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02/20/06 - NNHS Newsletter - Monday, Monday
"I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail,
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
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life was about to radically change, but I was still unprepared for it when
it came. I had so many interruptions on Friday, I finally gave up on issuing that Newsletter - or Saturday's - or a bonus make-up edition for Sunday. And if this one has any continuity at all, I can take no credit whatsoever. I'm going to begin with some of the older items. My mailboxes are overflowing with many delightful items from so many of you, so do stay tuned. By the way, I have
received some wonderful surprises in the snail mailbox from several of you
lately. Thank you so very much! What sweeties you are!
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MISSED
BIRTHDAYS:
And in missing everything else, I missed (though didn't forget) three more birthdays:
18 -
William Sawyer ('57)
19 - Bobby Norris ('62) of VA - 1944
19 - Linda Lane Lane ('64) of VA - 1947
I certainly hope y'all each had a great day - and a Very Merry Un-Birthday (and apology) to All!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
From
Steve Silsby (Ferguson HS - '72) of NC - 01/27/06
(some of which was
actually printed earlier...):
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... The
Kecoughtan Road theatre was at the Southampton Shopping Center, the one with
the Co-Op grocery store. In the late 60's it was operated as a teen dance
club called "The Lighthouse". I don't know whether that was its name
as a movie hall. When I visited home in December I shot a photo of where it
used to stand. Indeed, the whole shopping center seems to have been torn
down and rebuilt. |
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| The Lighthouse | 222 Regent Street | Steve Silsby | Steve Silsby and his 1964 Greenbriar Van | |
| Oh, how adorable! Your long hair is just gorgeous! I keep forgetting just how much younger you are than most of the rest of us! And Stevie, you don't even want to know why it took me forty-eleven years to process your images (although I wouldn't mind knowing myself...) As soon as I figure out whether we should have a page for the Lighthouse, or another Movie Theater page, I'll post your image - and I may do both. As soon as we have confirmation that those are indeed the Armstrong Apartments in Hampton, I'll add them as a new page to Our Old Apartments: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/apartments.html But I actually did post your last image on Our Old Cars: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-old-cars.html
Thank you so much for your
extraordinary patience with me, Steve!
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From Rosalee Wills Jecmenek ('65) of TX - 02/01/06:
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Dear Carol,
Just a note to let you know that I FINALLY got a little granddaughter.... she was born back in June, and her name is Vada Grace Schneider... I am sending you one of my favorite photos when she was 4 months old...she is a real sweetie... and with the two grandsons... "my cup runneth over"... I am enjoying all your great newsletters and getting to read all the good news from so many... it adds so much sunshine to my day!! Lots of love, Rosalee |
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How wonderful! What a dainty little doll baby she is! Thanks for sharing this with us, Rosalee! Someday soon I'll actually create that News - 2006 link, and back-post this there! It's good to hear from
you, Rosalee! Have fun with your precious little sweeties!
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Saturday, October 8, 2005 Rosalee and Vada |
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From Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally ('65/'68) of VA - 02/03/06:
| Carol, ..... The NNHS website has been great. I enjoy every one of the letters. I just don't know how you find the time. You are WONDERFUL!!! Thanks for all your hard work. Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally Thank you, Elizabeth. As it turns out, I don't seem to be finding the time for much of anything - including this - at the moment........ |
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 02/09/06:
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Hi, Carol:
Reading the first answer to the Train Brain
Teaser submitted by
Ron Miller ('59) of NC I was almost
tempted to reply that if he had been fortunate enough to have studied
under Mr. Levy he
would have gotten it correct. Confessing that I did have that thought made
me very ashamed when I later read his correct answer.
As I read further in the
Newsletter
and read the message from
 Fred Eubank ('64) of TX my
shame increased greatly for he was probably wondering if I took English
Composition at NNHS with my poorly worded
question. After rephrasing the question to prop up my lazy manner of
expressing myself, he proceeded to give us all the Correct Answer
as well. He was gracious enough to give us his calculations to support his
conclusion in the spirit of Mr. Levy.
