01/10/05 - NNHS Newsletter - Great Balls of Fire

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,   

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to my brother-in-law,  Miles Nowitzky (Granby HS - '50) of NC, and to Frances Goodson Wang
('65) of MD, and to Ron Smith ('65) of VA!   WOWZERS!!!

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html

 NEWBIES:

Please add my name to the class of 1966. I'm Jeanette McDonald Hornsby and I live in South Carolina..... Thanks
for the great webpage. For those of us who have lived away from Newport News for a long time it really brings
back great memories!

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html  

   I wasn't certain you wanted to post your email addy, so until I hear from you, I've simply added you name to the Contact page:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-1966.html

From Gail Kiger Bonsey (FHS - '73) of OR - 01/08/05:

Greetings from Oregon!  ..... You do such a fantastic job, Carol.  I enjoy all the stories and photo memories.

Have you ever considered having a current Newport News resident that enjoys this web page that is a graduate write
the Daily Press feature editor a little story on the success of this web page?  Think of the additional coverage you'd
get from word of mouth by many in the city who would forward the info on to a graduate who has moved away.  It would
make a great story to submit.

   Thanks so much, Gail!

   WOWZERS!  No, such a thing had never occurred to me.  I thought I was quite presumptuous enough as it was, initiating such
a web page without being asked!  But thanks for the enormous compliment!

From Frances  Goodson Wang ('65) of MD - 01/07/05:

Sylvia Hall ('66), ?, and Jo Ann Stewart ('64) at a sorority party at Frances' home - "I wasn't a member for very long at all."	?, Olivia House ('65), and Frances Goodson ('65) - and Sonny Goodson ('66) behind the car	Edna Johnson ('64) in the park across from Frances' house	"Going Steady!"	Frances Goodson ('65) wearing Ray Stinnett's ('63) SPD sweatshirt and ring: "The ring lasted one week."

   WOWZERS!!!  What fun old treasures!  Thanks, Frances!

   These are now posted:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/fraternities-sororities.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/frat-soro-SLT.html

   Frances sent more old images on different subjects, but I haven't finished scanning yet.  Big surprise there, HUH?!!?
Thanks again, Frances!

From Brownie Shaffer Haracivet ('62) of the Virgin Islands - 01/10/05:

I have attached a picture of the cover of the 1935 Beacon for you.

    Thanks, Brownie!  I think we did narrow this down once before, but somehow I cannot remember either the answer or the person
who figured it out.

   Thanks for the image - I placed it on Odds and Ends.  It's in chronological order - and if you haven't noticed by now how obsessive
I am about such details, you're just not paying attention.

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/oddsends.html

   I'm very distressed to hear about Andrea.  She and I were in Mrs. Pat Johnson's P.E. Class together when she was a senior
and I was a freshman, and we had a lot of fun that year.  Andrea had the most beautiful and unusual eyes I've ever seen - before or
since.  We'll certainly keep her in our prayers.

From Craig Miller ('63) of FL - 01/10/05:

   Hey, Craig!  I think we narrowed this timeline down before also, but once again I cannot remember either the answer or
the person who figured it out.  And I'm not sure we ever determined who was responsible for the changes.

   We should be hearing from our experts soon.  Meanwhile, congratulations on covering the mascot geographical bases!

   Thanks, Craig!

From Evelyn Vretos ('55) of VA - 01/09/05:

Hi Carol,  

The Epiphany celebration at the Greek Orthodox Church was discontinued for two reasons - 
murky, dangerous waters and too cold, icy.  My uncle, Jim Mariades, was one of the first 
to retrieve the cross at the bottom of the coal piers.  At the time he was a 1st Lt. in the USMC - 
his last assignment was Commandant of the Marine Corps Barracks, Brooklyn Naval Yard.  
He is now retired, 82 years young, and can still proudly wear his Colonel's uniform.

Mary Alice Ring Price graduated NNHS in 1955 - we've been best friends since grammar school.  
Her husband, Rafael, retired from Japan Airlines, Madrid office, many years ago.  They live 
in Madrid, Spain.

As always, Carol, I continue to look forward to your interesting and informative newsletters.

Take good care!      

Love, Evelyn

   Thanks, Evelyn!  I have a notation in my 1965 Anchor - in my mother's handwriting - that on Epiphany of 1965, the bejeweled
cross was retrieved by Harry Pasquier ('66).  I remember that I used to have the accompanying news article as well, but some
of my darling angelic little boys relieved me of 90% of my news clippings when they raided my yearbooks back in about 1977.

