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01/25/16 - NNHS Newsletter
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Softly As I Leave You |
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I've
been making a list of the things they don't teach you
at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't
teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich
or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away
from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you
how to know what's going on in someone else's mind...
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Neil
Gaiman
(b. 10 Nov 1960) |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
I've always had soft
spot for sad songs.....
BONUS #1 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQR5iDsuud8 - Softly As I Leave You - Matt
Monro
BONUS #2 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENJdNHIBHTY - Softly As I Leave You -
Frank Sinatra - Oh, GOOD! It's been WEEKS since we've heard from Frank,
right? NO?!?
BONUS #3 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seum30jWKDY- Softly As I Leave You -
Sherrill Nielsen and Elvis Presley
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softly,_as_I_Leave_You_%28song%29:
| "Softly, as I Leave You" is a
popular
Italian
song composed by
Giorgio Calabrese and Tony De Vita (19321998),
translated in English by Hal Shaper. It was originally an
Italian success by
Mina, at the
Sanremo Music Festival, entitled "Piano" ("Softly").
Mina published a recording of the song first time as a
single in 1960 and later as well on an EP and on three LPs.
The English songwriter Hal Shaper noticed the song and in
November 1961 wrote English lyrics to the melody, calling it
"Softly, as I Leave You." It is best known in versions by
Matt Monro which went to #10 on the British charts in
1962)[1]
and
Frank Sinatra went to #27 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the
adult contemporary chart in
1964).[2]
The Sinatra family announced Frank's death on May 14, 1998
by placing an announcement on their website that was
accompanied by a recording of the singer's version of the
song.
When he performed the song live in Las Vegas, Elvis
Presley prefaced with a story about the origins of the song.
Presley said the song originated when a man was dying and
his wife was sitting by his bedside. As she began to doze
off, he felt himself beginning to die and he wrote the words
to the song on a notepad. But Elvis insiders claim his
explanation for the song was merely an example of Presley's
flair for storytelling so his explanation is most likely
apocryphal. Elvis said he heard the story "from some people
in Florida." Elvis doesn't actually sing this song, he
speaks the words while his Irish backing tenor Sherrill
Nielsen sings it. Elvis's one recorded version of this song
was a bootleg made by a fan in Las Vegas in December 1975.
RCA was able to release it commercially later and it now
appears on the boxed set "Walk A Mile In My Shoes: The
Essential 70's Masters." |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today
to
Jeannie Collier Fitzgerald ('65)
of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Sharon Weaver Knowles ('63) of VA AND
Charis Bean Duke
(Governor Thomas Johnson HS, MD - '85) of PA!
Happy Birthday this
week to:
28 - Courtney Russ ('57)
AND
Jennie Sheppard ('62) of NC
AND 
Rick Billings ('65) of NC AND
My Granddaughter,
Becca Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '17) of IL;
29 -
Nancy Keesee (Tucker) Crawley
('57) of
TX AND
HP Lucas ('65) of VA;
30 -
Jackie Belote Ward ('63) of VA AND
Charlie Phillips
('65) of TN
AND
Brenda Shepard McCoy ('67) of
VA;
31 - Lynn Stewart Schroeder ('71) of NC;
01 -
Paul Dobie ('66) of CO!
Many Happy
Returns to you all!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
From My Friend,
Susan, of NC - 01/23/15:
| We
must never let the noise of the world overpower and overwhelm that
still, small voice.
-
L. Tom
Perry
(05 Aug 1922 - 30 May 2015) |
Thanks so
much, Susan!
From the Best Dressed
Girl in the Class of 1959, My Sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky of NC -
01/24/16:
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Sometimes I find unusual things in my purse.
GIGGLES!
Thank you, Eleanor!
That Jinks is a silly birdie!
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From
Me
('65) of NC - 01/24/16 - "Mid-Season Premiere":
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oral contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
-
Samuel Goldwyn,
film producer
(17 Aug 1882 - 31 Jan 1974) |
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 01/05/16 - "TO MY FRIENDS WHO THINK THEY HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING
(#15 in a series of 60)":
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I think you will enjoy this!
OOH!
Thanks,
Dools!
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BONUS SOFT CROCHET PATTERN:
BONUS SOFT FOODS RECIPES:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Perfect-Scrambled-Eggs/Detail.aspx
- Perfect
Scrambled Eggs
- "Scrambled eggs are a great
breakfast recipe for those needing easy to chew foods. Melt cheese over
them or drizzle them with maple syrup. If you have a chopper, you can
cook sausage and throw it in the chopper... These eggs are a great way
to start out your morning! They are easy and fast to make!"
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-meat-loaf-recipe/index.html
- Good Eats Meatloaf
- "Meatloaf usually comes out
soft enough to easily be broken apart with a fork and eaten with those who need
easy to chew foods. If you use carrots in your meatloaf, make sure they are
chopped up very small. But otherwise, meatloaf is a personal favorite."
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mashed-Potatoes-with-Fried-Mushroom-Bacon-and-Onion/Detail.aspx
- Mashed Potatoes with Fried Mushroom, Bacon, and Onion
- "A new twist on an old classic! Taking mushrooms, onions, and bacon, and
incorporating them into good old fashion mashed potatoes."
From
http://www.ajokeaday.com - 01/24/16:
A fellow had just been hired as the new
CEO of a large high tech corporation. The CEO who was stepping down
met with him privately and presented him with three numbered
envelopes.
"Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can
solve," he said.
Well, things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales
took a downturn and he was really catching a lot of heat. About at
his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer
and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your
predecessor."
The new CEO called a press conference and tactfully laid the blame
at the feet of the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the
press and Wall Street responded positively, sales began to pick up,
and the problem was soon behind him.
About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip
in sales, combined with serious product problems. Having learned
from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second
envelope. The message read, "Reorganize."
This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable
quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO
went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope.
The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."
DATES TO REMEMBER: |
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1. Wednesday,
March 09, 2016 - 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. |
Carol Buckley Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802 |
THREE WAYS TO DONATE:
1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll
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Softly as I Leave You
Composed
by Antonio De Vita (19321998), with original Italian lyrics by
Giorgio Calabrese
(b, 28 Nov 1929);
English lyrics by Hal Shaper
Recorded
by
Matt Monro, 1962
(01 Dec 1930 07 Feb 1985)
Softly, I will leave you softly
For my heart would break if you should wake and see me go
So I leave you softly, long before you miss me
Long before your arms can beg me stay
For one more hour or one more day
After all the years, I can't bear the tears to fall
So, softly as I leave you there
(Softly, long before you kiss me)
(Long before your arms can beg me stay)
(For one more hour) or one more day
After all the years, I can't bear the tears to fall
So, softly as I leave you there
As I leave I you there
As I leave I you there
"Softly
As I Leave You" midi and
lyrics courtesy
of
http://www.jacquedee63.com/softlyasileaveyou.html - 01/25/10
Image of Luggage courtesy of
http://blog.dimmickdesign.com/category/thoughts/ - 01/25/10
Animated Divider Bar 116 clip art courtesy of
http://onyxk8.tripod.com/bars7.html - 01/25/10
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Governor Thomas Johnson High School's
Logo courtesy of
http://www.tjathletics.org/ - 06/16/08
Collinsville
High School (IL) Logo courtesy of
http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA
- 05/24/06 (still missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
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