Today I become…a Ghostbuster.

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Today my childhood dream comes true, and I will become…a Ghostbuster. Allow me to “geek-out” for a few moments…

If you’re a loyal listener (especially of the SUN FM Lost 80’s and 90’s Brunch, Sundays 9-noon), you know that I’m a HUGE Ghostbusters fan. Growing up in the 80’s…Egon, Ray, Winston, and Peter were my “Superman”, my “Batman”…they were my childhood heroes. I had the action figures, watched the cartoon, and was even published in one of the issues of the official Ghostbusters comic book when my mom sent in a photo of me when I was 7 and dressed up in full GB gear (I wish I had thought to scan it while at my parents’ house last week in Vancouver to show you).

But it’s not like I ever outgrew the dream of wanting to become a Ghostbuster. If you’ve added me on facebook, you’ll notice that Ghostbusters 1 and 2 are still listed as my top 2 favorite movies. In fact here in my office at home, I’m looking at an authentic film cel that Katie got me for one of my birthdays. I love it so much.

While I may be one extreme example of a fan, it’s undeniable that Ghostbusters has made an indelible imprint on our pop culture history. Last summer at Universal Studios I hit the jackpot when I found a t-shirt with a glow-in-the-dark GB logo on it, and whenever I wear it at the station or around Kelowna someone stops me to ask where I got it.

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the original movie, today Sony has released the original film on Blu-Ray…and the long-awaited “Ghostbusters: The Video Game”!!! All of the original cast members lent their voices to the game and the storyline picks up 2 years after Ghostbusters 2 ended…it practically serves as a “Ghostbusters 3”. Here’s Dan Ackroyd (aka: Ray Stanz) chatting up the game’s premise and news on the NEW Ghostbusters movie in development (I’m in heaven haha):



I kid you not when I say I’ve been waiting for this day for a looong time. Not only has it been 20 years since the last Ghostbusters movie, but this video game was originally supposed to come out last year. Suffice it to say, once my show’s done today I’m rushing home to live out my dream of becoming a Ghostbuster :-)

And now to "exorcise" the song that's been running through your head while reading this blog:



As always, thanks for listening (and allowing me to geek-out)!

-Kevin “Don’t Cross the Streams” Lim
Honorary Ghostbuster
99.9 SUN FM Afternoons 2-7pm PST
Kevin@thesun.net

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