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06/24/10
- NNHS Newsletter Things We Said Today
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This is another visit to the Newsletter of exactly four years ago today:
http://nnhs65.com/06-24-06-NNHS-Things-We-Said-Today.html
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d-Z7vakj4s - Things We Said Today - The Beatles
BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DcV1UI1B6M - Things We Said Today - The Beatles, Live at Indiana State Fair, September 3, 1964
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_We_Said_Today:
"Things We Said Today" is a song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney[1] and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was composed for the film A Hard Day's Night and appears on the soundtrack album. It was also released as the B-side of the "A Hard Day's Night" single in the UK.
McCartney wrote the song in May 1964 while cruising the Caribbean aboard a yacht called Happy Days with his then-girlfriend Jane Asher.[2] Music critic Ian MacDonald said, "The sombre lyric—provoked by the frustrating interruptions of a relationship between two career people—matches the lowering gloom of the music."[1]
The song is one of three main compositions (along with "And I Love Her" and "Can't Buy Me Love") that Paul McCartney wrote for The Beatles' film. Recorded in advance of film production for lip-synching reasons, "Things We Said Today" has a reverse nostalgia premise. McCartney said, "I wrote this on acoustic. It was a slightly nostalgic thing already, a future nostalgia. We’ll remember the things we said today, sometime in the future, so the song projects itself into the future."[3]
McCartney was particularly satisfied with his chord change, F major to B flat major—instead of the more obvious F minor—which first occurs beneath "…wishing you weren't so far away" in the song.[4] John Lennon accentuates McCartney's strident acoustic guitar strumming by triple hitting a low A note on a piano. The tempo of the song moves from ballad to rock and back with a minor to major key change during its middle eight section.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
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Happy
Birthday today to
 My Cousin, Jean Atkinson Mallory
(Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65) of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow
to
David Lundquist ('57)
AND
Happy Birthday this week to:
26 -
28 -
Andrew Puckett ('57)
AND
29 -
01 -
Many Happy
Returns,
One and All!
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TODAY IN WWII:
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June 24, 1940 - France signed an armistice with Italy. June 24, 1941 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pledged all possible support to the Soviet Union. June 24, 1945 - The Moscow Victory Parade took place as Soviet troops paraded past Red Square in celebration of their victory over Germany. June 24, 1945 - British bombers destroyed the "Bridge Over the River Kwai." The bridge had been built by thousands of British and Allied prisoners of war. June 24, 1948 - Start of the Berlin Blockade: the Soviet Union made overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. |
TODAY IN 1965:
| Thursday,
June 24, 1965 - Ice hockey player
Uwe Krupp
was born in
Cologne,
West Germany. Thursday, June 24, 1965 - Jean Atkinson celebrated her 18th birthday in Richmond. |
From George Helliesen ('61) of MI -
06/23/10 - "Elvis":
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Dear Miss Typhoon,
You may wish to send the following
account of attending the Elvis Presley concert at the
Paramount Theatre in
February of 1956 to Luca for the book.
My friend, Archie Dail (who
is now deceased), and I were there. Surely we were, and we
saw and heard the Great Elvis. I remember it like it was
yesterday and it will never be forgotten--that is the
screaming girls, the great songs and Elvis shaking his boody.
The theatre was full, not any standing room left, and after
waiting for at least a half an hour and listening to the
screaming girls and watching them jump out of their seats
and yelling, "We want Elvis". The lights finally went dim
and his band came out on the stage and played one or two of
his hit songs. Finally Elvis made his way out onto the
stage with his big smile and his head somewhat bowed and
headed toward center stage. He walked over to the edge of
the stage and as it was some three feet higher than the
aisles, he was careful not to get too close for fear of
falling off in the darkness. He brought a stick of gum he
was chewing to his lips, took his fingers and pulled it out
of his mouth and threw it on the floor. The place went wild
and every girl in the audience ran down front, fell on their
knees and starting yelling and feeling for the gum in the
dark. Pandemonium broke out and the place went crazy.
Fifty girls started jumping up and down holding a piece of
gum high above their head proclaiming that they had found
Elvis's gum. The entire time Elvis was just standing there
with a big grin on his face waiting for the girls to settle
down. I think a few of the boys even wet their pants. What
a show Elvis gave, one that will always be remembered for
eternity.
A side note, Archie was a great Elvis fan and collected every record that he ever made. We listened to them over and over until the 45's and 33's were smooth and no songs were left. What a sad closure to one's life.
WOWZERONI!
