Welcome back friends, fans, and family, to this our tenth edition of Getting to know your Ghostbusters. This weeks edition is a bit late, but we’ve had so many events the past week and a half that things have been hectic. Fear not…as part 11 is already done and ready to be uploaded this weekend!

This time out we spotlight on our other girl Ghostbuster: Rosemary Ward!

PGB: Rose, tell us a little about yourself. Who are you? What do you do besides Ghostbusting? Any other hobbies or interests?

Rose: Besides spending with my Tony and cuddling our two black kitties..I spend a lot of time costuming, collecting toys, going to conventions, reading comics..etc. As you can tell I’m a real nerd girl, but I enjoy it. Of late I’ve also been designing and working on a ‘Retro Fan Site’ That will be mostly geared towards the eighties.

PGB: How long have you been with the group and what made you decide to join?

Rose: I’d say about a year. Tony told me about it and asked if I’d mind joining in. I’ve always enjoyed Ghostbusters, even had a Ghostbusters scrap book as a teen along with some of the Real Ghostbusters toys back in the day. So I thought it was a great idea

PGB: When and why did you begin building your GB uniform and gear?

Rose: I had the Jumpsuit with patches first, that was the easy part and I got all of that for my first outing. For the longest time my proton pack was just an old piece Tony put together from a vacuum cleaner. I use to joke about it and say “It use to suck dirt and now it sucks ghosts!”

PGB: I know you’re a big costumer, what other non GB costumes do you have?

Rose: Some of my favorites would be: The Baroness from G.I. Joe, Soundwave and Wheeljack from Transformers, Alucard from Hellsing and of course I’m always plotting more. I wouldn’t mind dressing up as a ghost sometime too, just for a ghostbuster outing, perhaps at a Con

PGB: So which was your favorite event so far? And Why?

Rose: I’d say it was any of those without rain. Most of the outdoor events we’ve had for charity have been in rain, but we’re all good sports and stick it through. The recent parade we had done was lots of fun too and I’d love to do a Dragon Con someday again and suit up as a Ghostbuster.

PGB: How about one or two of your favorite interactions with “The Straights” (For those not familiar with this expression, “Straights” was how Bill Murray as Venkman referred to the non-busters or normal citizens in Ghostbusters 2)

Rose: I’ve gotten a lot of dld looks before, but I think the oddest would have been the time someone thought Tony’s proton pack was a camera. Then on South Street that was a bit scary at times. But for the most part, whether you’re a ‘Straight’ or not, everyone knows Ghostbusters!

PGB: What GB props do you have? Which is your favorite?

Rose: Ecto goggles, proton pack, ghost trap, radio and uniform. My favorite would be the proton pack. Tony surprised me with it for my birthday this year along with much more GB gear.

PGB: Tell us about the role of Ghostbusters in your life? Your history with the franchise? Why Ghostbusters?

Rose: To show my age, I remember when the movie first came out in 84, I had wanted to go see it, but my mom was very iffy about it at the time. That hadn’t stopped me from loving the characters and seeing the movie after it came out on VHS. I remember watching the ‘Real Ghostbusters’ every Saturday morning. Eating the cereal, collecting a few of the toys, having a ‘Real Ghostbusters’ Birthday party {My parents have been looking for the pictures of that, since some were taken and I’d love to share it with the group}. As I’ve told many in the past, I’ve always been a fan of Ghostbusters, Tony just helped my relive a lot of those fond memories by having me join the group with him.

PGB: So who’s your favorite Ghostbuster and why?

Rose: Egon was always my favorite as a teen, I’d say because he had glasses and laugh as you might, but back then I wanted to grow up to be just like him and actually study ghosts. Now I’d say it’s more Ray since he’s such a big kid at heart, just like yours truly!

PGB: How long do you see yourself doing this?

Rose: I don’t plan to stop. My dad’s in his sixties and he loves this sort of thing, my parents have even talked of getting some costumes and if we lived closer I’m sure they would. It’s about enjoying life, something I always plan to do!

PGB: Thanks Rose! Well I hope you all enjoyed this tardy update! Look out this weekend, as we spotlight newer member Anthony Snow! Seeya then!