Adrienne E. Gusoff

Adrienne was born in Brooklyn sometime during the Pliocene Era and has lived in New York City most of her life. She is the author of several books including Dirty Yiddish Slang, The Lives of the Dead, Lucky in Love and Zen Jewish Humor. She's a freelance writer and advice columnist for various publications and websites. Adrienne is the founder/Grand Poobah of www.BubbyGram.com, a party entertainment company. Back in the 1980's, dressed as a Jewish grandma ("Bubby") she delivered Birthday Bagels, Get Well Chicken Soup and her famous "Chopped Liver Heart" throughout the New York Metro area while singing original songs, doing original jokes and shtick, and delivering a personalized roast. The company has since morphed into a full-service party entertainment company. (These days, it's pretty hard to get Adrienne out of the house in drag.) She is also a designer/writer/consultant to the greeting card industry, writing funny cards, buttons, mugs, etc, for Recycled Paper Greetings, Papyrus, Smart Alex, Avanti, American Postcard and others. She teaches Greeting Card Design and Marketing at The New School-Parsons in New York City. In additional to her humor writing, Adrienne is also a relationship coach and certified hypnotist. You can visit website at www.artofepiphany for inspirational articles and advice. She is also the author (channneler?) of the blog http://thelivesofthedead.wordpress.com. "Dead people started telling me their stories. After a while, I figured I should write them down." As if this weren't all enough, Adrienne is a popular public speaker. She designs programs for smallish to auditorium-sized groups, speaking with humor and wisdom on variety of subjects, including Jewish/Yiddish culture, improving personal relationships, finding more happiness and fulfillment in life, and how to find and keep love in your life. (visit either of her websites for more info.) All this and plus some freelance brain surgery on the side, and usually she can pay her bills.