Thanks, George - I'll forward your note on to Italy!
http://nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html |
From Rosalee Wills Jecmenek ('65) of TX - 06/23/10, 6:35 PM - "A Photographer's
Passion - An Interview with the Late Chip Clark ":
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Dear Carol..... I am sending you a you tube of that same audio of Chip...it is so wonderful to see him as well as hear him.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clVM11iriaA - A Photographer's Passion - An Interview with the Late Chip Clark "Recently, we lost a longtime colleague and friend - photographer Roy 'Chip' Clark. This interview is one of his last and showcases the passion for his job that made Chip a valued member of our community. Read about his nearly 40-year career at NMNH: http://bit.ly/cGHVpT" Love, Rosalee
Oh, WOW!
Thank you so much, dear Rosalee!
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From Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 06/23/10, 9:55 PM - "Chip":
| Carol: I am SO shocked about Chip! What a sweetheart he was - and incredible photographer. I haven’t kept up with the newsletters and this was quite a shock! What a loss! S.
Thank
you, Sarah Sugah. |
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of IL - 06/23/10:
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Every sixty seconds you
spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never
get back.
Today's Message of the
Day is:
So true! Thanks, Dools!
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From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of VA - 06/23/10 - "SATAN":
| SATAN A few minutes before the church services started, the congregation were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate. Soon the church was empty except for one elderly gentleman who sat calmly in his pew without moving, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence. So Satan walked up to the man and said, 'Do you know who I am?' The man replied, 'Yep, sure do.' 'Aren't you afraid of me?' Satan asked. 'Nope, sure ain't.' said the man. 'Don't you realize I can kill you with one word?' asked Satan. 'Don't doubt it for a minute,' returned the old man, in an even tone. 'Did you know that I can cause you profound, horrifying AGONY for all eternity?' Persisted Satan. 'Yep,' was the calm reply. 'And you are still not afraid?' asked Satan. 'Nope,' said the old man. More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, 'Why aren't you afraid of me?' The man calmly replied, 'Been married to your sister for 48 years.
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ABBREVIATED ALERT:
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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From
ArcaMax Jokes - 06/23/10:Questioning Faith...
My grandmother, who lived in
Tucson, was well-known for
her faith and lack of reticence in talking about it. She would go out on the
front porch and say, "Praise
the Lord!"
Her next door neighbor would shout back, "There ain't no Lord!"
During those days, my grandmother was very poor, so the neighbor decided to
prove his point by buying a large bag of groceries and placing it at her door.
The next morning, Grandmother went to the porch and, seeing the groceries, said,
"Praise the Lord!"
The neighbor stepped out from behind a tree and said, "I brought those
groceries, and there ain't no Lord."
Grandmother replied, "Lord, you not only sent me food but you made the devil pay
for it."
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Insurance
Following the birth of my second child, I called our insurance company to
inquire about my short-term disability policy.
"I just had a baby," I proudly announced to the representative who picked up the
phone.
"Congratulations! I'll get all of your information and activate your policy,"
she assured me. After taking down basic facts like my name and address, she
asked, "Was this a work-related incident?"
DATES TO REMEMBER:
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Carol Buckley
Harty
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Written by Paul McCartney (b. 18 June 1942) and credited to Lennon/McCartney.
Recorded by
The
Beatles, 1964
You say you will
love me
If I have to go
You'll be thinking of me
somehow I will know
Someday when I'm lonely
wishing you weren't so far away
Then I will remember
Things we said today
You said you'll be mine, girl
'til the end of time
These days such a kind girl
seems so hard to find
Someday when we're dreaming
deep in love, not a lot to say
Then we will remember
Things we said today
Me I'm just the lucky kind
Love to hear you say that love is love
And though we may be blind
Love is here to stay and that's enough
To make you mine, girl
be the only one
loves me all the time, girl
we'll go on and on
Some day when we're dreaming
deep in love not a lot to say
Then we will remember
Things we said today
Me I'm just the lucky kind
Love to hear you say that love is love
And though we may be blind
Love is here to stay and that's enough
To make you mine, girl
believe only one
loves me all the time, girl
we'll go on and on
Some day when we're dreaming
deep in love not a lot to say
Then we will remember
Things we said today
"Things We Said Today" midi courtesy of
http://rock.mididb.com/beatles/
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06/22/06
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/29/05
Thanks, Dave!
"Things We Said Today" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.iqm.ro/beatles/lyrics/pcantbuym.html
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/29/05
Thanks again, Dave!
NOTE: This page was unavailable at
press time, so the lyrics are actually courtesy
of
http://www.stevesbeatles.com/songs/things_we_said_today.asp
- 06/22/06
Three Pinkish Hearts clip art courtesy of http://members.tripod.com/~emelinda/index-12.html - 10/21/04
Hearts Vine Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars11.html - 01/30/06
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
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!
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!
Litchfield High School's Purple Panther Paw Print courtesy of http://www.litchfield.k12.il.us/ - 06/23/07
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Animated Laughing Frog courtesy
of
Wayne
Stokes ('65) of VA - 07/16/08
Thanks, Wayne!