So, we have two winners. I offered a prize and will be
more than happy to put them in the mail as soon as I have an address, or I
can just mail them to you, Carol, if it is not appropriate to share their
mailing addresses, as I do want to protect their privacy.
The prize consists of a set of miniature flags, the
United States Flag and a Military Flag. If one or both served in the
Military, please let me know in which branch of the Armed Forces they served
and I will secure that military flag. I hope this is not too much trouble
to secure this information. I will run down to MacDill Air Force Base and
secure them and the desk stand when I receive your replies.
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Here is a sample of the flag set that I have in mind.
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
Oh, how
wonderful! Thank you, Major Madagan!
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From Fred Eubank ('64) of TX - 02/10/06:
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Carol,
Please thank
Joe Madagan ('57 - of FL) for his offer to send the set of miniature
flags. I would be honored to receive them, but I have several US flags
and a couple of US Army Flags (desk sets
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included) since I served in the US Army from 1968 to 1971, and worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers for 30 years.
One thing Joe
can do, however, is to keep those great train problems coming, albeit much
to the chagrin of
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Fred Eubank COOL! Thank you, Fred! Brace yourself, Jean! The trains are running again! WILD GIGGLES!!! |
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
02/10/06 - "Famous Soldiers":
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Hi, Carol:
Thanks for facilitating the response from
Fred Eubank ('64) of TX
regarding the award for his correct answer to the train problem. Since he
already has a desk flag set, and has declined the gift, I send him my
congratulations for coming up with the correct answer!
I am also very pleased that we will soon find him
among those soldiers on the website's
Famous Soldiers page.
And I did indeed add Fred several days ago, though the identification is a bit skimpy; I'm missing his date and place of birth:
As the "Bratty-Brat"
Webmistress that you are, will you instead insist that I crochet him a
tree ornament instead, or am I off the hook for now?
Well, no Sir, I believe you have upheld your end of the bargain splendidly! But I am still a
brat....
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Thank you so much for your cooperation with respect to
the "Train Quiz" on your website.
I heard from
Ron Miller ('59 - of NC) today, and he
has furnished me his address and he will very soon have a desk set of the
US Flag and the US Army Flag.
Now that we have established that he served in the
U.S. Army, I would like to recommend him for the Famous Soldier page.
And I also added Ron's name to the roster several days ago, though I was missing his full name, birth place and occupation: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-soldiers-M-R.html
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
Thanks again, Adonis! And guess what? We have a Famous Marine among us to be added as soon as I'm able to process him and the three waaay cool images sent to me by his wife! Okay, here's the deal: If you - or your spouse, child, parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin - served in any branch of the service, that name should be listed herein on these pages. By definition, such a person is "Famous". Here's the original definition - which I wrote myself: (These lists are) comprised of people whose main fame comes from their life OUTSIDE their military service, and should not be confused with "Noteworthy Soldiers", although the two are not mutually exclusive. Fame can be derived by association with any of us. So there. Send the names - and images. http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-airmen.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-coast-guardsmen.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-marines.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-sailors.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-soldiers.html And don't give me a bunch of "Who-shot-John?" about their not being famous, or not having other occupations outside of the military (that particular rule is "relaxed" to include our own). And if you're reading this Newsletter, you are one of "our own". You have the option of keeping your tongue in your cheek and saying, "This is silly, but fun" or of wiping the tears from your eyes and saying, "This is something I need to do to honor my father's (fill in the proper relative here) memory". Either approach is correct. Just read the pages, see the variety of people so listed, make your resolve - and then do it. Thanks!
And thank you again, Major
Madagan. I'll be adding Jim Lehrer and Pappy Boyington -
and Bugs Bunny - soon.
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
02/10/06 - "Overdue Award of Gift for First Train Problem":
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Hi, Carol:
Would you please facilitate the award of a desk flag
set to:
Jim Bonsey (Kailua High - Oahu - '74)
- husband of Gail Kiger Bonsey (Ferguson HS - '73):
They were the first to give the correct answer to our
first quiz, and they have never received a gift. We joked about a gift,
but have never made an award.
