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Church Street, Norfolk, VA |
Church Street, Norfolk, VA |
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“On with the dance! let joy be
unconfined;
-
George Gordon, Lord Byron,
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, 1812-1818 |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Today's
Newsletter theme (first suggested by our Wizard of Wonderment,
Dave Spriggs - '64 - of VA)
is so fabulous, it's making it's third appearance:
http://nnhs65.com/04-06-05-NNHS-Quarter-to-Three.html
http://nnhs65.com/04-07-07-NNHS-Quarter-to-Three.html
On both of these earlier occasions, I said the same thing:
"I hope you're
enjoying this MIDI as much as I am; I just keep hiking the volume and letting it
blast away. I personally think it's
one of the best that Dave has ever found for us.
Thanks so much, David! You're simply the best!"
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdrMIqqdcnw - Quarter to Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Gerald
Leonard ('66) of VA
AND Aaron
(Hank) Smith ('69)!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Marc Snyder
('65) of NC!
Happy Birthday this week to:
09 -
Denise Roane (Hampton HS - '71) of VA;
10 -
Dale Parsons, Sr. (June '48) of VA
AND
Skip Wood ('65) of NC;
11 -
Brownie Shaffer Haracivet ('62)
of VA
AND
Susan Avent Hill ('66) of VA
AND
Kathy Cooper ('70) of VA;
12 - Harvey Weinstein ('57)
AND
Richard Rawls ('71) of VA;
Many Happy Returns to You All!
THIS DAY IN WWII:
April 6, 1938 - The United States recognized the German conquest
of Austria. April 6, 1945 - Sarajevo was liberated from the German and Croatian Nazis by the Yugoslav Partisans. |
THIS DAY IN 1965: Tuesday, April 6, 1965 - The launch of Early Bird, the first communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit. Tuesday, April 6, 1965 - The British Government announced the cancellation of the TSR-2 aircraft project. Tuesday, April 6, 1965 - Singer/songwriter Frank Black a.k.a. Black Francis, was born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV in Boston, Massachusetts. Tuesday, April 6, 1965 - Athlete Lieve Slegers was born in Turnhout, Vlaanderen, Belgium. Tuesday, April 6, 1965 - Football player Sterling Sharpe was born in Chicago, Illinois. |
From
Bill Lee (Warwick HS - '54) of NC -
04/05/10 - "We shall build good ships...":
...attached is the
unlikely story of one of the oldest and most successful of all the many
vessels built by NNS. Some of you may have seen shorter versions of this story recently. But none of them included details I thought would be of interest to Newport News shipbuilders, their families and friends. Or conveyed the pride that I believe properly should be an integral part of her story. That's my job; that's what I do. http://www.nnhs65.com/BILL-LEE/SS-MEDINA.pdf
And you do it so well, Bill!
WOWZERS!!!
Thanks so very much!
http://nnhs65.com/old-stomping.html |
From Jim Dossett ('66) of NC - 04/05/10 - "GIANT":
BOY HOWDY!
Thanks, Jim - good to hear from you!
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL -
04/05/10 - "Hijacked":
Hi, Carol:
Freehost keeps highjacking the news
website when using Google or Bing. I had saved the URL for your
newer version of NNHS65 website, and today tried to access it using
that "Favorite" and was directed to Freehost.
If you ever tried to throw away your old
boomerrang you know it just keeps coming back to you. Well...hope
your subscribers don't get frustrated.
SHEESH!
There must be some
relatively painless way to correct this problem....
On a sad note, my recent inquiry about a
Typhoon Basketball player,
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He was involved in a serious automobile
accident that broke both legs and left him partially crippled in his
remaining years.
Surely other subscribers to your fine
Newsletter
will also remember Number 32 from the
1955 Men's Basketball Team. Richard was moved up from the
Junior Varsity Team to the Varsity Team, and made a fine
contribution to the success of that team.
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
I'm so very sorry to hear of
Richard's passing, Joe. I ran his name through the Social Security Death Index, and found the following dates for a Richard Lavender in Virginia: b. 20 May 1938; d. 23 Sept 1981
At first I thought this was a
different Richard Lavender, as not only was the death date about ten
years earlier than what I was expecting to see, but his birth date was a
year or two younger than I thought it would be. But then I noticed
that you mentioned he was actually younger than the other Varsity
Basketball players. |
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I checked the junior and senior
images in the 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1958 Anchors and could not
find him anywhere, except on page 96 of the 1955. This is not so very unusual, as more than a few NNHS students did not have their individual portraits made. It might also indicate that he left our Sacred Walls before that time, but we do not discriminate here, and want to include all such on our In Memoriam pages. Can anyone please tell me which class or classes can lay claim to Richard?? |
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1955 Anchor - p. 96 | ||
Thanks so much, Adonis! ![]() |
From ezine@jimrohn.com - 04/05/10:
The Four Emotions That Can
Lead to Life Change
by Jim Rohn |
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.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf
http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf
http://www.nnhs65.com/CNC-CNU/61-63-DECADERS-ADDENDA.doc
Contact Dr. Chambers at cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.
