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07/12/16 - NNHS Newsletter -
Catch a Falling Star

“Go, and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root,
Tell me, where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil's foot.”

-
John Donne, “Song: Go And Catch A Falling Star”, collected in Songs and Sonnets, 1633
(21 Jan 1572 - 31 Mar 1631)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   I love Perry Como.  I've always loved Perry Como.

BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXdjzFnabV4 - Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como, 1957


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_a_Falling_Star:

Catch a Falling Star, written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, is a song made famous by Perry Como's hit version, released in 1957. It was Como's last #1 hit, [1] reaching #1 in the Billboard "Most Played By Jockeys" chart but not in the overall top-100, where it reached #2. [citation needed] It was the first single to receive a gold record, on March 14, 1958.[2] The single won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male.

The song has been featured in several films, including The Princess Diaries, Love Actually, Everybody's Fine and Never Been Kissed. It has often been featured in the tv series Lost; it is most often associated with Claire Littleton and could be considered her theme in the series.

From http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Catch_a_Falling_Star:

"Catch a Falling Star" is a song composed by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, and recorded in 1957 by Perry Como. It became the first R.I.A.A.-certified "Gold Record" in 1958 and won Perry Como the award for "Best Vocal Performance, Male" at the first annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

 


THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to   Jerry Gammon ('63) of VA!

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to James Stidham ('57) AND  Bobby Jeffries ('63)!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

15 - Carol Smith Saunders ('63) AND Robert Fulcher ('64) of VA;

16 -   Dianne Adams Puckette ('65) of VA;

17 - Barbara Hinson Ellis ('63) AND Stevie Gordon Watson ('66) AND Marilyn Payne Springfield ('66) of VA AND  My Oldest Granddaughter, Elizabeth Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '12) of IL;

18 - Bill Queensberry ('57) AND Mary Ellen Brewer ('57);

19 - Dale Chestnut (Nakina HS, NC - '54) of VA AND  Mannie Smith ('57) AND    Sylvia Midgett Mullins Brown ('70) of VA!

   Many Happy Returns, One and All!

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

 


THIS DAY IN WWII:

July 12, 1941 - Moscow was bombed by the German Luftwaffe for the first time.

July 12, 1943 - The Battle of Prokhorovka German and Soviet forces engaged in the largest tank engagement of all time.

 


THIS DAY IN 1966:

Tuesday, July 12, 1966 - Race car driver Jeff Bucknum was born in Glendale, California.

Tuesday, July 12, 1966 - Tennis player and sportscaster Annabel Croft was born in Farnborough, Bromley, London, England.

Tuesday, July 12, 1966 - Bass player and songwriter (Loudness and X Japan) Taiji was born Taiji Sawada (沢田 泰司) in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. On 17 July 2011, five days after his 45th birthday, he died in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands following a suicide attempt which left him brain dead and on life support.

Tuesday, July 12, 1966 - Actress Ana Torrent was born Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis in Madrid, Spain.

Tuesday, July 12, 1966 - Philosopher and author D. T. Suzuki (b. Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎) on 18 Oct 1870 in Honda-machi, Kanazawa, Japan) died in Kamakura, Japan at the age of 95.

 



From My Friend, Susan, of NC
- 07/11/15:

You have not failed until you quit trying.”

- Gordon B. Hinckley
(23 June 1910 - 27 Jan 2008)


    Thanks so much, Susan!


      From Jimmy Hines ('64) of VA - 07/11/16:

     Let's try it and see what happens.

   GREAT IDEA! Thank you, Santa Jim! Please make mine a Mounds, though; I'm more of a dark chocolate, more coconut, fewer peanuts kinda gal! Of course, being Santa, you already knew that!

 
 

 


  From Elizabeth Tedder Nunnally ('65 / '68) of VA - 07/11/16 - "Thalhimer's Lost Recipes":

Thalhimer's Lost Recipes

   WOWZERS! Thank you, Elizabeth!

 


    From Jane Monfalcone Simmons ('61) of GA (or FL, if she's already moved) - 07/11/16:

      Thanks, Jane! I myself reached that same conclusion some time back!
 
 

 


“It's getting late early.”

- Yogi Berra
(
12 May 1925 - 22 Sept 2015)

 


  From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 07/09/16 - "How to know when it's really HOT!! (#2 in a series of 17)":
 

  Climate Change! . . . is a new phenomenon on Earth!

THIS IS WHEN YOU REALLY KNOW IT'S HOT!

     Thanks, Dearest Judy!

You know it’s hot outside when…
The ice cream stand melts.

 


BONUS FALLING STAR CROCHET PATTERN:

http://mocrochet.blogspot.com/2009/12/falling-star-12-square.html - Melinda Miller's Falling Star - 12" Square - "...The center star was originally going to be a flower, but it turned out to be a star instead. Oh well, I like it this way..."

 


BONUS STAR RECIPES:

http://starsrecipes.com/ - Star's Recipes - "This site is an ongoing project. It contains a link to The Country Bunny Cookbook, some nice glossaries, and links to other online sites. We will continue to add local recipes to Star’s Favorites, Tips & Hints and more links as we find them. Please leave your favorite recipes, cooking Tips & Hints and glossary additions on the Message Page."

 


FINALLY:
From www.ajokeaday.com - 07/11/16:

An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in her paintings that were on display.

"Well, I have good news and bad news," the owner responded. "The good news is that a gentleman noticed your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. I told him it would and he bought all 10 of your paintings."

"That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. "What's the bad news?"

"The gentleman was your doctor."


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. Wednesday, September 14, 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 07/07/16

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

"Never underestimate
the power of a drop
in the bucket."

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3. Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks! 


Catch a Falling Star

Written by Paul Vance (b. 04 Nov 1929) and Lee Pockriss, 1957

Recorded by Perry Como (18 May 1912 – 12 May 2001), 1957
 

Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away!
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!

For love may come an' tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
Just in case you feel you wanna’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day! ( Save it for a rainy day! )

For love may come and tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
An’ just in case you feel you wanta’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

( . . . pocketful of starlight! ) [ hum in time ]

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day! ( Save it for a rainy . . . Save it for a rainy, rainy rainy day! )

For when your troubles startn’ multiplyin’,
An' they just might!
It’s easy to forget them without tryin’,
With just a pocketful of starlight!

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!

( Save it for rainy day! ) Save it for a rainy day!


"Catch a Falling Star" midi and lyrics courtesy of http://www.busyhands.co.za/midis_a_to_d.htm#cc - 07/12/10

"Catch a Falling Star" Image courtesy of  http://sleeplessrou.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/ - 07/11/10

Purple Squiggle Divider Line clip art courtesy of - well, um, I cannot seem to find that information at the moment.....

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

Collinsville High School (IL) Logo courtesy of http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07

Laughing Jester Smiley clip art courtesy of Bill Hobbs ('66) of Northern VA - 10/06/09
Thanks, Bill!

Animated Laughing Cat courtesy of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 07/29/08
Thanks, Joyce!

Animated Laughing Smiley courtesy of Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA - 02/07/07
Thanks, Janice!

Jeffrey Holman's Image "A Drop in the Bucket" courtesy of https://tearsfromalonelygod.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/a-drop-in-the-bucket/ - 05/23/16

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