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04/25/13 - NNHS Newsletter -
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Ahhh - another Golden Oldie!
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIvZu4dPQQ - Joey Dee and The Starliters, 1962 - Peppermint Twist
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K1LnDBc44M - Joey Dee, after 2003 - Peppermint Twist
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppermint_Twist:
"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by
Joey Dee and
Henry Glover, recorded and released by
Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Capitalizing on the
Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ("The
Peppermint Lounge"), the song hit number one on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962. The original recording of the song
was considered too long for release on a 45 rpm single, so it was split
into two parts. It was this first part, "Peppermint Twist (Part 1)",
with a length of 2:03, which became the No. 1 hit; the mostly
instrumental second half of the recording is rarely heard today. "Peppermint Twist" replaced Chubby Checker's "The Twist," the song that sparked the Twist craze, at the number one position. A version by Bill Haley & His Comets was recorded for Armed Forces Radio in 1962, but was not released until 2000. The lead singer in the Starliters' version is David Brigati, whose brother, Eddie Brigati, was a singer for the 1960s hit pop group, the (Young) Rascals... |
REMINDER
:
From Karen Weinstein Witte ('60) of FL - 04/18/13, 10:05 AM - "
Sock
Hop":
Hi
Carol, I hope it's not too late to put a blurb in your newsletter about this Sock Hop. Wish I had thought of it sooner. "Hey, any Typhooners in the Sarasota-Florida West Coast area, there will be a Sock Hop organized by Karen Weinstein, NNHS '60, with her brother ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks so much, Carol. Take care. Karen Weinstein Witte |
OH, WOW!
That sounds like fun! Thanks, Karen!
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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday
today to
Lolly Wynne Burke ('57) AND
Bobbie Smith Horwitz of TX!
Happy Birthday
tomorrow to
Deanna Steele Capps ('57) AND
Becky Braswell Branch ('65) of AR!
Happy Birthday this week to:
27 -
Bill
Campbell ('54)
of VA AND Genis Bird Crowder Hornsby ('54)
of
VA AND
Barbara Jones ('54);
28 - Marvin Barnes ('65) of VA;
29 -
Brenda Davis English ('64) of KS
AND
Mike Sagman ('66) of VA;
01 -
The Head
Cheerleader of 1958, Evelyn Fryer Fish of TX;
02 -
Billy Turner
('65) of TX
AND
My Granddaughter, Rachel Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '14) of
IL!
Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
April 25, 1945 -
Elbe
Day:
United States and
Soviet troops met in
Torgau
along the River
Elbe, cutting the
Wehrmacht of
Nazi Germany in two, a milestone in the approaching
end of World War II in Europe. April 25, 1945 - The
Nazi occupation army surrendered and left Northern Italy after a
general partisan insurrection by the
Italian resistance movement; the puppet
fascist regime dissolved and
Benito Mussolini tried to escape. This day is taken as symbolic of
the Liberation of Italy. April 25, 1945 - The last German troops retreated from
Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the
Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War ended in Finland.
THIS DAY IN 1963:
Thursday,
April 25, 1963 - Footballer
David Moyes was born David William Moyes in
Bearsden, Glasgow,
Scotland. Thursday, April 25, 1963 - Footballer
Bernd Müller was born in
West Germany.
