"Tied To A Chair" Film World Premiere - A Gift For You - Details Here

Actress Bonnie Loren is the star of a new comedy titled "Tied To A Chair" that is premieres next week! Since she is a reader of my email column, she is graciously offering my readers FREE tickets to the World Premiere of her new film!

"Tied To A Chair" - which also stars Mario Van Peebles - has its World Premiere next week! If you're anywhere in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania - you're not far from the location of the premiere. (Location information below.)

Actress Bonnie Loren and the makers of "Tied To A Chair" are personally inviting all women who are reading this to the World Premiere on Monday evening, October 5th, 2009, at 7:30 - absolutely FREE as their gift to you.

After the show, there will be a Question and Answer session with the Director and one of the stars of the film - and much celebration and fun.

Also, if you can't make that evening's showing, you can still see this film's World Premiere FREE if you go to another showing during Premiere Week with a paying guest. ALL who come to the showing from over a hundred miles also receive a free drink as well (traveling makes you thirsty, we know!).





LOCATION and DIRECTIONS

"Tied To A Chair" is part of Process Independent: A Festival Of Films And Theatres. It will be presented at The Washington Theater, a built-in-1927 movie theater in Washington, New Jersey.

The Washington Theatre - 165 E Washington Ave. - Washington, NJ 07882 - (212) 594 - 8800 for details.

AWARDS

This film has already won an award at the Tamworth "Heart of England" Film Festival.

Bonnie Loren said, "Your readers can see the exciting event in the Heart of England where we won Best in Festival. (The Max Chaoul gown alone is worth the trip!)"

Beyonce's Defining Moment

Memories were made at the September 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye West stole the stage from Taylor Swift as she began to give her acceptance speech. But the most lasting image of all will be the moment that will define Beyonce Knowles for years to come.

As the sudden interruption began, cameras caught the faces of many in the audience, especially Beyonce, who was visibly stunned by the hoopla. At that point, no one yet knew if this was all some kind of planned surprise for the audience.

When it became clear that Taylor's well deserved moment on stage had been hijacked, Beyonce, at her own urging, quickly saved the day for both the show and for Taylor. Beyonce brought a decency, graciousness and generosity to the pop music scene that is not seen often enough.

Standing aside protectively, Beyonce made sure that Taylor got to make her acceptance speech, which was the best possible way to salvage the situation and show support from one musical artist to another. Although Beyonce gave up her own speech time, Beyonce is a star of such heights that she needs no platform on one MTV awards show - she's already a legend, though she's still only 28.

Beyonce was in an awkward position since Kanye's outburst was his way of lauding Beyonce's music video. Beyonce managed to come to Taylor's aid without disparaging Kanye in the process. Beyonce's concern for all and good manners speak volumes and set an example of character in a tough situation when there's no script or guideline to tell a person what to do - and millions are watching.

When Beyonce was only 5, she was my piano student for a year here in Houston. (Yes, I tell people that every chance I get!) She attended a Catholic school with a Montessori program at the time. She was a quiet, smart, totally adorable little girl - with her striking, long, blondish curls and angelic face. As you can imagine, she quickly picked up on everything I showed her on the piano. Her father, Mathew Knowles, who became her brilliant manager, was the one who picked her up from her lessons.

I've never seen a photo that shows exactly how adorable Beyonce was in her school uniform in her Kindergarten year, and have always wished I had taken one. I enjoyed teaching her very much, mostly because of the quiet and careful way the tiny five-year-old quickly learned everything, and how particularly precious she was. She was already someone striking and memorable even at five years old. Of course I had no idea that I was sitting on the piano bench next to someone who would become one of the most famous music stars of all time.

Since I remember her naturally shy demeanor, I know how true it is when Beyonce is described as having a no-holds-barred personality on stage, but off-stage being notably demure and reserved - something that is true of many performers. Beyonce has a natural graciousness that greatly enhances her enormous talent and has made it possible for her to become an unofficial ambassador of what's great about the USA.

For me, the greatest proof of Beyonce's enormous musical talent is when she performed the National Anthem here in Houston at the 2006 Super Bowl. Here it is:

My Cousin Patti

A missed opportunity of friendship - that's the truth about losing my cousin. I truly wish I had not let work get in the way of visiting my cousin, who lived a few hundred miles away, but not far. She and I both have no sisters and would have been like sisters to each other. We had a lot of mutual affection. And I will always love her for coming to my brother's funeral. Patti was the kind of person you want to have margaritas with and laugh and gossip and gasp and smile nonstop. I've had so much on my plate in recent years and have been out of touch with many wonderful people. Now Patti is with her mom whom she lost when she was only 25. I love you, Patti, and miss you, and you were unfailingly warm toward me, every single time I ever had any contact with you, and that says a LOT.

It was in Patti's single-girl apartment that I got kissed for the first time. I used to wonder what made kissing so special. I was 16 and had never been kissed except once at age 10 playing spin the bottle - and yeah, that was pretty great too actually, I think that boy and I were both surprised. But at 16, I was visiting Patti and her friends in her apartment; she'd just lost her mom; she was engaged to be married... in spite of the sadness, her friends' presence made for a party atmosphere, something Patti inspired with her personality.

Some 30-year-old guy was talking to me for quite a while. I went into the kitchen to get a Coke or something... next thing I knew he was there and was kissing me. Of course it was the last thing I expected to happen. "I had no idea" until that moment how amazing kissing was. He mentioned something about us seeing each other, he didn't push that idea; I lived in another state, and I was 16. But that was MEMORABLE. Of course like most 16-year-olds, I told NO ONE. (See the P.S.)

Years later I told Patti about that kiss. I'd heard that he had a barefoot wedding in a Dallas mall some time later...

Patti was a totally devoted mother to her one child. She radiated enthusiasm. For anyone reading this, if there is someone in your life you have not visited for whatever reason (I have lots of reasons myself!) please stop and think. You never know when your chance to see them will suddenly be gone.

P.S. Thirty-year-old guys have no business kissing 16-year-olds; I knew that much even then. Good grief. It's a shame that teenage girls can hardly get through their teen years without being hit upon or much worse - by adult men. Parent presence and supervision is an absolute must - and staying in touch with the friends and boyfriends - plus knowing WHO they even are...!