In this issue:
- This Friday, Jan. 30 – “She Loves You” Beatles Theme Dinner Dance at *Chambers* in Niles
- This Sunday, February 1 – “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party at *Best Garden* in Wheeling
- Next Saturday, February 7 – Motown Dinner Dance with Ed Collins at *Jameson’s* in Bloomingdale
- “Here’s a Little Productivity Trick I Learned Recently”

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Superweek Continues: Join Us for “Beatles” Dinner Dance Friday and the Big Game Party Sunday
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This Super Weekend of parties is quickly moving up on us.

It gets started this Friday, January 30, with a Gourmet Connections dine and dance party that features not only a get-acquainted cocktail party but also a delicious dinner of classic American favorites and live music for dancing from one of the best Beatle tribute bands in the country, “Cavern Beat.” If you haven’t yet seen these guys perform, they really rock.

The venue Friday night is Chambers Seafood and Chop House in Niles, located on Milwaukee Avenue, a couple blocks north of the Chicago border. This special event is a mere $42 for members and $44 for guests in advance, or $45 at the door (space permitting). Signups are already progressing briskly, so please register in advance, if at all possible if you plan to attend.

This party is open to all singles, age approx. 34-59, regardless of past participation. Want to attend? We need to know that you are coming. Why not sign up right now at www.gourmetconnections.com/singlepage.html or call me with your charge card information at 773-929-6534.

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Also this weekend, we will host the “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party. This Sunday, February 1, we’ll be at the Best Garden Restaurant and Lounge at the Executive Plaza Hotel at 1090 S. Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling (just a block north of Willow Road/Palatine Road, in front of the Palwaukee Airport).

Sunday afternoon’s great event is from 4:00 – 9:30 p.m. New Single Friends and Gourmet Connections host this “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party for singles to get together to watch the Big Game while noshing on a tailgate buffet and enjoying all kinds of drink specials. There will be $2 Miller Lites and $3 Coronas, $4 House Wines, $5 Captain Morgan drinks and $6 Cosmos. You can’t beat that!

The big championship game between Pittsburgh and Arizona should be a barn-burner. New Single Friends and Gourmet Connections “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party for is a great chance for singles to share conversation and warm camaraderie over liquid refreshments and a deluxe hot halftime tailgate buffet, plus an ongoing supply of munchies. Enjoy some great football food, drink specials, trivia, giveaways, prizes and, oh yeah, the game.

Your entire “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party is $15 for food, giveaways, taxes, tips, trivia and lots more. To register got to www.gourmetconnections.com/singlepage.html or call me with your charge card information at 773-929-6534 or just show up at the door with cash in hand.

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Attendees at either of this weekend’s parties can sign up to receive a complimentary pass to the premier of the of the Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson movie “He’s Just Not that Into You.”

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Also next Saturday, February 7, we will host a Motown themed dinner dance party at Jameson’s Charhouse in the Stratfod Square Mall in Bloomingdale. Performing that evening will be Ed Collins, who does everything from Elvis to the Temptations, to Lou Rawls, Al Green and Earth, Wind and Fire. Ed puts on a terrific and highly danceable show. Details are being worked out but should be posted soon. This party will likely be in the $39-$41 range.

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Details for This Friday’s Beatles Party at *Chambers* and Sunday’s Super Party in Wheeling
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When? – This Friday, January 30, 7:00 p.m. – Midnight

What? – “She Loves You – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” Dinner Party and Dance at

Where? -

Chambers Seafood Grill & Chop House

6881 N. Milwaukee Ave. (3/4 Mile N. of Devon, near Chicago border) in Niles

Gourmet Connections, together with Chicago Singles Dining, host a festive “She Loves You – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” Dinner Party and Dance at the festive Chambers Seafood Grill & Chophouse. Centrally located and easily accessible from Chicago or the suburbs (a couple miles N. of I-90 via the Bryn Mawr or Harlem exits), Chambers is known for their flavorful fish and meat entrees, served in a warm, inviting atmosphere.

AND, Chambers is also famous as a terrific music venue. This party features live music from the exciting Beatles tribute band, “Cavern Beat.” They perform all your Beatles favorites in an authentic style. “Cavern Beat,” renowned throughout the Midwest and even in England, where they recently toured, is always one of the club’s most popular musical attractions; be sure to sign up now so you won’t be left out.

Your gala evening begins with a cocktail party (cash bar) in the restaurant’s appealing lounge area. This is followed by seated dinner, with your choice of four sumptuous entrées:
- Bourbon Salmon – Broiled Fillet of Norwegian Salmon with Special Kentucky Bourbon Glaze served with Double Baked Potato
- 10 oz. Grilled Prime Sirloin Steak served with Double Baked Potato
- Cefalu Chicken – Sauteed Chicken Breast topped with Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Artichokes, Mozzarella Cheese in Lemon Garlic Sauce with Double Baked Potato
- Grilled Swordfish – Firm Steak Grilled to Perfection in Olive Oil and Lemon-garlic Sauce with Double Baked Potato
All dinners also include House Salad or Soup and Coffee or Tea.
Your signup also covers the “cover charge” for the entire evening of music with “Cavern Beat” until midnight (or later). What a great way to break away from the January chill!

This exciting evening is $42 for members and $44 for guests, which includes dinner, cocktail reception (cash bar), and dancing till midnight, including the cover charge, all taxes, fees and gratuities for advance reservations. Walk-ins will be accepted for $45, only as space permits. This is an “Open Party” for all singles (age approx. 34 through 59), regardless of past participation. So, bring all your friends. Dressy casual attire. Park in the lot or on the side streets nearby in this mainly residential neighborhood.