Houston, the Republic of Texas
Apr 24, 2013 WorldFest-Houston, the third
longest-running International Film Festival in North
America, and oldest Indie Film Festival in the
world, celebrated the conclusion of its 10-day run
of film, fun and fanfare in its 46th annual
independent film showcase with a 12% increase in
box-office! With Edward James Olmos, Director
Michael Olmos and rising star Gina Rodriguez on hand
to kick off the festival with their new film,
Filly Brown, WorldFest got off to an awesome
start. Senior Olmos, received his well deserved
WorldFest Remi Lifetime Achievement Award for his
long and brilliant career. WorldFest continued on a
strong course of 11 World Premieres, several full
houses and concluded with Curtis Graham's The
Investigator to a full house of delighted
Houston film buffs and various cast and crew who
flew in from both coasts for the grand finale. WorldFest celebrated its eighth annual Panorama
Italia in collaboration with Albert di Mauro,
Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Los
Angeles, CA (IIC) and the Italian Consul Fabrizio
Nava in Houston, featuring director Roan Johnson
attending for his film First on the List (Primi
della Lista) plus four other independently
produced Italian language films, Immaturi: Il
Viaggio, La Casa nel Vento del Morti, Tutti Giù,
and Waves. Closing weekend festivities, April
20 & April 21, included a Grand Awards Gala on
Saturday night that culminated with a Sunday morning
VIP NASA & Space Center Houston whirlwind tour and
WorldFest Consular Regatta & BBQ hosted by The
Houston Yacht Club. All WorldFest events are fully
open to the public. All film premieres screened at the Flagship AMC
Studio 30 Theatres, a nine year WorldFest-Houston
Cinema partner. Other major VIP Partner/Sponsors
include Boxer Property, Hum Magazine, Westchase
Marriott Hotel, City of Houston, State of Texas,
Houston Arts Alliance, NEA, Avis/Budget Car Rental,
NASA/Space Center Houston, The Wellness Center and
Houston Yacht Club. WorldFest is delighted to
continue with Tippit & Moo as the ad agency of
record for WorldFest. WorldFest welcomes Loris &
Efisio Faris, owners of Arcodoro, and Ash Shah,
owner of Roots Bistro as new & superb restaurant
sponsors. Lee Majors was the keynote speaker, on
Saturday, April 20th at The HQ Westchase Marriott
Hotel, VIP partner & official host hotel.
Festivities began with a cocktail reception hosted
by Houston Film Commission. Pastorini Bosby Talent
provided the lovely award presenters. Dance
entertainment was courtesy of Nelly Fraga's
Ambassador International Mexican Folkloric Dancers,
Infused Performing Arts Bollywood Dance School &
Dance Company and a grand finale by Shawn Welling's
Planet Funk Academy's lead dancers who performed a
high-energy dance mix created especially for the
gala entitled "Alice in Wonderworld." On April 18,
19, & 20th, WorldFest conducted Six Film Industry
Master Class Seminars concluding with the Indie
Forum of WorldFest feature film Directors co-hosted
by Leigh Murray and David Winning. Jon Scheide was
this year's featured Master Class presenter focusing
on the new parameters of Independent filmmaking.
Leigh Murray presented "Marketing Your Script"; Alan
Mendelsohn presented "Docs on a Dime." Two final
seminars were: Nick Nicholson, CNN Film Critic and
Trish Avery for SAG/AFTRA.
Learn more, and see the complete Remi Winners List! Other top winners this year at WorldFest included
Special Jury Award honors to: Moroccan/French
filmmaker Ben Souda, for feature film Behind
Closed Doors (Derriere les Portes Fermes);
The Mystical Laws (Shinpi-No-Hou), Isamu Imakake
(Cowboy Bebop); The Best Houston Production Remi Award went to
Naomi Warren - A Story of Hope and Renewal,
Leslie Sachnowitz Meimoun Squareone Communications,
Houston, TX. The Best Texas Production Award went to
Shawn Welling's The Legend of DarkHorse County,
Welling Productions, Houston, Texas. All other award
results from this year's WorldFest competition from
the Awards Gala are now posted on our website at
www.worldfest.org - Photos posted soon. There
were more than 4,200 category entries in all film
and video competitions, and less than 12% of
submitted entries placed for WorldFest Remi awards.
During the 10-day festival, over 540 filmmakers from
more than 33 nations around the world were in
attendance to personally accept their various awards
from the 2013 WorldFest competition of thousands of
entries. Dates for WorldFest-Houston 47th are April
4-13th 2014. Please check our website at -
www.worldfest.org - for the full winners' list
or call 713-965-9955 for more information. "Call for
Entries" for next year's event will be mailed out in
late August. Entries officially open August 1st,
2013. Main deadline is December 15, 2013. Download
official entry forms from our website starting Aug.
1st. WorldFest-Houston, PO Box 56566, Houston, Texas
77256-6566 713-965-9955
https://www.worldfest.org
mail@worldfest.org
From
My Friend, Alice, of NV -
04/24/13 - "Hard to Find":
And speaking of chocolate.....
From
http://www.SelfGrowth.com - 04/22/13 - "8 Ways to
Celebrate Life":
By Sherry Richert Belul If you're not living each day in a way that brings you happiness,
then take a look at this 8 joyful tips below and brighten up your daily
routine!
