The Diva's Day of Filming!

I really had quite an adventure today! Started out my video shoot at 9:30 AM in front of Sasha’s Suds and Duds 802 West Gray. Before it got too hot, although it was already getting warm, we did the shots with my chauffer Scott and his beautiful 1950s convertible “Cat”illac. I wanted to drive, and I’m sure I would have done a much better job, but I got even …

The inside shots at Sasha’s went quite well. Everyone showed me beautiful clothes and jewelry I could pick from for my birthday party. Sasha looked very beautiful too, but I prefer the camera to focus on me!

Well, while the humans were doing all their cut-away shots, I sang a very pretty song, but they just kept saying, “Quiet on the set!” So I found a nice place to take a nap, right when I heard them say, “we’re doing really good on time.” I gave them their wish and stayed very quiet until they finally found me 30 minutes later hanging-out behind a bag on a shelf. Well, after all, one of the lines was, “We’re going to be late getting to Cactus!” I was just following the part!

Then when I got to Cactus, I was very happy to meet my SMART Rescue friends! I went up to each carrier and said hello – I especially loved Nelli and laid down in front of her carrier (she was saved from an abusive home). Baby Jessie is just a little baby boy – very cute black kitty. I didn’t fuss over him too much though since, you know, I like being the star cat! It really upsets me some mean kids were going to use Jessie as a soccer ball! I am so glad SMART Rescue saved him!

Eli is a very sweet doggie. So much has happened to him recently, I don’t blame him for being a little scared, but he was very nice to everyone. He’s a Shih Tzu that was found running in the intersection of I45 and Richey Rd! SMART Rescue had to arrange a surgery for him to remove both his eyes that were damaged due to a previous head trauma. He is doing so well now, and really happy in his new life!

We had a guest appearance by a sweet black dog SMART Rescue found on the way over named Bella! Luckily they saw lost signs around where they found her, and she was on her way back home after the video shoot. Well, Bella will have a real tale to tell her friends when she gets home!

When I saw all these cuties were going to be in my video, I acted up a bit – afterall, I am the Diva! I settled down though when I realized how important it is to find my friends loving homes! Be sure to visit with SMART Rescue folks if you could open up your heart and home to one (or a few!) of these great guys/gals!

Boy, I really loved my paparazzi scene! Ron looked REALLY great and so fit the part! You’ll just have to wait and see that in the video!

I was really exhausted after two days of filming! I took a little nap, had my dinner, and now I’m ready to hang out in the yard! Thank you all my friends at SMART Rescue, Cactus Music, Sasha’s Suds and Duds, and my crazy human friends for making this a great experience. I hope Mark got my best side!!

Hey, Jay Dryden got some GREAT shots of us at Cactus! You can see them all on my Facebook page, or check out the full res on Jay's page: http://gallery.me.com/jaydryden#100080&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=0. If any of you other wonderful photographers got some good shots, let me know!

Fun Events for Bastille Day (July 14)!

Bastille Day, July 14, marks almost two months until my birthday party! If you're as excited as I am and would like a sneak peak of this year's festivities, this is your chance!

L'Alliance Francaise (where I'm having my birthday benefit for SMART Rescue) is having a cool patriotic Greg Harbar and The Gypsies (who are one of the GREAT bands playing for my birthday) are playing at another fun celebration. There's enough time to do both and get to bed at a reasonable time on a "school night"!

Event 1:
L'Alliance Francaise de Houston
427 Lovett Blvd
5:30 - 7:30 Mercredi 14 Juillet 2010
La Fête nationale française!

Join us for a special summer cocktail in honor of Bastille Day. Enjoy a buffet of wine, cheese and more, sing along with La Marseillaise (we’ll provide the words!), and celebrate Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!

Tickets are $15, $10 for Alliance members and students. De 17h 30 à 19h30. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Event 2:
Greg Harbar The Gypsies (full band!) LIVE at Under The Volcano
2349 Bissonnet
Musical style: French, Eastern European, International, Swing, Tango and Gypsy
7:00-10:00 p.m.
$5

Video Bloopers - Cleo's Video Promo 2009 Part 2

Here's the second installment of video bloopers! Sure was a lot of fun making the video promo last year- this year will be equally fun! Be sure to check out part one and the 2009 finished product. 2010 coming soon!

