And so after a lovely Thanksgiving weekend, it’s business as usual – or as usual as my life gets. I spent Turkey Day with an old friend from college. It was a small affair and elegant like this woman always does it: gorgeous home, beautiful table setting, specialty cocktails, elegant appetizers and kick-ass food for [...]

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Lynne Jordan & the Shivers had another great weekend of work. I performed at the Drake Hotel on Friday and at a wonderful wedding on Saturday night. And we had a blast! We had to have a sub (substitute) on Bass as Dave had to do an out of town trip with his church. I [...]

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I made it! I am writing from my hotel room in Ottawa, Ontario right before I fall out on the bed for a quick nap before the Ambassador’s dinner… I sang at the Drake last night to 12:30am and then home to freak some more over clothing choices for this weekend’s events. As usual, I [...]

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This show business stuff ain’t easy.  And it’s especially hard for a person who is naturally shy and humble like myself.  I know some of you are laughing. “You shy? – yeah right!”  Well, it’s my shyness that has kept me from putting myself out there enough to make the big time.  Can I mention [...]

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Well, I guess it wasn’t just me and my loved one’s opinion.  Lynne Jordan & a Trio of Shivers done good.  The Drake has booked us for Friday nights through June and July.  Wow.  This is the start of my cabaret show development.  If I do this right and don’t screw up (meaning I keep [...]

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Wow!!  Tonight was wonderful.  The thing that made it so great was the turnout of my friends and family. There were folks in attendance from every aspect of my life: day jobs from the 80′s, college, college friend’s parents, people I’d taken classes with, shopped with, partied with, done events for – you name it. [...]

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