We were on our way to scout the DMC Show that we were filming on Saturday, so we took a detour because the event coordinators were throwing a Hot Rod party the Wednesday before just down the road in NJ.  Much to our surprise My Classic Car was filming this event.  I've always wanted to meet Dennis, after all we're in the same business except he is a blackbelt & I'm still waiting to get my yellowbelt! lol  What a great guy - we talked shop, cars, hot rods, shows, he gave me some tongue-in-cheek directing advice then followed it with the statement "but what do I know" and he even made fun of my little HD Hero2 GoPro camera.  He said your not going to film me with that are you?  Imagine my embarrisment Dennis Gage my professional idol thinks I film my show with this tiny HD Hero2 camera. UGH!!  I then explained that my film crews weren't coming to NJ till Saturday and I just always carry this little pocket camera with me cause you never know?  To fill my viewers in this is the camera we use for all the driving sequences and in-car videos, (its really a super camera by the way).  Even with all that he was still nice enough to give us a quick interview on camera, that really meant a lot to me since usually people in his position don't take the time out of their busy filming schedule to chat never mind give you an interview.  OK time to go off on a Movie tangent:  Filming Dennis under less than ideal conditions I felt like Will Ferrell's character in the Movie Step Brothers, he said in the movie that the reason he got Randy Jackson from American Idol to sign an unconventional item like his katana sword was "your not gonna not get Randy Jackson's signature are you" that's how I felt filming Dennis that day, it wasn't ideal because of the equipment but I'm not gonna not film Dennis, am I?  Long way to go I know to explain this bit but by now you know me.  So to sum it up; got to see not one but two great Hot Rod parties, filmed one for an episode of Vintage TV and met the MAN himself.  LIFE is GOOD!!! 

Note: Below is a picture of the camera in-question, look at how small it is on the front of the surfboard to the left.

Vintage TV will be filming on Saturday September 1st from 10AM to 3PM at the Dead Man's Curve Wild Weekend Hot Rod Show in Mahwah, NJ.  This will be our first time for this show but we decided we had to do it after all the positive feedback we received from enthusiast all over the country!  We have never had a show talked up like this before, in fact we we're going to film another show that weekend but then we switch gears to film the DMC.  Our Producers always say give the Viewers what they Want!  So everyone we listened and we're going!!!  This looks to be a Great venue, the grounds look amazing so this should be a super Hot Rod Party.  Also stop by to meet Paul Le Mat of American Graffiti fame.

DMC's website link:   http://deadmanscurveusa.com/ 

The Vintage Cast  & the Vintage Girls are looking forward to seeing you all there. 

At Vintage TV we are always looking for something uniquely different for our viewers; about      6 months ago we embarked on the start of an episode based around celebrities and the first cars they had before they made it big.  We thought that would be an interesting episode and as a result have compiled many great interviews plus passionate testimony on just how important the automobile is in our lives!  Our first ride is something that is not only a vivid memory but something most of us hold truly dear!  Then I received an email from Jesse who has a really cool blog called "just a car guy" and he had several suggestions for our show, one of them was if I'd ever read a book by Matt Stone titled "My first Car" which was ironic given we were already working on a similar project.  I guess it is really true that there are no original ideas left anymore, lol.  I digress, anyway I read the book and then contacted Matt to see if we could use some of his celebrity stories too, I will let you know how that works out in a later update to this blog?  Now that you have the back story, here is Vintage's take on our episode.

We are going to get as many celebrity stories as we can for this episode and we are always looking for more, so if you have any ideas or have a celebrity that you know who would be interested in being on our show please contact us and we'll try and get their interview for the show.  Of course Vintage will put there own unique twist on this concept.

YouTube video link from one of the shows shoots:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5E_lKGFxO4

Upcoming episode titles & ideas:  

Your favorite Car - If You Win the Lottery, what's the first car you buy? - Your Zombie Apocalypse getaway car? - What was your first expensive car purchase? 

You can contact us at either:  

jaycee6@verizon.net 

or by calling  (570) 350-1422.  

Thanks for the help & your continued interest in Vintage TV! 

   A MAJIC & GREENLEAF PRODUCTION

OK, so since I've been getting comments about this on my other blogs I figured I give you, the viewer a chance to give us your input under one blog heading.  Here is your chance to tell us what you think... your forum per say for anything & everything you want to discuss.  Speak now or forever hold your peace. ;-) Only rules are make it constructive and keep it clean!  

What Celebrities, Sports figures/Athletes, Musicians & any other type of interesting interview would you like to see VINTAGE TV do? No promises but we will try our best with your top suggestions! See don't say we never ask? 

The ladies love Racing Legends, Sir Stirling Moss & motor model pictured above...thanks to "just a car guys blog" http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/ for this great shot. This should be called a TEASER ALERT!!!  It's TOP SECRET, I can't leek any of the Racing Stars names yet until we have them all signed-up, OK maybe one but I can tell you it will included past & present stars. Promise more details soon so check back.  * Photo credit:   http://www.neillwatson.com/ 

Next Update.......

Adam Carolla stopped by the set of Vintage TV, while we were filming the Italian car show.  It was great to meet and talk to him about his many projects.  I always thought he was funnier than Jimmy Kimmel when they were both on The Man Show, I don't know why he didn't get his own talk show?  To me he always was the funniest guy even on weak shows, its a shame the networks haven't given him a better medium in-which to showcase his talents.  We talked cars and racing and he answered questions from the cast, he's a Real Car Guy.  Then he had to get ready for a show he was doing that night at Mt Airy Casino's comedy club.  Thanks for stopping by Adam and we'd love to have you on our show anytime your schedule would allow!

William DeMeo, Vincent Pastore and Paul Borghese from Tappan films at the Italian auto show at Mt Airy Casino in the Pocono Mountains, Pa.  The lady's from Vintage TV Show were on hand for a photo opt, thanks Guys.  This was a great event for anyone who enjoys beautiful cars in a picturesque venue, if you missed the event this year make sure to mark it down as a must see for next year.  The cast of Vintage was on hand all day filming one of their up coming episodes. Don't forget go see the guys in their New Movie:  GOAT.  For those readers wondering about the title to the movie, yes its named after the famed nickname for the Pontiac GTO.           Updated 9/22/12

YouTube TV Show trailer link:  http://youtu.be/dhx1zHcWST4

Goat extended movie trailer link:  http://www.goat-the-movie.com/trailer.html 

A special thank you to Coach Dick Vermeil for taking the time to give Vintage TV an interview; he was racing his fathers restored sprint car that meant a lot to him at the Hershey Hill Climb.  He gave a great interview in which he told us that he was so young when his father raced this car that he wasn't allowed into the pits, so to help his father his job was to use a hot iron and re-groove the tires between races.  You will all see this interview in its entirety in one of our later episodes.  Thanks again Coach for being a true gentleman.