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Newsletter May 2009

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      CITAT: "Free birds fly, tame birds only keep the longing to fly in their hearts."

      Due to the summer holiday there will be no newsletter from Monique in June and July, but we are back again with more news in August.

      Have a wonderful summer !! Love, Monique.

      Night at the Museum 2 with Monique

      Finally "Night at the Museum 2" is here. Monique who loves films, especially children's films and cartoons, was amongst the VIP guests who were invited by Cinemaxx to the premiere an early Sunday morning.

      The kids and their parents were offered lots of sweets and drinks. On top of that HP sponsored a camera and printer so the children could be photographed as one of the characters in the movie and take the photo home. They loved it !

      Watch Monique just before she enters the cinema here on web TV.

      Monique at "Save a Mother" event

      Earlier this month Monique participated in the "Save a Mother" event at the Danish National Art Gallery with Danish Minister of Development Ulla Tørnæs and HRH Crown Princess Mary.

      Monique was ready with her camera just as the BT newspaper's photographer caught her with his camera.;-)

      Read more about "The art of saving a mother" event.

      Read more about the "Save a Mother" idea and the organisation Maternity Worldwide.

      Monique as ambassador for new foundation

      Monique has been approached by the new Danish Children's Accident Foundation that works towards reducing the number of accidents for children in Denmark.

      Too many children injure themselves every year in their home or outside. Many accidents can be prevented through information.

      Monique has a soft spot for children and wants to be a part of bringing down the high numbers of accidents. Later on this year she will be performing at a number of events with some of her children songs, including her big hit Tango Cat. ;-)

      Learn more about the Danish Children's Accident Foundation ;-)

      Listen to Tango Cat (Min Kat den danser Tango)

      New Codan TV adverts with Monique

      Monique is a regular advert speaker for Codan Insurance. Being an advert speaker is a great passion of Monique's, she just loves to do it ;-) there are new speaks and adverts every month.

      This month you can watch the beautiful Codan advert in Columbia with two different speaks:

      Full version (30 seconds).

      A brief version (15 seconds).

      More Monique on YouTube

      In this beautiful month of May we have put a new Monique video on YouTube.

      This time it is an edited version of the Danish TV-program "Hit med Sangen", where Monique performs with Jette Torp, Annette Heick and the amazing Anne-Karin Broberg, who put on her fake teeth.

      The girls and the audience are having a great time, watch their performance on YouTube.

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      A lot has been said about the financial crisis and what follows from such a crisis. Massive layoffs, bankruptcies, things are tight, we hang on to our cash, trying not to spend them ;-) We feel insecure, how long is this going to last, is it going to affect me and it that case how ? We cut back on the extravagant items, whether it is designer furniture, bags, clothes or expensive holidays.

      The music industry is amongst the trades that are deeply affected by the recession. For a lot of businesses, where artists like myself make money by performing at their parties, music and entertainment is "extravagant" and we are amongst the first things they cut back on. I understand that during this time where businesses are firing employees, putting on big expensive parties, that could have paid for the fired employees, can't be done from a moral and sympathy point of view. But on the other hand something needs to be done for the employees who are still there. They need to be nurtured, the bad atmosphere needs to be cleansed. Life is still worth living and all things being equal, the extravagant things are part of making life fun.

      I've tightened my own belt by not buying so many new Gucci bags ;-) and not a new car right now ;-) And still, I've chosen to invest in art, actually more than one piece because it makes me happy. Maybe we can't quite afford it right now, but I believe that everything will work out. No need to panic and there might actually be a gift embedded within the crisis: that it forces us to think about what is important for each one of us in this life. I think it is about what we can do to help each other.

      Imagine how a cashless society would be. Based on barter deals and trade, personal favors and goodwill. In a lot of ways it is a charming thought :-)

      To the left is a picture of me, one of the paintings that I've bought and the artist Per Hillo.

      Read more about Per Hillo and his art work

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