02/17/10 - NNHS Newsletter
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“Love
has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook
-
Khalil Gibran |
Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
The theme of today's post-Valentine's Day Newsletter was suggested by
my #5 Son, Nathaniel
Harty (Hillsboro HS,
IL
- '97) of IL
on 02/11/10:
I was cleaning downstairs and thought the Rushmore soundtrack would likely have some suitable songs, and it does.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushmore_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushmore_%28soundtrack%29
Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete & Clay - which I think came out in 1965, even.
BONUS
#1 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nPAnvOcPBs&NR=1
BONUS
#2 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OTLYlgdpbI
- "UNIT 4+2 was the name of a pop
group from England. In 1965 they had a Major Hit with Concrete And Clay. This
song was so popular that radio stations played it every hour. They were part of
the British Invasion that started with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The
Animals and many more."
Thanks, Nathaniel!
When
I read the above description adjoining the video, I silently wondered how that
could all be, and I not recognize either the name of the song or the group.
Then I listened to the video, and of course immediately remember it, because
yes, it was indeed played just about every hour way back then.
But you've solved a 45-year old personal
mystery for me, Pudlet.
All I could EVER make out of the lyrics (which are really quite lovely!)
was, "feet Begins to crumble!"
Y'all may have noticed that once again there's no midi playing. There was one available, but it cost $9.99 and I didn't see a way that I could even preview it, so (cheapskate that I am) I let it pass.
THIS DAY IN WWII:
February 17, 1944 - The Battle of Eniwetok Atoll began. U.S. forces won the battle on February 22, 1944. February 17, 1944 - Operation Hailstone began U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk (Chuuk), Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion. |
THIS DAY IN 1965:
Wednesday, February 17, 1965 - Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launched on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
Wednesday, February 17, 1965 - Film director and producer Michael Bay was born in Los Angeles, California.
From
Linda Lane Lane ('64) of VA
- 02/16/10 - "
Jean (Poole) Burton
('64 - of RI) looking for
the Allman brothers":
Carol Dear,
Thanks for the birthday wishes. It seems mine
is coming around too fast.
In response to Queen Jean B looking for the Allman brothers, I remember them in Idaho. I believe the older brother George was also called Buddy. I remember his parents bought an Edsel which he came to show off to Sue Sutton ('62), Lee's ('64) very attractive older sister. Hunter was in school with Porter Blakemore ('64), Lee, and several other Virginia children. Last summer, you had a request from Hampton High School Class of 1964 Reunion committee to help them locate some of their missing classmates. I contacted the e-mail persons and quickly got a response. However, I can't seem to locate it at this time. I did ask about Hunter Allman and believe he is still in the Hampton Roads area. The elder George Allman was from Louisa, VA. and I believe that is where Buddy is located. I haven't seen Hunter since the dances at Willis. Remember, Jean??? I'm enjoying all the pictures of snow from
Utah to VA. This weekend is calling for 70's
down here in frigid Tampa. I'll be thinking
about all of you back home.
Love,
Linda LL
Thank you,
Linda-Linda!
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From My Friend, Judy Bundy Bowermaster (Litchfield HS, IL - '59) of IL -
02/16/10 - "RIVERDANCE WANNABEES":
I was amazed!
RIVERDANCE WANNABEES
This is
beyond delightful, Judy! Thanks so much!
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From Mike White ('67) of VA - 02/16/10
- "Grand Kids":
Hi Carol Getting grandchildren is certainly a great reason for having kids! Mike
GRAND KIDS
1. She was in the bathroom,
putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as
she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to
leave, the little one said, "But Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper
good-bye!" I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about
kissing the toilet paper good-bye....
The grandmother, more than a
little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting." she said. "How
do you make babies?"
The small boy wrote: "The fireman
came down the ladder pregnant."
