Christmas Party after the premeire

Hi Guys, I thought it would be fun to have a party after the premeire. Why don't we do a yankee swap with a cap at $20 for the gift. These are always fun, especially when people with a high number swap out the gift you have. I think we will all be on such a high after the premeire, it would be nice to have all family and friends get together and celebrate a little holiday cheer.

As for the Almost Famous Halloween Party, I need donations of gifts for the raffles. I am putting in a TV and IPOD. Be creative with your ideas. We also need people to decorate on Thursday night from 7-9 (maybe Sophie and Kevin will still be around then, they can't make the party as they are flying to Florida, bummer!), I also need people to man the concessions.

We will have a live radio broadcast, print media and WMUR there so it really is a good chance for you guys to get together for this fund raiser. Lastly keep 12/14 open, we will be presenting the check to the town council around 7 PM so it is another chance to get on TV!
Dennis

No empty stockings this year

I just got back from a meeting with Zyacorp, the parent company of Cinemagic. I believe we were well recieved and we have a good chance of getting our showing in December. I won't know for sure until Wednesday so you all need to keep your fingers crossed. If we get approved, it will be at 10 AM on Saturday December 9th. I figured we can charge $10 for the tickets and the money we get will go to the town Welfare Department for the Santa Fund. This way, we can fill a lot of stockings this year so in a way, you all get to be Santa. We would also have an event on Decmber 14 where we officially hand the check over and you all get a chance to be on TV!

If all goes well and we get our approval, we could hand out pictures of the cast members as souveniers. Who knows, you might be signing some autographs! I would like to have you guys come to get the pictures taken. I have a new black screen and the camera I have shoots with 13 megapixels so it should look really great. We could also use the white or green screens which will allow any background (I have hundreds to choose from)

This event will be a lot of fun and I am pretty sure it will go as planned but like everything else in life, ya gotta wait until it is official.

Now for the Halloween Party, I will have another marketing meeting this Friday and really need you to come. I will invite another reporter so be ready to be interviewed. I need to get volunteers for set up and clean up details as well as people who can cover the event. I plan to invite WMUR so you definately want to help on this, besides, it is for a good cause, ya gotta give back!

I figure we can start at 7:30 on Friday. Sophie, I still have some of those chocolates you liked, assuming my kids did not snag all of them. I also need to hear from you guys to learn of your schedules. I plan to move on to TV and radio appearances in about 2 weeks.

PS, In case you did not know, Double shot is the band we have for the party,,, they open for the Steve Miller Band,, pretty cool!

Dennis

Next stop, LA

Here we have the lovey and gracious Jordan. She did a wonderful job with the Robin character. Well, in life, you always need to be three steps ahead. I am already looking forward to the LA festival and plan to attend it too. It is in March so we all have time to save up for the trip. I hope we also get a good turnout for this festival as well. I will try to get a Friday evening showing or Saturday afternoon for LA. If anyone is planning to go to LA, let me know.

As for NY, I have VIP tickets for all who asked for them so that works out good. I want to have a meeting before the NY festival to coordinate hotels and events. I see the schedule is posted for the movies so the events should be listed soon too. The VIP parties state proper dress is required so no jeans, t shirts, etc. Besides, you guys always look your best dressed to the nines. It should be a lot of fun. We are listed for Saturday at 2:05 PM but they took away the schedule and that might change (hope not). I think it is wise to stay from Thursday to say Monday to get the most of the VIP parties. They will have others on Mon-Wed night but I am guessing we should see enough of the same people from Thursday to Sunday to make it work (heck at those rates, I can't really afford much more) Talk to you soon,
dennis
PS, more media interviews to come, newspaper, radio, and TV.

Look out Broadway, Here we come!

Well we have a screen time and it was my number one choice. It will be at 2:05 PM on Saturday 11/11/06 on screen 3 at the Village East Cinema, 181 2nd Ave at 12th Street, NYC. It is a 4 -4.5 hour drive to NYC from Merrimack NH so give yourself 5-5.5 hours with traffic. Saturdays are usually not so bad. If you left around 8:30, you should have no problem getting there for the show. Once there, you can check out other film festivals, go to a broadway show (they have a 2 for's line at Times Square) or just go back home after seeing our movie. Now I will be showing it in Merrimack so if you are just coming to see the screening, it is probably not worth it but still, it would be great to have you. We have a meet and greet before and after the show in the lobby area and I suspect that is when a lot of questions are asked and we get to meet some important people. (In life remember everyone is important, you never know who can help you and besides, everyone deserves your best)

I hope to see you all for Friday's marketing meeting at 7:30 PM at my house. We will be making posters to display and have a bunch of other stuff to go over.

PS, I see we have a lot of competition so if we do not come back with any awards, don't loose heart, the fact that we made it to the festival is an award in itself! If you keep that perspective an MEAN IT, well then anything else we might get is just gravy. My secret wish is for at least one of you will "make it", then we can all bask in your reflected shadow and say, yup I worked with her on her first brake out film,,, now that would be cool. It's OK to dream, just remember, this is the time of your life, don't let the dream get in your way of having fun!

Dennis

Update on the Almost Famous Halloween party

Well we are all set, We have the party date. It will be at the VFW post 8024 in Merrimack on DW highway from 8 PM to Midnight on Friday October 27th.

We need mucho volunteers to sell the food, check id's, decorate, and clean up. We also need to advertise the event in local High schools and Colleges. The band is doubleshot and Lauren will be the MC. Lauren has a DJ in mind and hopefully he/she can come too. We also want to showcase our talent, please, if any of you can sing, let me know.

I am also looking for raffle items. Please check what you have at home. I will also check the stores for donations. I already have 10 pizzas from Sal's and will try for more with another vendor.

Make sure you have a costume, I want everyone in costume!

******* I am calling for another marketing meeting this Friday from 7:30 to whenever. We should be able to move along and get done in about 90 minutes. Hope to see you all there.

Dennis