Tuesday, March 9, 2010

3/9 - Keith Malley, Betsy Otter Thompson


Forget Dr. Phil, "The Rules" and other relationship gurus. Introducing, Keith and the Girl, the mega popular comedy podcasters who give frank, funny, and seriously helpful modern advice for the modern couple!! In their new book, they offer up honest answers to our stupid relationship questions!!  After just a year performing stand-up, Keith was crowned the 2004 grand prize winner at the prestigious World Comedy Laugh Off in New York City. Tracks from his four CD/DVDs, Coming of Age, Children's Party Songs, Happy to Serve You and Point/Counterpoint (2004 - 2007), are currently in high rotation on XM Satellite Radio. Keith Malley is also the author of The Great American Novel, which, as an early draft, continues its 8-year run as the most downloaded book in history (#2: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol). The finished full autobiography, from birth to age 30, will be available in hard copy and as an audio CD (read by Keith) this year.  Chemda made her first
professional appearance in 1995 on well-known reggae artist Dr. Israel's second album. Since then, she was the lead singer and choreographer for Mighty Dub Katz; featured on Comedy Central aside comedian Jeff Ross; and, teamed up with Rhys Fulber (formally of Front Line Assembly) for Conjure One as writer and singer, with songs featured on ESPN and EA Sports' FIFA 2002. Along with recent European tours, Chemda completed a US/Canadian tour as the sole vocalist for Conjure One, performing in venues such as Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC and Irving Plaza, New York, NY. She has recorded vocals for the follow-up album to Conjure One entitled Extraordinary Ways. Later that year, Chemda also wrote and sang on the album Patterns of War as part of the new dub band Dreadtone International. Chemda recently finished recording the CD for the rock opera Victory in Defeat and continues to write and collaborate with various artists around the world.

Betsy Otter Thompson ... Betsy Otter Thompson "Walking Through Illusion"
 features a series of interconnected stories about biblical people who either knew Jesus or knew of him, and were influenced by him in one way or another. It is not a book about Christianity; it is about people who lived long before Christianity began. One of the profound messages in the book is that we don't take our beliefs with us when we leave
here; we take the love we found from having them. Betsy's work has always gravitated toward the media. A native Philadelphian with a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Betsy worked as an account executive for WFIL radio in Philadelphia, and from there went to radio stations WPEN and WFLN. After that, she became a commercial print model and acted in television commercials in New York and Philadelphia. For seventeen years, she worked in Los Angeles at the motion picture and television company Castle Rock Entertainment as the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In August '99, she followed her boss to Warner Bros. as he took a new position there as President and COO, and became his Executive Assistant. She is now writing full time. Betsy's writing began unexpectedly while going through an especially difficult time in her life. She believes that her books were the answer to her prayers.

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