05/20/08 - NNHS Newsletter - “I've
wrestled with reality for 35 years, and I'm happy, |
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Did you remember that today was Jimmy Stewart's 100th birthday?!? Why, of
course you did!
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyEc7FAMTg - Jimmy Stewart in the "Lost Cause" Scene from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 1939
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADQpyXEIFtM - Jimmy Stewart on "What's My Line?", 1963
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blToNTt8DAs - Jimmy Stewart on The Dean Martin Show, 1968
BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNJjIwlHk8 - Jimmy Stewart reading his poem, "Beau", on the Johnny Carson Show, 1981
BONUS #5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoY8Cj1larg - Jimmy Stewart - Bomber Pilot - narrating a slide show at Princeton, 1990
BONUS #6 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl_q8VMkxvk - In Memory of Jimmy Stewart - WOWZERS!
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Stewart
http://www.nndb.com/people/659/000026581/
http://www.medaloffreedom.com/JimmyStewart.htm
http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=194379 - all day today!
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
05/19/08 - "Re: More Music, Please, Sir!":
Well,
Jimmy starred in many films, but none (save one) had a memorable theme. Of
course he was a Brigadier General in the
Air Force Reserve, but "Wild Blue Yonder" might not connect with the
readers.
So, back to the one film which had a memorable theme. It was made all the more
memorable because it was released as a single by Gene Pitney. Of course, I am
speaking of "The
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". For those who remember the film, one
might ask, "Was Stewart's character the "man who shot Liberty Valance" ... or
not? No matter. for the film is irrevocably associated with Stewart,
John Wayne,
and Lee
Marvin.
AHA!
You, Captain, are a SOO-PER GENIUS, but then, we've long since established that!
Thank you, Brown Eyes!
EXTRA BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVXuo2WiU_I - Movie Trailer
EXTRA BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2sKlPw55H4 - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Confrontation at the Diner
EXTRA BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQgFRiDqnEs - Gene Pitney - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - 45 rpm
EXTRA BONUS #4 - http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article.jsp?cid=12475&mainArticleId=194379 - 10:00 PM tonight!
BIRTHDAYS
- TODAY AND UPCOMING:
Happy Birthday
today to
Chuck Ragland ('66) of VA!
Happy Birthday
tomorrow to
Faye Merritt Houk ('66) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
22 - Judy Blechman Morenoff ('57);
24 - Zoe Pappas Marcopoulds ('57) AND
Betsy Wilson Ellis ('57);
25 - Edna Martin Clemence ('57);
26 -
Stacy Dorn Davis ('64) of VA;
27 - Mary Johnson Weaver ('57)!
Many Happy
Returns,
One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
LIKE MINDS THINK ALIKE:
From Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 05/18/08, 1:48 PM - "Lefty's Typhoon was the
perfect storm":
Lefty's Typhoon was the perfect storm
From Charlotte Spade Wilkins (NNHS /
WHS - '66) of NC - 05/19/08, 9:34 AM:
Carol,
The following article is about
Bucky
Keller ('58) and my
sister's (
Thelma Spade Roberts '57)
brother-in-law Kenny Roberts (NNHS ?).
FYI
http://www.dailypress.com
Charlotte S. Wilkins
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Pediatrics
From Johnnie Bateman ('67 / '70) of
VA - 05/19/08, 5:42 PM:
Carol,
Thought you’d like this:
http://www.dailypress.com
Sincerely,
Johnnie
Thanks so
much, Tommy, Charlotte, and Johnnie!
I went to bed last night thinking that two other people had also sent me this link, but I can find no trace of them now, nor no memory of who they were, so I am left to conclude with Doc Holliday, "Well, I suppose I'm deranged..."
Here's the article; I'm certain you'll recognize many of these names:
WILLIAMSBURG - Seated at a round table in a
hotel ballroom, Lefty Driesell fished around in a small gym bag he brought
with him. He pulled out an old, framed photo and a scrapbook bulging with
yellowed newspaper clippings, and let the memories and the people wash over
him.
Suddenly, Driesell was 26 years old with a crewcut and a whistle, and the
dozens of men and women around him in their late 60s were 17 and 18 again.
Time stood still for several hours as the Newport News High Class of 1958
held its 50th reunion this weekend. The formal gathering was Saturday night,
but Friday evening more than a hundred people assembled informally.
Among them were Driesell and several members of the Typhoon's 1958 unbeaten
state championship basketball team. A Norfolk native, Driesell coached at
Newport News High for two years before leaving for Davidson College to begin
one of the most successful college coaching careers in history.
"I coached for 45 years," the 'Hander, now
76, told the folks Friday, "and that was the only undefeated team I ever
had."
