01/10/12 - NNHS Newsletter - Somewhere Out There
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.”
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Ivan Panin
(12 Dec 1855 - 30 Oct 1942)
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01/10/12 - NNHS Newsletter - Somewhere Out There |
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“For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to
see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.”
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Ivan Panin |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today's Newsletter theme is being revisited from 2007.
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dan6g5a3Dgg - Somewhere Out There, Fievel and Tanya (Phillip Glasser and Betsy Cathcart), An American Tail
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlz89zqlw_k&feature=endscreen&NR=1 - Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt and Barry Mann
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSYR_ZMK88s - Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - great audio, no video
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_Out_There_%28James_Horner_song%29:
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song
written by
James Horner,
Barry Mann and
Cynthia Weil. Its single was released by American recording artists,
pop
rock icon
Linda Ronstadt and
R&B musician
James Ingram. Originally, it appeared in the
1986
animated
film
An American Tail, recorded by actors Phillip Glasser and Betsy
Cathcart in the role of their fictional characters as Fievel and Tanya
Mousekewitz. Steven Spielberg, the producer of An American Tail, invited songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil to collaborate with James Horner on four songs for the film's soundtrack, to be completed in a four week timeframe. The composers "felt no pressure to come up with a radio-friendly hit" and were surprised when Spielberg felt "Somewhere Out There" had Top 40 hit potential and recruited world renowned recording artists, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram, to record a pop version of the song for the film's closing credits..[1] In the main body of the film, "Somewhere Out There" was performed by Phillip Glasser and Betsy Cathcart in the characters of the anthropomorphic mice Fievel and Tanya Mousekewitz. Produced by Ronstadt's regular producer Peter Asher, the single release of the Ronstadt/Ingram track debuted at #31 on the Adult Contemporary chart in Billboard dated 15 November 1986 crossing over to the Billboard Hot 100 dated 20 December 1986 with a #83 debut. In January 1987 "Somewhere Out There" returned Ronstadt to the Top 40 after a four year absence to eventually peak at #2 that March, behind "Jacob's Ladder" by Huey Lewis and the News. One of the last commercially released 45 RPM singles to be certified Gold for US sales of one million units, "Somewhere Out There" was also a major UK hit (peaking at #8), marking Ronstadt's first of three appearances in the UK Top 10... |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Miles
Nowitzky (Granby HS - '50)
(d. 07 May 2005)
AND
Frances Goodson Wang ('65) of MD
AND
Ron Haney ('65) of VA
AND
Ron Smith ('65) of VA
AND
Barbara Dye Hensley ('69) of VA!Happy Birthday this week to:
15 - Skippy Weitz ('57) AND
Mary Markiewich Hux
('67) of VA;
16 -
Johanne Coates Richardson ('57)
AND
Steve Kiger ('66) of VA;
17 -
Chuck Anspach ('60)
of NC!
Many Happy Returns to
You All!
THIS DAY IN WWII:
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January 10,
1941
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Lend-Lease program was brought before the
U.S. Congress for consideration. The program was aimed at aiding the Britain in
its war effort against Germany. January 10, 1941 - The Greek army captured Kleisoura. January 10, 1942 - Japanese troops invaded the Dutch East Indies. January 10, 1946 - The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place with 51 nations represented. |
THIS DAY IN 1962:
| Wednesday, January 10, 1962 -
Apollo program:
NASA
announced plans to build the
C-5
rocket
launch vehicle. It became better known as the
Saturn
V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
Wednesday, January 10, 1962 - Canadian politician Michael Fortier was born. |
From Marissa Burton - 01/08/12, 11:47 PM - "Hi!":
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Hello --
Well, you know how serendipity works.......I'd been searching
all night for a photo of our old house at
5600 Huntington Avenue, had about given up and finally found the
website called "north end" that I'm
not sure if you're responsible for(?) but in any case, would
love to give some "correct" information to add to that site and
also would like to say that I've sure enjoyed reminiscing for
the last couple hours -- I know my bloodshot eyes are going to
regret it tomorrow!!!!! ;)
If you have any info on how to contribute to these pages, please
let me know!
thanks,
Marissa J Burton
former NN resident ('67-'81)
Thanks, Marissa - my bloodshot
eyes just opened for the day!
FROM AOL - 01/09/12 - "*** ATTENTION ***": Your mail could not be delivered because the recipient is only accepting mail from specific email addresses. If you feel you received this in error, please contact the recipient directly and ask them to check their email settings. ARGHHH!!! !@#$%^&*..... |
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 01/09/12 - "Navy films from WWII":
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1940's Aircraft Carrier - Rare
Movie !!!!!!
Aircraft Carrier rare movie with stunning photography from US planes AS IT HAPPENED, not recreated !!!!! Again, this is actual real time aerial battle footage on gun mounted cameras as it actually happened !!!!!! This is 16mm color (not "colorized") footage that you may not have seen of carrier action in the Pacific. Not many color shots in the '40s - extremely expensive then, with a complicated and exacting processing process.
WOWZERONI-RINI!
Thanks so much for
sharing this, Dools!
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From Stacy Dorn Davis ('64) of
CA - 01/09/12 - "Abbott and Costello in the computer age":
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From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC -
01/09/12 - "First
public airing of God Bless America":
| The link below will take you
to a video showing the very first public singing of “GOD BLESS AMERICA.”
But before you watch, you should also know the story of the song. The
time was 1940. America was still in a terrible economic depression.
