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04/26/10 -
NNHS Newsletter -
The Thrill Is Gone
“The only thrill worth while is the one that comes
from making something out of yourself.”
- William Feather
(25 Aug 1889 - 07 Jan 1981) |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
Does this bring
back memories??
BONUS -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAuuIDU2sw - The Thrill is Gone - BB
King / Gary Moore

From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thrill_Is_Gone:
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a
blues song
written by Rick Darnell and
Roy
Hawkins in 1951 and popularized by
B.B. King
in 1970. The song was first recorded by Hawkins and became a minor hit for the
musician. King recorded his version of the song in June 1969 for his album
Completely Well, released the same year. The song's polished production
and use of
strings marked a departure from both the original song and King's previous
material. When released as a single in December of 1969, the song became the
biggest hit of King's career (#3 R&B / #15 Pop) and his
signature song. B. B. King's recording earned him a
Grammy
Award for
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and a
Grammy Hall of Fame award in 1998. King's version of the song was also
placed at number 183 on Rolling Stone magazine's
list of the 500 greatest songs ever.

LAST WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Belated Happy Birthday to:
21 -
Betsy Turner Bateman ('70) of VA AND
My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX;
22 - Peggy Lovic
Hooper-McLain ('57);
23 -
Evelyn Casey Snead ('57)
of VA AND
Peggy Hartsel Sack ('57);
24 - Donald Smith ('57) of
VA;
25 - Lolly Wynne Burke ('57)!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Deanna Steele Capps ('57)
AND
Becky Braswell Branch ('65) of AR!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Bill Campbell
('54) of VA
AND Genis Bird Crowder Hornsby ('54)
AND Barbara Jones ('54);
Happy Birthday this week to:
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;
03 -
Pauline Collins Shofner ('65) of VA!

TODAY IN WWII:
April 26, 1945 -
Battle of Bautzen: The last successful German tank-offensive of the war and
last noteworthy victory of the
Wehrmacht.

TODAY IN 1965:
Monday, April 26,
1965 - A
Rolling Stones concert in London, Ontario was shut
down by police after 15 minutes due to rioting.
Monday, April 26,
1965 - Actor/comedian
Kevin James
was born Kevin George
Knipfing in
Stony Brook, New York.
Monday, April 26,
1965 - Becky Braswell was celebrating her18th birthday in Newport News.

From Kenny Branch ('62) of AR -
04/25/10:
Becky (Braswell Branch - '65) and I are camping in
South Vicksburg, MS. The tornadoes that devastated MS and caused several
fatalities and injuries went north of
Vicksburg. Thankfully, we
were spared destruction in the RV park.
Kenny (62) and Becky (65) Branch
YOWZERONI-RINI and
HALLELUJAH! That's a relief! Thanks so
much for letting us know, Kenny!


FOLLOW-UP:
From
Me
('65) of IL - 04/26/10 - "Severe Goof-Off Report":
I know you're all just
clamoring for details of The Big Visit from my sister,
Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59 -
of NC)
and our cousin,
Cheryl White Wilson
(John Marshall HS - '64 - of VA),
so with great restraint I have culled 18
images from the many we took on three different cameras to share with you.

