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04/21/05 - NNHS Newsletter - |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I've been plagued by some weird
computer difficulties lately. The "lesser" computer arbitrarily decided
that it could no longer
access the internet, although the "greater" computer (i.e. "MY" computer) had no
such problem, and they are both joined via a
LAN card. While we were pulling our hair over that, the super computer
developed blatantly silly problems of its own. ARGHHH!!!
So if my responses to you have been slow or not at all, I apologize. We hope to be able to resolve these issues shortly.
Combine all that with some
concentration problems I've been having lately, and you have - EEEK!! -
no Newsletter for several
days! I'm sorry about that. As a result of all that, this one
is not really of record length, but it ranks right up there.
These pages continue to be updated as entries arrive:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/NNHS-Newsletters.html
* http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/04-20-05-NNHS-J-William-Etheridge.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/staff.html
* http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/staff-etheridge.html
PAGE HITS:
Tom Norris (Hampton HS - '73) made page hit # 33,000 Tuesday morning at 9:03. Congratulations, Tom!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/page-hits.html
If you should see Monty Phillips ('62) of VA, please wish him a belated Happy Birthday for me! His birthday was Monday.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
NEWBIES:
1. Ilene Wasserman Dillard ('66) of VA - 04/17/05 (keep reading)
2. Bill Rash ('67) of VA - 04/19/05:
Carol,
Terry Seay ('67 - of VA) told me to sign up for the newsletter – so here I am.
My wife Patty and I
have been living on the Chesapeake Bay in
Buckroe for the last 18 years and loving it. We hang out
with Dale Mueller ('64 - of VA) and his wife Lois as well as Terry
and his wife Wanda.
As soon as you get me hooked up I will send you more info as well photos.
Thanks
Bill Rash
Class of ‘67
Well, THERE you are, Bill! I wondered what was keeping you! GIGGLES! Welcome aboard. Tell everybody Hi for me.
Terry already tried that trick
about telling me he lived on Buckroe Beach just me make me drool, so .... oh,
dear, it's still working
just fine. As Napoleon
Dynamite said, "LUCK-KEEE!"
Welcome, Ilene and Bill! I've added y'all to the hidden mailing list and
to the Alumni Page, and we look forward to hearing more
from you.
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 04/16/05:
Thanks,
Ron! Just to reiterate how memorable these performances are, I have to
relate another story in connection with them.
My sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC was on the phone with me
when I discovered your original letter. Now Eleanor's
memory of people, places, and events is laughingly abysmal. But with the
mention of those phenomenal young trumpeters, she
hesitated not a moment. She said they were so excellent, and that
Bugler's Holiday in particular was so spectacular, that they
presented it several times in several places.
It was Eleanor
who remembered the image of the trumpet/cornet section in her 1958 yearbook
(which I borrowed several months
ago), and
suggested I keep looking
until I found it.
If you're not
picking up on the impact that these three incredible musicians had 47 years ago,
then I haven't found the correct words
to express myself. Thanks again for reminding us, Ronnie - and Craig - and
Eleanor!
And of course, a
special everlasting thanks to Julius Benton ('58), Johnny Nickey ('59)
and Chuck Anspach ('60) for sharing
their tremendous talent with us all and leaving us to forever recall something
that astoundingly beautiful and magical.
From Terry Seay ('67) of VA - 04/16/05:
Regards,
Terry G. Seay, Principal
Consultant
ORACLE | J D Edwards - Enterprise
One
OHHHHH, Terry! How precious! Thanks so much! Indeed I posted it:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/our-places-worship.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/parkview-baptist.html
From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 04/16/06:
GLORIA (WOOLARD) PRICE (HHS '65)
Thanks, Gloria! How I loved that Fun House - and the Roller Coaster was my absolute favorite!
Now that you
mention it, I loved "Peggy Sue Got Married". How often have I longed for a
time machine. The Buckroe
Amusement Park would be one of the first places I'd visit, too!
I'm sorry I
didn't pick up on Dr. Neisser. My own physician was Nowell D. Nelms,
M.D. in Southampton Shopping Center.
He had been an Army buddy of my father's during the war, where he earned the
nickname of "Stinky" Nelms for his ability to spot
slackers.
