01/18/14 - NNHS Newsletter - In the Still of the Night
“Night time is really the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone else is asleep.”
- Catherine O'Hara (b. 04 Mar 1954)
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
What a great old dance tune!
BONUS - In the Still of the Night - Fred Parris and The Satins
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Still_of_the_Night_%281956_song%29:
The song was recorded in the Saint Bernadette Catholic School basement in New Haven, Connecticut, in February, 1956. Marty Kugell produced the song. The saxophone solo was played by Vinny Mazzetta, of New Haven.The rhythm section was Doug Murray, bass, Bobby Mapp, drums and Curlee Glover, piano. It was originally released as a B-side (to "The Jones Girl", a play on the Mills Brothers' 1954 hit, "The Jones Boy") on Kugell's Standard Records label. Although the single was only a moderate hit (after it was reissued on the Ember label), peaking at #24 on the national pop charts and #3 on the R&B "race" charts (Billboard's chart designation for R&B during that time), its reputation came to surpass its original chart placement. For three decades, the single almost always topped the influential Top 500 Songs countdown on oldies radio station WCBS-FM. The track sold over 10 million copies in 1987 and 1988 as part of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. It is ranked #90 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". (The song was included on the highly influential 1959 LP Oldies But Goodies on Original Sound.)
"In the Still of the Night" is the only song to have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 three separate times, by the same artist with the same version each time. After initially reaching #24 in 1956, it was released again in 1960 and reached #81. Then more than a year later in 1961 it reached #99.
"In the Still of the Night" is one of two songs that may lay claim to being the origin of the term doo-wop. The plaintive doo wop, doo wah refrain in the bridge has often been suggested as the origin of the term to describe that musical genre. (The other contender for the honor is "When You Dance" by The Turbans, in which the chant "doo-wop" can be heard.)
HEALTH UPDATES:
From Phil Hammond ('64) of FL - 01/17/14 - "Good News":
OUTSTANDING! Thank you so much for this update, Phil! Please give Sylvia our love!
2. From My Daughter-in-Law, Laura Adams Harty (Cardston HS, Alberta - '95) of AL - 01/17/14 - "RE: Brent (Harty - Hillsboro HS, IL - '90):
He's BACK in the hospital. It turns out that he had a bowel obstruction after all. In fact, the doctors had to open him up along his splenectomy scar, and remove a small section of his intestines.
He'll be in the hospital for five days - and will definitely have to recycle (and possibly deploy to somewhere rather unpleasant...).
I wish this had been diagnosed properly the first time; he's needlessly been in excruciating pain all this time.
OH, NO! Poor Brent! Thank you, Laura! We'll keep y'all in our prayers!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Happy Birthday this week to:
20 - Ware Morrison ('63) of VA;
21 -
22 - Bruce Sims ('56) of VA AND Carolyn Clark Wilt ('57) AND Sandra Sherman Filippo ('57) AND Rochelle Spooner ('63) of NY;
23 - Chandler Nelms (Hampton HS - '63) of MD
25 - Jeannie Collier Fitzgerald ('65) of VA!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
January 18, 1943 -Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
January 18, 1944 -Soviet forces liberated Leningrad, effectively ending a three year Nazi siege, known as the Siege of Leningrad.
January 18, 1945 - Liberation of the Budapest ghetto by the Red Army.
January 18, 1945 - Liberation of Krakow, Poland by the Red Army
THIS DAY IN 1964:
Saturday, January 18, 1964 - Jockey Richard Dunwoody was born Thomas Richard Dunwoody in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Saturday, January 18, 1964 - Actress Jane Horrocks was born Barbara Jane Horrocks in the Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England.
Saturday, January 18, 1964 - Tennis player Andrea Leand was born in the United States.
Saturday, January 18, 1964 - Actor Enrico Lo Verso was born in Palermo, Italy.
From Albert Dorner ('66) of VA - 01/17/14 - "photo":
Peace, Albert
WOWZERONI-RINI! Thank you so much for this treasure, Albert!
I've added it to our archive: http://www.nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.com/TRACK.html
(l-r) Fred Anspach '64, Billy Schroding '65, David Cutler '67, Doug Dickinson '69, Coach Nuttycombe, Coach Conn (seated)
From Paul's Niece, Maura, of PA - 01/17/14:
Thanks, Maura! I feel your pain!
Thanks so much, George!
You can’t help but smile.
AWWW! How adorable! Thanks, George!
From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 01/17/14:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
2. Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 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.
http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 01/18/14
http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11
THREE WAYS TO DONATE:
1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com);
2.
3. Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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In the Still of the Night Recorded by Five Satins, 1956 In the still of the night I held you Held you tight 'Cause I love Love you so Promise I'll never Let you go In the still of the night I remember That night in May The stars were bright above I'll hope and I'll pray To keep Your precious love Well before the light Hold me again With all of your might In the still of the night So before the light Hold me again With all of your might In the still of the night In the still of the night
"In the Still of the Night" midi courtesy of http://www.jadierose.com/midicollection.html at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/09/05 Thanks, Dave! "In the Still of the Night" lyrics courtesy of http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/li20.shtml - 01/10/05 First Image courtesy of http://www.finnishlakesidecabins.com/Photo_gallery.htm - 01/17/07 Second Image courtesy of Cal's Gallery, http://www.wtv-zone.com/cal555/, located by my niece, Shari, of VA - 01/10/04 What a great site! Thanks, Shari! Blue Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04 Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05 Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05 Replaced courtesy of http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09
Animated Laughing Elephant courtesy of Frank Blechman ('65) of Northern VA - 10/29/10 Thanks, Frank!
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