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07/18/06
- NNHS Newsletter
“A feeling of sadness and longing, |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
It's seems
like more than just "Yesterday" since I've compiled a Newsletter, but then
that's only because it's so true!  |
NEWBIES:
1. Vernon Edwards ('60 - sorta) of - um, FL?? - 07/13/06 - "My heart was with the 1960 class":
| My name is Vernon L. Edwards
and I attended Newport News High in the 8th & 9th grades and really love the
school. I played JV football and enjoyed singing in the school choir. My
family broke up and moved me to Jacksonville, Fla. I had a lot of friends
in the 60 class. That is why my name is listed in classmates in the 60
class. My e-mail is
Vernon42nc@msn.com; I welcome anyone to contact me.
Vernon
We're not real picky about technicalities
here, Vernon, so we're delighted to have you join us.
Your name has been added to the Alumni List, as well as the contact page for the class of 1960: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/alumni-list.html |
BIRTHDAYS - BELATED AND UPCOMING:
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Yesterday was Marilyn Payne
Springfield's ('66 - of VA) birthday. Tomorrow is Dale
Chestnut's (Nakina HS, NC - '54 - of VA) birthday.
Marilyn, I hope your birthday was lovely,
and Dale, I hope yours is a spectacular milestone! Many happy returns
to you both!
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From Joe Wingo, President of the Class of 1965, of NC - 07/12/06:
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Dear
Carol,
A very
sincere congratulations on your upcoming 6th web
site anniversary. I can think of few instances where so few do so
much for so many. You are to be applauded, saluted, and honored for your
untiring efforts to keep alive a very large part of our lives.
Please
accept my personal thanks for all you have done and continue to do. May
the memories of
NNHS
live forever.
Hope
all is well with you and your family and I wish you a fun filled summer.
Thanks
again, Carol. Keep up the grand work you do. I know it's a labor of love
but a labor, at times, nonetheless!
All my
best.
Love,
Joe.
Thank you, Sweetie!
Take care of yourself,
Darlin'! And enjoy your summer!
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From
Joe Madagan ('57)
of FL - 07/12/06:
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Hi, Carol: Thanks for the message letting me know that you have once again labored tirelessly to bring us another Newsletter. Please permit me to make a comment or two after reading this last newsletter.
First, an apology to
Oh, no!!! Sigh.....
Secondly, an apology to Linda May is a sweetie-pie, Joe. I've already heard back from her, so I'm sure she's not mad at either of us. Prolly. Maybe. Possibly maybe. GIGGLES!!! No doubt, Mrs. Sherman thought an awful lot of Tecumseh when she named her son, who went on to become a famous General in the US Army during the most recent unpleasantness employing his “Scorched Earth” philosophy throughout the south. He added the name William to his name before he was married, if I have my facts correct. Now, Joseph. You're invoking the name of That Man to moi, a 14th-generation Virginian. I shall attempt to follow Thumper's advice and hold my peace, but rest assured we shall not be celebrating his birthday! Congratulations on achieving 6 years in managing the website, which has become one of the more pleasant parts of our week. Keep up the fine work! TYPHOON Regards, Joe Madagan (’57) of FL
Thanks, Sweet Adonis! I do love it
so!
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From
Joe Madagan ('57)
of FL to
Elaine Wilkinson Bracken
(’61) of VA - 07/12/06 - "Dance With Me!":
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Elaine: So sorry I lost track of time while enjoying such great conversation during the dinner at the Class Reunion. I was sure looking forward to dancing with you again. You are such a great dancer, that you many anyone dancing with you look good as well. I was so pleased to see your kind message posted by Carol, and took the opportunity to write. I did also write to Carol, trying to exercise my humor muscles this evening. Maybe it will be my pleasure to introduce the two of you at one of the upcoming reunions for your class. I will be busy trying to dance with the two of you! Always, Adonis |
AHHHHH!!! Now you're talking, Major Madagan! Unlike Elaine, I am not the greatest dancer around, but I am surely one of the most joyful!  And
I will be delighted to dance with you! See you in September???