By the way, my
#1 daughter-in-law was a "miracle" baby just like you, Gloria, born after her
mama's tubes had been tied. She
just really, really wanted to be born - and I suppose you did, too!
(Keep reading, Gloria!)
From Tom Lawford of Northern VA - 04/16/05:
Hi Carol, a NN friend of mine, Fred W Field
('45 - of CA) emailed me the Daily Press article about "Rays", and
since I had lots of old memory remarks about it that I sent back to Fred, he
said, "Why don't you submit this
to Carol" - which I am doing. I visited your website,
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/NNHS-Newsletters.html.
Thanks for all of the labor you are contributing to make it viable. Though the
Daily Press article calls it Rays,
my recollection of the Hilton Country Club was that a mere 55 years ago
it had a black and white sign over it
saying, "Adams Place". I grew up in
Hilton Village, so it was not too far away. Anyhoo, here is a bit of my
nostalgic
wash on it.
Tom Lawford, Reston VA
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BY TONY GABRIELE
247-4786
April 16 2005
NEWPORT NEWS -- For many motorists heading up Warwick Boulevard, the sign on
the nondescript little white-siding building
on the edge of Hilton Village must be puzzling:
"Ray's Hilton Country Club"?
The name's a joke, obviously. But what the modest neighborhood tavern lacks in
swank, it makes up for in history.
Ray's Hilton Country Club is 75 years old. The local landmark's new management
is throwing an anniversary party today and has
big plans for its future.
Walk through the door right now, and you step back several decades. The wooden
paneling is burnished and darkened by time. A
few of the original furnishings are still there: a wind-up wall clock, an
old-style phone booth, a penny weight machine. Tucked behind
the bar is the original marble soda-fountain counter from the building's early
days.
A tarnished bell hanging near the bar bears a handwritten (and deliberately
misspelled) warning in which the penalty is having to buy
everybody a round of drinks: "Inney one dares to ring this bell will set the
house up also - The Waytres."
Add a couple of pool tables and dartboards, and a jukebox with plenty of
country tunes, and you've got it.
And there's the clientele - mainly regulars from the neighborhood and shipyard
folk with an after-work thirst - a few of whom have
been around for decades, too. On a visit to Ray's on Thursday night, some of
them shared a few stories of the old days and told why
they find it a friendly haven.
"This is like 'Cheers,' " regular patron Jim Freed of Hilton said as he puffed
on a small cigar at his table. "Everybody knows
everybody's name."
And everybody there knows that the "Ray" in its name is Ray Adams, who ran the
tavern from the 1950s until his death in 1988,
followed by his son Ray Jr.
Ray Adams' father, William Mansfield Adams, acquired the property in 1930 -
hence the 75th anniversary date - and first operated
it as a confectionery, according to Ray Jr. Another Adams family member ran
the now-closed Amoco service station next door,
likewise a neighborhood fixture for many decades. Part of the building also
once housed a barbershop.
"There was always a lot of sports talk in here," said shipyard retiree Jim
Jones, who's been coming here since the 1950s and recalls
the senior Ray as a sportsman and referee who liked to sponsor youth sports
teams, and who also put on a popular annual crab feast.
"A lot of people came in here from all walks of life," Jones said, describing
a cast that ranges from painters and brick masons to city
councilmen and shipyard executives. "Many a ship was built in those booths."
"I never thought of this as a true bar," he added. "It was always nicer to be
here than in other places."
Jones also recalled a prank Adams played on one shipyard president who liked
to stop by for a quick beer: When the president went
to the restroom, Adams emptied half his glass and refilled it with water.
Some claim the mischievous former owner continues to stop by - as a ghost,
opening and closing doors and, before it was replaced,
opening the old cash register. Ella Albert, who's been a "beertender" there
for 27 years, said his spirit "comes in to see me once a
month."
"Once I was alone in here with one customer. The back door opened and closed,
and Ray walked up behind me and patted me on the
shoulder. I reached up my hand and patted him back. Then the door opened and
closed again when he went out.
"The customer asked me, Did you see him? I said yes, and he said, I didn't see
him, and I'm gone."