One of our main goals was to
frequent resale shops here in Edwardsville just as the four of us (Eleanor,
Cheryl, Adrienne, and I) used to do in Fayetteville every three months or so.
There was also the matter of spending quality time with all of our other
relatives here, too, and of course we also wanted to visit St. Louis and take in a riverboat ride and the
Gateway Arch. We also wanted to visit two or three local restaurants as
well as a couple of luscious ice cream stands.
They arrived Monday
evening, and we spent all day Tuesday just "chillin'" at home.
Wednesday the four of us gals drove to St.
Louis and took the Tom Sawyer riverboat cruise:
http://www.gatewayarch.com/Arch/info/act.riverboat.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eads_Bridge
Then we had dinner at the Old
Spaghetti Factory, but we enjoyed it so much we were late getting to the Gateway
Arch and missed the last trip up in the tram by about three minutes.
ARGHHH!
http://www.osf.com/
Thursday morning we checked out
three nearby resale stores here in Edwardsville - Happy Tails, Maggie's
Primitive Cottage, and Hearth and Home. That evening was the time we had
reserved for the Big Family Dinner with Everybody at Ravanelli's Restaurant in
Granite City, IL. We had hoped that all 18 of us would be there, but we
did have 17:
http://www.ravanellisrestaurants.com/
Friday we returned to St. Louis
to take that trip up into the Arch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_National_Expansion_Memorial
http://www.gatewayarch.com/Arch/
Saturday eight of us drove over
to St. Louis for a fabulous Greek lunch at Olympia's, followed by dessert of
concretes or sundaes at the world famous Ted Drewes on Chippewa:
http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/olympia-kebob-house-tavern-st-louis-391819
http://www.teddrewes.com/Drewes.asp
Then the four of us gals
continued bargain hunting at the Goodwill Industries store. Adrienne
spotted a way cool flea market on the way home. We were enjoying ourselves
there when the storm warnings began broadcasting - "TORNADO WARNING - take cover immediately!"
YIKESARONI!
Later that evening we realized
we still hadn't been to Dairy Haven in Caseyville, so after a brief rest, five
of us met Lewis and Mary and their four children there for MORE cones. YIKES!!!
http://www.merchantcircle.com/blogs/Dairy.Haven.618-345-8866
As
Lewis
(Harty - Hillsboro HS, IL
- '89 - of IL)
was singing a solo ("The Voice of the Shepherd") in church in Fairview Heights
on Sunday afternoon (have I mentioned before that he has THE most incredible baritone
voice?!?), five of us drove over to join the six of them there.
WOWZERONI!!!
The Cahokia Mounds were just
slightly off the road on the way home, so we took a little detour in the pouring
rain:
http://cahokiamounds.org/
We had a delicious dinner at home, and then
Eleanor and Cheryl had to head back east. SOB!!!
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Monday, April 19, 2010 |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Adrienne,
Eleanor,
and Cheryl |
Carol,
Adrienne, Eleanor, and
Cheryl boarding the
Tom Sawyer |
View of St.
Louis
from the Mississippi River |
Eleanor
onboard
the Tom Sawyer
Riverboat |
Mr. Eads'
Wonderful Bridge |
Tom Sawyer |
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
Friday, April 23, 2010 |
Friday, April 23, 2010 |
Friday, April 23, 2010 |
Joshua
playing with
his children,
Kaiya and Azrae |
Kaiya |
Kaiya and
Adrienne
(with Joshua and Kim
in the background) |
Cheryl with
her Chrysler
on the Mississippi River |
View of St.
Louis
from the top of the Gateway Arch |
Eleanor and
Carol
at the top of the
Gateway Arch |
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Friday, April 23, 2010 |
Saturday, April 24, 2010 |
Saturday, April 24, 2010 |
Sunday, April 25, 2010 |
Sunday, April 25, 2010 |
Sunday, April 25, 2010 |
Cheryl and
Eleanor
in the tram coming
down from the top
of the Gateway Arch |
Eleanor,
Adrienne, Paul,
Carol, and Randolph
at Olympia's
in St. Louis |
Nathaniel and
Cheryl
at Olympia's
in St. Louis |
Elizabeth,
Adrienne, Paul,
Carol, Andrew, Lewis, Becca, Mary, Cheryl,
and Rachel
outside church
in Fairview Heights, IL |
Cahokia
Mounds, IL |
Cahokia
Mounds, IL |
And,
BOY HOWDY,
did we have fun!!!

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And speaking of the
Gateway Arch.....
From
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Visitors-safe-after-being-stuck-at-top-of-St-Louis-Arch-92200134.html:
Visitors safe after being stuck at top of St.
Louis Arch
Posted on April 27, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Updated today at 5:37 PM
(KMOV) -- Trams at the St. Louis Arch are
back up and running after a group of visitors became stuck at the top of the
Arch.Everyone on the was able
to get down safely after being stuck on the observation deck for over an
hour.
According to an Arch spokesperson, a group
of about 40-50 people were in the viewing area at the top of the Arch when a
tram broke down. No one was trapped inside the tram. The tram is now running
again.
The St. Louis fire department was called
to the scene. They assisted one person who was in the group, a pregnant
woman.
Arch officials said a leveling device on
one of the trams malfunctioned. The leveling device is what keeps the tram
upright during it's travels up and down the arch, but the tram never tilted.
They just noticed something was wrong with it. This is on the South leg of
the arch.
The leveling device was replaced. The arch
has re-opened.
The North leg of the arch was undergoing
seasonal maintenance, and was not operational going into the day. This is
why the group couldn't get down that way.
YOWZERONI!!!

