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03/24/06
- NNHS Newsletter "But will they come when you do call for them?"
- William Shakespeare |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I had really thought I would be able to issue a Bonus Newsletter yesterday, but as midnight approached it wasn't really even close to being finished - not even counting the twelve new senior portraits needing to be scanned...... Additionally, as it has grown quite long due to the delay, I have reserved some of the other entries I received for the next Newsletter, be it tomorrow or Monday. |
BIRTHDAYS - PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE:
Happy
Belated Birthday to
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one of my friends from waaay back at
Magruder School,
And Happy Birthday tomorrow to
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 03/22/06
- "NNHS Class of 1961 45-Year Class Reunion":
Hi, Carol:
Just a quick note to make you aware of the plans that
are underway for the 45th Year Reunion of the NNHS Class of 1961. Class
Vice-President,
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As is your usual practice on the website, you might
consider giving some publicity of this event.
Of
course! How's this for a start?
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/ In that regard, I am giving a copy of this message to Jane, in case she would like to communicate directly with you with respect to placing an announcement regarding the event on your TYPHOON website.
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
Thanks, Joe!
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From Jane Monfalcone Simmons
('61) of VA - 03/23/06 - "NNHS Class of 1961 45-Year
Class Reunion":
Hi Carol!
We welcome all NNHS alumni to join us.
We will be
having social hour/dinner on Saturday evening at 6:30 pm at the Radisson
and brunch on Sunday morning. The cost will be $65 for dinner and $20 for
brunch ($75 for both). The Radisson is holding a block of rooms for us
until June 14. The cost is $139 plus tax. For additional information I
can be reached at
janesi722@cox.net or 757-898-5009. It would be great if you could
give us some publicity. We're hoping Coaches
Driesell and
Nuttycombe will be attending.
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Thanks for
your help.
Jane
Hi, Jane! I
just changed the promo on the front of the website (which I just
redesigned last night) to reflect the additional information:
Your reunion (being first) gets
top billing. And I'm thrilled and delighted that
it's an OPEN reunion!
I'm in the process of
creating reunion planning pages for all the classes who are at that stage
right now:
To make them more
appealing and informative,
I've been doing them in the respective class colors, with the flowers,
motto, sponsors, etc., as shown on these pages:
I can almost read your
motto on page 120 of the 1961 Anchor. Was it, "Look forward
with hope, look backward with pride"??? And I can find your sponsors
and committee heads, but no clue of your colors or flowers. Could you
help me with those?
By the way, did
you notice your picture on one of the illustrations in Brownie's poem?
Thanks, Jane!
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From John London (Warwick HS - '57) of VA - 03/22/06:
Ok Carol, may I just say;
WOWEZRONIRINI!!!! (or however it is that one sez that). Your site is
addictive, should have a warning label!
I have heard rumors to that effect ...... WILD GIGGLES!!!
I have been happily working
my way through ALL the newsletters (now about to complete 2004 - well I
started it backwards and can't bring myself to admit I screwed up), and
finding them not only vastly entertaining, but educational as well.
You have accrued so many
wonderful accolades for your labor-of-love adventure that I almost
hesitate to add to them lest it be too little. Now, having said that; has
it occurred to you that what you are doing is not only great fun for so
many people that have a shared experience, but is also important?
Thank you, John. I do feel it is important, or I could never justify the hours I spend working on it. The beauty of it all is that it brings me so much joy in the process. And if others share in that joy, mine is thereby doubled.
The obvious of course is
that you are providing a forum for folks to re-connect and re-live fun
times from the past. We need that. Maybe not so obvious is that you are
also creating an important digital historical record of major and minor
events of people's lives through recollections, anecdotes and images. And
.... you do it all with such style, caring, and wonderful wit that I can't
imagine anyone doing it better!
And all that .... Carol
Sweetie ... is important and fun.
Thanks for what you do (you
obviously love it!), and thanks for allowing an old WHS DUDE to
participate a little!