   I've posted your note (as well as the earlier two on this subject):

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-places-worship.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/greek-orthodox.html

From Kelly Loose Bustamante ('58) of TX - 01/10/05:

Carol,

It sounds like Joe Madagan ('57 of FL) must have lived in the same neighborhood that I did.  Joe, do you
remember the ice house just off the 25^th bridge?  I can remember skating down the sidewalk on the bridge
and turning the corner (only God knows how I managed that!) to continue into the dock area of the ice house. 
There on a hot afternoon the icemen would give chips of ice to us kids to cool us off.  Also, there was a tiny
restaurant at the base of the 25^th bridge next to a bus stop called “The Busy Bee” that sold hotdogs and cokes. 
Those days, 15 cents could buy you a hotdog and a coke.   

We lived on 25^th street in an apartment across from Harley Davidson’s and my mother worked in the Betty
Lewis Bakery on 25^th Street.  I occupied my playtime in many of the businesses there on 25th, including the
Daily Press building when the presses were running.  There were horse stables on 24^th Street that had been
used for the NN Mounted Police Department.  In fact, for many years a watering trough was in front of the old
red bricked courthouse that I floated boats in. 

My first real job was working in the City Hall for Mr. Pete Hoyle, the City Auditor, who I admired and respected. 
He was a very kind man.  Mrs. Hoyle was my homeroom teacher at NNHS. 

Best regards,

kb

   Thanks, Kelly!  A number of the places you mentioned are scheduled to appear soon on Our Old Stomping Grounds.

From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 01/10/05:

Here are the Tsunami before and after pictures.

This is unreal how much was wiped out. 

 http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/

    OH, my goodness!  This is an amazing set of images, all the more heartbreaking in their before and after contrasts.  Thanks, Jude!

OTHER UPDATES:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/coliseum.html - new music!

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/gertrude-philbecks-beauty.html - brand new page

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/mannings-grocery.html - brand new page

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/W-S-Drive-In.html - brand new page

   In trying to determine the exact location of the W & S before Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA pinned it down, I asked Ron Miller ('59)
of NC if he remembered it.  I received this response from him this afternoon:

Yup! It finally came to me Sunday afternoon. Used to take dates there, then go watch the submarine races near Red's Pier. (I guess
the reason that I didn't remember it sooner was that I was more interested in the submarine races than the name of the drive-in ;-).
I don't have any problem remembering the races! )

   WILD GIGGLES!!!  Well, the more important facts do tend to remain with us more clearly, don't they?!?  Thanks, Ronnie!  This was
just so much fun, I triple posted it:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/huntington-park.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reds-pier.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/W-S-Drive-In.html

    My FTP has been acting so weird all day, that this letter took three times longer than it should have taken.  I had hoped to have
more scans and pages done for you.  This time it really wasn't my fault!

   Y'all take care of each other!  TYPHOON FOREVER!

                          Love to all, Carol

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Great Balls of Fire

- Jerry Lee Lewis

You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will
But what a thrill
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

I laughed at love cause I thought it was funny
You came along and moooooved me honey
I've changed my mind
This love is fine
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

Kiss me baby....mmmmm...feels good
Hold me baby
Wellll I want to love you like a lover should
You're fine, so kind
Got to tell this world that you're mine mine mine mine

I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
I'm real nervous but it sure is fun
C'mon baby, you drive me crazy
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

Wellll kiss me baby...mmmmm...feels good
Hold me baby
Wellll I want to love you like a lover should
You're fine, so kind
Got to tell this world that you're mine mine mine mine

I chew my nails and I twiddle my thumbs
I'm real nervous but it sure is fun
C'mon baby, you drive me crazy
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

"Great Balls of Fire" midi courtesy of http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi1.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/08/05
Thanks, Dave!

  "Great Balls of Fire" lyrics courtesy of http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Great-Balls-Of-Fire-lyrics-
Jerry-Lee-Lewis/F4DAC9AA1B9AD0A348256E5A001DA078 - 01/06/05

Animated Fire Ball clip art courtesy of http://members.tripod.com/mrfire/animations.html - 01/06/05

 Animated Fire Divider Bar clip art courtesy of http://www.worldfiredepartments.com/animations/lines.htm - 07/06/04

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