 Thanks, Joe! |
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From Bill Black ('66) of GA - 07/12/06 - "Gretna, Virginia":
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Carol!
Pass this along to
Linda May
Bond Crayton ('66 - of VA):
Hey! My grandparents and my mother all
hail from Gretna. How'd we go through high school without knowing that?
Mom was a Bennett before she married, so
think hard and see if you remember Clyde and Cassie Bennett
from - hold your breath - Toshes, Virginia. That was the post office
about a hundred yards from the family farm. It was in a general store my
grandfather, Bascom Delano Bennett ran for a while. There were
three brothers: Bascom, Clyde, and Alvah. Clyde stayed on
the farm, Alvah had a Chrysler dealership in Chatham, and my grandfather,
"Buck" Bennett owned the Texaco station across from
Stonewall Jackson. Mom
graduated from
NNHS in '44 or maybe '45, but while in Pittsylvania
County public schools went to - I swear this is true - Climax High.
Any of this sound familiar?
I won't go into the details of this
skeleton in the family closet, but does... uh.. the ummm.. the name
Ricky Franklin mean anything to you? From the mid 1980's, maybe a
few years earlier...
Thanks Carol. Is the drought taking
hold up your way? We're on an odd / even watering schedule here in
LaFreakin'Grange. though we've had some widely scattered, and I do mean
scattered, afternoon showers this week.
Best, Bill
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From
John London (Warwick HS - '57) of
VA - 07/12/06:
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Carol -
Thanks for posting my 'Roy'
story....
Oh, absolutely! What a charming memory to share with us - thank you!
I am praying for a great
new career door to open for you guys. Keep the faith!
John
Thank
you so much, Sweetie! I really appreciate that most
sincerely!
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From Karen Weinstein Witte ('60) of FL - 07/12/06 - "Class of 60 graduation":
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Carol, I've attached scans of the invitation, program and tickets for Commencement Exercises for the Class of 1960. Commencement took place on Thursday, June 9, 1960 at 8 pm. Please note a typo - the program says Friday, June 9th but commencement was actually on Thursday, June 9th. |
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So, Karen, may I trouble you for them again, please? Pretty please?? They would make such an exciting addition to our pages. I'd like to make
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I also have the invitation for the
"Graduation Dance at Newport News High School Cafeteria" for Thursday,
June 9, 1960, from 10 pm to 1 am; a ticket and program for the
Junior-Senior Prom "Misty" for June 3, 1960, from 9 pm to 12 m, (as well
as my corsage); and a program for the Commencement Service at NNHS on
Sunday, June 5, 1960, at 5 pm. These are all in one big album with
pictures from the 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, and 45th reunions of
the Class of 60!
I think it is simply wonderful
that you have all those items of memorabilia, Karen! What a
treasure!
Take care and thanks for all the wonderful work you do to keep us TYPHOONS connected!
Karen
Thank you, Karen!
I really appreciate your help!
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From Frank Blechman ('65) of Northern VA - 07/12/06 - "Oscar Hammerstein II's
111th Birthday":
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Oscar??!! HTBL (hard to believe.) EVERYBODY
Knows that July 12th is the birthday of
Bill Cosby and
Henry
David Thoreau (both advocates of "trust your gut" although I think
there is evidence that Cosby is Thoreau reincarnated & so it's not two
birthdays but one... but that's another story).
Frank Blechman
Well, yes, of course,
Freddie Darlin', but I have a confession to make. I tell you this in
strictest confidence because it's not a popular opinion, and I'm still
enough of a sociopath to care what people think (well, at times, anyway).
Now, please don't tell a single soul, but I do not like Thoreau. It's
true. Just the mere mention of his name makes me want to throw things.