Ray's recent owners - first Mike Kennedy, who bought the business about two
years ago, then his brother-in-law Chad Kilburn, who
took over from Kennedy half a year ago - have worked to bring in more business
by having karaoke nights and occasional live bands.
Ray's now has a regular food menu featuring shrimp, clams, wings, franks and
nachos.
Kilburn also has ambitious ideas about taking Ray's into the future - and back
to its past. He plans to spruce up the place and create
a turn-of-the-previous-century ambience that harks back to Hilton Village's
origins, with a redone ceiling, wood floors in place of carpet
and an old-fashioned wood-burning stove like it originally had. He's already
got an old player piano (no piano rolls, though).
He also hopes for bigger kitchen facilities, someday serving wine in addition
to beer, and maybe adding an upper-level indoor deck.
One other big thing is going to change at Ray's: the name.
Kilburn said it'll be known henceforward as the Hilton Tavern, "as soon as I
get the new sign."
The "Country Club" name was Ray Adams' jokey reference to the high-toned James
River Country Club. "We were the working
people's country club," said his son.
The problem, Kilburn said, is some people take it literally. "We get calls
asking us for the tee times, or asking if the tennis pro is in."
Also, he believes the place has lost business from potential customers who see
the name and think it's a private club.
Said patron Jim Freed, "I've seen young women come in here in evening gowns,
because their boyfriends told them to meet them
at the Hilton Country Club."
But the regulars predict that physical alterations and a new sign won't change
the place's friendliness or bother the current clientele.
"You have second- and third-generation customers here," said tavern manager
Debra Bradbury.
Said Kilburn, "To some people, it'll always be Ray's."
WOWZERS! Thanks for sharing this with us, Tom - and thanks for the referral, Fred!
This was a bit off my beaten path for me to add anything. How 'bout the rest of y'all?
From Ilene Wasserman Dillard ('66) of VA - 04/17/05:
Hi, Ilene! It's so good to hear from you again!
I've mentioned several times in the past my belief that there are no such thing as "coincidences".
Most of y'all
are no doubt blissfully unaware of a weird idiosyncrasy of mine. I'm
camera happy. I take many more photos than
the average. My problem is, with rare exception, I develop them quite
infrequently. I obsessively put beginning and ending dates
on the rolls of film and keep then sealed in containers and wait for some happy
day when I think I can afford to splurge on developing
them, and just have the greatest time opening my "treasures".
Last week we
popped for four rolls of film, which arrived back on Saturday. One of
these dated from
last
September when Ilene
came to visit me. I had not heard from her since then.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2004 - Fayetteville, NC | |||
Carol Buckley Harty and Ilene Wasserman Dillard | |||
See why I just can't grasp and accept the concept of "coincidence"?
From Me ('65) of NC - 04/18/04:
Hey!
Guess what else was in those photos I developed?? Remember last summer
when
I told you one of my students had
actually invited me to his 15th Birthday Party - and it was ice skating - and I
(Miz
Totally UN-Coordinated Biggus-Wimpus
Wienius-Maximus Fraidy-Cat Super-Brat) actually WENT?!? Well,
here's
the proof:
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Friday, August 6, 2004 - Ft. Bragg, NC | |||
Carol and Nick's mama, Debra | Carol and Nick and three of his friends | ||
Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any shots proving that I went out into the
middle of the rink (once or maybe twice), and that
I didn't fall down, but I did - really!
I also had a
letter from my #6 son, Elder Dale Harty, serving in the California
Carlsbad Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. He's teaching the Spanish-speaking people there, and
is now living in Oceanside. He enclosed these pictures
of himself. As he did so much to help teach me how to do that which I do,
and spent so much time to create that jukebox as a gift
for you on the front page of the web site shortly before he left on 01/14/04, I
thought y'all might enjoy seeing him:
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Late March 2005 - Oceanside, CA |
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - Carlsbad, CA |
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Elder Dale Harty |
Elder Gurney,
Elder Bruderer, Elder Harty, and Elder Porter with the "Cleanest Apartment in the Mission" Trophy |
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http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/
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From Kathy Pilgrim Clark ('63) of VA - 04/18/05:
Thank you for solving that mystery for us, Kathy!
