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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Isn't that just the cutest little silly happy bunny ever?!?
If this letter
makes any sense whatsoever, it is purely coincidental. I just ripped out a
large chunk of it to save for later
in the day - when I'm not running! Look for Part II - sometime before
midnight...
NEWBIES:
1. Helen Flax Kierstead ('58) of Ontario - 03/25/05:
I read, I think, that
someone contributed money for this website. If that's the case, let me know.
Look after yourself! : )
GIGGLES!
That's funny, Helen! I personally still can't figure out how a FAX works.
It's totally incomprehensible to me -
and I plan to keep it that way, because I'd rather believe in magic!
Anyway - welcome to our Merry Band!
I've added you here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
Thanks, Helen - and welcome!
And yes, would
you believe that from time to time people actually send me money to do that
which I so love to do?!?
They are the greatest!
A Look Back at Easter of 1949 - Courtesy of Jimmy Parker ('62) of VA - 07/18/04:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/spring-1949-hampton-ave.html
Thanks again, Jimmy-Jimmy! You and Forrest (Powell - '63 - of VA) and Kathleen (Powell - '60) are all just sooo precious!
STORY - http://www.ahherald.com/barbieri/2003/ls030417_easter_bonnet.htm
Eggsactly!
I think you've heard a story similar to this from me before, and I want you to
know, Suzanne, that I wore my white
3-1/2" heels to church this morning. The Burden of Civilization is upon
us! GIGGLES!!!
From Mary Ellen Salzano of CA - 03/24/05:
Thanks, Mary Ellen! We wish you well with your efforts. Hopefully you'll hear from some of our subscribers.
I'm also posting your note here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/famous-marines.html
Send your son a big "Semper Fidelis" from me!
From Helen Flax Kierstead ('58) of Ontario - 03/25/05:
Thanx, Carol. That's
terrific. I have already emailed (Raoul Weinstein - '57 - of FL). He'll
be so
surprised. When your fingers get tired of typing and you get weary responding to
all these emails,
just think of the joy and smiles and warmth you bring to us all as you help us
rekindle, reconnect and
rejoice in remembering and touching our past again. Especially those who moved
away and have been
gone for so many years. Who could really thank you enough?
I'm so excited that you were able to contact
Raoul, Helen. The fact that he mentioned you in his Music Trivia Quiz for
the
Class of 1957, and you joined our midst practically at the same moment could not
have been coincidental!
Thank you for your kind
words. It's very difficult for me to explain to others how deeply I
cherish the privilege of doing
what I do. What an honor it is for me!
From Doug Nelson ('64) of VA - 03/25/05:
Hi Carol,
A couple of days ago you mentioned in your newsletter that you didn't remember
the Newport News Fire Department's
practice tower behind the football field. Perhaps it would jog your memory to
look through the window in the picture of the
NNHS Band practicing in 1956
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/band/band-56.jpg
It seems you would remember all that black smoke pouring out of it when they did
have practice there.
I have been browsing your newsletter pages regularly since I have gotten on your
mailing list a couple of years ago. I enjoy
it more than I thought I would. I try to resist the urge to send in
remembrances, though.
Keep it up!
Doug Nelson, '64
Doug, bless your sweet heart! I
hate to admit the extent to which that has been annoying me! I mean,
seriously, how
could I forget something that big?!? And it was long-past making me feel
stupid (and I do so dislike feeling stupid!), and it
was waking me up in the middle of the night, and it was wasting my time as I
looked in vain to find a shot of it somewhere.
With great effort, I caught a brief vision of it in some corner of my mind of
the blond brick, but it didn't last long enough for me
to really "see".
And there it is - right out the band room window! And how often did I used to look out those windows?!?
I really, really appreciate this, Doug! Thank you so much!
But I do have one question. Why on earth would you try to resist the urge to send in remembrances?!? That's why we're here!!!
From Jimmy Hines ('640 of Northern VA - 03/25/05:
What? You
went to Walter Reed too? I didn't know that. I think I was responsible
for having a book removed from the
library there because I did a report on it for class...I didn't have to get
much older to realize that it really shouldn't have
been in an elementary/intermediate school library...Of
Mice and Men
for 6th graders?