John London (WHS-57)
I do love it so, John! Feel free to contribute whenever
you like. Your movie theater images were a big hit - especially with
me! Thanks so much!
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From Al Simms ('60) of VA - 03/22/06:
<<I posted
neither of your email addies. That requires your specific permission:>>
Carol,
I did not realize that and had not noticed that my email is not there
until now. Please post it -
asimmsjr@aol.com - in the open.
Oh, yeah, that's true, all right. It's one of those privacy issues. I myself was separated for so long from so many dear friends that I've posted several of my email addies in as many places as I could find in the hope that some of them would find me - and it worked. But most people are not quite so open as I am. Once I obtain permission, however, I'll gladly post email addresses either on one of the several class contact pages, or on the Alumni List, or on both - as I just did yours! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-1960.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html The latter is a great solution for people from other schools, should they so desire.
Thanks, Al!
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 03/22/06:
Hi, Carol:
May I suggest that
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We appreciate being given an opportunity to recall a
bit of history of the Peninsula while we were TYPHOON.
Thanks, Joe! I added your note to that discussion:
I was very excited to find that
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TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
Yeah, y'all ought to take a few moments and read over the Alumni List. http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html I think you'd be
surprised at some of the names you'll find listed there. Sometimes
even I'm surprised to see all those names!
But no, it certainly wouldn't hurt to ask. You know my motto (or one of them, anyway), "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." Oh, Ron-nie, got pool pics?? For those of y'all who may have forgotten, the pool is where I first met Joe back in 1957, when he tried valiantly to teach me how to swim. Go read the page. Some of those stories are hysterical! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-S-Z.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/pool.html
Thanks, Adonis!
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From Eric Huffstutler (Bethel
HS - '75) of VA - 03/22/06 - "Picture":
From
Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA - 03/22/06:
Cuz. Paul Laurence Dunbar - one of my fav's. Read - "We Wear the Mask" and "Life's Tragedy." Love that man. Love, Pam Hmmm, as I was looking, I also found this one entitled "Life", and it seems rather ironic, if not altogether tragic: http://www.plethoreum.org/dunbar/gallery/Life.asp He got me with that tragic one, though.......: "We count our joys not by what we have,
Ouch. And you're right; he certainly had a way with words and feelings. Many of Dunbar's poems (which you may also opt to hear read by Herbert Martin) are available here: http://www.plethoreum.org/dunbar/gallery.asp By the way, it's nice to
know that someone is noticing the quotations! Thanks, Cousin Pam!
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From Eric Huffstutler (Bethel
HS - '75) of VA - 03/22/06 - "Our Old Cars - update":
Carol On your Our Old Cars page http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-old-cars.html You have a section where the cars are not identified but left in question. Having worked in the auto industry over 20 years before changing careers and also being a car enthusiast, here are their identifications for you... John Shepherd ('55) and Doris Bowden ('55) are in a Morris Minor Convertible. These imports are hard to date but probably a 1953. His license plate is 1954 - back when we changed plates every year instead of sticking a new year sticker on them as we do today. ![]() ![]() Frank Benson ('59) and group are on and next to a 1957 Lincoln Premier Convertible. And the last picture of the General Auto Sales dealership - These are 1960 model year cars - on the front row are 1960 Plymouth Furies and the red car is a 1960 Plymouth Valiant. Hope that helps? :-) Eric S. Huffstutler BHS '75 Boy Howdy! You're a Renaissance man, Eric! Thanks so much! Your labels have been added: |
From Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 03/22/06:
Carol,
Thanks for the Happy Birthday. http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html It is hard to believe I can no longer start my age with a 5 but now a 6. I just don't know how it got here so quickly. But I am certainly grateful, I am here to enjoy it. Isn't that such a funny feeling?!? I remember a night back in 1968 when I was talking with some friends. One asked me when I was born. I told her 1947, and a very wistful look passed over her face, and she said softly, "That's the year I graduated from high school." And I watched her for a bit as discreetly as I could, and it was obvious a whole cavalcade of memories was playing through her mind, and I thought, "Hmmmm, I wonder how that must feel?"