"No," said another. "He's just
for good luck." SEND THIS TO OTHER GRANDPARENTS, ALMOST GRANDPARENTS, OH, HECK! SEND IT TO EVERYONE. IT WILL MAKE THEIR DAY!
WILD GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Mike!
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From Grandparents.com - 02/10/10 - "100 Ways To Say I Love You":
Words of LoveI found it in a manila envelope marked "Important" in my
mother-in-law's small, neat handwriting. It's a book called Love
Notes, and the o's in the title are little red hearts, and
there's a big heart stamped and ready to be filled on every page.
"I think my Grandma is the best Grandma in the hole, wide world," it
begins, a crayon drawing of Grandma inside the heart, too, eyes
bright blue, a big smile on her face.
"Why is Grandma nice?" And there's a drawing of a bluebird.
"I love my Grandma!" And there's a heart within a heart.
"A Grandma is made out of sugar, spice, and everything nice. Plus
neatness in her house!" And there's a picture of a neatly made bed.
And on it goes, 100 pages and 100 different ways of saying, I love
you.
My daughter, Julie, who is now 33, made this book for her
grandmother many years ago. I don't remember her doing it, or my
taking it from her grandmother's house and saving it. But here it
is, proof that love lives on.
Show and Tell
I knew that my children loved their grandmother. When they were
little they begged to sleep at her house and eat at her table and
ride in the car with her, no matter where she was going. Being with
Grandma was all they cared about. Even when they were grown up, in
high school and college, then gone, they'd come home and sit at her
table and listen to her stories and eat Milano cookies. They'd drive
her to the hairdresser, or wherever else she wanted to go.
I knew they shared a bond. But what I didn’t know then, what I
didn’t understand until I became a grandmother myself, was the depth
of that bond. Because I couldn't know how much she loved them back.
She so obviously treasured her book, Love Notes. She
saved it. She labeled it. Those sayings were dear to her heart:
"Love is a many splen-dered thing! Cause of Grandma." "Grandma and
love are two different words. But in a sentence, quite the same."
"Grandmas are made out of fun."
Poets have written fancier. Musicians have crooned and screamed and
rocked and rapped. The greeting card companies have made an industry
of love.
But here in the earnest, misspelled words of a child, is the pure
and quiet love that exists between grandparents and grandchildren.
The old joke about why grandparents and grandchildren get along —
because they have the same enemy? That’s not the reason. They get
along because grandparents and grandchildren accept each other.
I love you, we say, not just on Valentine’s Day but every day.
I love you, just the way you are.
From My Friend, Judy Bundy Bowermaster (Litchfield HS, IL - '59) of IL -
02/16/10 - "Pound Cake Recipe":
LOL! This lady is funny - check it out. I laughed so hard. Got to love it! Pound Cake Recipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YFRUSTiFUs
- Jeanne Robertson - "Don't send a man to the grocery
store!" |
WILD GIGGLES!
Thanks
again,
Jude!
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From
My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of IL - 02/16/10 - "A lot of
interesting knowledge.":
Stewardesses' is the longest word typed with only the left
hand. And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed with your right hand. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. 'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'. (Are you doubting this?) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?) The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.) There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not possibly doubting this, are you?) There are
two words in the English language that have all five vowels
in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.' A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail
can sleep for three years. Babies are
born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child
reaches 2 to 6 years of age. If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. Leonardo
Da Vinci invented the scissors. The
microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar
tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The winter
of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely
solid. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Women
blink nearly twice as much as men. |
The Rain - Thomas Kinkade This is a Thomas Kinkade painting. It's rumored to carry a miracle!
They say if you pass this
on, you will receive a miracle.
I
am passing this on because I thought it was really
pretty,
and
besides,
who couldn't use a miracle?!
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WOWZERS!
Great
trivia, beautiful image, and I could always use a miracle!
Thanks,
Dools!
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From My Friend, Cheryl, of NC - or possibly somewhere exotic on the other side of the world - 02/16/10 - "Snapdragon":
WILD GIGGLES!
