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10-28-09: LAC European Press Tour, Dragon Poster

Gerard Butler Dot Net — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:19:46 +0000

Gerard is gearing up for the European press tour for Law Abiding Citizen. Personal appearances at the premieres of the film in Oslo, Norway (November 4) and Glasgow, Scotland (November 15 – Glasgow Cineworld – Renfrew Street – no public ticket sales) are already on the schedule (personal appearance are always subject to change). If any European fans hear of other public appearances along with television, magazine or news interviews, feel free to drop us a note using our contact form.

GALLERY ADDITIONS

Dreamworks has released a teaser poster for How to Train Your Dragon. View larger…
Pics from Gerard reading from Craig Ferguson’s book during his appearance on Craig’s show have been added to the gallery. View more…

E-CARD DESIGN CONTEST

Calling all creative fans!!! We are looking to replenish our E-Card collection with YOUR works of art! This round will be for Gerard Butler themed birthday and holiday cards that you can send to your friends and family any time of year!! Winners in both categories will get an autographed item from Gerard!! Entries will be accepted until November 30. Read more…

More photos from the 2009 Global Birthday Celebration weekend events have been added to the gallery. They include more from Tokyo and new additions from Glasgow.

CHARITY COOKBOOK
For the past four years we have put together a charity cookbook for fans. All proceeds go to Kids Kicking Cancer. Recipe submissions were down last year, but we are willing to put together a 2009 version if there is enough interest. Vote below and if you have suggestions about themes for this years edition, send us an email at fans @ gerardbutler.net.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

You may still purchase previous editions using the links below:

10-24-09: Virtual Convention This Weekend!

Gerard Butler Dot Net — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:52:44 +0000

2009 GLOBAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION – ONLINE ATTENDEES
Many thanks to Gerard Butler Global Fans for use of their chatroom for our online activities over the Global Celebration weekend! If you have no already registered with their forum, click here. We will be checking in to the chatroom on and off this evening starting around 9pm and tomorrow evening, starting around 6pm. NOTE: GBGF rules state that member must have 15 posts to use their chatroom. Those rules will be temporarily lifted at 9pm on October 24 and go back into effect at 6am on October 26.

Video and pictures will be coming in from the celebration locations today and tomorrow and we will be sharing them exclusively with those in the GBGF chatroom. We will also hold “on the spot” trivia contests for more prizes — no donation required!

Events start at 9pm on October 24 and 6pm on October 25.

We also have a SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM GERRY for all those online!! We’ll be posting where you can hear the message periodically in the chatroom.

DON’T FORGET WE HAVE PRIZES FOR THOSE ONLINE!! Virtual attendees who donate $5 to the Gerard Butler Dot Net Charity Group will be eligible for the drawings over the weekend. All proceeds go to Kids Kicking Cancer. You may donate all weekend. Click here for more info. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!! Your generosity is greatly appreciated!!

LAW ABIDING CITIZEN TAKES SECOND PLACE
Law Abiding Citizen took second place in this week’s box office race grossing $27.6 Million!! The film is still showing across the US, so get out there and see it for the first time, or again, this weekend!!

Get to the theater this week to support Law Abiding Citizen!! Buy movie tickets in advance at Fandango.com!

GERARD VOTED HOLLYWOOD MALE STAR OF THE YEAR!

Thank you to everyone who voted for Gerry in those Yahoo! and Hollywood Film Festival online poll! Your votes brought Gerry the honor of Hollywood Male Star of the Year. View the results!

05-30-09: New Gamer Pics, Charity Convention

Gerard Butler Dot Net — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:30:23 +0000

New Gamer pictures are now available! Visit the gallery for more!

Many thanks to Marcella for sharing her pics with Gerard taken on May 22 in Los Angeles. Please do not re-post without her permission.

GB.NET GLOBAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION – OCTOBER 2009

Plans are now kicking into high gear for the 2009 Global Birthday Celebration!! Below is an update on the US cities.

Seattle - Registration is NOW OPEN! The Seattle event will be held on Saturday, October 24. Visit their FAQ section for more information on how to register. Thanks to Lady Elaine and Koldman for all their hard work on this event.

Chicago – The time and place has been chosen! The Chicago event will be held on Sunday, October 25 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. More details will be available soon. Many thanks to PatKay for organizing this event!

Kansas City - The time and place are still being finalized. Sunday, October 25 is the most likely date. The local charity will be The Dream Factory. Thanks to Janet for working with this event!

New York City – Plans are preliminary, but Saturday, October 24 will be the date for THE ORIGINAL birthday celebration in the Big Apple. This year’s event will be at St. Andrews from 4-7pm. Many thanks to Rosa and Donna for continuing their fine work with this event!

Los Angeles - This event is still looking for a volunteer to serve as chairman. If you are interested, please email events@gerardbutler.net.

Anyone with questions regarding Glasgow should contact Debi McMillan at debilfc@hotmail.com.

Follow the Convention on Twitter to be notified as new information is added!