The Typhoon finished 25-0 that season, beating Eastern District rival Granby
High 50-48 for its third consecutive state championship. Newport News went
75-2 during its three-year title run, led by the late Bucky Keller.
"I had no idea what it was like to lose," said Donald Ellis, the starting
center as a junior and senior. He missed the Typhoon's only loss in his last
two years due to an illness.
"I was 50-and-oh," he joked.
The Newport News High reunion weekend coincides with the induction of Keller
to the Lower Virginia Peninsula Hall of Fame. Keller, who died in 1977 after
suffering a stroke at age 38, will be inducted this evening at a ceremony at
the Hampton Coliseum.
"I always say that it seemed like the Good Lord put Moses Malone on this
earth to play basketball," Driesell said. "I feel the same way about Bucky.
He was a natural."
Keller averaged 22 points per game as a senior and was the hub of the
three-time state champs.
"He could have averaged 30 or 40 points a game," Lefty said, "but we beat
people so bad that I'd only play him maybe three quarters most of the time."
Athletics were an immense part of the fabric of Newport News High,
particularly in the late 1950s. Nearly all of the school's teams were at
least competitive, if not excellent.
Basketball games always were sold out. The annual Thanksgiving Day football
game against archrival Hampton High drew thousands. State champion
half-miler David Peltz remembered fans traveling to track meets.
"I, myself, probably never would have gotten through high school if it
hadn't been for sports," said basketball team member Billy Bradley. "You had
to keep your grades up and stay straight. Your teammates and teachers
watched out for you and helped you out."
Nothing drew more attention than the school's basketball team, which in 1958
won the last of its three consecutive state titles, a feat that hadn't been
accomplished since Norfolk's Maury High did it from 1925-27.
"It was a pilgrimage every spring to go to the state tournament," recalled
Virginia Beach mayor Meyera Oberndorf, proud member of the Typhoon Class of
'58 as Meyera Ellenson.
"The boys played like gazelles, like their feet were on air," Oberndorf
said. "We'd go to the games and we'd scream so loud for every basket that by
the time we got back on the bus to come home, we were all hoarse."
Team member Allen Foster said, "We learned from the ground up. We had all
played together since we were 11 or 12. We knew each other's quirks and
idiosyncrasies, where each other would be on the court. We probably had a
little more talent, but the fact that we played so well together was a big
advantage."
The late Julius "Julie" Conn was the centerpiece of Typhoon athletics,
serving as a coach and administrator at the school for more than four
decades before he retired in 1969. Though nationally known as a track coach,
he was also an extremely successful basketball coach, winning six state
titles and appearing in six more championship games before he gave up
coaching the sport at the varsity level in 1953.
Lefty recalled that before the Turkey Day
football game versus Hampton, Conn asked football coach J.C. "Cowboy" Range
if he could address the team in the locker room. Driesell and assistant
coach Johnny Palmer eavesdropped around the corner.
(The story loses a little something in the re-telling, but you have to
imagine Lefty's deep voice and southern drawl.)
"Julie talked about when he played Hampton and how he had pneumonia and his
mother told him he couldn't play," Lefty said, "but he said he had to play
because it was Hampton and how important it was. He got going and before you
knew it, everybody on the team was crying -- even Bucky was crying, and he
was a tough guy -- and Julie was crying, too.
"He finishes and the players go tearing out of the locker room all fired up,
and Julie comes and finds us -- he's got tears running down his cheeks --
and he's all excited and he says, 'How'd I do? How'd I do?' We said, 'You
did great, Coach.' (Pause.) We still lost 52-0."
(Actually, it was 35-14, but you get the
idea.)
Conn and Bill Chambers, Driesell's friend and predecessor, persuaded Lefty
to leave his alma mater, Norfolk's Granby High, and come to Newport News
High in the fall of 1957.
Chambers' teams won state titles in 1956 and '57 -- he then departed to
coach at
William and Mary -- and began the 57-game winning streak that included
the unbeaten season in 1957-58. The streak didn't end until midway through
Lefty's second and final year with the Typhoon.
"Driesell worked our butts off," said guard Kenny Roberts, who went on to
play at William and Mary. "We were pretty cocky and thought we had it made
because we'd already won two championships. But he ran us hard in practice.
It kicked us back on our haunches, but it was probably good for us."
The Typhoon beat Norview 53-37 on Jan. 31 to set the Group One (the
precursor to Group AAA) record of 32 consecutive victories. Seven days
later, they had what was until then their closest call, a 50-48 win against
a Warwick team they had beaten by 42 points just two weeks earlier.
Newport News High, which closed in 1971, concluded an unbeaten regular
season (19-0) and won its 40th straight game Feb. 28. The Typhoon breezed
through the Eastern District tournament, beating Granby for the third time
that season 48-41 in the title game.