And, yes, Ronnie (Phillips - '65 - of VA) and
Mickey (Spivey - '65 - of FL) were two of the most fun people to be
around. Ronnie, Willie, Bobby (my brother), Brooks (Bloxom -
'64 - of VA), I and others by the way, were 'the boys
in the balcony' at Tabernacle Baptist Church to whom Rev. Tesh
would give the admonition 'We'll be through
in a few minutes, boys', or something like that, to help us pay attention near
the end of the Sunday morning worship service.
He really wanted us to know and do good things. We were just
being...boys...and he knew that.
Okay,
so there's no Tabernacle Baptist Church page here, either! Who's
the slacker running this site anyway?!? Oh, yeah,
that would be me. Never mind.
Re: Brooks Bloxom ('64 - of VA), my Dad was
friends with Brooks Bloxom, Bobby's dad. I don't know Bobby's/Brooks'
given names, but it would make sense from that point. I think Bobby/Brooks is
the last person I saw as we drove away
from my Dad's funeral, during my senior year in college. Thanks, Brooks...I
always appreciated your being there, if that
was you-35 years does dim some memories.
According
to my trusty 1964 Anchor, his real name is "Earl Brooks Bloxom, Jr."
One would assume he began using his
actual given name when he "grew up". I have it on good authority that
there are people who actually grow up - although I always
thought that was rather pointless, personally. Brooks is not on our
mailing list, and although we do have many who read the
Newsletters without reporting in, as it were (What is it you call them, Chip -
"lurkers"??), I do not believe Bobby is one of them -
which may be just as well for me! WILD GIGGLES!!! (Keep
reading....)
And, to Mrs. Patterson,
the Sanitary Restaurant is where my folks would take us for lunch
whenever we were in town
that time of day. It was a great place, and we always enjoyed eating there!
WOW! On school days, we would go to the Palace
Restaurant, or Mike's Hot Dog Stand,
or to the boarding house over on West Avenue.
Grayson Blount ('62) lived
in Seven Oaks, and he let me tag along a few times to the boarding
house, where we ate dinner-not lunch!-with the
shipyard
workers who were there. As I recall, we had to run the whole way there and
back, in order to eat and be back in class on time!
Okay, we're going to have
to make a Sanitary Restaurant page any second now, aren't we?
Speaking of getting 3's in citizenship...Dear, sweet
Mrs. (Barbara) Diamonstein was my first year Spanish teacher, and I
managed to do academically and socially very well in her class, earning an A
for the class, with a 1 in Citizenship because she
liked everyone I think, and everyone really liked her. I do not remember being
timid in her class, and we all had a great time.
Well, Mrs. Diamonstein did not return the next year, as she was busy having a
baby, and in walked Miss Joan McKenna, fresh
out of college and speaking Spanish-solely-from the gitgo! Well, I still
managed an A in the class, but my 1 in citizenship became
a 4, and I was just simply trying to be my usual engaging self! I think I
improved, but don't recall how much. Between the two
of them as my teachers, I was able to clep a year and a half of Spanish in
college, even though I worked the first year after high
school. So...Thanks, ladies! The only person I remember being in those classes
is Carol Ann Firestone ('66). Carol Ann, I
wonder what your recollection is?
To Dave (Spriggs - '64 - of VA), I sometimes minimize the screen and
let the newsletter music run while I do something else,
which I am doing right now. And, yes, the programming of what music goes with
what section is wonderful! I have always thought
that, and apologize for not mentioning it before. Remembering the first
section I looked at some time ago and hearing the Saint-
Saens, I thought to myself 'this is really appropriate' and was as impressed
as I am now. Thanks for a great job to both of you
on this one!
That would be this page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/typhoondeaths.html
This is also known as the
page I haven't been able to bring myself to update since 08/01/04. I'm
almost numb enough now that I'll
be able to do that any day now. I remember the night (07/01/03) when
David found that perfect selection of Saint-Saen's Organ
Symphonyvery well. It was absolutely astonishing to me, but the man is a
genius. The thanks are all his, Jimmy. I just hit a few
buttons, and voila!
Thanks again, Dave.
By the way, I ran into Bill Gruver ('62 - of
Northern VA) a few years ago at Oakton HS one weekend at a marching band
contest held there. He was a band parent, and had built the 'tower' that the
band director ran rehearsals from. He didn't recognize
me either of course. I had been a lowly underclassman when he was a senior at
that time, I think! But we had a nice talk.
I hope you and yours have a nice weekend. Please take care of yourself. Thanks, Jimmy
Thank you so much, Jimmy! I'm so glad you've joined us!