Happy
Pet Day!!!
AWW!
Thanks, Ruthie!
BONUS PEPPERMINT CROCHET PATTERNS:
http://whiskersandwool.blogspot.com/2010/06/peppermint-coaster-crochet-patttern.html
-
Peppermint
Coasters
http://www.crochetmemories.com/patterns/peppermint-candy-pillow.php -
Cylinda's Peppermint Candy Pillow - "Our fun
crochet pillow will have you dreaming of peppermint candy this Christmas! Fun
red and white pinwheels are wrapped up in white tulle and resemble real
peppermint candies. A "treat" that doesn't add calories, only fun!" -
not free, but only $4.05 - and sooo cute!
BONUS PEPPERMINT RECIPES:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-00,peppermint_candy,FF.html -
Several Peppermint Candies
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,peppermint_cake,FF.html -
Several Peppermint Cakes
FINALLY:
A Swiss man, looking
for directions, pulled up at a bus stop where two Americans were
waiting.
“Entschuldigung,
koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?” he asked.
The two Americans just
stared at him.
“Excusez-moi, parlez
vous Fracais?” he tried.
The two continued to
stare.
“Parlare Italiano?”
No response.
“Hablan ustedes Espanol?”
Still nothing. The
Swiss guy drove off, extremely disgusted.
The first American
turned to the second and said, “Y’know, maybe we should learn a foreign
language.”
“Why?” asked the other.
“That guy knew four languages, and it didn’t do him any good.”
April 25, 1943 - The
Demyansk Shield for
German
troops in commemoration of
Demyansk Pocket was instituted.
Thursday, April 25, 1963 - Actress
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu was born in Rome, Italy.
From
Hunter Todd
('57) of TX - 04/24/13 - "Major Remi Winners from the 46th WorldFest":
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
46th WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival Major Remi
Winners
46th WorldFest Remi Award Winners
.....
The WorldFest 2013 Grand Remi Statuette Awards went
to:
* BEST THEATRICAL FEATURE ~ First Dog, USA,
directed by Bryan Michael Stoller, and First
American Cinema, Ca. Bryan, a longtime WorldFest
alumni personally accepted the award along with
Canadian producer, Gary Bosloy, and main attraction,
Little Bear. the four-legged star of the show.
* BEST FILM & VIDEO ~ Flight of the Butterflies,
directed by Mike Slee, SK Films, Canada
* BEST TV & CABLE PRODUCTION ~ Icarus's Dream
directed by Hyoung-Woon, Kim of the Korean
Broadcasting System, Seoul, S. Korea
* BEST NEW MEDIA ~ Avengers of Xtreme Illusions,
Shawn Welling, Welling Films, Hous., TX, USA
* BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM & VIDEO ~ Red Tulips, A
Story About Forgetting, director, producer,
writer, Lucida Films, LLC, Brooklyn, NY.
* BEST SHORT SUBJECT, The Memory Sculptor,
Ken Ochiai, Photosynth Entertainment, Japan & La.Ca.
* BEST STUDENT FILM, Hoe Kan Ik U Helpen,
Wooter Wiggeleer, Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium
* BEST TELEVISION COMMERCIAL, Paul Harvey, "The
Farmer"- Dodge Ram, The Richards Group, Dallas,
TX.
* BEST MUSIC VIDEO~ Stax - The Early Years,
API Photographers, Inc., Memphis, TN
Sebastian Grobler's Der Ganz Grosse Traum;
Bryan Ramirez's Mission Park, an FBI drama;
Benoy, Badal & Denish with Houston producer
Ash Shah on hand to accept; The Sorrows with
Arty Papageorgiou & Phoebe Gittins jetting in from
New Zealand to accept and Lost for Words by
WorldFest alums, Stanley and Maria Orzel here from
Hong Kong to accept. WorldFest Best Actor Remi
Awards go to Bretten Lord in Lad: A Yorkshire
Story, UK.; Best Actress, Emma Vilarasau in
Unknown Number (Desclassificats), Catalan/Spain;
Best Supporting Actor, Alan Gibson in Lad: A
Yorkshire Story, UK and Best Supporting Actress,
Priscilla Barnes in First Dog, USA. The
Russian-American Publication sponsored the Best
Foreign Film Award and presented by Olga Tarasova
went to multi-winner, Uncle Hank from Stetz
Film, The Netherlands, directed by Elbert van Strien
with writer Bert Bouma on hand to accept.
WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival
WorldFest-Houston Intl Film Festival
WOWZERONI!
Thanks, Hunter!
Thanks, Alice!
From My
Daughter, Adrienne Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL / American School, IL) of NC
(temporarily of MA)
- 04/24/13 - "yummy":
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter
1-1/2 cups semi-sweet
chocolate chips
2-1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1. In a medium microwave safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate chips
in the microwave for about a minute or until melted. Stir together until
combined. Add crispy rice cereal and stir well to coat.
2. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch spring-form pan. You could
use a pie pan but I've found that a spring-form pan is much easier when it comes
to removing slices. Place in the freezer to chill while you make the filling
(about 10 minutes).
3. In a large bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the sweetened condensed
milk and peanut butter and mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Add vanilla and lemon juice and mix until combined.
5. Gently fold in the whipped topping. Pour filling into the prepared crust.
6. Heat fudge and peanut butter in two small separate bowls for 20-30 seconds or
until warm. Drizzle over filling.
7. Freeze for 4-6 hours or until pie is firm. Remove the cheesecake from
the freezer about 10 minutes before serving to make cutting easier. Garnish with
peanut butter and chocolate candy bars.
"Yummy?!?"
I think I gained ten pounds just from looking at the picture!
Thanks, Webby!
From
Me
('65) of NC - 04/24/13 - "Paula Deen's Five Minute Fudge":
Joy is a Practice: 8
Simple Ways to Celebrate and Find More Joy Everyday
I know this may feel counterintuitive, but the first way to practice joy
is to remind yourself every morning that you are going to die and
everyone you love will die. Wait! Don't go. Read on! When we remember
that our days are limited and that at any moment we could lose someone
we love, we bring more attention to what a gift life is. When my son
walks out the door to go to school in the morning, I look him in the
eye, I tell him I love him, I give him a big hug. Thinking of death
doesn't have to be morbid; it can be a reminder of how much we love and
who we want to be while we're here.
2. Give Thanks
Every morning take the time to list 10 things you're grateful for.
You've heard it 1000 times before. And there's a reason for that. What
we focus on expands. When we focus on what we have, we feel good. And we
start looking for more things to appreciate. And we find more things.
And we feel even better. When you make your list, and as you go about
your day, try to include things you take for granted -- like being able
to see, the car starting, running water, heat, having a bed, your
child's creative mind.
3. Inspire Ourselves
Face it; there is a lot of negativity out there in the world. It's key
to seek out the beauty and inspiration we want in our life. To
consciously create our own sense of well-being. Here are a few ways to
inspire yourself:
• Spend just 10 minutes in the morning playing music, reading or writing
poetry, laughing with your children, dancing, reading good fiction, or
walking out in nature.
• Pay attention to messages you are hearing inside or outside of your
head. Consciously turn your attention elsewhere when something negative
crops up. Do this over and over and over. Feed yourself inspirational
audio rather than the news.
4. Energize and Revitalize
There's no separation between our bodies and our emotional states. Make
it key to be healthy. Eat well, sleep well, and exercise. Seek ways to
feel energetic. Energy=joy. Here are a few:
• Play music you love and dance for three minutes.
• Do ten minutes of yoga.
• Take a 10-min walk and look at the sky.
• Deliberately drink Amazing Grass vs. coffee at the afternoon low.
• Add a vegetable or leafy green to your lunch or dinner.
5. Create extraordinary Moments
Consciously choose to make someone feel great or to create a beautiful
moment for yourself.
• Send a thank you note to the clerk at the drugstore, an
author, a teacher, etc.
• Look someone in the eyes.
• Deliberately compliment someone.
• Give someone a flower -- even a stranger.
• Start a conversation or share a laugh with a stranger.
• Creative, conscious gift giving.
• Write three things you love about someone and mail 'em.
6. Seek an Adventure
One simple joy that we often forget about occurs when we break out of
our rut and challenge ourselves, even in the smallest of ways. I have a
coaching client who told me one day that he was dedicated to doing
something differently every day for a week. Driving a different route,
going someplace new for lunch, wearing clothes he didn't normally wear.
Try it.
• Sign up for a new class.