Kindly determine if Jim served in the Armed Forces,
and if so I will acquire a set of flags for his desk.
Thank You
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
Thanks, Joe!
Actually, I've been so ill this week, I'm embarrassed to say I cannot
remember whether or not I forwarded this to Gail to request this
information. "Possibly maybe". Oh, Gail..... Thanks again, Adonis!
You're a very generous and thoughtful man!
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From Gus Harrell (Suffolk HS - '51) of VA - 02/10/06:
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Carol,
Jean Poole Burton (64) of RI mentioned Don's in her e-mail
today. My recollection from visiting the restaurant in the fifties is it
was located next to the bridge and was not in the building we knew as
Sam's. Attached is a satellite
picture (about three years old). I marked where I recalled Don's being
located.
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Look in
the Phoebus (stomping grounds) at the
picture label "airplane view of Phoebus) and if I am right the red roofed
building next to the bridge would be Don's. Sam's is at the pier in line
with Mellen Street. Bless your heart, Gus - an absolutely unimpeachable, definitive answer!!! Thanks so much! |
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Since writing about Babe Lawson, a friend told my wife that although Babe was injured during practice and having headaches, he went on to play in the next game where he may have received additional damage, or the seriousness of the original injury became apparent.
Gus Harrell (Suffolk HS '51) Va
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From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 02/16/06 - "Marshall
Courts":
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Courts there was a black man that came through in the evenings pushing a
cart with sundries on it. Does anyone else remember him, and what was his
name? I think he had the best donuts in the world. I could only buy them one
night a week. I used to buy two of them, and my Mom would buy one for each
of my brothers (2) and sisters (2). I do not know where he got them, but I
can close my eyes and if I think real hard, I can still taste them.
Jerry (62) TYPHOON Thanks, Jerry! I believe his name was Walter, but I do not know his last name. And I know I'm gonna feel dumber than two stick, but who are your two brothers and two sisters, please? |
From Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA - 02/17/06 - "School Jackets":
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CBD,
In response to the inquiry from
Jay Styles '68 (of VA)
regarding the "school jackets popular in the '50's and'60's", I ask is the
question about "Letter Jackets" or the kind that we wore our SPD "shield"
upon, as did other fraternities theirs?
Jay, the bad news is that the
"Sportsman Shop" has gone the way of everything else you remember of
downtown NN; it is no more. It is being rebuilt as the "Town Center of
Oyster Point" in what is known as "midtown NN", just beyond Casey Chevy;
they are rebuilding there what we already had sitting downtown? They have
this ingenious idea of having apartments on the second floor of a
business, stores, housing, pharmacies, street parking, all in one area
"like a neighborhood". Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
There is a online national vendor, now
owned by Sears, that carries a jacket similar to the ones we wore in the
SPD, but much "heavier", "The
Squall" for winter wear; that would be
http://www.landsend.com
. You may also have a look at
http://www.LLBean.com
. These are both legitimate businesses. Perhaps, you already know that?
Like you, I would love to be able to
find an exact duplicate of the one I wore in those days. I hold out little
hope for an exact replica, I've been looking for years.
Thanks, Wayne Honey!
CBD, just before Christmas last, I had
another enjoyable conversation with Coach
Mitchell. During the course of that conversation HE SAID: "You
know Newport News High School was like no
other high school. There was something very special about it. I don't
think there will ever be another one like it.". How about that, even the
staff thought NNHS special; they were right!! It was a special time at a
magical place. That is so true!
Also, just this week I had the pleasure
of speaking with Kenny Henderson ('64 -
of MD). I really enjoyed the conversation and having the opportunity
to speak with him again. He sounds great and is doing well. It couldn't
happen to a better person.
TC!
