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04/08/11 - NNHS Newsletter -
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, -
John Greenleaf Whittier
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
It's time again for one of my
favorite songs.
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QtIHbFKRQY&NR=1 - This Nearly Was Mine - South Pacific (1958) - acted by Rossano Brazzi; sung by Giorgio Tozzi
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B9g477CxAI - This Nearly Was Mine - José Carreras
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcJz6M9fNI - This Nearly Was Mine - Howard Keel
BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSH6oBRw6rw - This Nearly Was Mine - Paolo Szot
BONUS #5 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IcmfBLm8HM -
This Nearly Was Mine - Frank
Sinatra, 1963 - my fave!
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_%28musical%29:
South Pacific is a
1949 musical with music by
Richard Rodgers,
lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and
Joshua Logan.
The story draws from
James A. Michener's
Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book
Tales
of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements
from several of its stories into a single plotline. The musical won the
Pulitzer
Prize for Drama in
1950. The issue of racial prejudice was sensitively and candidly
explored at a time when few musicals engaged in serious social
commentary. South Pacific is considered by some to be one of the greatest Broadway musicals.[1][2] Several of its songs, including "Bali Ha'i", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair", "Some Enchanted Evening", "Happy Talk", "Younger than Springtime", and "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy", have become worldwide standards. The Broadway production was nominated for and won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Libretto. It is the only musical production ever to have won all four Tony Awards for acting. The show was a critical and box office hit and has since enjoyed many successful revivals and tours and spawned a 1958 film and other adaptations... |
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_%28film%29:
South Pacific is a
1958 film adaptation of the
Rodgers
and Hammerstein musical
South Pacific, and based on
James A.
Michener's
Tales
of the South Pacific. The film was directed by
Joshua Logan and
starred Rossano
Brazzi, Mitzi
Gaynor,
John Kerr and Ray
Walston in the leading roles with
Juanita Hall as
Bloody Mary, the part that she had played in the original stage
production... Metropolitan Opera star Giorgio Tozzi provided the singing voice for the role of Emile de Becque in the film... |
REQUEST:
From Casagrande Nevio of Italy - 04/07/11 - "historic research":
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Denise Roane (Hampton HS - '71) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
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;
14 -
Linda DeShazo Hatchett (’65) of VA;
Many Happy Returns to You All!
THIS DAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:
http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0408.htm - INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Saturday, April 8, 1865 INCAPACITY INCHES INEVITABLY INWARD Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was endeavoring to get to its next goal, Lynchburg Va. This required them to pass the area of Appomattox. Close behind them were the Army of the Potomac, under Meade, with commanding Gen. Grant in accompaniment. In front of them was a large force of Union cavalry under Phil Sheridan, who were already in possession of the railroad to Lynchburg and was capturing every supply train. Lee responded to Grant’s letter today, declining to surrender but offering a truce. |
From Gary Fitzgerald ('61) of VA - 04/07/11,
6:29 AM - "Reunion":
Carol
I didn't mean to leave out my phone number for persons to contact me concerning 61 reunion, so if you would include I would appreciate it. Thanks Gary Fitzgerald @ 757-879-2847 or Fitz43@cox.net. Have a nice day. OOOPS!
Thanks, Gary - I've posted it now!
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From Ray Barnes ('65) of VA - 04/07/11, 4:26 PM - "goin' to Kansas City, Kansas
City here I come":
Hey Carol, When a Man Loves A Woman. One of my all time favorite slow dance songs. Thanks. Mucho gracias for installing me in the famous airmen with ![]() ![]() Anyhow, I didn't send you a recent photo, or a photo of me in uniform, I'm ashamed to say, because I don't know how to do that. I think Darnell knows how. Maybe she will help me. I don't remember telling you that I was born in Kansas City, but maybe I did. I was born in Statesville, N.C. and moved to K.C., Missouri when I was about seven. We moved to Newport News after the eighth grade and I attended NNHS from grades nine through twelve. I remember Mrs. Graves very well. I had her for Algebra one, two and three. My first class with her was memorable because I was in there with a bunch of A.P. kids. They were all brainiacs. I recall how she loathed gum chewers. I remember Mrs. Graves pushing her glasses up on her brow to read the solutions on the blackboard. I always thought that she had eyes in the back of her head and that's how she caught the gum chewers. At the time, I remember thinking that she must have been at least 85 or 90 years old. For all her quirkiness, she was a good teacher. Does anyone else remember Mr. Lyeth? He was NNHS's one and only drafting teacher. His classes were male only then... Okay, that's it for me, later, Ray
I'm glad you liked
yesterday's theme song, Ray; it's a great one!
