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Add to My Profile | More VideosTHE ABOVE PREVIEWS OF DRAG SEGMENTS ARE FROM MY DOCUMENTARY FILM "GEARS, GREASE AND GUITARS!" FROM MY PRODUCTION COMPANY, VINTAGE VENTURE MEDIA. The clip below features Dean Reed with a familiar Yul Brynner. Dean was originally from Denver, Colorado and started his career there before becoming a superstar in Russia where he was known to many as 'The Red Elvis'. A brief mention of him and his superstar celebrity status in South American and Russia will be made in my film. I'm Mike Olafson- a documentary writer/producer/director working on a documentary about rockabilly and hot rod/drag racing culture and its history here in Denver, Colorado.Learn more about the film at: www.vinvenmedia.comI also enjoy '60s Garage Rock and old obscure 1960s eurospy films. I always enjoy meeting greasers, rockabilly and garage rock musicians, drag racers, hot rodders- especially those from Denver from the 1940s up to today- view the trailer for my film on this page, or go to www.vinvenmedia.com for more information and production updates.I also enjoy searching for anything "modern" from the 1960s- cars, garage rock records, furnishings, homes, art, pop culture- you name it. I also have another documentary project about exploration history from the early 20th century. Its called Vintage Adventure. (www.vintageadventure.com)I enjoy writing- I recently finished and published a "pulp-fiction" genre book- The Amulet of Atlantis- Its like Indiana Jones meets James Bond meets Doc Savage. Takes place in Africa in 1938. Its available pretty much everywhere online. Check it out (please! I beg you!) see a pic of its cover in my pics.I always enjoy meeting new filmmakers and/or music lovers-creative people in general- Send me an email!Later gator!

My Interests

Filmmaking with Double 8mm film and 16mm film (Yes-real film!)and with 24p digital video, creativity, and expression. The stories everyone has inside them to be told. Old spy novels, espionage movies and men's adventure magazines from the 1950s and 1960s, (see pics) rock and roll- especially 1950s rock/rockabilly and 1960s garage/punk. Old cars- from a 1931 Ford coupe to a 1963 Ford Galaxy to a 1964 Jag XKE to a 1967 MGB to a 1969 Mustang- you name it.

I'd like to meet:

I'd love to meet some filmmakers in Hollywood. Especially documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta. And, among dead people I'd like to meet I would include Elvis, Gene Vincent, Jim Morrison, Sharon Tate, and Stuart Sutcliffe. SEE JOHNNY CASH AND BOB DYLAN SINGING 'GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY' BELOW:

Music:

rockabilly, surf, garage rock and punk from the 60s

Movies:

Easy Rider, Two Lane Blacktop, and Jeremiah Johnson- I like the fact that all these guys were yearning wanderers who left behind their familiar world to search for something they knew might never be found, but they went anyway. I also enjoy old road/biker movies and 1960s 'Eurospy' flicks-the more rare, obscure, grainy and out of synch the better- (such as "Operation: Atlantis", "Spy Today, Die Tomorrow" and "Special Mission: Lady Chaplin"

Television:

Old shows from the 60s, and "In Search Of" from the 1970s.

Books:

Espionage paperbacks of the 60s- especially the Mark Hood series by James Dark (hard to find today). They are great "saturday matinee reads" With such titles as "The Bamboo Bomb", "The Sword of Gengis Khan", "Throne of Satan" and "Operation: Octopus" how can you go wrong? ..

Heroes:

Robert Rodriguez, Stacy Peralta and Jess Franco(filmmakers), Evel Kneivel, and writers such as James Dark, (aka James McConnell) Clive Cussler, Lester Dent, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Ian Fleming.

My Blog

Gears, Grease and Guitars Eve show moved to Fri, July 18th

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Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST

Gears, Grease and Guitars- next show in Denver!

Hi Gang,Finally! 3G will be showing again at the Oriental on July 19, 23, and 24- but this is the revised version! Much, much better in my opinion- basically, I chopped about 25 minutes off the prior ...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:24:00 PST

Going to Reverend Horton Heat in Ft. Collins on June 19th?..

..TR> ...If you are, why not leave a bit early and catch the new version of Gears, Grease and Guitars- it will be showing 3 blocks away from the Aggie Theater at the Lyric Cinema Cafe- they ...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:31:00 PST

News from Gears, Grease and Guitars

Hey Cats and Kittens-Hope you all enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend! Its been exactly 1 month since the premiere, and so I wanted to share some exciting news with you all: 1. I have made some revisions...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:06:00 PST

Gears, Grease and Guitars- thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hi All- Just wanted to thank all of you that made it down to the show on Saturday night! We had a great turnout- over 400 people! I also wanted to thank Johnny for all his work with promotion, designi...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:35:00 PST

Finally! Showtime!

Gears, Grease and Guitars will premiere on April 26th, 2008 at the historic Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado! It should be a rockin' evening with vintage dragsters and hot rods outside at 6:00pm, ...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:36:00 PST

Wanted: Old photos/film footage of speed shops, hot rods, or dragsters from Denver area

Hey everyone- As I continue to edit the film, Im always on the lookout for old photos of speed shops, hot rods, and/or car clubbers from Denver's past- particularly the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. &...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:52:00 PST

Gears, Grease and Guitars Update, Fall 2007

Calling all greasers, barneys, betties, hot rodders, rat rodders, rot rodders, vintage drag racers, flatheaders, and anyone who generally likes rock and roll, hot rods, and rockabilly models!&nbs...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:51:00 PST

Check out 18 Wheeler!

These guys are one of the ten bands featured in the film. Rip-rockin' rock-a-billy! See their myspace ad in my friends section or go to their website at: www.18wheeler.tv &nb...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Fri, 12 May 2006 11:06:00 PST

My new Rock-a-Billy Feature Documentary

Gears, Grease and Guitars! See the new trailer of my feature-length documentary on rock-a-billy music and hot rod culture in the Mile High City of Denver Colorado. Producti...
Posted by Gears, Grease, and Guitars on Wed, 03 May 2006 09:56:00 PST