Off The Chain

Lady Redneck" is a Country artist from Dallas, Texas.  She is Texas's own blonde bombshell.  She is high energy and fun and it comes through in her music. "Lady Redneck is making a mark in the Texas Country market, as well as among Americana listeners.  Texas country has largely been dominated by men.  Though she doesn’t necessarily look like a redneck, she has small town roots and little quirks that make her “Rednecky.”  Lady Redneck’s songs are real.  She writes about life." "Singer-songwriter “Lady Redneck” - Stephanie Lee brings her sweet, sexy, and fun vocals and songwriting to readers of the Boot with this exclusive premiere of her song, “Rednecky Inside.” This track is from her forthcoming album with the title, “Rednecky Inside.”   Stephanie Lee was born in Blackfoot, Idaho, and raised until she was about 12 years old in a little town called Howe, Idaho, population 23.  Before junior high her parents moved to the BIG CITY of Idaho Falls, Idaho.  Stephanie Lee played in the family band Dusty Boots that performed all over the northwest.  She grew up playing the guitar, piano, bass, fiddle, mandolin and drums.  The family sold 40,000 CDs.  Since then she has branched off and is doing her own thing.  She loves writing and singing her own music!        https://www.ladyredneck.org/

J Traveler Pelton is a wife, mother, grandmother, Native American, a clinically Licensed Independent Social Worker with supervisory status, operates a private mental health practice and fluctuates between writing Christian historical, science fiction and non-fiction. She is a fiber artist; loves making quilts, spinning fibers into yarn, crocheting and heading up Springhaven’s Fiber Mavens. Traveler lives on a mini farm with her husband Dan, 7 alpaca, a flock of chickens, 4 Pomeranians, 4 Siamese cats, an Amazon parrot named Giz and 14 canaries. She and her husband lead a small house church in which they serve their community as they find felt needs to fulfil.

I Have been writing for more than forty years, and am especially passionate about character creation. I have worked on a number of short stories and novels, and have also spent some time working on developing comic book characters; I have frequently collaborated with other writers. Dark Creatures is my second book; my first, The Salvation of Tanlegalle with foreword by Piers Anthony, was also published by Lucid Style. To see more of my craft at www.thedarkcreatures.com

I'm a music fanatic. I probably know more about it than anyone else you know. It's why I've been dubbed "Music God." I'm a musician, songwriter, artist, author and family man. I own my own Internet radio station, XStream Noise Radio, where you can hear a ton of amazing shows, including the 2 that I host Auditory Riot and The Graffiti Street Symphonies. Whatever the genre though, The station pretty much covers it!

After a 2 and 1/2 year break, Off the Chain is back and better than Ever. On this show we highlight Indie Artists, from Authors, artists, to songwriters, musicans and all in between. This  time around, my partner in crime will be a friend of mine who I adore. Ian Bush will sit as my co-host. I look forward to this new chapter - so many things to talk about - so many roads to travel. So join us, spread the word. So many new books, music and adventures here on Off the Chain.

Clifton Pettyjohn has served as an essential factor in the religious and educational cultures for twenty-one years and has been influential in the culture of business for five years. With guided passion, he meshes professional training and personal life lessons with practical & biblical principles to transform the lives of divergent individuals.  Clifton’s view of purpose and transformation exceeds the norm; he expresses this through speaking, coaching and consulting. Clifton urging people to live symmetrically through pursuing “wholeness” in all core areas of their lives. His skills, delivery and personality aid in creating a learning environment for everyone including those viewed as ne'er-do-wells. Clifton is the author of "From Stagnation to Transformation" which he implements in workshops and his coaching programs. Clifton currently resides in Kent County, Delaware and enjoys traveling the world sharing his message of transformation through purposeful conversations regardless of how uncomfortable and unpopular those conversations are. CONNECT

