YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO ENJOY YOURSELF WHILE THE LEFT IS THROWING A FIT: Salena Zito: Ghostbusters, Busted.

Last Monday was supposed to be a celebration, a coming together across the ages and across the country to mark the day in 1984 that Ghostbusters debuted, a film that made movie executives cringe but won the hearts of moviegoers, and it was going to be shown at drive-in theaters from coast to coast.

John Mason, the owner of the Starlight Drive-in Theater, said he was thrilled to be part of the first-time-ever simultaneous showing of the iconic film in drive-ins. To get into the spirit of things, he even booked a local group that was going to come out in full ghostbusting gear to add some kitsch to the local version of the nationwide event.

“They even had their own Ecto ambulance,” Mason boasted of the iconic 1959 Cadillac, the vivid entrance of which when the firehouse doors burst open and the ECTO-1 license plate flashes across the screen remains a fan favorite.

All that changed when the official Ghostbusters Facebook page announced the event had been canceled, with hopes of rescheduling, the reason being given that “it does not feel like the time for celebration right now,” a reference to the protests across the country in reaction to the death of George Floyd in police custody.

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