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08/21/08 - NNHS Newsletter -
“Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues,
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Count
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
I think it's time for some
good old fashioned jazz - and isn't it nice that it coincides with Count Basie's
birthday?? 
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNd5bww9tX4 - April in Paris - Count Basie and His Orchestra and the Mills Brothers
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Basie
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_basie_count.htm
http://www.swingmusic.net/Count_Basie.html
http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/cb/
BIRTHDAYS - TODAY AND UPCOMING:
Happy Birthday today to
Lynn Wright Hickman ('63)
of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
23 - Charles Allen ('57)
AND 
My Cousin, Cheryl White Wilson (John Marshall HS -
'64) of VA;
27 - Pat Helmick Glover ('57)
AND
Nancy Timberlake Spencer ('57) AND
My Cousin,
Jim Atkinson (John Randolph
Tucker HS - '77)
of AZ;
28 - Tony Lapides ('57)!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Many Happy Returns, One and All!
Frances Goodson Wang ('65) of MD
on 01/22/04
has been reactivated:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/requests-prayers.html
Hopefully, this will help
address the problem in a number of ways. Just don't forget to click on it
each time!
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/19/08 - "RE:
08/19/08 - Today":
Carol,
Thank you for my (and
Jimmy's) birthday Newsletter.
And it got me thinking ....
| Have a look at this image. It is my mother ca. 1921. Note the rocking chair. |
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And here is
Mildred (Linkous
Spriggs - '38 - 8 Mar 1921 - 4 July 2007)
in August 1946 and very pregnant with me. Note the rocking chair. |
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When my grandparents died, we obtained two things from the estate. One was my grandfather's 1952 Dodge, a tank of a car which I drove to NNHS for nearly 2 years.
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The other thing was that rocking chair, which remained
in my mother's home. With her death, it has now come to me, and while it is only
a small piece of no antique value, you can understand that it holds great
significance to me. I can recall as a tot, sitting at my grandmother's feet in
that rocker, helping her shell sweet peas. My cousins also have similar memories
surrounding that rocker. When something has come down through the Family over so
many years, you cannot say that you own it. All you can say is that you are the
temporary steward of it, and it is your responsibility to ensure its safekeeping
and its eventual bequest to the Family.
Dave
Thank
you so much for these charming images and lovely story, David!
I didn't want to lose it, so I posted it
here:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/SITE-MAP.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/nostalgic-artifacts.html
From Joyce
Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 08/19/08 - "Never Tick Off a Nurse":
Never Tick Off A Nurse!
A big shot attorney had to
spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses
because he bossed them around just like he did his staff. None of the hospital
staff wanted to have anything to do with him. The head nurse was the only one
who could stand up to him. She came into his room and announced, "I have to take
your temperature."
After complaining for several minutes, he finally settled down, crossed his arms
and opened his mouth.
"No, I'm sorry," the nurse
stated, "but for this reading, I can't use an oral thermometer." This started
another round of complaining but eventually he rolled over and bared his behind.
After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce, "I have to get something. Now you stay JUST LIKE THAT until I get back!"
She left the door to his room
open on her way out. He cursed under his breath as he heard people walking past
his door, laughing.
After a half hour, the man's doctor came into the room.
"What's going on here?" asked
the doctor.
Angrily, the man answered,
"What's the matter, Doc? Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature
taken?"
After a pause, the doctor
confessed.....
"Not with a carnation."
WILD GIGGLES!!!
Thanks, Joyce!
From My Friend, Judy, of IL - 08/19/08 - "The Mormons Meet the Metro Narcotics Unit":
The Mormons Meet the Metro Narcotics Unit
By Daryl Zadok Budd - Clearfield , Utah
The Elders Quorum President and I were visiting some lost souls, when they
were found by the long arm of the law. As we were preparing to say the
closing prayer at the conclusion of our visit, we heard someone pounding on
the door and yelling, 'It's the police! Open the door!'
I thought, 'Oh, that old joke.' Then there was more pounding, 'It's the police! We have a search warrant!'
Before this lady's boyfriend made it to the door to open it the police
opened the door for him, into the house stormed ten police officers dressed
from head to toe in black body armor. Each gentleman had a submachine gun.
When I saw the door burst open, read the word POLICE across the first
officers Kevlar vest and saw the large gun that he had I thought, 'This is
going to make a great story.'
