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Sam Milby and KC Concepcion address the audience at the New York screening of their movie Forever And A Day at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Manhattan.

1 Sam Milby and KC Concepcion address the audience at the New York screening of their movie Forever And A Day at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Manhattan. (Filipin o Reporter photo) Showbiz enthusiasts in the New York-New Jersey area and beyond recently had a field day with the presence of some of the most famous stars of rival networks ABS-CBN and GMA. Kapamilya superstars Sam Milby and KC Concepcion thrilled their supporters for two days, 1 / 6

2 June 24 and 25, to promote the New York international premiere of their Star Cinema romance-drama flick Forever And A Day, presented by Ritzberries Productions, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in lower Manhattan. The two spent the whole day on June 25 at Tribeca PAC signing autographs and posing for posterity with fans, who spent hours on line to meet their idols up close. A day earlier, they were at Payag Restaurant in Queens for a meet-and-greet event. She s (KC) so slim and gorgeous...i didn t know she s that beautiful in person, gushed Maria Nova Beng Gregorio, a U.S. Navy s wife, who drove to the Big Apple from Frederick, Maryland, with her best friend Catherine Jabinis - Griffin, just to get a glimpse of her most fave TFC stars. Jabinis-Griffin said Sam looks exactly the same in person as he does on big screen and boob tube: tall, dark and handsome. Worth the long trip And they re both warm and very nice to their fans, said Jabinis-Griffin of the reel lovers. They re really worth our four-hour trip to New York. 2 / 6

3 KC and Sam with Catherine Griffin (left) of Pennsylvania and Maria Beng Gregorio of Maryland. (Filipino Reporter photo) KC and Sam appeared together on stage at the two screenings to formally introduce the movie and thank their supporters. This is the first time that a movie I m with is having an international premiere, KC told cheering fans. 3 / 6

4 It s so exciting and it feels good...thank you very much for coming. We re really overwhelmed by your presence. Forever And A Day, megged by award-winning director Cathy Garcia-Molina, is a compelling, old-fashioned drama that delivers an emotional wallop and elicited tears from everyone. The film is beautifully-crafted with fine performances from a high-powered cast that includes Da nte Rivero, Bembol Roco, Vivian Velez and Matet de Leon, with the spectacular views of Bukidnon and Cagayan de Oro as backdrop. The main stars KC and Sam not only spark great chemistry on screen but also gave topnotch acting that deserves award nominations for both. Kapuso stars wow N.J. 4 / 6

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Hotdog s Dennis (left) and Rene Garcia with GMA ace journalist Jay Taruc (center).

Hotdog s Dennis (left) and Rene Garcia with GMA ace journalist Jay Taruc (center). It was exactly 40 years ago when the Hotdog band released it s very first album called Unang Kagat in 1974 under Villa