And now "I R 1". Semi-sad
giggles!
AHA!!!
A marvelous question!!!
OH, YOWZERONI - I certainly hope that's
open to one and all, especially after the way I've been hyping it!
Oh, Reunion
Com-mit-tee - Could we have a
ruling please??
Thank you, Cookie!
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From Melody Clendenin DeBerry (Warwick HS - '66) of VA - 03/22/06 -
"Hello...still here":
Hi, Carol
Melody!!! You ARE here!
I hope you are feeling
okay. You are the angel of the NNHS internet, and many folks worry when
you are not your usual sparkling Carol. Take care of your special self.
WILD GIGGLES!!! Y'all don't miss much, do ya?!?
I had to write about the
coal piers, too. My dad, Al Clendenin, was a Customs Inspector who
spent many hours boarding those ships at the coal piers. Our Sunday
drives usually ended down there, watching the coal cars turn upside down
and dump their contents. My brother and I thought it was so cool! Just
like you, I thought my dad was the most wonderful man on earth. One
of my proudest days was when he took my whole fifth grade class from
Deer Park Elementary School down to the piers to tour and board a
ship. He worked with other Customs Inspectors whose sons went to
NNHS -
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When he retired, he was
the Port Director.
How cool!
Thanks, Melody! I added that information to the page: I've been saddened to
see the deaths here in the newsletter and our newspaper lately. Losing
And that's what make you such a
delightful and special person, Melody. And you've raised a very good
point. I know I'm the Queen of Denial,
but I don't think I've experienced such a total state of disbelief in a
mighty long time. I simply couldn't comprehend that Kathy could
really be gone!
When my father died so very suddenly in 1960 and our home started filling with beautiful flowers, I kept thinking, "Oh, wait till Daddy gets home and sees all these pretty flowers!" And then I'd remember. And it's the same now. A question will arise, and I'll think, "Oh, Kathy will know the answer to that one!" And she will, too.... God bless you, sweet lady....take care of yourself.
Melody Clendenin DeBerry
Thanks so much, Melody!
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From Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) of VA - 03/22/06:
Carol ... Speaking of bullovawack .... here is cheer number 13 from the 1944 Hampton High School Cheerleader Yells sheet (where do I find these things???) Bulova Wack Bulova Wack Pass the ball to the quarterback 1-2- Shove it through - HIKE
Tommee, why am I not the least bit
surprised that you're the first one to know this answer?!?
AHA!!! Thanks, Tom! I added
that correction to the page: Thanks again, Babe!
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From Eric Huffstutler (Bethel
HS - '75) of VA - 03/22/06 -
"Photo Restoration...":
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA to
Fred Field ('45 - of CA) - 03/22/06 - "HRPE":
Fred, I read your account of the C&O Bridge and your employment at HRPE. My aunt has often told me stories of her working there. Perhaps you knew her. |
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Her name was
Shirley Linkous, and I happen to have a photo of her
taken during her employment there. She began on 12 March 1945 and worked in
the Office of the Director of Personnel. And she can sing, too! For further details, see: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/wgh.html
Thanks for sharing this again, David!
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From Fred Field ('45) of CA to
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/23/06 - "Shirley
Linkous":
Hello Dave, Thu. Mar. 23, 06
Yes, I knew Shirley Linkous. She was in the Feb. 1945 NNHS class. I was in the June 1945 class. We celebrate our reunions together as "Classes of 1945." I did not know her well. Probably our paths crossed mostly at musical events - she was in the chorus and I one of the band nerds. I think she also soloed at many musical events, probably special assemblies and perhaps at game openings. We are both shown in our Anchors as having earned music letters. Our first reunion was in Sept. 1990. The list of respondents shows that your aunt, Shirley Linkous Callaway, planned to attend. Brief info. submitted stated that husband was Charles Callaway, and that they had one child. Address then was (in Texas). Her life occupation was vocalist. Interests were aerobic dancing, music and traveling........ The HRPE hiring of high school boys for summer 1943 was an experiment that failed. In the late spring we had trained after school to become "Junior Tallymen." And got paid for those two hour sessions! However in June, when we reported for work, there was some kind of problem - union, I supposed. As a result, we were all given other jobs. I ended up being a messenger - some became office boys. Subsequently the HRPE did not hire high school boys for summer work. My crowd all ended up in the shipyard as helpers and at much lower pay.