I'm sure there must have been some perfectly good reason for me to take such
an aversion to the man forty-eleven years ago; I just can't recall what it
might have been. As you know, I'm usually such a sweetie-pie. I'm reminded of the old verse:
I do not like thee, Doctor Fell. Besides, I adore Rodgers and Hammerstein, so Oscar was my natural choice. Sigh. Oh, alright. In a rare effort to try to behave myself, next year we'll celebrate Thoreau. Now Bill Cosby, on the other hand, I've always loved. And you say they're basically one and the same?? Hmmm. Perhaps I should keep an open mind. Perhaps I should go back and read Thoreau (or more probably his biography) all over again. Maybe I've been wrong all these years. Maybe I'll find that my tastes and attitudes have changed, and I'll become Thoreau's biggest fan. ARGHHHH!
I hate it when that happens!
Thanks, Frank!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/12/06
GASP!!! David, please believe me when I say that I am being only Very Slightly Facetious when I say that I really truly thought you knew almost everything about Almost Everything. I'm quite seriously shocked. But you did answer my question on the matter anyway; this particular quotation was not part of the memorization list. Your logic is impeccable, as always. I thought that it was conceivable that having its identity so altered, the bronze statue may have been rechristened as Tecumseh, and thus entitled to all honors and attributions connected with the original warrior. My mistake. Thank you, Captain!
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From Kenny Branch ('62) of AR - 07/13/06:
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Carol, Congratulations on the sixth anniversary of the website and all the countless hours you have graciously endured to reconnect all NNHS alumni and oh yeah, some of dem neighboring schools too. J Kenny Branch, ‘62 Thanks so much, Kenny!
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From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 07/13/06 - "Graduating Exercises for the
Class of 62":
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I have two copies of the Graduating Exercises programs. The Date/Time is
as follows......
Sunday, June Tenth, Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Two at 4:00 P.M. I do not
know how I came up with two of them, but I'm sure my mom could have told
me. Just wish she was here to ask.
Jerry Typhoon of 62
Oh, Jerry!
You are my hero!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/14/06 - "NNHS 64/60
BIRTHDAY":
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Carol,
As the invitations went out in the mail on 12 July, perhaps it is time to begin the "ATTENDING" List for the Birthday Celebration........ |
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WONDERFUL!!! That's always so exciting to see! I
re-adapted the blurb for the index page as well as on this and future Newsletters. And of course it
links to the Reunion Pages as well:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2006-64-DETAILS-B.html - newly separated page http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2006-64-RESERVE-B.html - newly separated page http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2006-64-ATTENDING.html - brand new page!
It still all sounds
fabulous! Y'all have fun, Captain!
It all looks great; thanks for putting it all up
so quickly.
D
Certainly, David! Anything for
you! I'm glad you liked them!
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From Sue Miller Dearnley ('64) of VA - 07/14/06 - "I'm back!":
| Hi Carol,
After months of computer problems, I have finally
broken down and invested in a new computer and a new server. Please place me
back on your distribution list. I've really been missing you. I've navigated
to your site but it's just not the same as being on "the list".
Well, welcome back, Sue!
Let me know if you'd like me to post it for others: |
From Jerry Blanchard ('62) of VA - 07/14/06 - "St. Thomas fishing"
| I hope you can make out this King
Mackerel I caught off of St. Thomas in May of 2005. It was 51" and 37-1/2
lbs. Took 25 minutes to get him in the boat on 20 pound test line.
Jerry Blanchard
WOWZERONI-RINI!!!
That is mighty impressive,
Jerry!
Congratulations
- and thanks for sharing that with
us!
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From Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 07/15/06:
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Did
you enjoy Greenville and East Carolina?
My whole family is from NC......I'm the lucky one to be born in VA! I
have relatives in Greenville (as well as Washington, Stokes, and
Farmville), and my nephew and his wife graduated from East Carolina. Back
in our day, it was ECTC, a teachers' college.......which I would have
attended if I had followed my childhood dream of being a teacher. By the
time I finished high school, tho, I had enough of school, and civil
service beckoned me. And good grief, 41 years later, I'm still with the
govt!!
Hope you had a good time!
I had a fabulous time,
Gloria! Thanks!