Video Bloopers - Cleo's Birthday Promotion 2009

Yay, it’s that time again to start working on my next movie advertising this year’s birthday party! To get in the spirit of things, I watched the rushes of last year’s footage, and I asked my Mom to make some never before seen scenes available to my fans! I guess you can say this is the “bloopers reel” but it will show you just how difficult being a movie star cat can be! My human friends had some struggles, but they are after all human and NOT feline, so that’s to be expected!

At last year’s party we helped Rescue Bank http://www.rescuebank.org/, a wonderful organization that helps over 70 no-kill shelters in Houston and surrounding areas. My friend Kevin Davis hosted my party at his art gallery L'atelier, the cool folks at Cactus Music http://www.cactusmusictx.com/ and Rudyard’s http://rudyards.s425.sureserver.com/ as well the band Constant Billy http://www.constantbilly.com/ lent a helping paw, and my many buddies in Houston participated too (some even on scooters!). Look for them in this highlight reel! Part two will be coming soon!

Thank you for being responsible humans and talking care of my animal friends! This is the season when there are a lot of and puppies out there needing homes (as well as some great older cats and dogs too!) so please do what you can to find them good homes!

Have a meow-velous 4th of July!!

xoxoxox,
Cleo >^..^<

L'Alliance Francaise Search and Rescue Dog Book Event

Great event tonight at L'Alliance Francaise (or so my human tells me!). Volunteers from Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue served up refreshing wine and beer and Bayou City Seafood N' Pasta catered a wonderful meal complete with Étouffée, shrimp, chicken tacos, and dessert. His 4 white retrievers joined the party later too!

Susanna Charleson, author of the book Scent of the Missing, gave a very informative talk complete with insight on what real search and rescue dogs go through, not just what's portrayed in Hollywood. The sadness some dogs went through during the Columbia space shuttle recovery brought tears to many eyes.

The presentation was interactive too having members of the audience smell from one bag and ten minutes later smell three bags and say which one they smelled first. One participant also had to "search" the crowd to find a very low iPod playing.

My human asked a good question about if other animals can do this type of work. Of course I think CATS can do it, Susannah said bubble bees and pigs are actually used in some searches as well!

It was fun meeting Puzzle, the star of the book, in person, and my human looks forward to reading the book!

Contact L'Alliance Francaise http://www.afdehou.org/ for more information about the book and tell them Cleo sent you! >^..^<

Meet Puzzle, the Rescue Dog, at French Alliance Reception Tuesday

It's official, my birthday party will be at the French Alliance - the historic Montrose-area residence at 427 Lovett Blvd http://www.afdehou.org/!

Want a sneak peak of this lovely place and do something fun besides? Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m., Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love & Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog, will be at the French Alliance with her golden retriever Puzzle greeting visitors and signing books.

The book has already hit the New York Times Best-Seller List. "Susannah beautifully describes her complex relationship forged with Puzzle as they help in the pursuit and recovery of people who have fallen prey to crime, misadventure, or catastrophe - a teen gone missing, an Alzheimer's patient wandering in th cold, the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster."

The event is sponsored by the Greater Houston Golden Retriever Club and Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue (http://www.gbgrr.org). The reception is provided by Golden Beginnings volunteers complete with raffle and prizes. All welcome - no charge.

When: Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. Where: The French Alliance, 427 Lovett Blvd Cost: Free - all welcome

Cleo's 3rd Annual Birthday Party Announced!

Hi everyone! I decided to start a blog to keep you updated on what I'm doing and tell about the buzz I hear in the animal community.

My birthday this year is going to help a very special organization: SMART Rescue. They are a volunteer, foster based, no-kill animal rescue organization that save animals from places where me and my siblings came from (Harris and Montgomery County Animal Controls).

They have lots of special animals needing homes, so if you or someone you know would like a new friend check them out: http://www.smartpetz.com/!

The party will be in September, but I'll let you know an exact date soon!

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