R. Wayne Stokes
That's super! I love hearing "re-connection" stories! And we have a couple more coming soon! Thanks again, Wayne Honey! |
From Tina Crowder Wescott ('65) of VA - 02/17/06:
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Carol,
This is in response to
Jay Styles' ('68 - of VA) request for a
vendor that can order the high school jacket he's looking for. Spencer
Sports (757-875-5268) can order what ever he's looking for. Moose
Spencer owns Spencer Sports which is located on Warwick Boulevard and
he'd be more than happy to help him with his request.
Hope this helps.
S. Tina Wescott '65
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From Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 02/17/06 - "Name My Tune":
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Hi Carol.....I stumbled across this site and thought
maybe it could help you find the name of a song that is stuck in your
head!!!!!........LET ME KNOW IF IT HELPS!
WOWZERONI!!! That song that has been driving me bonkers for two years, the one I sing to perfect strangers if I think there's a chance they might know, the one that everyone says they know - "Oh, yeah! That's ah, um, yeah..." - at last, there's a chance I may identify it! Okay, when it's my turn at the computer with the microphone, I'm in like Flynn!!! YES!!! Thanks so much, Janice!
And I'll definitely let you know!
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From Evelyn Fryer Fish ('58) of TX - 02/17/06:
Was delighted to read info
from Jack Nelson ('54) - I remember him well. Also knew his sister
very well - we both worked at Fort Monroe.
Where do Jack and 
Mary Sue ('52) live?
Thanks. Evelyn Fryer Fish Isn't it such fun to hear from new people from time to time?!? Thanks, Evelyn! Ummmm, I don't know where
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You reminded me of a certificate I had never posted. I didn't
work with Mary Sue, but she worked with us at
Trinity Methodist Church as our
teacher. In addition to her signature on this Promotion Certificate,
the other two are also of note: W. Kenneth Bradshaw is the father of
Billy Bradshaw (HHS - '65) and his younger sister, Susan (I
think); and Esdras S. Gruver is the father of
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From Me ('65) of NC - 02/17/06 - "St. Paul's Episcopal Church:
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I spotted this beautiful old postcard on eBay the other day. |
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Those of you happy souls who were fortunate enough to
have taken the Magical Mystery
Tour last October may recall that this is the same church which I
spotted from the side street, yelled, "What's THAT?!?" (as though I'd
never seen it before), and Dave and Dave were gracious enough to stop
everything and circle the block so I could have a closer look. Thanks
again, Gentlemen!
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http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-places-worship.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/st-pauls-episcopal.html - somewhat redesigned This page has no hymn attached. Kathy, I think you need to select one for us. A title will do; we can locate it once we know what it is we want. And of course, I not only knew the church, I had been inside to attend a funeral of a close friend. Perhaps that's why I keep blocking my memory of it. You know how I love denial......... |
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/30/06
- "Why I love the south":
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Carol,
If you can stop laughing, you
might include one of these each upcoming newsletter ....
unless you think it undignified.
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Oh, yes, this looks like fun..........
Thanks, David!
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If it looks as if I've skipped around on what to include in this edition, that's only because it's so true. There is much, much more awaiting us, and I've not lost any of those precious goodies; I'm processing them now Thanks for your patience! |
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Monday, Monday
(The Mamas and the Papas)
Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.
Monday Monday, can't trust that day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh Monday Monday, how could you leave and not take me.
Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.
Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time
Monday Monday, ...
"Monday,
Monday" midi courtesy of
http://members.cxp.com/clown/Midi.htm
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/06/06
Thanks, Dave!
(seems appropriate, eh?)
Yes, it does, David - thanks!
"Monday,
Monday" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thebigchill/mondaymonday.htm
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/06/06
Thanks again, Dave!
"Crying Petal" Image courtesy of http://drawings.love.ecards.free.fr/ulybka-art/images/crying-petal-2.jpg - 02/20/06
Red Roses Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars22.html - 02/01/05
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Anchor clip art
courtesy of Steve Silsby (FHS - '72) of NC
- 12/14/05
Thanks, Steve!
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
And if I ever knew the answer - which I
probably did - I can't remember that either at the moment. I think I
did. Maybe. 