Thanks, Jane!
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FINALLY:
From ArcaMax Jokes - 04/05/10:*************
A Little Mixed Up
Just a line to say I'm living,
That I'm not among the dead.
Though I'm getting more forgetful
And more mixed up in the head.
For sometimes I can't remember,
When I stand at foot of stairs,
If I must go up for something,
Or if I've just come down from there.
And before the fridge so often
My poor mind is filled with doubt
Have I just put food away?... or
Have I come to take some out?
And there're times when it is dark out,
With my night cap on my head
I don't know if I'm retiring
Or just getting out of bed.
So... if it's my turn to write you
There's no need of getting sore,
I may think that I have written
And don't want to be a bore!!
So, remember... I do love you
And I wish that you were here,
But now it's nearly mail time,
So I must say good-bye, my dear.
There I stood beside the mail box
With a face so very red
Instead of mailing you my letter,
I had opened it instead!!
My bifocals fit - my dentures are fine
My hearing aid works... but... I do miss my mind!!!
-- Author Unknown
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 16, 17, and 18, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1953 will hold its 57-Year Reunion. For details, contact Robert Walker at bobsawalker@verizon.net (757) 596-7722 or Betty Burns at bsb0735@cox.net (757) 223-9488 -
CLASS OF 19532. 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
3
. Saturday, June 12, 2010 - George Wythe Schools Closing Celebration. Contact Glory Gill (Wythe school nurse) at 727-2965 / ggill@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us with any questions or to contribute old memories - OPEN TO PUBLIC4.
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 19705. 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
6.
Saturday, October 9, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1963 will celebrate their 65th Birthdays at a Party on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Virginia Power Clubhouse, 1701 Waterview, Yorktown, VA from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. For details, contact Susie Overton Jones at tnsjones@charter.net. - CLASS OF 1963
7.
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.
OPEN TO ALL CLASSES, HOSTED BY THE CLASS
OF 1965
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- updated 03/31/10
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Y'all take care of each other!
TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have
Buckroe!
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Carol Buckley
Harty
618-530-9092
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or just
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SOME NOTES:
Daddy "G" and the Church Street Five were from Norfolk, as was Gary Bonds.
Daddy "G" was Gene Barge, and the Church Street was, indeed the one in Norfolk.
Those songs and many others with the "Norfolk Sound" were produced and often
written
by Frank Guida, who was Norfolk's version of Phil Spector.
- Dave
Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/08/05
WOWZERONI! Thanks, Dave!
Written by
Gene Barge,
Frank
Guida (26 May 1922 - 19 May 2007), and
Joseph Royster
Recorded by
Gary U.S. Bonds
(b. 06 June 1939), 1961
Don't you know that I danced, I danced till a quarter to three
With the help, last night, of Daddy G.
He was swingin' on the sax like a nobody could
And I was dancin' all over the room.
Oh, don't you know the people were dancin' like they were mad,
it was the swingin'est band they had, ever had.
It was the swingin'est song that could ever be,
It was a night with Daddy G.
Let me tell you now,
I never had it so good
Yeah, and I know you never could
Until you get hip with that jive
And take a band like the
Church Street Five.
Oh, don't you know that I danced,
I danced till a quarter to three
With the help last night of Daddy G.
Everybody was as happy as they could be
And they were swingin' with Daddy G.
Blow Daddy!
Let me tell you now,
I never had it so good
Yeah and I know you never could
Until you get hip with that jive
And take a band like the Church Street Five.
Oh, don't you know that I danced,
I danced till a quarter to three
With the help last night of Daddy G.
He was swingin' on the sax like a nobody could,
and I was dancin' all over the room
Oh, don't you know the
Dance, do bee wa dah
Dance, do bee wah dah
You can dance, do bee wah dah,
You can dance, dance, dance
"Quarter to Three" lyrics courtesy of http://www.ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/lyrics/q/quarter_to_three.txt
Church Street Postcards courtesy of
http://www.rkpuma.com/ov/nickel6guythumb5A.htm - 04/02/05
Animated Saxophone clip art courtesy of
http://www.hellasmultimedia.com/webimages/anim-htm/anim28.htm - 04/02/05
Colored
Musical Notes Divider Line
clip art courtesy of
http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars16.html -
04/02/05
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of
http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/
-
10/02/05 (still missing...)
Replaced courtesy o
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Animated Tantrum Smiley clip art courtesy of http://www.clipartof.com/details/emoticon/1923.html - 03/05/09
Animated USAF Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03