Of course, you
have given me a new mystery in the process. When we first moved to Newport News
in January of 1954, I
remember my father (who was at least as fanatical about proper English
and its spelling, pronunciation, and grammar as I am)
took particular pains to point out to me that the one and only correct
pronunciation was "Warrick". He knew that I sounded out
words and was confused by irregularities, so he would always take time to show
them to me. (A sure and certain way to watch
my daddy hit the ceiling in outrage was to arrange for someone - preferably on
TV - to pronounce the silent "h" in "vehicle". He
was far too elegant and polite to do it in their presence, but when they were
gone - BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA!)
I was only
six-and-a-half, so I'm not sure I'm remembering this conversation about Warwick verbatim, but
I rather thought he
included a history
lesson about the Earl of Warwick in his story.
By the way, our
reading methods were not always successful. As a child, Daddy was
embarrassed to find out the man's name
was NOT "Na-po-LE-on", and I was distraught and disappointed to learn the state
was not pronounced "CO-lor-a-do" - which
sounded like a very pretty, magical place to me - full of crayons and other
delights.
From Lydia Powell Mugler ('58) of VA - 04/20/05:
Just wondering...did anyone hear how many cards Mr. McIntosh received for his birthday?
Lydia Powell Mugler ('58 - VA)
Hi, Lydia,
It’s funny – as I was preparing
that Newsletter and
thinking how ironic it was that Mr. Etheridge should pass
away first when he
was so much younger than Mr. McIntosh and in such obvious good health only six
months ago,
I was wondering the same thing.
But no, I never heard. Perhaps Thelma did.
What is not so funny is that I realized that I had never made Mr. Mac's page -
so I shall do that this afternoon.
Look for it to appear
here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/staff.html
Thanks for the reminder - and the kind words, Lydia!
From Thelma Spade Roberts ('57) of VA - 04/20/05:
I don’t know how many cards there
were – but they were considerable. Our class got a
wonderful
note from him and he was quite touched. Also, I understand Mr. McIntosh is
in
tenuous health
right now – so don’t be surprised if you hear something about him also.
A week
ago we were told
that he was fading. I understand there will be a memorial service
at McIntosh
School when he does
pass away. Not pleasant things to be predicting – but it
will happen to all of
us in our own time.
Thelma
Sigh. I'm so sorry to hear about Mr. Mac's health, Thelma - but thanks so much for letting us know.
From Lydia Powell Mugler ('58) of VA to Thelma Spade Roberts ('67) of VA - 04/21/05:
Amen to that! Thanks, Lydia!
From Linda Hicks Earnhardt ('65) of VA - 04/20/05:
Thanks,
Linda! It's good to hear from you! And congratulations on your
escape from AOL. I've posted your address
(as before)
on the 1965 Contact page:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-B.html
(Heads up, Reunion Committee!)
From Raoul Weinstein ('57) of FL - 04/20/05:
Hi Carol,
I see on your site that Gloria (Woolard)
Price (Hampton HS - '65 - of FL) asked about the Sock Hop.
If she,
or anyone else, wants info, etc., have them email me at
skierdancer@verizon.net.
Thanks.
Raoul Weinstein '57
Thanks, Raoul! There ya go,
Gloria! And in case anyone else misplaces your address later, I posted it
on the Alumni
Page
as well:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html
I hope your turnout for that is as incredible as the adventure itself will be, Raoul!
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Run Around Sue
Dion and the Belmonts - 1961 - #1 Hit
Here's my story, sad but true
It's about a girl that I once knew
She took my love then ran around
With every single guy in town
Ah, I should have known it from the very start
This girl will leave me with a broken heart
Now listen people what I'm telling you
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
I miss her lips and the smile on her face
The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace
So if you don't wanna cry like I do
A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
Ah, she likes to travel around
She'll love you but she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
She likes to travel around
She'll love you but she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
Sue goes out with other guys
Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
"Run Around
Sue"
midi and lyrics courtesy of
http://www.jacquedee63.com/dionrunaroundsue.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/08/05
Thanks, Dave!
Girl in Pink Skirt clip art courtesy of http://members.shaw.ca/chantpm/clip.html - 04/14/05
Pearl Hearts Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/coplove/lines.html - 04/14/05