My beetle in a film.

Hey everyone,

I have not posted here in YEARS. I hope we can bring this group back to the popularity it once had.

I'm the guy with the PlowBug, a rusted 74 Super Beetle that I use on my acreage to plow snow in the winter. Some of you will remember this. I think its been 14 years since I started plowing snow with it.

Well, in the last year or so, I have developed an interest in film. Last year I helped produce a film called Dead End Drive which is a music video about the dangers of drinking and driving. You can find it on YouTube. I was the Stunt Co-ordinator, Stunt Double for the main character, and even acted in the film. (I'm the liquor store guy who calls the cops) We used my 68 Mercury Cyclone as a major character in that film. We ended up being nominated for Music Video of the Year for the Alberta AMPIA awards. Had numerous TV interviews, it was a great experience.

Since then, I have wanted to do another film, but it will be a while until our team can get together again for the next one. So, I wrote my own script and directed a film this past June and July. My PlowBug was a major character in the film, but it was not used for plowing. ;-)

Have a look at it with the link below, the second link is the blooper reel. Since I had a budge of ZERO, I used my kids as actors, and they did REALLY well. It was a lot of work, but I've been getting rave reviews on it, especially being my first film.

Enjoy!

Ryan.

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ryan.lester
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I liked it. Your kids will be able to look at with fond memories years from now.

I suggest you post it to Samba.com which is the most popular air-cooled VW website. I'm sure everyone there who sees it will like it. It's easy to register there with your own user name.

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How to add a link to a video:
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Here's a list of all of the forums there.
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Randall

Would you believe 6 years and 3 months? Most ISPs don't carry Newsgroups anymore, and the VW enthusiasts have migrated to web forums like The Samba.

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-- Randall

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Randall

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Great job Ryan ! I enjoyed it. LeRoy type1 1973 auto stick convertible

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LeRoy

Thanks for the good comments guys! Good idea on posting on samba, I do have an account there, although I haven't used it in quite a while. I just pretty much copied my message from above into the samba.

I remember the good old days when Bob Hoover used to respond to questions. May he rest in peace.

Ryan.

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ryan.lester

Cool. excellent job there! Say hi to the kids.

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BergRace

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