• Pick up a book about something brand new.
• Meet someone new.
• At lunch today, take your lunch and sit somewhere brand new.
• Use a coffee mug you never use.
• Wear something you don't normally wear.
• Speak your mind in a new way.
7. Elevate the Ordinary
Buddha said, "If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,
our whole life would change." Often what creates a real feeling of joy
is simply that we are present to life. Try it, right now. Stop reading.
In the next two minutes, breathe deeply and focus on something in front
of you. Really see it. Imagine this is the first time you are seeing
this object or person. What happens?
8. Celebrate
At the end of the day, spend just 5 or 10 minutes making a list of
everything that went right. What did you do that made someone smile?
What electronics didn't break? Were you able to walk/see/think? Did you
have a connection with your spouse or child? Did you make someone feel
great or create an extraordinary moment for them? Don't let these things
go unnoticed. Celebrate yourself and your life. You want more joy in
your life? Celebrate the joy you do have. Celebrate the amazing person
you already are. Bill Cunningham said, "Those who seek beauty are sure
to find it." When you find it, celebrate it!
Here's to a life filled with joy!
About the Author:
Sherry Richert Belul lives in San Francisco and is mom to a fabulous
12-year-old boy. Sherry is founder of Simply Celebrate, which is
dedicated to helping people celebrate ourselves, the people we love, and
the shape of our lives -- even when none of it looks the way we'd
imagined. Sherry's current focus is helping people foster deeper
relationships through imaginative and impactful gift giving.
http://www.simplycelebrate.net/
Hmmm. No chocolate?!?
From
Ruth Reece Horace ('67) of FL - 04/08/13 - "Pets make you smile, ya gotta love
em' (#11 of 36)":
To make you smile.....
http://donnascrochetdesignstheblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pepermint-candy-ornament-free-crochet.html -
Donna's Peppermint Candy Ornament
http://www.thanksgivingnovember.com/recipes/peppermint-candy.html -
Peppermint Candy
From
www.ajokeaday.com
- 04/24/13:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Saturday, April 27, 2013 -
Hey, any Typhooners in the Sarasota-Florida West Coast area,
there will be a Sock Hop organized by Karen Weinstein, NNHS
'60, with her brother Raoul Weinstein, NNHS '57 as the DJ,
actually spinning his old 45's from the 50's and 60's. The
Sock Hop is on Saturday, April 27th in Sarasota. For
information and reservations, contact Karen at 941-343-2900
or kwwitte@gmail.com.
2. Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 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. 3. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 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. 4. Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5, 2013 - The NNHS Class of 1963 will hold their 50-Year Reunion at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton on the Water. SEE: The website which has been set up for their class at www.nnhs1963.com; CONTACT: Frank Gibson, frankgibson@cox.net, Joyce Williams Nettles, joywnet@cox.net, or Susie Overton Jones, tnsjones@charter.net |
PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 04/20/13 |
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Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe! Love to all, Carol
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Peppermint Twist Recorded by Joey Dee and the Starliters, 1961
(hupp di da pep-pep-pep-pep-pep) the Name of this dance is the Peppermint Twist: (hupp di da pep-pep-pep-pep-pep) You'll like it like this the Peppermint Twist (hupp di da pep-pep-pep-pep-pep). 'Round and 'round up and down 'Round and 'round up and down. It's 'round and 'round and up and down One two three kick! One two tree jump! All the girls yeah we go the twist (hey Pepe the Peppermint Twist) do the plane the same it's the Peppermint Twist (hey Pepe the Peppermint Twist) you will what what is the Peppermint Twist (hey Pepe the Peppermint Twist) 'Round and 'round up and down it's goes 'round and 'round and up and down one two tree good one ha ha ha ha one two tree good one ha ha ha ha one two tree good one ha ha ha ha one two tree good one ha ha ha ha you wanna love than do this the Peppermint Twist
"Peppermint Twist" midi courtesy of
http://www.garyrog.50megs.com
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty
('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 Collinsville High School (IL) Logo courtesy of http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07 Coast Guard Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/SealsEmblems/USCG.htm - 10/03/07
Animated Dancing Teddy courtesy of Sandi Bateman
Chestnut ('65) of VA - 03/08/11 American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06
Laughing Jester Smiley clip art courtesy of Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA -
10/06/09 |