Thank you, Cheryl!
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Carol
For anyone age
appropriate…that means almost everyone |
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Someone had to remind me, so I'm reminding you too.
Don't laugh.....it is all true...these are the perks of reaching 60 and heading towards 70 and older!
ABBREVIATED ALERT:
From Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 AND 02/07/10 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD" AND 61-62 DECADERS ADDENDA:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/61-63-DECADERS-ADDENDA.doc
Contact Dr. Chambers at cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.
Thanks, Jane!
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FINALLY:
From ArcaMax Jokes - 02/16/10:
Drawing
A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of
children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around
to see each child's work.
As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked
what the drawing was.
The girl replied, "I'm
drawing God."
The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like."
Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1.
Saturday,
April 24, 2010,11:30 AM
-
The NNHS Class of 1954 will hold a 56-Year Mini-Reunion
Luncheon at The Chamberlin.
For details, contact
Mickey Marcella at
mcmiceli@verizon.net (757) 249-3800
or Betty Hamby Neher at
bineher@cox.net (757) 898-5099
or Dr. Harry Simpson at
hdsdds@aol.com (804) 694-0346 -
CLASS OF 1954
2. Friday and Saturday, August 6 and 7, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1970 will hold its 40-Year Reunion. Saturday night will be at the Kiln Creek Golf & Country Club. For details, contact Carol Comer Cutler at ca23comerww@aol.com or visit the reunion website at NNHS1970Reunion.myevent.com - CLASS OF 1970
3.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 6, 7, and 8, 2010 - The
NNHS Class of 1960 will hold its 50-Year Reunion at the Marriott Newport News
at City Center. For details, contact Karen Weinstein Witte at kwitte@tampabay.rr.com
-
CLASS OF 1960
4.
Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16, 2010 - The NNHS Class
of 1965 will hold its 45-Year Reunion at the Point Plaza Hotel, 950 J. Clyde
Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23601. For details, contact Dave Arnold at
captarnold@vprj.net.
PRAYER
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Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley
Harty
618-530-9092
Written by Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker
Recorded by
Unit 4 + 2, 1965
You to me
Are sweet as roses in the morning
And you to me
Are soft as summer rain at dawn, in love we share
That something rare
The sidewalks in the street
The concrete and the clay beneath my feet
Begins to crumble
But love will never die
Because we'll see the mountains tumble
Before we say goodbye
My love and I will be
In love eternally
That's the way
Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be
All around
I see the purple shades of evening
And on the ground
The shadows fall and once again you're in my arms
So tenderly
The sidewalks in the street
The concrete and the clay beneath my feet
Begins to crumble
But love will never die
Because we'll see the mountains tumble
Before we say goodbye
My love and I will be
In love eternally
That's the way
Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be
The sidewalks in the street
The concrete and the clay beneath my feet
Begins to crumble
But love will never die
Because we'll see the mountains tumble
Before we say goodbye
My love and I will be
In love eternally
That's the way
Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be
And that's the way
That's the way it's meant to be
That's the way
(that's the way it's meant to be)
Whoa, that's the way
That's the way it's meant to be [Fade]
"Concrete and Clay" lyrics courtesy of http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/unit_4_2/concrete_and_clay.html - 02/17/10
"Lasting Love"
title clip art courtesy of http://www.itsjust4us.com/eleenaandscott/registry.html - 02/17/10
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!
Flower Bar Divider Line #45 clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/pa/FlaminJune/Flowerlines3.html - 01/10/10
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05Animated USMC Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Nutsy Smiley courtesy of http://www.hauntedhamilton.com/cgi-bin/scripts/board-image-lister.cgi - 05/04/09
Litchfield High School's Purple Panther Paw Print courtesy of http://www.litchfield.k12.il.us/ - 06/23/07
Animated Laughing Smiley
courtesy of
Janice
McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 02/07/05
Thanks, Janice!