07/16/16 - NNHS Newsletter - There's a Long, Long Trail | ||
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“You have heard the beat of the off-shore wind,
-
Rudyard Kipling |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
My mama
(the late Maxine Frix Buckley - John
Marshall HS - '25) (19
May 1908 - 15 Feb 1999) used to sing this WWI era song to
my
sister
(Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky - '59 - of
NC)
and me when we were little girls. Sometimes she still
does.
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImAiEgJtd50 - There's a Long Long Trail - clip from Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_Long_Long_Trail_A-Winding:
"There's a Long, Long Trail" is a popular song of
World War I. The lyrics were by
Stoddard King (1889-1933) and the music by
Alonzo "Zo" Elliott, both seniors at
Yale.[1]
It was published in London in 1914, but a December, 1913 copyright for
the music is claimed by Zo Elliott. In Elliott's own words to Marc Drogin shortly before his death in 1964, he created the music as an idle pursuit one day in his dorm room at Yale in 1913. King walked in, liked the music and suggested a first line. Elliott sang out the second, and so they went through the lyrics. And they performed it -- with trepidation -- before the fraternity that evening. The interview was published as an article in the New Haven Register and later reprinted in Yankee Magazine. It then appeared on page 103 of "The Best of Yankee Magazine" [ISBN 0-89909-079-6] In the interview he recalled the day and the odd circumstances that led to the creation of this historic song.[2] |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday today to
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Happy Birthday
tomorrow to
Barbara Hinson Ellis ('63)
AND
Stevie Gordon Watson ('66)
AND Marilyn
Payne Springfield ('66) of VA AND
Happy Birthday this week to: 18 - Bill Queensberry ('57) AND Mary Ellen Brewer ('57)! 19 - Dale Chestnut (Nakina HS, NC - '54) of VA AND Mannie Smith ('57) AND![]() 20 - Harlan Hamby ('57) AND Alan Jecmenek of TX; 21 - ![]() ![]() 22 - Jerry Saunders ('57)
AND
23 - Newell Blayton ('57) AND Bettie Bracey Gosner ('57)! Many Happy
Returns,
One and All!
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THIS DAY IN 1966:
Saturday, July 16, 1966 - Ice hockey player Jyrki Lumme was born Jyrki Olavi Lumme in Tampere, Finland.
Saturday, July 16, 1966 - Ice hockey player Mikhail Tatarinov was born Mikhail Vladimirovich Tatarinov (Михаил Владимирович Татаринов) in Angarsk, Soviet Union.
Saturday, July 16, 1966 - Singer Yıldız Tilbe was born in İzmir, Turkey.
Saturday, July 16, 1966 - Journalist and Johnny Vaughan was born Jonathan Randal Vaughan in Barnet, London, England.
“Often
the answer to our prayer does not come while we’re on our knees but
while we’re on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us.
Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits remove the
scales from our spiritual eyes and open the windows of heaven. By
becoming the answer to someone’s prayer we often find the answer to our
own.”
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf(b. 06 Nov 1940) |
NEWS FLASH:
From
Me
('65) of NC - 07/16/16:
Our grandson
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A guy walked into a crowded bar, waving his unholstered pistol and
yelled, "I have a 45-caliber Colt 1911 with a seven round magazine plus
one in the chamber, and I want to know who's been sleeping with my
wife." A voice from the back of the room called out, "You need more ammo!”
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“No matter where you go, there you are.” - Yogi Berra(12 May 1925 - 22 Sept 2015) |
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Climate Change! . . . is a new phenomenon
on Earth!
THIS IS WHEN YOU REALLY KNOW IT'S HOT!
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You know it’s hot outside when… | ||
You learn why you should never buy plastic fans. |
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From www.ajokeaday.com - 07/15/16:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe! Love to all, Carol ==============================================
NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.com
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Lyrics by Stoddard King (1889-1933) Music by Alonzo "Zo" Elliott (1891-1964), 1914
"There's a Long, Long Trail" Midi courtesy of http://home.hiwaay.net/~singer/RealOldies.htm - 07/19/11 (sic) "There's a Long, Long Trail" lyrics courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_Long_Long_Trail_A-Winding - 07/19/11 (sic) Image of Long Winding Trail courtesy of http://slowlife.se/eng/destinations/sarek/trail.html - 07/19/11 (sic)
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) Silver Scroll Divider Line clip art courtesy of - well, I cannot seem to locate that information at the moment...
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05 Collinsville High School (IL) Logo courtesy of http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07 Brighton High School (UT) Logo courtesy of http://www.jordandistrict.org/schools/high/brighton/index.htm - 08/02/07
Animated Cheering Smiley clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
(re-saved 02/27/09) Animated Rolling on the Floor Laughing Boy courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/06/05 Animated Laughing Cat courtesy
of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 07/29/08
Animated Laughing Smiley courtesy of Janice McCain Rose ('65) of VA -
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