Thanks for your memories!
http://nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html http://nnhs65.com/faculty.html |
From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 04/07/11, 5:09 PM - "Mrs.
Graves":
Hi, Carol
and everyone!
I just got
home from a day with
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I check for
the NNHS Newsletters to
wind down and catch a few smiles and/or laughs. Typhoons are
great, you know. I have to tell you what a neat thing
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I read today
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I hope
everything is going well with
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God bless
you all!
Judy
Dearest Judy, your cheerful notes are always uplifting, even when
your news is not always happy!
I posted your remarks on Mrs. Graves' page and on the Kennedy assassination page, and referenced the Prayer Roll as well: http://nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html http://nnhs65.com/faculty.html http://www.nnhs65.com/teach-Graves.html http://nnhs65.com/assassination.html http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html
Adrienne is
doing much better now, and thanks you for your caring concern - as
do I!
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From
Harry Covert
('57) of MD - 04/07/11 - "The Covert Letter":
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From Joan
Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA - 04/07/11 - "What if God Had Voice Mail":
What if God Had Voice Mail We have all learned to live with "voice mail" as a necessary part of modern life. But have you wondered what would happen if God decided to install voice mail? Imagine praying and hearing this: Thank you for calling My Father's House. Please select one of the following options: Press 1 for Requests Press 2 for Thanksgiving Press 3 for Complaints Press 4 for All Other Inquiries. I'm sorry, all of our angels are busy helping other sinners right now. However, your prayer is important to us and will be answered in the order it was received, so please stay on the line. If you would like to speak to: God, Press 1 Jesus, Press 2 The Holy Spirit, Press 3. If you would like to hear King David sing a psalm while you are holding, please press 4. To find out if a loved one has been assigned to Heaven, Press 5, enter his or her social security number, and then press the pound key. (If you get a negative response, try area code 666.) For reservations at "My Father's House," please enter J-O-H-N followed by 3-1-6. For answers to nagging questions about dinosaurs, the age of the earth, and where Noah's ark is, please wait until you arrive here. Our computers show that you have already prayed once today. Please hang up and try again tomorrow. This office is closed for the weekend to observe a religious holiday. Please pray again Monday after 9:30 AM. If you need emergency assistance when this office is closed, contact your local pastor. Thank God He doesn't have voice mail and that He listens when we pray!
AMEN!
Thanks, Joan!
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From
Jerry ('65) and
Judy Phillips ('66) Allen of VA - 04/07/11 - "YouTube - Goose Named
Maria.avi":
Something to
make you smile. YouTube - Goose Named Maria.avi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61WkeY9Jcvw&feature=email
OH, WOW!
Thanks, Sweetie-Pies!