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From One of my
Famous Marines - 
Herb Hice of MI, who
served in the Pacific Theater
during WWII - 07/16/06
- "Dear Carol, Too cute for words AND More Smiles":
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Dear Carol,
Always looking for a picture that will make you smile, Your Friend, Herbie Herbie, you Sweetie-Pie, hearing from you always makes me smile! But these are especially
sweet! Thanks so much!
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Dear Carol,
This made me smile. See? Your friend, Herbie This is just sooo adorable!!! Look at that face! Thanks again, Herbie!
You made my day!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/16/06:
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Sue Scott Moore and Randy Bearor,
who tied for the honor of being first to make their reservations for our NNHS 64/60 Birthday Party. Their replies were waiting in my P. O. Box less than 72 hours after I placed the invitations in the mail. SUPER-DE-DUPER!!! Y'all are gonna have such fun! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html
Thanks, Gorgeous!
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/18/06 - "Music for 64/40 Reunion Details
Page":
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here. I am going to ask that you load an MP3 file onto this page: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2006-64-DETAILS-B.html The file is attached. Lyrics: http://www.risa.co.uk/sla/song.php?songid=16214 Very few people will visit this page, so the long download time is not so much an issue ..... AND it is the perfect song for the page. D YIKESARONI!!! But of course, it is plus-que-parfait, and as I said, anything for you, Brown Eyes, so up it is! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2006-64-DETAILS-B.html Thanks, David!
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ALERTS:
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 06/20/06 - "ATTENTION
ALL CLASS
OF 1964 TYPHOONS":
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reserved a block of 15 rooms at the Point Plaza, 950 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.,
Newport News VA, for Saturday night, October 14th, at a special NNHS rate of
$79 (Standard) or $99 (Suite) plus 12.5% tax. You must make your reservation
NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2006. Call
1-757-599-4460 or 1-800-841-1112. In order to receive the special rate, you
must clearly say "NNHS Class of 1964 Birthday Celebration" when making the
reservation. Because of this requirement, it is recommended that you DO NOT
make your reservation over the Internet.
Thank you, David!
Y'all have fun!
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REUNION REMINDERS: Reunion information is ALWAYS posted very near the top on the front page, and on the Reunion Page section: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html
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The Great Open Reunion sponsored by the NNHS Class of 1966 in honor of their graduation 40 years ago will be held on Friday, September 29, 2006 from 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM at RJ’s Restaurant, 12743 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA. On Saturday, September 30, 2006, meet at 11:00 AM at Newport News High School (now Huntington Hall) for a tour of the high school and gym. Parking is available next to the gym on Huntington Avenue. On Saturday, September 30, 2006 from 7:00 PM to midnight,,the grand affair will be held at Point Plaza Hotel, 950 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA, 757-599-4460. CONTACT Dee Hodges Bartram at dhbartram@cox.net. AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 06/24/06: |
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ATTENTION:
NNHS CLASS OF 1964
The
60th Birthday Celebration
INFORMAL "SOCK HOP" (WEEJUNS AND BLEEDING MADRAS, IF YA GOT 'EM), CATERED FOOD, ADULT BEVERAGES, MUSIC, DANCING, BIRTHDAY CAKE We all agree that the Class of
1964 throws the best parties, and we really were flattered that so many
members of other classes attended our 40-year Reunion. However, the
Committee chose to invite only members of the Class of 1964 CONTACT Dave Spriggs at nnhs64@cox.netAND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 07/17/06: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html
OUR
60th BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANS ARE NOW FINALIZED, AND THE INVITATIONS
HAVE BEEN MAILED TO YOU, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP RIGHT HERE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS OPEN THIS WEB
PAGE:
THEN PRINT OUT AND COMPLETE
THE RESERVATION FORM
AND POP IT ... AND THE CHECK ... IN
THE MAIL TO US. IT IS JUST THAT SIMPLE.
AND, AT THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW FEE OF $25.00 PER PERSON, HOW COULD YOU EVEN CONSIDER MISSING THIS GALA EVENT?
