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05/14/16 - NNHS Newsletter - My Way

"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life,
a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask
for anything more than that, actually."

- Francis Albert Sinatra
(12 Dec 1912 - 14 May 1998)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   If today you have noticed that Frank Sinatra is on your mind, there's a very good reason for that. The Chairman of the Board, Ol' Blue Eyes himself, died eighteen years ago today at the age of 85.  

BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbgB6X6S5c - I Did It My Way - Frank Sinatra


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way_%28song%29:

My Way" is a song popularised by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French song. Anka is credited as a co-composer of "My Way" because he wrote entirely new lyrics to the original Claude François/Jacques Revaux music. "My Way" is often quoted as the most covered song in history.

The lyrics of "My Way" tells the story of a man who is nearing death. He is comfortable with and takes responsibility for how he dealt with all the twists of his life while maintaining a respectable degree of integrity.

Paul Anka heard the original 1967 French pop song, Comme d'habitude (as usual) performed by Claude François, while on holiday in the south of France. He flew to Paris to negotiate the rights to the song.[1] In a 2007 interview, he said: "I thought it was a bad record, but there was something in it."[2] He acquired publishing rights at no cost[3] and, two years later, had a dinner in Florida with Frank Sinatra and "a couple of Mob guys" at which Sinatra said: "I'm quitting the business. I'm sick of it, I'm getting the hell out."[2]

Back in New York, Anka re-wrote the original French song for Sinatra, subtly altering the melodic structure and changing the lyrics:

"At one o'clock in the morning, I sat down at an old IBM electric typewriter and said, 'If Frank were writing this, what would he say?' And I started, metaphorically, 'And now the end is near.' I read a lot of periodicals, and I noticed everything was 'my this' and 'my that'. We were in the 'me generation' and Frank became the guy for me to use to say that. I used words I would never use: 'I ate it up and spit it out.' But that's the way he talked. I used to be around steam rooms with the Rat Pack guys - they liked to talk like Mob guys, even though they would have been scared of their own shadows."

Anka finished the song at 5am. "I called Frank up in Nevada - he was at Caesar's Palace - and said, 'I've got something really special for you.'"[2] Anka claimed: "When my record company caught wind of it, they were very pissed that I didn't keep it for myself. I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it.' It was for Frank, no one else."[2] Despite this, Anka would later record the song in 1969 (very shortly after Sinatra's recording was released), in 1996 (as a duet with Gabriel Byrne, performed in the movie Mad Dog Time), and in 2007 (as a duet with Jon Bon Jovi).[citation needed]

Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song on December 30, 1968, and it was rush-released in early 1969. It reached #27 in the U.S. In the UK, the single achieved a still unmatched record, becoming the recording with the most weeks inside the Top 40, spending 75 weeks from April 1969 to September 1971. It spent a further 49 weeks in the Top 75 but never bettered the #5 slot achieved upon its first chart run.[4]..


HOMEWORK:

http://www.franksinatra.com/

http://www.sinatrafamily.com/ - This assignment come with a built-in bonus or two of its own.....

http://www.spiritofsinatra.com/


THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to     Johnnie Bateman ('70) of VA!

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to    Jimmy Todd ('63) of the USA!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

17 -     Don Coffey ('54) of VA AND     the late Susan Whitt Vest ('66) of VA (deceased 06/16/10);

19 -         David Whitley ('67) of VA;

20 -    Chuck Ragland ('66) of VA;

21 -   Faye Merritt Houk ('66) of VA! 
 

   Many Happy Returns to You All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html 


THIS DAY IN WWII:

May 14, 1940 - Rotterdam was bombed by the German Luftwaffe.

May 14, 1940 - The Netherlands surrendered to Germany.

May 14, 1940 - The Yermolayev Yer-2, a long-range Soviet medium bomber, had its first flight.

May 14, 1943 - A Japanese submarine sank AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland. Of the 332 medical personnel and civilian crew aboard, 268 were killed.