Thank you, Fred.
I do get such a kick out of seeing how
our lives are so interwoven together!
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From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 03/23/06 - "GREAT
NEWSLETTER!!!":
That is another song that I just love! In the
summer of 2004 some friends visited us from Colorado. Since they had
lived here twice and knew many of the church folks I organized two
events and sent out a letter inviting about 50 people...for a boat
ride/dinner to Providence on Saturday and a cookout on Sunday. Both
were well-attended and our visitors got to see many of the folks they
knew from here. Shortly thereafter, in November, our former pastor (who
had attended the cookout with his wife) dropped dead at the age of 63.
So many of the friends called me or let me know how much they
appreciated those events because it was the last time they would see our
friend who died. Our stay on this earth is very brief...it is important
to love people while we are here. Hugs, jb
Thank you, Jean! That's probably the reason that song has been whirling through my head all week. Things happen, and they happen so quickly, and nothing is ever the same again. And that's another reason I keep harping about attending reunions. I don't simply encourage y'all to think about it if you're bored, or if you've nothing better to do with your time. I beg and cajole and all but twist your arm, because I think it's so vitally important. Certainly, they're fun and entertaining, but to me that is so secondary to it all. I firmly believe we should always avail ourselves of every opportunity to see the people we love and tell them just how much they mean to us. Of course, as is my usual fashion, I seriously doubt that I said any such thing to a single soul at any of the several reunions I've attended lately. I hope the obvious joy on my non-poker face, and a few delighted hugs and kisses and squeezes and giggles somehow communicated all of that for me when I was too excited to speak the things that were in my heart. Uh, oh.... I seem to be choking up again.......... Not that I ever do..... By the way, I was somewhat startled as I looked for that song to see it listed with gospel favorites. Somehow I'd never put it in quite that context, and personally find the lyrics equally applicable to all major religions. And while we've spent the last year or so celebrating all holidays and everything else together, I don't generally just throw out such numbers. But I knew it was pointless to argue with my head. That number just wanted to be played. I was delighted to find what I thought was a beautiful version of it. I'm glad you liked it! Thanks again, Lady!
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From Dave Arnold ('65) of VA - 03/23/06 - "Radio":
I don't usually recommend products, but I would
encourage everyone to give satellite radio a test. The selection of music
is not to be believed, especially the oldies. Lots of choices and no
commercials! Both XM Radio (www.xmradio.com)
and Sirius (www.sirius.com)
offer a free 3-day trial on your computer, so you can see what's out
there. It's kind of like having
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From Karen Weinstein Witte ('60) of FL - 03/23/06 - "60th Birthday":
Dear Carol,
After reading the comments about the
upcoming 60th birthday celebration, I thought I would share something with
you that I wrote as I was approaching my 60th birthday. I think many of
our classmates will be able to relate to it.
