“I like that shirt, friend!” Part 2
Posted on May 31, 2007
Fright-Rags, makers of hardcore horror t-shirts, have announced they will be releasing a new shirt at the end of June. Check this out;
Sweeeeeet. I love that it pays homage to the “horror” part of our favorite horror-comedy. I’ll mention it again when the shirts go on sale.
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Fun with Google Street View
Posted on May 30, 2007
Google Maps has added a new feature, allowing you to not only stare at a city location from space, but have a look at street level. How neat for those of you who haven’t been to New York (one of a handful of cities that have been fully documented for the feature)!
The Firehall
Lincoln Center
Library
Campus
Church and Shandor Building (stupid bus)
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“The door swings both ways…”
Posted on May 26, 2007
Modeled and molded by Boss Studios, this is one of the miniature doors designed for the scale-sized rooftop temple in Ghostbusters. And I love staring at it (need to make it a stand.) Click here for a closer look at the door details.
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He is Norbert! You are like the buzzing of flies to him.
Posted on May 23, 2007
Nearly sixty-seven years ago, Norbert Grupe was born to a Germany at war. Three years ago, with little to his name other than his dog and van, he died of cancer in Mexico. Between those two points he was Der Boxprinz (The Boxing Prince.)
We’re more familiar with him as Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters 2 (or, for us older folks, a hapless terrorist in Die Hard), but the man was also an infamous boxer in the 60s and 70s. Not only was he a notable pugalist, he was also a bit of a party animal, leading to some minor scandal involving drugs and prostitution. All of this is covered in this 2002 documentary on the man we know as Wilhelm von Homburg.
If anyone is in Germany or any other European country were you may be able to find this DVD, please contact me.
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Return of the DIY dolls
Posted on May 22, 2007
Anybody remember Jade and her homemade wooden dolls? I do, only because the post I made about her is so old, the image that used to accompany it is long, long gone, as were the original links.
How awesome it is to stumble upon her Deviant Art account, with pictures of her original Egon and a Garrett she made later. No pics of Ray, Peter, and Winston, but lots of other dolls she’s made. Perhaps she’ll post them soon.
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Surf, sand, and Ghostbusters
Posted on May 21, 2007
The Jacksonville Beach in Jacksonville, Florida, will be showing Ghostbusters on Friday, May 25th. Admission is free (it’s a beach!), but you might want to arrive early for a primo parcel of sand. Thanks to Slimer, for the heads up.
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Restoring original Slimer mold
Posted on May 21, 2007
Production Designer Matt has a Flickr photoset of an original Slimer production mold, which he is having restored - hopefully he’ll post more during the restoration process. He also has a great set on his replica proton pack.
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GB Props reference update
Posted on May 19, 2007
GBProps.com has re-opened its extensive reference guides. Slowly but surely, this is turning into one of my favorite GB sites. Check it out.
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24 years. Beauty, eh?
Posted on May 18, 2007
The CBC will be showing Strange Brew on its 24th anniversary, this Sunday. And afterwards there will be a one-hour special, with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas reprising their infamous roles as Bob and Doug McKenzie. Check local listings, or, like, your favorite torrent site, if you’re not, like, in Canada.
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Calling all Jersey busters
Posted on May 16, 2007
GBI is putting the word out for a Ghosthead gathering at some upcoming showings of Ghostbusters at the Succasunna Cinemas (say that five times fast) - that’s in Succasunna, New Jersey, I’m assuming. For more information and discussion about which showings at which the gathering will be occurring, go to this thread at the GBI message boards. Thanks Spengs - let us know how it goes.
UPDATE
We’re hoping to have a franchise/ghosthead gathering on Friday, June 15, 2007. The screening is at 10:00 PM and costs only $5.00 USD. - Spengs
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