03/09/14 - NNHS Newsletter - Crazy

“Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong."

- Robert Anton Wilson
(18 Jan 1932 - 11 Jan 2007)

The song was leaked in late 2005, months before its regular release, and consequently received massive airplay on BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom, most notably by radio DJ Zane Lowe, who also used the song in television commercials for his show.^[1] When it was finally released in March 2006, it became the first single to top the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone. The song remained at the top of the British charts for nine weeks (which no other song had achieved in over ten years, and was only surpassed by Rihanna's "Umbrella" in July 2007) before the band and their record company decided to remove the single from music stores in the country so people would "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it."^[2] In spite of this deletion, the song became best-selling single of 2006 in the UK.^[3] Due to continued download sales, it reached a million sales in January 2011.

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2007, and was also nominated for The Record of the Year in the United Kingdom, which it lost to "Patience" by Take That.^[4] It was also nominated and further won a 2006 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song. The song was also named the best song of 2006 by Rolling Stone^[5] and by the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.^[6] The song was listed at #11 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s. The song is also in the #45 place in the list of the best songs ever of Acclaimed Music. In 2010, it was placed at #100 in the "updated" version of Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and ranked at the top position of Rolling Stone's top 100 songs of the decade (2000–2009). "Crazy" was notably performed at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards, with the band members dressed as various Star Wars characters...^[7][8]

March 09, 1944 - Soviet Army planes attacked Tallinn, Estonia

March 09, 1945 - The Bombing of Tokyo by the United States Army Air Forces in B-29 bombers began, one of the most destructive bombing raids in history.

March 09, 1945 - A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removed the French from power.

Sunday, March 09, 1964 - Football referee Herbert Fandel was born in Kyllburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Sunday, March 09, 1964 - Ice hockey player Phil Housley was born Phillip Francis Housley in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sunday, March 09, 1964 - Actress, singer, director Valérie Lemercier was born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France.

Sunday, March 09, 1964 - Footballer and manager Aleksandr Puštov was born in Estonia.

Sunday, March 09, 1964 - Police officer and talk show host Steve Wilkos was born Steven John Wilkos in Chicago, Illinois.

Sunday, March 09, 1964 - General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck of the Imperial German Army (b. 20 Mar 1870 in Saarlouis, Prussian Rhine Province) died in Hamburg at the age of 93.

...Also, would you please post the following in your next newsletter, pertaining to the NNHS Caps and future products being offered on my eBay Store.  These are the ones that I am donating part of the sales proceeds to you for support of the website; and to the Wounded Warriors Fund.

Our 1st Shipment/Order of the NNHS Logo Caps have arrived and are being packaged for shipping today; with shipments being sent out Monday & Tuesday: I have approximately 27 caps out of the first 100 ordered remaining. Anyone wishing to get a cap at the introductory price of $10.00 plus S/H of $4.59 may do so at my eBay Store:  After the initial order has been sold the price will go to the regular retail price of $14.95.

www.raglandtradingpost.com, or
www.raglandmilitaryproducts.com.

Thanks to those who purchased from the 1st Shipment! When I review the sales at the end of this month, I will begin offering other items, such as Mugs, T-Shirts, Jackets, key chains, etc.

I have already made a contribution to the NNHS65 Newsletter for support of Carol's efforts toward keeping us NNHS Classmates informed of noteworthy news; plus the Charity of Wounded Warriors Fund will receive a donation check quarterly, from the proceeds from Sales of these NNHS Logo Products.

In addition to the discounted prices for NNHS Logo Products, anyone purchasing additional products from any of my websites may contact me at: butchrag840@cs.com or raglandtradingpost.com with info pertaining to your purchases and I will send you a 20% refund of your total purchase price via Paypal to your payment account. You may contact me at anytime for additional information on these items and/or discounts offered.

I wish to give special thanks to:
 
  Dee Hodges Bartram ('66 - of VA)
Marvin Barnes ('65 - of VA)
      Wayne Stokes ('65 - of VA)

For their kind assistance in making these NNHS Logo Items available to our Classmates and friends of Newport News High School.

SPECIAL NOTE:

If you desire, instead of the 20% discount refund from the other items you may have purchased, I will be glad to send that refund to the Wounded Warriors Fund or to      Carol Buckley Harty ('65 - of NC) for support of the NNHS65 Newsletter.  These donations would be made on a quarterly basis!

Thank you,   

Butch

Carol,

I am sure that you know that    Butch Ragland '63 (of CO) has designed, ordered and received some nifty NNHS logo ball caps, which he is offering to alumni at a special price on EBAY.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151239502598?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

In addition, he said this on Facebook:

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Our 1st Shipment/Order of the NNHS Logo Caps have arrived and are being packaged for shipping today; with shipments being sent out Monday & Tuesday: I have approximately 27 caps out of the first 100 ordered remaining. Anyone wishing to get a cap at the introductory price of $10.00 plus S/H of $4.59 may do so at my eBay Store:
www.raglandtradingpost.com, or
www.raglandmilitaryproducts.com. 

Thanks to those who purchased from the 1st Shipment! When I review the sales at the end of this month, I will begin offering other items, such as Mugs, T-Shirts, Jackets, key chains, etc.

I have already made a donation to the NNHS65 Newsletter for support of Carol's efforts toward keeping us NNHS Classmates Informed of noteworthy news; plus the Charity of Wounded Warriors Fund will receive a donation check quarterly, from the proceeds from sales of these NNHS Logo Products.

In addition to the discounted prices for NNHS Logo Products, anyone purchasing additional products from any of my websites may contact me at: butchrag840@cs.com or raglandtradingpost.com with info pertaining to your purchases and I will send you a 20% refund of your total purchase price via Paypal to your payment account. You may contact me at anytime for additional information on these items and/or discounts offered. Thank you, Butch

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Perhaps another reminder to the newsletter subscribers would increase sales, while the alumni discount is in effect.
 

   Thank you, Haul Party!

   BOY HOWDY! Thanks, Sarah Sugah!