Terry’s professional career has been spent in Corporate America working in both for-profit and nonprofit environments. His passion to assist people has never wavered. Terry has helped organizations reach maximum potential and growth. His background consists of Talent Acquisition Management, Recruitment, Client Services, and Program Management with Fortune 100 and 500 companies. These companies have included San Francisco State University - Center for Research and Education on Gender Studies (CREGS), STOP AIDS Project, Robert Half International, Alluma, and XOJET to name a few. In 2010 POZ Health Magazine named him “African-American Person of the Month”. Additionally, Terry has volunteered his time to various organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento communities. Since 2007, he has served as a member of the San Francisco LGBTQ Speakers Bureau. He and the organization aim to dispel homophobic and transphobic violence by educating people about the everyday lives of those in the community. He continues to play competitive volleyball and tennis at high levels. Terry also has spent time in South America, China, and France.  Terry DeWayne Dyer hails from Kansas City, Kansas, yet considers himself a California boy. Primarily growing up in Northern California, Young Terry competed in track and field, played volleyball and basketball, sang, and was active in the community. Terry was a high school All American track and field athlete and went to Chico State University on scholarship for athletics, academics, and music. After spending three years at Chico State University, studying Opera and Vocal Performance, Terry transferred to Sacramento State University where he received his degree in Communications, Emphasis in Public Relations. Currently, he resides in South Florida with his daughter Zola (dog) enjoying the tropical weather and performing in the local music scene.

Dennis Richmond, Jr. was born in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. He now resides in a co-op in Yonkers. Less than one month after graduating, he led a rally after the outcome of the shooting of Trayvon Martin. After only one day of promoting the event, the turnout was over 200 people.  Since October of 2013, he was reaching out to guidance counselors to speak to students about college. In 2014, he began doing just that. In April 2015, he was featured on the 36th annual “UNCF An Evening of Stars!” where superstars Big Sean, Toni Braxton, Jussie Smollett, and others performed, he was awarded a $25,000 UNCF scholarship. In 2016, he was selected as one of HBCU BUZZ’s 30 Under 30. Founder and Director of The New York-New Jersey HBCU Initiative, he was awarded close to a dozen scholarships and has been featured in newspapers and on television across the country. He was awarded the HRHS Appreciation Award (2015), a Proclamation from the Office of Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano (2017), a Citation from the Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams (2017), and a Citation of Merit from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. He is one of the Branch, Banking, and Trust’s (BB&T’s) Leadership Institute’s Emerging Leaders. In May of 2017, Richmond graduated Magna Cum Laude from Claflin University with a Bachelor of Arts in African and African American Studies. Dennis Richmond, Jr. is also the Founder of The Dennis E. Richmond, Jr. Scholarship for Black Excellence, an annual scholarship awarded to a graduating senior in Yonkers. Richmond has a passion for education, public speaking, genealogy, music, photography, and history. Richmond is now a substitute teacher in Yonkers, who goes by the name of Mr. R.

Her credentials might not appear at all exciting through the naked eye. As Christine puts it, "I call myself an amateur expert because most of what I know comes from experiencing trauma and living through it". Christine is an advent writer, with most of her writings featured on the Medium platform and in church publications. She is a Lutheran pastor who is not afraid to speak about her personal experience with mental illnesses nor the stigmas attached to them. As a domestic violence survivor she was blacklisted by her Bishop; because she spoke out, which led to her and her family relocating to DE. Her new Bishop is an ally who not only supports her telling my story, he encourages her to do so. Christine is the mother of two children, a 20-year-old daughter who just finished her 2nd year of college/nursing school and a 17-year-old severely autistic son, who is non-verbal and needs to be monitored at all times. He was 3 yrs old when they received his autism diagnosis. This was shortly after finding out he had lead poisoning - the people who treated him at the told us they had never seen numbers as high as his. Racism played a big role in doctors initially dismissing the symptoms of lead poisoning because we were white, middle class and only poor, black children get lead poisoning. Christine is passionate about lifting up other women - especially women of color and trans-women. She can talk for hours about domestic violence, why misogyny (just like racism) is a cancer to the human race, and how we - as a society - need to face the realities of our illness and get the treatments necessary to heal.

Anthony Baker is the.C.E.O. of a nonprofit community organization called "Helping The Homeless". As an organization, they are committed to changing lives and making others smile. In addition to providing hands-on services for the homeless community all over Philadelphia, they also have a big brother mentoring program where participating youth are taught the value of giving back to their community. To learn more about the organization call 2154878589 or email them at [email protected].