Actually, that is completely untrue. The title of this post is a line taken from an Elvis Costello tune that I remember from my college days. (My sophomore roomie at Northwestern was a punk music fan.) The truth is that I am very excited about going to Chelsea (New York’s West Village) for a day. [...]

Tags: Bronx, cafes, Chelsea, Elvis Costello, I Don't Want to go to Chelsea, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, new york, new york city, new york's west village, Northwestern university, NY, travel
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I have a recording session tomorrow and it’s kinda important, I mean it could lead to something important. I haven’t been in the studio for ages. I’m excited, nervous and a little bit scared. What if I am only… okay? You know how I cling to my comfort zone…

Tags: andrea love, design, energetic singer, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, Northwestern university, recording, Reggie Newport, soul singer
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It appealed to me: Lake Shore Salon Series, a series of concerts performed at private residences. I’m in! I don’t really know what to expect. Will I know people? I know from the address that the home will be impressive. It’s in Evanston, IL where I lived all through college and a bit afterwards. I [...]

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It was inevitable. We are 48 years old. There are five of us bemoaning our advancing age, aches and waistlines. And there were reading glasses appearing out of nowhere!

Tags: 1979, 1981, 1983, aging, aging and women, fat, girlfriends, house of blues chicago, jonathan demme, Linkedin, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, middle age, Northwestern university, reunions, stop making sense, stop making sense movie, talking heads, weight, weight gain, weight issues, women
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Tags: 1980, afropunk, afropunk the movement, Gail Butensky, graham central station, Here's the sex pistols, Lynne Jordan, lynne jordan & the shivers, lynne jordan and the shivers, nevermind the bollocks, Northwestern university, pogo, punk, punk rock, the movie, the sex pistols
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