Newport News handily won its state tournament quarterfinal and semifinal
games at the
University of Virginia's old Memorial Gym and faced Granby again for the
championship.
The Typhoon trailed from late in the first quarter until midway through the
fourth.
"I'll never forget it," Roberts said. "The coaches lit into us at halftime.
It wasn't like we were going through the motions, but we weren't playing the
way we were capable of playing."
Newport News finally took the lead, but Granby star Ronnie Byrd tied it at
48 with 18 seconds remaining. Typhoon guard Jack Tesh was fouled with six
seconds to play. A 69-percent foul shooter -- stats courtesy of Lefty's
scrapbook -- he made both free throws for the final margin.
Granby frantically pushed the ball upcourt
for a potential tying shot. Tesh was whistled for a foul as the final buzzer
sounded. The referees conferred briefly and decided that the contact came
after the buzzer. Game over. Third consecutive state title.
Twenty-five-and-oh. Forty-six consecutive wins.
"It was a great time," Ellis said. "I'm glad I was alive at that time, the
'50s. If I could go back, I would."
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 05/18/08 :
http://marines.togetherweserved.com/profile/138913
Thank you so much,
Joe!
When I couldn't access it easily, I just assumed
I "wasn't holding my mouth right" as I tried.
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 05/18/08 - "NNHS Basketball Trophies.":
Hi, Bobby:
I got so excited about the Basketball Trophies when I read your email,
that I picked up the phone to call Coach Bill Chambers. I did not get an
answer this afternoon. I am sending him a copy of this email, so you will
have his email address and he likewise will have yours so you can
communicate.
You have done a wonderful thing by getting the trophies released so they
can go to Coach Chambers and Coach Driesell. Just hearing your description
of how happy it made Coach Driesell to receive his team trophy made we
want to speak with Coach Chambers on the subject.
Yet, you are the one most responsible for this act of love and kindness,
and I wanted you to communicate directly with Coach Chambers, for after
all you were one of his managers during the time he was Coach at Newport
News High School.
So, here is his mailing address and telephone number (in Alabama)
so you can ship the trophies directly to him:
(available upon request)
Recommend United Postal Service so he can have a Tracking Number.
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan
Class of 1957 NNHS
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WOWZERONI-RINI!!!
Thanks so much, Joe - and
Bobby!
What splendid friends we have!
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 05/18/08 - "TYPHOON Trophies":
Hi, Bobby:
It was such a pleasure to be able to speak with you by telephone
yesterday. I hope you have a wonderful time at the Class Reunion. You were
kind to mention the time and place, and for a moment I thought how very
nice it would be to drop for during the social hour but it seems it will
not be possible.
I hope to see Vernon Brinkley ('55) in Portsmouth, as we
served together at Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
As I am the "coordinator" for this Reunion of old Marines, I better stay
close to my duty station in Portsmouth.
The trophy transfer idea is a great idea. Let me know if I can facilitate
the transfer of the 1956 and 1957 trophies to Coach Chambers.
TYPHOON Regards,
Joe Madagan
Hi Joe & Eva:
It sure has been fun and a blessing to me to be in contact with you
concerning something that I know is close to your heart. We both share
very similar interest in the NNHS basketball program of the 50's. After
talking to you I contacted
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The Class of 1958 had a wonderful reunion weekend and to top it off Bucky
Keller was inducted in the Peninsula Hall of fame Sunday evening at the
Hampton Coliseum. Lefty Driesell gave the
keynote speech on Bucky. The plaque was accepted by his and
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Well Joe, I just wanted you to know what was up and I await hearing from
you. I hope your trip back to Hampton Roads was also a great experience
for you.
Take care.
Your friend,
Bobby Turpin
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WOWZERONI-RINI-ROONI- ROOTIE-TOOT-TOOTIE!!! Thank you again - so very much, Joe - and Bobby!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/04-29-08-NNHS-Bye-Bye-Love.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/NNHS-Trophies-Plaques.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/BASKETBALL-Trophies.html
From Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 05/18/08:
I loved the real age. I am 43. My life expectancy is 97. Wow.
http://www.embedtube.com/uploads/33101407Realage.swf
WOWZERS!
YOU ROCK, Cookie - thanks!
From Richard Dawes (NNHS / HHS - '62) of VA - 05/19/08 - "Birth Order - funny":
BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN
confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
______________________________
Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing
didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
______________________________
The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold
them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only
the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?
______________________________
Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the
baby
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your
firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
______________________________
Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can
go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some
juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
______________________________
Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or
not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain
about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.
______________________________
Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, Baby Zoo,
Baby Movies and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners.
______________________________
Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home
five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number
where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees
blood.
______________________________
At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child
isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
______________________________
Swallowing Coins (a favorite):
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the
hospital and demand x-rays
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the
coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his
allowance!
