02/09/13 - NNHS Newsletter -
I Can't Help Myself

“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make
the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment
or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”

 - Steve Jobs
(24 Feb 1955 - 05 Oct 2011)

Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s. The song reached number one on the R&B charts and was also the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks,.^[1] from June 12 to June 19 and from June 26 to July 3 in 1965. It replaced "Back in My Arms Again" by labelmates The Supremes, was first replaced by "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds, then regained the top spot before being replaced by "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones.

The song finds lead singer Levi Stubbs, assisted by the other three Tops and The Andantes, pleadingly professing his love to a woman: "Sugar pie, honey bunch/I'm weaker than a man should be!/Can't help myself/I'm a fool in love, you see." Like most of his lead parts, Stubbs' vocals are recorded in a tone that straddles the line between singing and shouting, similar to the tone of a black Baptist preacher. The melodic and chordal progressions are very similar to the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go".

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song #415 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It has been covered extensively since 1965, including versions done for several television commercials.

I have more sad news.      Lorella Tysinger, HHS passed away on Monday Feb. 4. Mother of Wayne Tysinger FHS '66.

   Oh, Jay, I'm so sorry! I had read Mrs. Tysinger's obituary, but did not make the connection. My sincerest condolences are extended to Wayne and his family.

http://www.nnhs65.com/02-07-13-NNHS-Lorella-Muire-Tysinger.html
 

   I'm so sorry to hear this, Malcolm! Thank you for letting me know. I'll make Mrs. Schaffer's Memorial Edition as soon as her obituary appears; meanwhile, the information is posted here in the yellow message space:

http://www.nnhs65.com/NNHS-Newsletters-2013.html

       From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA to the Members of the Class of 1964 - 02/09/13, 2:05 PM - "Death of    Anne Davidson Matthis, NNHS 1964":

February 09, 1942 - Year-round Daylight saving time was re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.

February 09, 1943 - Allied authorities declared Guadalcanal secure after Imperial Japan evacuated its remaining forces from the island, ending the Battle of Guadalcanal.

February 09, 1945 - The Battle of the Atlantic – HMS Venturer sank U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.

February 09, 1945 - A force of Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førdefjorden, Norway.

HERE'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN !!!

On May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed the historic breakup of a huge glacier in Greenland .

It makes the glacier melts we have seen in Alaska look tiny. The event lasted for 75 minutes. The glacier melted a mile deep and three miles wide. of the The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet: 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/hC3VTgIPoGU?rel=0

   Okay, Sarah Sugah, no one would ever describe me as a nature lover, per se, but this was awesome, in the purest sense of the word! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

Take a ride! http://zanylol.com/coaster.html

   FUN?!? Dools, this is not my idea of fun! The video alone scared the bee-bees out of me - but thanks for sharing it!

Take my Son.....

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.

When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.

About a month later, just before Christmas, there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands.

He said, 'Sir, you don't know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly... He often talked about you, and your love for art.' The young man held out this package. 'I know this isn't much. I'm not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.'

The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture.

'Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a gift.'

The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.

The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection.

On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. 'We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?'

There was silence...

Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, 'We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.'

But the auctioneer persisted. 'Will somebody bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?'

Another voice angrily cried, 'We didn't come to see this painting. We came to see the Van Gogh's, the Rembrandts. Get on with the Real bids!'

But still the auctioneer continued. 'The son! The son! Who'll take the son?'

Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the longtime gardener of the man and his son. 'I'll give $10 for the painting...' Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.

'We have $10, who will bid $20?'

'Give it to him for $10. Let's see the masters.'

The crowd was becoming angry. They didn't want the picture of the son. They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.

The auctioneer pounded the gavel.. 'Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!'

A man sitting on the second row shouted, 'Now let's get on with the collection!'

The auctioneer laid down his gavel. 'I'm sorry, the auction is over.'

'What about the paintings?'

'I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will... I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings.

The man who took the son gets everything!'


God gave His son over 2,000 years ago to die on the Cross. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: 'The Son, the Son, who'll take the Son?'

Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything!

FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE...THAT'S LOVE....

   Thank you so much, Joyce!

   Thank you so much, Ruthie!

Someone has written these beautiful words. It's a must read.
Try to understand the deep meaning of it.
They are like the ten commandments to follow in life all of the time!

1] Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout the journey.
2] So why is a Car's WINDSHIELD so large and the Rear View Mirror so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So Look Ahead, and Move on.
3] Friendship is like a BOOK: It takes a few minutes to burn, but it takes years to write.
4] All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it, they will not last forever. If going wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either.
5] Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a Base of Gold!
6] Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, Sweetheart, it's just a bend.... not the end!
7] When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems, HE has faith in your abilities.
8] A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"
9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.

If you really enjoy this, please pass on to others. It may just brighten someone's day...

Live simply. Love generously; Care deeply; Speak kindly; Leave the rest to God.