Today is L-H day
I have booked five lindy hop lessons with one of the studios Frankie Manning once taught at. Today at 4pm I have my first lesson.
I am afraid. Very afraid.
If you don’t hear from me by tomorrow, you’ll know what happened. Remember me fondly!
And now I am off to hear many eleven year olds screaming super loudly. The first pre-season New York Liberty game. It will be chaos. I love chaos!
Posted by Justine at 9:56, 21 May 2009 under 1930s NYC novel, Basketball, New York City/USA, Research | 11 Comments »
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Shveta Says:
*sniff* We’ll miss you, Justine!
Oops, I meant, have a great time, and we look forward to hearing about it.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:24 am
Clix Says:
Good luck, Justine! You may find a new love.
Keep us posted!
May 21st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Regina Doublemint Says:
Amazing news. Do not be afraid. Be joyful. I cannot wait to go out dancing with you!
May 21st, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Lauren McLaughlin Says:
Just remember: slow, slow, quick, quick, slow, slow, quick quick… you get the picture.
May 21st, 2009 at 1:59 pm
PixelFish Says:
54 minutes til Lindy Time! Best of luck, Justine!
May 21st, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Joey-la Says:
Good luck Justine – it can’t be that bad can it?
Also, just finished readomg your story in Love is Hell. It was fantastic! I loved it so much!
May 21st, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Gillian Says:
Good luck.
May 22nd, 2009 at 4:51 am
Nisha Says:
How did it go?
Are you alive?
Did you survive the class?
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:04 am
Jonathan S Says:
I hope it went well, Justine. Just in case yo don’t follow Bill Gibson’s blog, you might like to know that the zeitgeist master himself has also posted amazing Lindy Hop video.
May 22nd, 2009 at 5:48 pm
yza Says:
I less-than-three you! You are awesome, a Goddess among YA Authors! Yay for Scott too! Thank you for being brave and wonderful and learning to Lindy Hop… My cast comes off next week and I shall learn to Lindy Hop as well!
May 25th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Candace Says:
Lol, Lindy hop is fun! Come to Camp Hollywood in July/August!
And I get just a little bit sad every time I hear Frankie Manning mentioned. May he rest in peace.
June 6th, 2009 at 4:50 pm