______________________________
GRANDCHILDREN:
God's reward for allowing your children to live.
Thanks,
Dicky!
I'd
give you my version with seven children, but everybody already knows I'm
weird, and nobody would believe me anyway!
PRAYER ROLL (arranged alphabetically, but not necessarily complete):
1.
2.
Connie Bloxom Thompson ('66) of MD - multiple heath and financial
issues; needing cataract surgery to prevent inevitable blindness ASAP;
update
of 03/11/08:
"SO FAR, 1/2 FUNDS FOR 1 EYE PROCEDURE";
update of 03/28/08: re-hospitalized; $1475.00 received so far; still
short of $2000.00 goal;
update of 04/28/08 - SEE ABOVE
Connie
Bloxom Thompson
2237 Hunter Chase
Bel Air, MD
21015
3. Clyde Bryant ('58) of PA - heart replacement surgery - 12/13/07
4.
Me
('65) of NC - recent (late
January) development
of congestive heart failure plus the usual
financial woes;
update
of 03/28/08: not as well as I'd hoped to be by now; more downs than ups..... ;
update of 04/18/08 - SEE:
04/18/08
5. Emily
(daughter of
My
Niece Shari) of VA - advancing scoliosis; surgery 03/11/08;
update
of 03/12/08: surgery went well, running slight fever;
update of 03/18/08: had some ups and
lows, but is home again;
update
of 04/14/08 - still in pain, running a fever;
update of 04/18/08 - SEE
6. My second granddaughter,
Rachel Harty of IL - broke her ankle/leg in 3 places on 05/17/08; clean
breaks, no surgery required, but located in a tricky place for a growing
girl, so proper healing is essential
7
. Frances Heath Scott ('62) of VA - inflammation of nerves; due to have been released from hospital on 02/27/08; update of 04/14/08 - "at home recuperating"8
. Bobby Hedrick ('58) of VA - recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; update of 03/22/08: "doing very well, no pain, just some soreness"; update of 05/10/08: "continues to do well since the surgery for pancreatic cancer and will now begin the follow-up treatment to be decided upon following the consultation and evaluation at MD Anderson (Houston)."9.
10. Pam Pennington Cherry ('58) of VA - congestive heart failure; cardiac ablation procedure - 02/06/08; second surgery on 02/20/08 for aneurysm; update of 03/17/08 - still experiencing difficulty with heart racing, breathing and pressure in her chest; pray that cardiac ablation procedure will not have to be repeated, and that Pam can learn to REST!; update of 05/04/08 - "in about eight months she will indeed have to have the ablation process repeated. "
11. Tommy Scott ('61) of VA - update of 04/14/08 - "at home recuperating"
12. Jenny Willett Wilson (daughter of the late
Edie Hallett Willett - '63) of VA - 05/05/08 - "underwent a double mastectomy
in 2007, has just completed vigorous chemo and is now undergoing radiation
treatments every day for seven weeks"
13. All of Us
DATES TO
REMEMBER:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1957.html
2. Saturday, June 7, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1961:
Mini reunion at the home of
Buddy and
Libby Blechman David of VA
3. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1968
:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html - 03/31/08
4. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008
- NNHS CLASS OF 1963:http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html - 03/26/08
Remember, there's so much more to come - soon - REALLY!
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- Burt Bacharach and Hal David, 1962
When Liberty
Valance rode to town the womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around the men would step aside
'cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shootin' straight and fast---he was mighty good.
>From out of the East a stranger came, a law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need to tame a troubled land
'cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shootin' straight and fast---he was mighty good.
Many a man would face his gun and many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.
The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go, stay on
Just tryin' to build a peaceful life where love is free to grow
But the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
When the final showdown came at last, a law book was no good.
Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd return that fateful night, aww that night
When nothin' she said could keep her man from goin' out to fight
>From the moment a girl gets to be full-grown the very first thing she learns
When two men go out to face each other only one retur-r-r-ns
Everyone heard two shots ring out, a shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.
"The Man Who
Shot Liberty Valance" midi courtesy of
http://moviethemes.net/M2.html
at the brilliant suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 05/19/08
Thanks, Dave
"The Man Who
Shot Liberty Valance" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.lyricsdepot.com/gene-pitney/man-who-shot-liberty-valance.html
also at the brilliant suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 05/19/08
Thanks again, Dave
First Image of Jimmy Stewart courtesy of http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/JAMES+STEWART-10371.html - 05/19/08
Second Image of Jimmy Stewart courtesy of http://cinemania.seesaa.net/article/21472184.html - 05/19/08
Animated Tumbleweed Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars20.html - 05/19/08
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!
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!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated Navy Flag courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Animated Laughing Jerry courtesy
of Cookie Phillips Tyndall ('64) of VA - 06/14/06
Thanks, Cookie!