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Life Begins at 60 Even Better! How do I know that? I’ve been 40. I’ve even been 50. Not that life hasn’t been good…. sometimes even great….. sometimes even spectacular. But 60 is when it really begins. I’m counting on it. I’ve had lots of practice. I’ve been a daughter for 59 ½ years and a mother for almost 35. I started both in an entry-level position and slowly moved up the ladder one slippery rung at a time. I’m overdue (no pun intended) for my next promotion – grandchildren. I’ll be at least 60 by then. Sure, lots of folks have reached that point at a younger age but 60 just seems like the magic number for me. Young enough to remember all the mistakes I made with my kids but old enough to say, “I did the best I could.” I’m not sure I really believe that in my heart of hearts but I do believe that it is time to let the guilt go. Sixty should be guiltless. It’s too late anyway. My kids are grown. I’ve been through a divorce. I didn’t become responsible for myself until I was in my 40’s. And, I can no longer fit into my prom gown. At almost sixty, I’m a little older, a little wiser, a little heavier, and a whole lot happier. Despite all the mistakes I’m sure I made, my kids are truly the brightest candles on my cake. I wouldn’t mind some little mini-candles soon, but I’ll try hard not to press. After all, sixty should be guiltless. So.. after surviving some major life changes in my 30’s and 40’s, I finally managed to grow up. I learned that I can take care of myself. I can be a grown-up. I can move my kids to a new city and make a new life. I can work full-time, buy a home, and buy a car. I can have braces and hot flashes at the same time. Best of all, I can find a man who accepts me and loves me for who I was, who I am, who I will be, and all the struggles in between. And, even though I’m several sizes larger than my prom gown, I’m now wearing something made from an amazing fabric that took years for me to design. It’s a blend of independence, self-confidence, and comfort. When I return to my high school reunions every five years, no matter what I’m wearing, I see myself in a cheerleader’s uniform. Looking ahead to grandchildren, early retirement, and spending more time with a husband who makes me laugh, I know that life begins for me even better at sixty. |
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P.S. I now have one gorgeous granddaughter
and a grandson on the way! Life does begin at 60 even better!
Karen
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REALLY, REALLY BACKLOGGED:
This is so old it's
downright embarrassing
- but it's fun!
From Dave Arnold ('65) of VA - 11/15/06 - Reunion CD #4 - Saturday, October 22,
2005:
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 01/30/06
- "Why I love the south" (#23 in a Series):
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, David, oh, no. No, that's just wrong.
Oh, dear......
Thanks, Dave!
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And by the way, if I haven't told y'all lately, I do love you. You've brought an incredible amount of joy and fulfillment into my life. I've always been a happy person, but these last several years with y'all have been the happiest of my life. And I'd say a buncha more mushy stuff right about here, but I suddenly can't seem to see my keyboard.......... Y'all take extra good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! |
Love to all, Carol
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All I've Got to Do
Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, 1963
(The Beatles)
Whenever I want you around, yeah.
All I gotta do,
Is call you on the phone,
And you'll come running home,
Yeah, that's all I gotta do.
And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah.
All I gotta do,
Is whisper in your ear
The words you long to hear,
And I'll be kissin' you.
And the same goes for me,
Whenever you want me at all.
I'll be here, yes I will, whenever you call.
You just gotta call on me, yeah,
You just gotta call on me.
And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah.
All I gotta do,
Is call you on the phone,
And you'll come running home,
Yeah, that's all I gotta do.
And the same goes for me,
Whenever you want me at all.
I'll be here, yes I will, whenever you call.
You just gotta call on me, yeah,
You just gotta call on me.
"All I've Got to Do" midi courtesy
of
http://rock.mididb.com/beatles/aharddaysnight/
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA – 10/29/05
Thanks, Dave!
"All I've Got to Do" lyrics courtesy
of
http://www.iqm.ro/beatles/lyrics/pallivego.html
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA – 10/29/05
Thanks again, Dave!
NOTE: This page was unavailable at
press time, so the lyrics are actually courtesy
of
http://members.iinet.net.au/~midana/withtheb.html
- 03/22/06
First Phone Image courtesy of Phonecoinc.com - 10/24/03
Second Phone Image taken by Me on Friday, December 3, 1999
Rose Hearts Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars12.html - 03/24/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Teddy Bear clip art courtesy of http://www.resourcesforbears.com/CLIPART/pix/bearb.gif - 03/23/05
Animated Yehaa Typhoon
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks so much, Al!
Bruin clip art courtesy of Eric
Huffstutler (Bethel HS - '75) of VA - 03/22/06
Thanks, Eric!
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Animated Dancing Smiley
clip art also courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks again, Al!