TODAY IN 1966:

Saturday, May 14, 1966 - Actress, director, and screenwriter Marianne Denicourt was born in Paris, France.

Saturday, May 14, 1966 - Bass player and songwriter (Alice in Chains, Black Label Society, Slash's Snakepit, and Spys4Darwin) Mike Inez was born in San Fernando, California.

Saturday, May 14, 1966 - Singer-songwriter and dancer (Milli Vanilli, Rob & Fab, and Empire Bizarre) Fab Morvan was born in Paris, France.

Saturday, May 14, 1966 - Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl) Raphael Saadiq was born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California.


From My Friend, Susan, of NC - 05/13/15:

“When it comes to hating, gossiping, ignoring, ridiculing, holding grudges, or wanting to cause harm, please apply the following: Stop it! It’s that simple.

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "The Merciful Obtain Mercy," April 2012
(b. 06 Nov 1940)


   Thanks so much, Susan!


          From My #2 Son, Brent Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '90) of TX - 05/13/16 - "The Soldier's Creed":

    Thank you, Brent - for everything!
 
 


     From Gene Moore ('67) of CA - 05/13/16:

    AMEN! Thank you, Gene!

   OH! This image reminds me of my current favorite commercial. It's for Amazon Prime. OOH! Here's the (rarely-seen) full-length version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU_c8aabw2Y

 
 


  From Jane Monfalcone Simmons ('61) of GA - 05/13/16:

    Thanks, Jane!
 
 


“More basses, because you are so far away.

- Eugene Ormandy, conductor
(18 Nov 1899 - 12 Mar
1985)


       From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of NC - 04/29/16 - "Photos Without Words" (#14 in a Series of 30):

  Sometimes Photos Need No Words

     INDEED! Thanks, Haul Party!

 
 


BONUS MY WAY CROCHET PATTERN:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PZCoJ7_2D0 - Crochet Fedora "My Way" Hat, Part One 


BONUS MY WAY RECIPES:

http://www.kqed.org/w/morefastfoodmyway/recipes.html - Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way


FINALLY:


From www.ajokeaday.com - 05/13/16:

A big-city counterfeiter decided the best place to pass off his phony $18 bills would be in some small, out of the way, town. So, he got into his new wheels and off he went.

He found a tiny town with a single store. He entered the store and handed one of the bogus bills to the man behind the counter. "Can you change this for me, please?" he said.

The store clerk looked at the $18 bill a short time, then smiled and told the man, "Sure, Mister. You want 2 nines or 3 sixes?"


DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 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. Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1966 will hold their 50-Year Reunion - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. Friday Night: Meet and Greet at The Cove Restaurant, City Center, NN, 711 Lakefront Commons, NN from 7:00 PM - closing. Saturday Night: Marriott Hotel, City Center, 740 Town City Drive, NN from 7:00 PM - midnight in the Pearl Room.

3. Wednesday and Thursday, October 19 and 20, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1956 will hold their 60-Year Reunion.


PRAYER ROLL:

http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 05/10/16

BLOG:

http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11



  
Y'all take good care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER! 
We'll Always Have Buckroe!

                          Love to all, Carol
 

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Carol Buckley Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802
 


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My Way

Words by Paul Anka;
Music ("
Comme d'habitude") by Claude François and Jacques Revaux;
(Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French by Claude François and
Gilles Thibaut
.)

Recorded by Frank Sinatra, 1968
(12 Dec 1912 -
14 May 1998)
 

 And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew,
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no, not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

Yes, it was my way.


"My Way" midi courtesy of http://wsdiyana.tripod.com/midi.html - 05/14/08

"My Way" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/frank+sinatra/my+way_20056378.html - 05/14/08

First Frank Sinatra Image courtesy of http://studentweb.hunter.cuny.edu/~cderoma/ - 05/14/08

Second Frank Sinatra Image courtesy of http://www.javno.com/en/bestseller/clanak.php?id=102268 - 05/14/08

Gold Scroll Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars17.html - 03/21/06

Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

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!

Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06

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 BOO-HOO courtesy of Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/28/09
Thanks, Glenn!

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