer and then he went away (dude, if you’re still interested, let me know), but the rest of you are either busy or fear work - I fear work. That job’s taken. If we all fear work, this isn’t going to pan out.
So, want a shirt and stickers? It’s stupidly easy stuff, it will just take an hour of your life (unless you suck at using Word.)
Email me if you’re interested in helping me out (seriously, I would really appreciate it - it’ll speed things up considerably, and you won’t even have to do the most boring part. I still have to do that.)
Read on for an example of what’s involved;
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Actually, that explains a lot…
Posted on September 15, 2005
TV Guide has a new, if short, interview with Harold Ramis as he promotes his new movie, Ice Harvest (starring John Cusack). He talks a lot about Ghostbusters, mostly stuff you’d expect, there there is one jaw dropper…
…Harold Ramis and Bill Murray haven’t been in contact since they worked on Groundhog Day together (that’s 12 years, for those of you playing at home.)
Go here for the whole article.
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1984 interview with Elmer Bernstein
Posted on September 15, 2005
In 1984, just as Ghostbusters was going into theaters, Randall D. Larson sat down to talk about movies and music with Elmer Bernstein, the lucky duck. And how luck for us that it just got reprinted today on Cinescape’s website.
Q: As a composer, what’s your feeling about scoring these kinds of way-out movies?
Bernstein: It’s a composer’s holiday, because it gives you such a wide range of things you can do and experiment with. For instance, in Ghostbusters I had an opportunity, because of the nature of the score, to employ an instrument that Yamaha makes, called the DX-7, which is a very useful synthesizer. and I used three of them. I also used a French instrument called the Ondes Martenot, which very few people play – as a matter of fact I had to import a player from England to play the instrument. It gave me an opportunity to do things of that sort.
There’s some great info for anyone interested in movie scores and a LOT of information about Ghostbusters - Bernstein talks a lot about his dislike of Rock in soundtracks, which parts in the movie he didn’t like, and even comments on the similarity of Ray Parker Jr’s theme to Huey Lewis! For those who are curious, a Ondes Martenot is very similar to the Theremin and is what produces that eerie, ghostly noise throughout the soundtrack.
Read the whole interview here.
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Venkman v.3.0 has a website and journal
Posted on September 14, 2005
Dave Coulier, who took over voicing Peter Venkmans on the Real Ghostbusters from Lorenzo Music, has website and a Live Journal account (of all things.)
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I ain’t afraid of;
Posted on September 13, 2005
Here is the Ghostbusters theme song in list format.
Things I ain’t afraid of:
- no ghost
Things that make me feel good:
-bustin’
Strange things in the neighbourhood (partial list):
-seeing things running through head
-invisible man sleeping in bed
Pick up the phone and call when*
-(see strange things above)
- when it comes through your door
(response can be suspended if you actually want some more)
- you’ve had a dose of a freaky ghost
Who you gonna call (alternately, Who can ya call?, I think you’d better call):
-Ghostbusters
-I can’t hear you
-Louder
Things I have heard:
- It really likes the girls
Things I have not heard:
(see “Who you gonna call?” re. I can’t hear you)
*particularly if you are alone. if possible, don’t get caught alone, oh no.
[UPDATE] big credit to Peter Randall for pointing out that as clever as the idea is, the list is lacking, but only to Ghostbusters fans. (I didn’t make the list, I just reposted it from another guy’s site) I’m working to correct that.
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Boring job = cool stuff
Posted on September 11, 2005
Here’s the deal - you remember those merchandise logo’s that used to run along the right hand side of the main page? Well, all those pages and their news items still need to be translated over to the new site set-up. I’ve done one and that’s when I realized it was a giant pain in the butt. I can do it, but my time is short.
Rather than leave the items in limbo, I’d rather get them in as fast as possible and in order to do that, I’d like to enlist some help.
I need two people who are willing to spend an hour going through a boring text file, striping out old HTML tags, removing annoying line returns, and turning dates from one format into another. Boring, right? But not all that hard. Anyone handy with a text editor can do it pretty quickly.
What would you get in return, you ask? Well, for those who help, I’ll send them a keen Bill Murray t-shirt and some of the new Protoncharging.com stickers.
Interested? Email me!
[UPDATE] I’ve ensared one poor soul. Who else will risk their sanity for a shirt and stickers!?
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GB rave in NYC
Posted on September 11, 2005
PC uber-reader, Guyver, stumbled upon this club card on the streets of NYC (flyer front, flyer back) - well, his girlfriend did. And we’re happier for it. Event promoters, Synergy Industries are having a Halloween bash and are using GB (specifically 88mph comic art) to advertise it. If you’re in the NYC area and want to see AFRIKA BAMBAATAA (why can’t I live in the NYC area, dammit?) this upcoming Halloween weekend, you should check out the promoter’s website.
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IGN reviews DVD two pack
Posted on September 11, 2005
IGN has posted a look at the new DVD gift set, which compares the previous DVD releases to the DVDs included in the set. It’s a good look at the differences between the two. They also point out a couple of errors;
“Editor’s Note: Information on the back of the slipcase indicates that Ghostbusters is presented in a full-frame format; this is incorrect - both movies are presented in their original widescreen format. Also, some reference was made on internet sites suggesting that the films were remastered since the previous release; this is also incorrect.”
I was one of those sites suggesting that the set was remastered - this was because Sony was advertising that it was. Since IGN never said why they say it’s not true, I don’t know what to tell you. Hooray for the vagaries of internet journalism!
Also, they say there’s no obvious context as to why the two animated RGB episodes are included, but anybody who watches them should be able to pick it out pretty easily; each one blatantly ties into either the first or second film. Ta-da!
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