08/08/16 - NNHS Newsletter

08/08/16 - NNHS Newsletter - We Can Work It Out
“As you grow older, you'll find the only things
you regret are the things you didn't do.”

- Zachary Scott
(24 Feb 1914 - 03 Oct 1965)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   Today's theme is a return to the Beatles!

BONUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyclqo_AV2M - We Can Work It Out - The Beatles

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

"We Can Work It Out" is a song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was released as a "double A-sided" single with "Day Tripper", the first time both sides of a single were so designated in an initial release. Both songs were recorded during the Rubber Soul sessions.^[3]
The song is an example of Lennon–McCartney collaboration^[4] at a depth that happened only rarely after they wrote the hit singles of 1963. This song, "A Day in the Life", "Baby, You're a Rich Man" and "I've Got a Feeling", are among the notable exceptions.^[3]

McCartney wrote the words and music to the verses and the chorus, with lyrics that "might have been personal", probably a reference to his relationship with Jane Asher.^[5] McCartney then took the song to Lennon:

"I took it to John to finish it off, and we wrote the middle together. Which is nice: 'Life is very short. There's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.' Then it was George Harrison's idea to put the middle into waltz time, like a German waltz. That came on the session, it was one of the cases of the arrangement being done on the session."^[5]

With its intimations of mortality, Lennon's contribution to the twelve-bar bridge contrasts typically with what Lennon saw as McCartney's cajoling optimism^[6], a contrast also seen in other collaborations by the pair, such as "Getting Better" and "I've Got a Feeling". As Lennon told Playboy in 1980:

"In We Can Work It Out, Paul did the first half, I did the middle eight. But you've got Paul writing, 'We can work it out / We can work it out'—real optimistic, y'know, and me, impatient: 'Life is very short, and there's no time / For fussing and fighting, my friend.'"^[7]

Based on those comments, some critics overemphasised McCartney's optimism, neglecting the toughness in passages written by McCartney,^[6] such as "Do I have to keep on talking until I can't go on?". Lennon's middle shifts focus from McCartney's concrete reality to a philosophical perspective in B minor, illustrating this with the waltz-time section suggested by George Harrison that leads back to the verse,^[5] possibly meant to suggest tiresome struggle.^[6]

Music critic Ian MacDonald, said:

"[Lennon's] passages are so suited to his Salvation Army harmonium that it's hard to imagine them not being composed on it. The swell-pedal crescendos he adds to the verses are, on the other hand, textural washes added in the studio, the first of their kind on a Beatles record and signposts to the enriched sound-palette of Revolver."^[6]

The Beatles recorded "We Can Work It Out" on 20 October 1965, four days after its accompanying single track, with an overdub session on 29 October.^[8] They spent nearly 11 hours on the song, by far the longest expenditure of studio time up to that point...^[6]

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to Virginia Deuell DeBerry ('46) AND Kathy Presgraves Whitt ('71) of VA!
   Happy Birthday tomorrow to Katherine Adams Barbrey ('57) AND    Hunter Todd ('57) of TX!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

10 - Marshall Conley ('63) of VA;

12 - Lois Marie King Earwood ('57) AND the late Dave Arnold ('65) (d. 21 July 2012) AND Linwood Wright ('65) of VA AND     My Grandson, Joseph Harty of TX;

14 - Tommie Mouser ('60) of VA;

15 - Peggy Johnson ('60) of VA!

   Many Happy Returns, One and All!

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

THIS DAY IN WWII:

August 08, 1937 - Japan occupied Beijing.

August 08, 1940 - Wilhelm Keitel signed the "Aufbau Ost" directive, which eventually led to the invasion of the Soviet Union.

August 08, 1942 - In Washington, D.C., six German saboteurs were executed for their role in a failed mission of Operation Pastorius. (Two others were cooperative and received sentences of life imprisonment instead. The two were freed a few years after the end of the war.)

August 08, 1945 - The Soviet Union declared war on Japan.

THIS DAY IN 1966:

Monday, August 08, 1966 - Boxer Chris Eubank was born Christopher Livingstone Eubanks in Dulwich, South London, England.