From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX - 04/25/10 - "WW II picture blog":
Mom,
Here is a great blog filled with many unique pics from
WWII Pacific Theater, sent to me from my pal,
Bill Fowler. Enjoy!
love bh
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/03/18/captured-blog-the-pacific-and-adjacent-theaters/#more-1547
--
Brent L. Harty
"You may be whatever you resolve to be"
General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson
WOWZERONI-YOWZERONI-ROONI!!!
There are some incredible - and incredibly painful - images here! Thanks so
much, Brent - and Bill!


COMING SOON:
From Jane Chambers of VA - 04/16/10 - "
(A
Very Cool Surprise Which I'm Reserving for the Future When I Have a Bit More
Time)":
WOWZERONI! Thanks so
much, Jane!
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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 - 04/25/10:
Stay!
I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the Super Wal-Mart Shopping
Center and rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador
Retriever Pup had fresh air.
She was stretched full-out on the back seat and I wanted to impress upon
her that she must remain there. I walked to the curb backward, pointing
my finger at the car and saying emphatically, "Now you stay. Do you hear
me?" "Stay! Stay!"
The driver of a nearby car, a pretty blond young lady, gave me a strange
look and said,
"Why don't you just put it in park?"
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Yoga
A young woman was worried about her stress-related habit of biting her
fingernails down to the quick, so her friend advised her to take up
yoga. She did, and soon her fingernails were growing normally.
Her friend asked her if yoga had totally cured her nervousness.
"No," she replied,
"but now I can reach my toenails so I bite them instead." |

DATES
TO REMEMBER:
1. 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 PUBLIC
2.
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
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CLASS OF 1970
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. July 2011- The
Class of 1971 is planning a 40-Year Reunion. A planning committee has
been formed and held their first meeting recently. In an effort to
connect with as many class members as possible, they are asking anyone
interested in the Class of '71 reunion to contact Richard Rawls. Please
provide your name, address, phone number(s) and email address so that
they can be in touch with you when final arrangements are made. It has
been 20 years since their last class reunion and they are looking
forward to seeing everyone again. Send your contact information to:
Richard@Rawls.com -
CLASS OF 1971
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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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The Thrill Is Gone
Words and Music by
Rick Darnell
and
Roy
Hawkins
(d. about 1973), 1951
Recorded by
B.B. King
(b. 16 Sept 1925), 1970
The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday
The thrill is gone
It's gone away from me
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away from me
Although I'll still live on
But so lonely I'll be
The thrill is gone
It's gone away for good
Oh, the thrill is gone baby
Baby its gone away for good
Someday I know I'll be over it all baby
Just like I know a man should
You know I'm free, free now baby
I'm free from your spell
I'm free, free now
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's over
All I can do is wish you well |

"The
Thrill Is Gone" midi courtesy of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/23/10
Thanks, Dave!
"The
Thrill Is Gone"
lyrics courtesy
of
http://www.bluesforpeace.com/lyrics/thrill-is-gone.htm,
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 03/23/10
Thanks again, Dave!
Image of Corey Allen's Portrait of B.B. King, "The Thrill Is Gone," courtesy
of
http://www.mossstreetgallery.com/other%20art.htm - 04/27/10
(sic)
Animated Blue Divider
Line 21 clip art courtesy of
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/tx5280/lines1.html -
04/19/10 (sic)
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
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!
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!
Collinsville
High School (IL) Logo courtesy of
http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09)
Thanks, Cheryl!
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!
Animated Cheering Smiley
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05 (re-saved 02/27/09)
Thanks, Al!
Animated Laughing Smiley
courtesy of
Janice
McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 02/07/05
Thanks, Janice!
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