02/13/12 - NNHS Newsletter - Deep Purple

“We've been in a war and a recession. That's why accent colors with yellow
and purple are popular. They're optimistic and flirty and happy colors.”

- David Bromstad
(b. 17 Aug 1973)

   COOL BEANS! Thanks, Pete! I myself tend to "write" letters while I'm lying in bed and they never really go anywhere!

   I've added your email addy to your Alumni Page and Contact page:

http://nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html

     http://nnhs65.com/alumni-list.html

          http://nnhs65.com/alumni-1960-to-1962.html

     http://nnhs65.com/contact-ALL.html

          http://nnhs65.com/contact-1960.html

   OHHH, Doug, thank you so much! O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) is one of my very favorite movies, too!

   In fact, it, Hope and Glory  (1987), and McLintock! (1963) are my top three "comfort movies" - you know, the ones you pop in when "The World Is Too Much with Us".  I've seen these three dozens of times, and they just never get old.

   This one is a particular favorite because it has so many great one-liners - things that don't necessarily make sense when you inject them into a conversation to anyone who hasn't seen the movie often enough to practically memorize the script, but will send those who have into wild convulsive laughter under the right circumstances:

   Washington Hogwallop: "Mrs. Hogwallop up and R-U-N-N-O-F-T." (I usually paraphrase this one, as in "I thought YOU had R-U-N-N-O-F-T!)

   Pete: "I seen 'em first!"

   Delmar O'Donnell: "We thought you was a TOAD."

   Pete: "Do NOT seek the treasure!"

   Ulysses Everett McGill: "We're in a tight spot."

   Ulysses Everett McGill: "You two are just dumber than a bag of hammers!"

   George Nelson: "COWS! I hate cows worse than coppers!"

   Delmar O'Donnell: "Oh, George, NOT the livestock!"

   Penny Wharvey McGill: "He's bona fide. What are you?"

   Ulysses Everett McGill: "I'm a Dapper Dan man!" 

   Wharvey Gal: "But you ain't bona fide!"

   Homer Stokes: "Is you is, or is you ain't, my constituency?"

   Penny Wharvey McGill: "I've spoken my piece and counted to three."

   I personally use all of these lines (and probably more!) on a regular basis.  People who are not familiar with this delightful movie no doubt think I'm nuts, but then, it's only a matter of time before they would come to that conclusion anyway.

Hi Carol and all you skiers,

  Sylvia (Hall Hammomd - '66) and I returned to Park City, Utah for 11 days of skiing last week and contrary to the snow reports it was great.  As you can see I was able to find some powder in my favorite trees!  We stayed with friends in the old neighborhood and of course all my fiends at Deer Valley gave me tickets to ski which made the trip affordable for a retiree.  I also skied one day at Park City.  So if anyone is worried about the snow pack, don’t.  The snow was great!

Glad to be back in sunny Jacksonville,

Phil
 

   Thanks, Phil!

   Thank you so much, Shari! What a tragedy!