OTEP on CNN.com
April 17, 2007
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> For Immediate Release
> April 16, 2007
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> OTEP, nominated on CNN’s special “People You Should Know”!!!
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> As part of the “People You Should Know” special, CNN.com users sent
> in their
> nominations for people they’d like to know more about and one such
> user was
> James Padgett of Indiana, who stated, “I would like to see a story
> on Otep
> Shamaya. She is the lead singer of the band Otep. She was sexually and
> emotionally abused as a child and now advocates for kids in that
> situation.
> Her lyrics seem to send the message: Get mad, then get help.” Other
> “People
> You Should Know” nominee recipients include Reverend Dr. Michael
> Beckwith as
> well as U2’s frontman, Bono. Let it be known also that CNN.com
> chose to
> feature a photo of our own Otep opposed to these gentleman.
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> With regards to the appointing of Otep for CNN.com’s “People You
> Should
> Know”, Otep Shamaya states, “This is an unexpected honor to be
> nominated on
> my favorite news site.”
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> For the Full Story check out:
> http://www4.cnn.com/2007/US/04/05/pysk.emails/index.html
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> Currently touring across the country alongside Static-X, come see the
> commanding frontwoman LIVE!
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> OTEP on tour with Static-X:
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> 4/17 Tallahassee, FL Floyds Music Store
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> 4/18 St Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
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> 4/19 St Lucie, FL Mojo Room
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> 4/20 Ft Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
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> 4/21 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
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> 4/22 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
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> 4/24 Columbia, SC Headliners Mainstage
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> 4/25 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
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> 4/26 Fayetteville, NC Jesters Pub
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> 4/27 Norfolk, VA The Norva
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> 4/28 Washington DC 9:30 Club
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> 4/29 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
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> 5/01 Providence, RI Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
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> 5/03 Bedford, NH - Mark’s Place
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> 5/02 New Haven, CT Toads Place
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> 5/04 Worcester, MA The Palladium
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> 5/05 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
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> 5/06 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
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> 5/08-Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
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> 5/09 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
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> 5/10 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
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> 5/11 Detroit, MI Harpos
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> 5/12 Fort Wayne, IN Pieres
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> 5/13 Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
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> 5/14 Louisville, KY - Headliner’s Music Hall
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> 5/15 Nashville, TN - City Hall
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> 5/17 Sauget, IL Pops
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> 5/18 Springfield, MO Remingtons Niteclub
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> 5/19 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
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> 5/20 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
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> 5/22 Loves Park, IL - Forest Hill Lodge
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> 5/23 Chicago, IL House of Blues
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> 5/24 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Eagles Club
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> 5/25 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
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> 5/26 Fargo, ND Playmakers
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> 5/27 Sioux Falls, SD Ramkota
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> 5/29 Englewood, CO Gothic
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> 5/30 Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon Theater
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> 5/31 Black Foot, ID El Rey Events Center
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> 6/01 Boise, ID - The Big Easy Concert Hall
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> 6/02 Spokane, WA Big Easy
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> 6/03 Seattle, WA Showbox
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> 6/05 Portland, OR Roseland
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> 6/06 Chico, CA Senator
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> 6/07 Modesto, CA Fat Cat
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> 6/08 Fresno, CA Rainbow Ballroom
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> 6/09 Reno, NV - The New Oasis
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> 6/11 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
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> 6/12 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
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> 6/13 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
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I think Otep lyrics sent me nephew over the edge, he is in Rehab. I believe because of Otep lyric, he says Otep saved his life. I think her music is dark and scarry. He says Otep doesn’t believe in god or laws and he has been in jail twice now and he is only 18 years old. How can I help him???
I don’t think, I know Otep is the best. Her music saved my life. No disrespect to the Deb lady, but it’s not Oteps fault nor is it her lyrics fault that your nephew is in the things he’s into today. We are who we choose to be. Music doesn’t make that choice for us. And if your going to take music to a drastic measure, and you can’t control yourself ; don’t listen to it ! The only reason her music scares you, is because you don’t understand her and how she feels. It’s not fair for you to label Oteps music the way you did , because your nephew put himself in those situations. Her music didn’t push him to the edge…he pushed himself. Oteps music does help, it changed my life. Those lyrics are truth and the truth came from a spectacular, independent, strong, beautiful, wonderful, unforgetable green-eyed, miraculous woman named OTEP SHAMAYA!!!!!!
I agree with Christina. Deb chick..there’s nothing wrong with otep or her music. But there is something wrong with your nephew. Otep has more fans that out number haters like you deb gasic. You sound like someone thats jealous. My friend christina let you know in a nice way that you were wrong. But i wont! Im surprised she worded it the way she did; because shes in love with otep, anybody like you that ever says that about her otep gets severly cust out!!!! Christinas right and your wrong lady…i think youve got problems to…maybe you need some rehab. Im with my girl christina otep rules!
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And again I say, Oteps music does help. It helped me get through alot of abuse.
I’ve been supporting the great Otep ever since their first c-d came out ! Her music does not push someone so much, that they go crazy or end up in jail. It’s stupid for anyone to ask, does Oteps lyrics push people over the edge. Thats ridiculous !
If thats the case then rap music and rock music…push people over the edge…period. I don’t know why idiots want to single Otep out, and make it seem like her music is awful when it’s not. Her music,….honest to God is one of the biggest reasons I’m still alive. Otep and her music is spectacular, and I hope she makes more music in the future. I love Otep!!! And just like Otep, her poetry (songs) and art is just as beautiful as her. Otep is wonderful, and her music saves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!