Monday, August 08, 1966 - Baseball player and coach John Hudek was born in Tampa, Florida.

From My Friend, Susan, of NC - 08/06/15:

“I have noticed children quite naturally possess attributes that we sometimes end up missing in our adult lives: an inner desire to do right, a sense of worth, the ability to be happy, a capacity to love, an innate sense of wisdom, and a deep and trusting faith.”
- Brad Wilcox
(b. 25 Dec 1959)

Thanks so much, Susan!

From Margaret Elmore Tolly ('58) of VA - 08/06/16:

PRECISELY! Thank you, Margaret!

From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 08/05/16:

   Thanks, Jean!

From My Cousin, Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw HS / Rappahannock HS / John Marshall HS - '65) of VA - 08/06/16:

    Thanks, Jean!

“I am the broth of love. Make soup to me.”
- Jarod Kintz
(b. 05 Mar 1982)

BONUS WORK IT OUT CROCHET IDEAS:

http://www.wikihow.com/Invent-a-Crochet-Pattern - "So you've been crocheting for a while now, and you'd like to get yourself off the printed page and into making up your own designs. You want to create rather than just read. It's easy enough to make up your own designs. The crochet you invent can be free-form, or very mathematical, or somewhere in between, depending on your style and your goal."

http://www.dreamalittlebigger.com/post/making-your-own-crochet-pattern.html - "...my patterns aren’t exactly award worthy but since I’ve been asked how I take a ball of yarn and turn it into something from my imagination, I thought a post about making your own crochet pattern was just about due."

BONUS WORK IT OUT RECIPES:

http://eatprayworkitout.wordpress.com/recipes/ - Eat, Pray, and Work It Out Recipes

FINALLY:

From www.ajokeaday.com - 08/07/16:

A blonde got lost in her car during a snow storm. She remembered something she had read earlier: "If you ever get stuck in a snow storm, wait for a snow plow and follow it."

Pretty soon a snow plow came by, and she followed it for about 45 minutes.
Finally the driver of the truck got out and asked the blonde what she was doing.

She explained that she had read somewhere that if she ever got stuck in the snow, to follow a plow.

The driver nodded and said, "Well, I'm done with the mall parking lot; now you can follow me over to the ice rink."

DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 08/03/16
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

==============================================

NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE: http://www.nnhs65.com

PERSONAL WEB SITE: http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat

==============================================

Carol Buckley Harty
7020 Lure Court
Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309
910-584-8802

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

THREE WAYS TO DONATE:

1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com);

2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or

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

We Can Work It Out

Words and Music by John Lennon (09 Oct 1940 – 08 Dec 1980) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 June 1942 )

Recorded by The Beatles, 1965

Try to see it my way,
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?
While you see it your way,
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.

Think of what you're saying.
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.

Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.
Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend.
I have always thought that it's a crime,
So I will ask you once again.

Try to see it my way,
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong.
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long.
We can work it out,
We can work it out.

"We Can Work It Out" midi courtesy of http://www.davidjwilson.btinternet.co.uk/beatles/past_masters2.html - 07/31/06
graciously located for us on the spur of the moment by Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 07/31/06 - and then I inadvertently delayed using it!
Thanks so much, Dave!

"We Can Work It Out" lyrics courtesy
of http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/We-Can-Work-It-Out-lyrics-The-Beatles/6D803BA94CA13DDB48256BC2001D24D8 - 07/30/06

Image of British Record Sleeve courtesy of http://www.thebeatlesongs.com/frametest.htm - 07/31/06

Animated Black Sparkle Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04

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

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!

Coast Guard Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/SealsEmblems/USCG.htm - 10/03/07

Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Replaced courtesy of http://www.hamptonhigh1964.com - 02/17/09

Animated Air Force Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03

Animated Laughing Kitty courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 10/08/07
Thanks, Al!

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!

Animated LOL Cats courtesy of Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of NC - 12/10/11
Thanks, Paul!

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

Back to NNHS Newsletters - 2016

Return to NNHS Class of 1965