Sign up right away at www.gourmetconnections.com/singlepage.html or call me with your charge card information at 773-929-6534.

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When? – This Sunday, February 1, 4:00-9:30 p.m.

What? – Gourmet Connections & New Single Friends Host an Exciting and Fun “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party – Watch the Big Game at

Where? -

Best Garden Restaurant and Lounge

(in Executive Plaza Hotel) 1090 S. Milwaukee Ave. (1 block N. of Willow/Palatine Road) in Wheeling (in front of Palwaukee Airport)

The big championship game between Pittsburgh and Arizona is just around the corner. The outcome could either mark the latest chapter in the continuation of a dynasty or a “Cinderella” upset story.

Join Gourmet Connections and New Single Friends as we host a “Super Singles Bowl Sunday” Party for singles (age approx. 34-59). Share conversation and warm camaraderie over liquid refreshments and a deluxe hot two-hour tailgate buffet (don’t worry, it’s indoors), plus an ongoing supply of chips, snacks and munchies.

This exciting event takes place in the inviting atmosphere of the popular Best Garden Restaurant and Lounge in the Executive Plaza Hotel (the former Best Western) in Wheeling, adjacent to the Palwaukee Airport. Meet and get to know lots of other singles just like you, and enjoy some great food, drink specials, giveaways, pr1zes, trivia and, oh yeah, the big game.

Your tailgate feast will include items like all kinds of New York Pizzas, a Chicago Hotdog Buffet, Buffalo Bill Chicken Wings, Arizona Chips and Salsa, Pittsburgh Potato Chips and Dips, Fruit, Veggies and lots of other goodies.

In addition, there will be $2 Miller Lites, $3 Coronas, $4 House Wines, $5 Captain Morgan Drinks and $6 Cosmos.

Your entire afternoon and evening event is $15 in advance (charge card) or at the door (cash). Casual attire (or your favorite team’s body paint). Park in the lot. This party is open to all singles, regardless of past participation.

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Singles Notebook – “Get-Real” Thoughts and Opinions from Jim “Senny” Senhauser

“Here’s a Little Productivity Trick I Learned Recently”

For those of you looking for ways to become more productive in your career or anything else in you life, I have a little trick I learned recently to help you achieve mastery and success in the things that really matter to you. I have tried it and it works amazingly well. In addition, it is so remarkably simple that anyone can do it.

Before I drag out the suspense surrounding this simple secret any longer, here is the key. It’s called your first hour of the day. What? What on earth does that mean?

Say you awaken at 7:00 a.m. What is your first hour of the day? Simple – it is 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. And if you arise an hour later, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. is your first hour of the day. No argument there, right? Now, here is the essential point:
What you do during that first hour of the day will go a long way toward determining whether your day is as productive and successful as you want, especially as it relates to achieving your ultimate goals.

Let me explain further. It is all about starting and maintaining focus. For instance, if your goal is to hunt for a job, your first hour of the day should be diligently dedicated to hunting for a job.

If instead, you have a job and have a big project that will soon be due, you should apply yourself right away to that particular goal. Keep in mind, it doesn’t matter if you do your best work during that first hour, just that you direct your efforts toward those goals that now take on a prime importance to you.

Let me tell you, at first disciplining yourself to focus in this way will drive you crazy. You will be tempted to reach for the newspaper or your coffee, turn on the radio or go through your E-mail. You’ll be itching to read or watch the morning news or find out the sports scores. It is SO easy to want to do anything but work right away on your main goal.

So okay, go ahead and have your coffee or donut, but do it while you are working on your job hunt or major project. However, shut out all other distractions. You see, by applying your efforts during that first hour of the day toward accomplishing what your primary work or life goal is, you help set your focus for the rest of the day and for all the other days after that.

Certainly, some days you will be more focused and successful than others. The words will flow like water. Great ideas will jump out of your head. On other days, you may apply yourself in a more passive manner by simply reading about ways to write a better resume or develop a more dynamic business plan. You may listen to audios or watch videos to learn your craft. The important point is to apply those efforts to push the ball up the field toward the goal line you have established for yourself.

The main point is that by staying focused during your first hour of the day on producing solid goal-driven work, you will be amazed at how it carries over to the rest of the day and eliminates non-productive procrastination. In a year, you will have produced a solid foundation of over 300 hours of solid work up front. In doing so, you’ll have such a head start toward your goals that you are bound to be pleased in a very positive way with your own progress. What’s more, you may even find that those around you are absolutely astounded.

Here’s the other thing about this little productivity trick. It is embarrassingly simple to try. Tomorrow, just take the first hour of the day and apply it toward your goal. Then, do the same thing the next day and so forth.

As for me, I now wake up every morning and I write, research online or read – all geared to apply myself toward improving my Internet marketing skills. I doubt if that is the goal of many of you. Your personal goals are far too numerous and varied for me to even contemplate. Maybe it is online dating, gardening, cooking, job hunting, writing or filming videos. You can apply this habit to one set of goals for one period of time and a separate set of goals during another point in time. It’s like Doritos. You can always make more.

The essential point is that if you apply this little trick to goals that are important in your career or life you will have created your own little “Project Head Start.”

So go ahead. The first hour’s on me!

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With everything going on, you simply can’t stay home this weekend. Why not make your weekend extra special by partying with other singles just like you? Good music, good food, great fun!

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Jim Senhauser’s “Singles Notebook” column (used with permission) is ©2009 IdeaTree, Ltd., Chicago, IL 60613. “IdeaTree” is a registered trademark of IdeaTree, Ltd.