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From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 04/07/11 - "Jokes -N- Inspirations":
8`8`8`8`8`8`8`8`8`8`8` Funnies As a new paratrooper, I was struck by all the T-shirts on base emblazoned with the motto "Death from above!" Later I noticed a submariner with a T-shirt that declared "Death from below!" Then, standing in line for chow one day, I was served by an Army cook. His T-shirt had a skull with a crossed fork and spoon underneath and yet another warning: "Death from within!" 8`8`8` "Scientists say they have located the gene that causes obesity. Yeah. His name is Gene Millman and he invented Krispy Kreme douighnuts." - Conan O'Brien - Jimmy Fallon |
FINALLY:
From http://www.cleanjokes4u.com/:
Goony Bird: After many years of marriage, a husband had turned into a couch potato, became completely inattentive to his wife and sat guzzling beer and watching TV all day. The wife was dismayed because no matter what she did to attract the husband's attention, he'd just shrug her off with some bored comment. This went on for many months and the wife was going crazy with boredom. Then one day at a pet store, the wife saw this big, ugly, snorting bird with a hairy chest, powerful hairy forearms, beady eyes and dribble running down the side of its mouth. The shopkeeper, observing her fascination with the bird, told her it was a special imported "Goony bird" and it had a very peculiar trait. To demonstrate, he exclaimed, "Goony bird! The table!" Immediately, the Goony bird flew off its perch and with single-minded fury attacked the table and smashed it into a hundred little pieces with its powerful forearms and claws! To demonstrate some more, the shopkeeper said, "Goony bird! The shelf!" Again the Goony bird turned to the shelf and demolished it in seconds. "Wow!" said the wife, "If this doesn't attract my husband's attention, nothing will!" So she bought the bird and took it home. When she entered the house, the husband was, as usual, sprawled on the sofa guzzling beer and watching the game. "Honey!" she exclaimed, "I've got a surprise for you! A Goony bird!" The husband, in his usual bored tone replied, "Goony Bird, my foot!" |
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1.
Wednesday,
April 13, 2011 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second
Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James
River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or
take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and
atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for
reservations. 2. Saturday, April 30, 2011 - The NNHS Class will have a Luncheon. Team Leaders are Mickey Marcella (mcmiceli@verizon.net - 757-249-3800), Betty Hamby Neher (bjneher@cox.net - 757-898-5099), and Dr. Harry Simpson (hdsdds@aol.com - 804-694-0346). - CLASS OF 1954 3. Thursday, May 5, 2011 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have friends in that year, go visit with them. 4. Saturday, July 9, 2011 (6:30 PM to 11:30 PM) - The Class of 1971 will hold its 40-Year Reunion at Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News. For details, contact Richard Rawls at Richard@Rawls.com - CLASS OF 1971 5. Saturday, August 20, 2011 - The Class of 1966 will hold its 45-Year Reunion at the Warwick Yacht Club, Newport News. Further details will be available soon from Dee Hodges Bartram at dhbartram@cox.net - CLASS OF 1966 6. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 26, 27, and 28, 2011 - The Class of 1961 will hold its 50-Year Reunion. - For details, contact Gary Fitzgerald at Fitz43@cox.net or 757-879-2847 - CLASS OF 1961 |
PRAYER ROLL
:
http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 04/08/11 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Carol Buckley
Harty 915-780-3048 |
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This Nearly Was Mine
Music by
Richard Rodgers
(28 June 1902 - 30 Dec 1979)
Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
(12 July 1895 - 23 Aug 1960)
From South Pacific, 1949
One dream in my
heart,
One love to be livin' for,
One love to be livin' for
This nearly was mine.
One girl for my dream,
One partner in paradise,
This promise of paradise
This nearly was mine.
Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day flies from moonlight
Now, now I'm alone,
Still dreamin' of paradise,
Still sayin' that paradise
Once nearly was mine.
I'll keep rememberin' kisses
From lips I've never owned,
And all that lovely adventures
That we have never known.
One dream in my heart,
One love to be livin' for,
One love to be livin' for
This nearly was mine.
Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day flies from moonlight.
Now, now I'm alone,
Still a-dreamin' of paradise,
Still sayin' that paradise
Once nearly was mine!
"This Nearly Was Mine" midi courtesy of http://www.hamienet.com/midi12199.html - 04/07/09
"This Nearly Was Mine" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/s/southpacificlyrics/thisnearlywasminelyrics.html - 04/08/09
Pink Roses Bouquet clip art courtesy of http://groups.msn.com/TheClipArtPalace/flowers.msnw - 04/04/05
Pink Rose Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://groups.msn.com/TheClipArtPalace/linesbarsfloral.msnw - 04/04/05
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 of
http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com
- 02/17/09
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!!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
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!
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06
Animated Kissing Smiley clip art
courtesy of my friend, Judy Bundy Bowermaster (Litchfield HS, IL - '59), of IL - 09/19/08
Thanks, Judy!