Mary "Binky" McCarthy grew up in Detroit during the original Motown Era. She began her music career by singing to her many baby brothers whenever they'd cry. Her singing only made them cry more.

Shamed by the effect her singing had on her poor, helpless siblings, Binky tried to become a legitimate musician by joining her grade school band and learning to play clarinet. Her band teacher quit.

Not happy enough with ruining the world of music, Binky tried her "hand" at acting and at dancing. Binky's brilliant dancing career came to a crushing halt when she quit over a dispute with her dance teacher. It seems Binky wanted to start dancing on her toes the very first day of ballet class. Her acting career ended abruptly in 8th grade after she starred as an owl in a play that only the janitor came to see.

Wisely, Binky stayed out of most of the performing arts during high school, venturing forth only to play guitar, badly, and sing, slightly better, for her local church's folk mass.

Ever the stubborn one, Binky insisted on returning full-force to the performing arts, exploring everything from improv comedy, singing telegrams, science shows for schools, community theater and even some television and radio stuff.

Eventually Binky went back to school and for some mysterious reason was able to achieve a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater and a Master of Arts Degree in Broadcasting. She is, thankfully, not pursuing either career.

Fortunately for everyone in the world, Binky now realizes the error of her ways. After trying to support herself and become a "real" person, and with over 202 jobs under her belt, Binky is busy booking music gigs and selling her CD of her very own music, Squirrely Girl, roaming the country as Queen Bea, 100% Genuine Daft Dear, and showing up on doorsteps all across America ready to sing, dance, entertain or whatever it takes to put a smile on your face!!!

To book Binky, and to find out more information, e-mail her at: the_binkster AT yahoo DOT com Be sure to put BINKY BOOKING in the subject line.