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 03/26/05:
GIGGLES! Thanks, Adonis! We're all waiting!
From Cookie Phillips ('64) of VA - 03/26/05:
Bobby Bloxom ('64 - of VA) (my former cousin-in-law) will always be
Bobby to me also. I've known his name was
Brooks for many years, but he will always be the cute Bobby from NNHS and a nice
Bobby too.
Cute?
CUTE?!? Cookie Honey, that man is, was, and forever
shall be, incredibly gorgeous! I remember one day in the
Magruder School playground when
I was but a shy little girl (that's right, Adonis, I was painfully shy -
c'est vrai!). I don't know
if it was during recess or after school or in the summertime. And no,
Jimmy-Jimmy, I don't even remember what I was wearing.
All I remember is sitting in adjoining swings with Bobby and swinging oh, so
slowly, and he was talking to me - to ME! Talk
about being bedazzled! I could barely breathe, looking into his gorgeous
big brown eyes! I don't know how I even managed
to walk home after that!
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I rest my case.
Shhhhh! Don't y'all tell him that story! GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Cookie!
From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 03/26/05:
MORE GIGGLES! Thanks, Judy!
From Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) of VA - 03/26/05:
Here is a picture of four other Surry Power Station employees and me at the
Relay For Life Corvette show
at Downtown Norfolk's Waterside. A total of 120 Corvettes were on display
ranging in years from 1958
through 2005. Mine is the light blue one, second from the right. The black one,
second from left, belongs
to Huntington High graduate Bernie Howard (1970).
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WOWZERS! Thanks, Babe! I know you had fun! That is a mighty pretty Vette you have there - and FUN, too!
From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 03/26/05:
Carol -- I don't remember if I
saw this in the NNHS Newsletter or not -- the "Easter Bunny Rap":
http://www.starterupsteve.com/swf/rapeasterbunny.html
GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Ronnie! That's so cute!
From Aretie Gallins Danley Patterson ('59) of Northern VA - 03/27/05:
Carol,
Please let
Ronnie Miller ('59 - of NC) know that I loved the memory about the poster he
made when I ran
for secretary. I had forgotten all about the misspelling of the word secretary!
I ran for secretary of the student
body when we were in the tenth grade. My good friend, Peggy Dail White ('59),
won the election. Now that
Ron has brought me such delight with that memory, I decree that his arm stop
hurting from the twist!!!!
Thanks, Ron. I enjoyed the remembrance!
Aretie Gallins Danley Patterson
NNHS 1959
MORE GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Aretie!
From Diane Sandler Marcus ('69) of MD - 03/27/05:
I just want
to tell you (and I am sure I speak for many others), that I truly appreciate all
that you do to keep
NNHS alive. Your dedication to this website, as well as your creativity never
cease to amaze me. I am just
thankful that you are so talented and able to do all that you do. THANK YOU,
Diane
WOW! Thank YOU, Diane!
Well - I
seem rather giggly today - even for me! Could it have anything to do with
the sugar from the Easter candy?!?
NAAAHH!!!
Y'all take care of each other, and I'll be back with Part II before midnight!! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Easter Parade
Irving
Berlin,1933
In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over
I'll be the proudest fellow in that Easter Parade
On the avenue, I'm talkin' 'bout 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to that Easter Parade
(In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it
I'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade
Oh, I'll be all in clover and when they look you over
You'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade)
On the avenue, I'm talkin' 'bout 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about that Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to that Easter Parade
(In the Easter Parade)
"Easter Parade" midi courtesy of http://rats2u.com/clipart/holidays/easter_midi.htm - 03/23/05
"Easter Parade" lyrics courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3225/Older_Stuff/Easter_Parade.txt - 03/22/05
Dancing Easter Bunny clip art courtesy of http://d21c.com/AnnesPlace/Easter.html - 03/22/05
Purple "Happy Easter" Greeting clip art courtesy of http://d21c.com/AnnesPlace/Easter3/Egreet22.gif - 03/22/05
Egg Line divider clip art courtesy of http://www.horse-races.net/clip/clip-eastclip.htm - 07/18/04
Bunny Line clip art courtesy of http://d21c.com/AnnesPlace/Easter2.html - 03/22/05
Little Brown Bunnies clip art courtesy of http://www.smart-central.com/HolidayPages/easterparade.htm - 03/22/05