This summer was the 30th Anniversary of Ghostbusters, and the movie was re-released in theatres for a limited 1-week run.  I took my son Andreas (age 8) to it, and he loved it!   Mind you, he had heard of Ghostbusters plenty of times before from me, and had even played the games (PC and Commodore 64 versions) a little bit. But seeing the movie clinched it:  He wanted to be a Ghostbuster for Halloween this year!  That’s music to a geek dad’s ears, so we spent a weekend putting together the ultimate Ghostbusters costume – on a limited budget. Half the fun was scrounging through the amazing surplus and electronics stores around Toronto like Active Surplus, Creatron, and Sayal Electronics, looking for doodads and gizmos to incorporate into the costume. Continue Reading