Hitler was taking over Europe and Americans were afraid we’d have to go
to war. It was a time of hardship and worry for most Americans. This was
the era just before TV, when radio shows were HUGE, and American
families sat around their radios in the evenings, listening to their
favorite entertainers – and no entertainer of that era was bigger than
Kate Smith. Kate was also large in size, and the popular phrase still
used today is in deference to her, “It ain’t over till the fat lady
sings.” Kate Smith might not have made it big in the age of TV, but with
her voice coming over the radio, she was the biggest star of her time. Kate was also very patriotic. It hurt her to see Americans so depressed and afraid of what the next day would bring. She had hope for America, and faith in her fellow Americans. She wanted to do something to cheer them up, so she went to the famous American song-writer, Irving Berlin (also wrote “White Christmas”) and asked him to write a song that would make Americans feel good again about their country. When she described what she was looking for, he said he had just the song for her. He went to his files and found a song that he had written, but never published, 22 years before - way back in 1917. He gave it to Kate Smith and she worked on it with her studio orchestra. She and Irving Berlin were not sure how the song would be received by the public, but both agreed they would not take any profits from “God Bless America”– any profits would go to the Boy Scouts of America. Over the years, the Boy Scouts have received millions of dollars in royalties from this song. This video starts out with Kate Smith coming into the radio studio with the orchestra and an audience. She introduces the new song for the very first time, and starts singing. After the first couple verses, with her voice in the background still singing, scenes are shown from the 1940 movie, “You’re In The Army Now.” At the 4:20 mark of the video you see a young actor in the movie, sitting in an office, reading a paper – it’s Ronald Reagan. Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said when he and a million other guys first heard her sing “God Bless America” on the radio, they all pretended to have “dust in their eyes” as they wiped away a tear or two… To this day, “God Bless America” stirs our patriotic feelings and pride in our country. Back in 1940, When Kate Smith went looking for a song to raise the spirits of her fellow Americans, I doubt she realized just how successful the results would be – for her fellow Americans during those years of hardship and worry, and for many generations of Americans to follow… Now that you know the story of the song, I hope you will enjoy it and treasure it even more. God Bless America! NOW HERE IS HOW "GOD BLESS AMERICA" SHOULD BE SUNG ! This is so beautiful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQDW-NMaRs
WOW.
Thanks so much, Dools!
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From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of VA -
01/09/12 - "Blonde's Last Plane Ride":
| This is the story of the poor blonde flying in a
two-seater airplane with just the pilot. He has a heart attack and dies. She frantically calls a May Day: "May Day!! May Day!! Help me!! Help me!! My pilot had a heart attack and is dead. And I don't know how to fly. Help me!! Please help me!!" All of a sudden she hears a voice over the radio saying: "This is the tower. I have received your message and I will talk you through it. I've had a lot of experience with this kind of problem. Now, just relax. Everything will be fine!! Now give me your height and position." She says, "I'm 5'4" and I'm in the front seat." "O.K." says the voice from the tower. "Repeat after me: Our Father. . . Who art in Heaven. . . ."
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From
Eva Ellis Madagan ('61) of FL -
12/20/11 - "Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier (#19
in a Series of 24)":
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Some of
these ideas are really good.
Brilliant space-saver: Install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!
EXCELLENT!
Thank you so much, Eva - I do love clever tips!
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FINALLY: From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 01/09/12:
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
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1.Thursday, February 2, 2012 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch
gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on
Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The
luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have friends in that
year, go visit with them. 2. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 3. Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 11:00 AM - The NNHS Breakfast Bunch will host a Breakfast Bunch Brunch at the Warwick Restaurant, 12306 Warwick Boulevard, (across from CNU) Newport News, Virginia 23606. "Please come join them for a Dutch Treat Brunch featuring a lot of 'War Stories' and maybe a lie or two. Everyone is welcome so bring your wife, husband, boy friend, girl friend, class mate, school friend or whomever you choose." Please RSVP to Bill Roady at duckbill1@verizon.net or call him at 757-595-0716 so they have a head count. 4. Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, 2012 - Class of 1962 - 50-Year Reunion - Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton on the Water. More information after the Holidays. Meetings are second Tuesday of each month. CONTACT: Brenda Amos Williams at typhoonmom@juno.com |
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PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 10/22/11 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have
Buckroe!Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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Written by
James
Horner (b.
14 Aug 1953),
Barry Mann
(b. 09 Feb 1939),
and
Cynthia
Weil (b.
18 Oct 1940) for the movie
An American Tail,
1986
Recorded by Linda Ronstadt (b. 15 July 1946) and James Ingram (b. 16 Feb 1952)
Somewhere out there beneath the pale moonlight
Someone's thinking of me and loving me tonight
Somewhere out there someone's saying a prayer
That we'll find one another in that big somewhere out there
And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky
Somewhere out there if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
And even though I know how very far apart we are
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky
Somewhere out there if love can see us through
Then we'll be together somewhere out there
Out where dreams come true
"Somewhere Out There" midi courtesy of http://jackhallmidi.com/thecorner.html - 01/09/07
"Somewhere Out There" lyrics courtesy of http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/mousemovie.htm - 01/09/07
"Somewhere Out There" image courtesy of http://www.novareinna.com/bridge/somewhere.html - 01/09/07
Hearts Vine Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars11.html - 01/30/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Rolling Cat clip art courtesy of http://www.cybergata.com/anim.htm - page 14 - 11/14/09
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
Animated Fat Frog courtesy of
Wayne
Stokes ('65) of VA - 07/16/08
Thanks, Wayne!