(HECK!! I'D GIVE IT
AWAY, BUT COOKIE WON'T LET ME!!)
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The
Grand 50-year Reunion of the NNHS Class of 1956 will be held on Friday, October 20, 2006 at the James River Country Club, Newport News, VA from 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM. Cost is $56.00 per person, reservations required by Aug. 1.
On
Saturday, October
21, 2006
at 7:00 PM, a casual get-together will be held in a Hospitality
Room, Country Inn & Suites on Route 17, Newport News, for all
classmates
CONTACT Judy Leggette Elliott at
jandcelliott@aol.com
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"Dinner" Planning Meetings for The Class of 1962! They would love to have as many of their classmates as possible to participate in the future as they plan the details of their upcoming 45-Year Reunion!! Please plan to join them at their next meeting. If you did not receive an announcement, they do not have your address. Please email Pat Floyd Pride at patnnhs@cox.net or Brenda Amos Williams at typhoonmom@juno.com for directions, and so that you can stay in touch.
Visit Brenda's 1962 Web Page: AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 05/10/06:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-62-planning-mtgs.html
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From Catherine Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA - 07/13/06 - "Need A Laugh!?" (#1 in a
series
of 12):
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Hi Carol: Thought you might get a chuckle out of some of these, a friend of mine sent them to me. Catherine Hudson |
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OHHH, GOODY!!!
A new series!
Thanks so much, Cathy!
I think we're all always in the market for a good laugh!
This one intrigues me. I can understand how the sign might have been made wrong, but why were they forced to use it?!? |
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From Me ('65) of NC - 07/10/06 - "Two Last Thoughts:":
You might have noticed that on Memorial Day I began putting military service seals before your names, because I thought it looked so nice. I still do. Unfortunately, I forgot why I had decided against doing that a couple of years ago when the idea first occurred to me. As close as we've all become, there are still many things I do not know about many of you. I am not always aware of who served in which branch of the military, if at all. As much as I've tried to cajole y'all into joining our Famous Military pages, you haven't all swallowed the bait. Then we're left to fall back on my so-called memory. I certainly don't mean to slight anyone. I'll just apologize now for my failure to credit you where needed. We can solve that problem, ya know........
And having played total goof-off all
day long yesterday with my beautiful daughter,
But I must run now. There
was a chance that I'd be leaving this afternoon for "the sacred soil of
Virginia" to attend the memorial service for http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/07-16-06-NNHS-Buck-Whitley.html |
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Carol Buckley Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
Yesterday
Words and Music by Paul McCartney, 1965
(The Beatles)
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed
so far away!
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I
used to be!
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.
Why she had to go I don't know;
she wouldn't say,
I said something wrong now I long, for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy
game to play!
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Why she had to go I don't know;
she wouldn't say,
I said something wrong now I long, for yesterday-ay-ay-ay.
Yesterday, love was such an easy
game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday!
"Yesterday" midi courtesy of http://juali.chez.tiscali.fr/loveli/musicbox/yesterday.mid - 10/03/04
"Yesterday" lyrics courtesy of http://wsp3.wspice.com/~dpannell/beatles/yesterdy.htm - 10/03/04
History (by John T. Marck) of "Yesterday" courtesy of http://www.iamthebeatles.com/article1287.html - 07/17/06
Image courtesy of http://www.xanga.com/swimthedrift - 07/17/06
Animated Two Blue Arrows Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars2.html - 04/20/06
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
History of "I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor Fell" available at http://www.rhymes.org.uk/a32-i-do-not-like-thee-doctor-fell.htm - 07/17/06
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks, Herbie!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al
Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated Rolling on the Floor Laughing Boy clip art courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 04/06/05
Animated Dancing Couple clip art courtesy of http://www.heathersanimations.com/danceone.html - 04/07/06
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Tiny Angel clip art courtesy of http://www.mybestweb.com/special-angel.htm - 08/14/05
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
It has been the best - and probably the most difficult - labor I've ever
performed. But every moment of it has been worth it all!
