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Bumper Sticker Contest Winner Announced!

Updated: Jun 30, 2018

Over a month ago, I announced a contest wherein a lucky reader could win a bumper sticker identifying them as a Ghostbuster. Obviously, these certifications should not be handed out arbitrarily. What if they fell into unqualified hands? Lives and property damage could be on the line. I needed to know that the interested parties were equipped to carry the paranormal torch. Photographic proof was required, and the best picture would snag the sticker. After what was no doubt an agonizing wait for millions, the results are in!

Ghostbuster bumper sticker on a Saturn Ion in a cemetery.
Yeah, the photo is recycled from the original contest posting, but I couldn't give away the winning picture in the preview. Just between us, the car is never this clean; I washed it specifically for the photo. There's little incentive to keep a Saturn looking good, and I'm not sure it's actually possible.

The grand (and in fact only) prize goes to Dave Bansette from Canada. I never considered international shipping, Dave, but in the immortal words of Dr. Peter Venkman, "You... you've earned it." Dave tells me that the following photo was taken four years ago, long before I got into the work. Very impressive! Keep an eye on your Royal mailbox.

Ghostbusters cosplay with Ecto-1 on Sony lot.

Honorable mention goes to Van Loggins, presumably of the USA, who looks like a true Ghostbusting veteran in his Ecto Goggles! Van gets props for using this photo as his profile for social media. ("Props." See what I did there?)

Ghostbusters Matty Collector Ecto Goggles.

Thanks to everyone who showed a passing interest in my little contest! I may do another one sometime, if I feel like it. How's that for non-committal?


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Dave Fife is the driving force behind retroinjection.com, a nostalgia blog focusing on the pop culture of the '80s and '90s. Retro Injection places an emphasis on movie reviews, classic video games and vintage toys. 

An authority on the 1980s and a member of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, Dave is the creator of the acclaimed documentary, Time-Out: History of a Small-Town Arcade. He wrote the forward to the breakdance movie book, There's No Stopping Us: Untold Story of Breakin' from Australia to Venice Beach by Tony and Doug Pichaloff. Mr. Fife has appeared in several low-budget horror flicks

 

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