Prison Evangelist Gives Inmates 20,000 Free Copies of Memoir About Drug Addiction, Incarceration and Recovery

Prison Evangelist Gives Inmates 20,000 Free Copies of Memoir About Drug Addiction, Incarceration and Recovery

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian prison evangelist Marty Angelo today announced the release of his memoir, "Once Life Matters: A New Beginning," the gritty, true story of his life in the music business, caught up in drugs, sex, alcohol, rock 'n' roll, and disco music, leading to a six-year sentence in prison for possession of cocaine and conspiracy to distribute. It is a powerful, life-changing account of his delivery from addiction and self-destruction into a strong witness for Jesus Christ.

Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship, says, "From the glittering lights of the music industry to a prison cell and back now to serving the Lord, Marty's story offers hope to all of us. It's a terrific testimony to God's redeeming grace."

Prior to his dramatic conversion to Christianity in 1981, Marty Angelo was an entertainment business entrepreneur for 20 years, mixing with music greats like the late Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Janis Joplin. He was voted one of the top 20 disco record promoters in the nation in the '70s. Angelo wrote, created and produced the popular late '70s show "Disco Step-by-Step," the first TV show dedicated to disco dance music.

Angelo's memoir "is a rollercoaster ride from the rock superstar spotlight to the prison jungle and then to higher ground," says Jack "Murph the Surf" Murphy, formerly a notorious jewel thief and now a minister with Champions for Life Ministries. "Marty Angelo survived the front line madness of that music, drug, and prison world. He came out the other end of the psychedelic tunnel with a fascinating story of out-of-this-world freedom," Murphy adds.

In the wake of recent controversy over the issue of embellishments and unverified facts in author James Frey's best-selling book, "A Million Little Pieces," Marty Angelo spoke out in support of Oprah Winfrey when she stood behind her remarks that Frey's book had "redemptive" qualities. "When it comes to setting the record straight, Oprah did the right thing by bringing James Frey onto to her recent broadcast. She helped clear the air, and she impressed upon her audience the bottom line message of Frey's book - that people do not have to be slaves to substance abuse."

Published by Prison Impact Ministries, "Once Life Matters: A New Beginning" is part of the "70 x 7 Book Series" and is available at http://www.martyangelo.com/ for a tax-deductible donation. Twenty-thousand copies are being distributed free-of-charge to inmates through the Library of Hope, Impact of Life Ministries, Prison Impact Ministries, the Coalition of Prison Evangelists, and the International Prison Ministry.

Currently a full-time independent prison evangelist based in Los Angeles, Marty Angelo has served in ministry with "Prison Fellowship Ministries," with "Teen Challenge of Southern California," with "Faith Farm Ministries," and with the Drug Abuse Foundation of Palm Beach County. For more information, please visit http://www.martyangelo.com/.

Direct press inquiries to Anne Sharp at (818) 994-2309.

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CONTACT: Anne Sharp, +1-818-994-2309, for Marty Angelo

Web site: http://www.martyangelo.com/

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