The Officer only got to 'Get on the...' and I was face down on the carpet
with my hands above my head in full view. 'Get down on the ground!' The
friendly officer again shouted at the President. The only trouble the
President had was that the room was very small and had a coffee table in the
center of it. There was no available space remaining on the floor, as the
rest of us had already 'hit the deck.' There was no room left in the Inn ,
if you know what I mean. The Elders Quorum President therefore made the
mistake of standing up from where he was sitting on the couch and trying to
explain who we were. The kind officers did not seem to like this action, and
one very large officer stepped toward the President who then found himself
looking directly into the muzzle of the gun with a bright light shining in
his eyes. As the officer placed his finger over the trigger and shouted, 'I
said get on the ground!!' the President decided to do so. As there was
nowhere else to go, he laid on top of me, his first councilor. I never
thought I would need to 'support the President' like that I assure you. I
really felt the 'weight of my calling.'
We were instructed not to move or speak which was difficult to say the
least, as I had eaten a little too much for supper and the President is not
exactly a small man. After a time the President whispered, 'Are you O.K.
down there?'
I didn't dare answer. But a few seconds later the humor of the whole situation hit me full force and I started laughing, silently mind you, which made my body shake and the President being on top of me was well aware that I was laughing and thought, 'What in the world could he possibly be laughing at?'
After they got done handcuffing the two closest to us they were ready for
us. 'Stand up and keep your hands above your head!' We arose and the
officers searched us for weapons. The heroic officers did a much more
extensive search of the President's person due to his earlier
'non-compliance'.
'Who are you?!' asked the large officer who had gently persuaded the
President to get down on the floor.
'We are the Elders Quorum Presidency from a local Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,' replied the President in one breath.
The officers looked at each other and their weapons lowered a little bit. 'Do you have any church I.D.?' one officer asked.
They gave us back our wallets and we showed them our Temple Recommends and
drivers licenses. Big smiles came onto their faces and they soon escorted us
out to our car, wished us a good night, and allowed us to drive away with a
great story to tell.
I knew that my Temple Recommend could help me get into the Lord's House, but
I never dreamed it could help me avoid going to the 'Big House.' This time
the lost sheep that we were hoping to bring back to the fold sadly ended up
going to a different pen.
Sincerely,
Daryl Zadok Budd
P.S. Feel free to forward this story on to anyone that you'd like. It's too
funny not to share it, because it's a true experience that really happened
to me.
That's hysterical, Jude! Thanks!
From Joyce
Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 08/20/08 - "A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime":
To all the special people in my life-----
People come into your life for
a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know
what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have
expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance
and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem
like a Godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this
person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes
they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take
a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire
fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now
it is time to move on.
Some people come into your
life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach
you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount
of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach
you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid
emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put
what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life. . . . .
. .
. . . . . . .. Whether you were a reason,
a season or a lifetime.
Thank you so
much, Joyce!
From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 08/20/08 - "Your Angel In There?":
This is precious...
ANGELS EXPLAINED BY CHILDREN
I only
know the names of two angels, Hark and
Harold.
~~~Gregory, 5
Everybody's got it all wrong. Angels don't wear halos anymore. I forget why, but
scientists are working on it.
~~~Olive, 9
It's not easy to become an angel! First, you die. Then you go to Heaven, and
then there's still the flight training to go through. And then you got to agree
to wear those angel clothes.
~~~Matthew, 9
Angels work for God and watch over kids when God has to go do something else.
~~~Mitchell, 7
My guardian angel helps
me with math, but he's not much good for science.
~~~Henry, 8
Angels don't eat, but they drink milk from Holy Cows!!!
~~~Jack, 6
When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. And when he
lets out his breath, somewhere there's a tornado.
~~~Reagan, 10
Angels have a lot to do and they keep very busy. If you lose a tooth, an angel
comes in through your window and leaves money under your pillow. Then when it
gets cold, angels go south for the winter.
~~~Sara, 6
Angels live in cloud houses made by God and his son, who's a very good
carpenter.
~~~Jared, 8
All angels are girls because they gotta wear dresses and boys didn't go for it.
~~~Antonio, 9
My angel is my grandma who died last year. She got a big head start on helping
me while she was still down here on earth.
~~~Lynn, 9
Some of the angels are in charge of helping heal sick animals and pets. And if
they don't make the animals get better, they help the child get over it.
~~~Vicki, 8
What I don't get about angels is why, when someone is in love, they shoot arrows
at them.
~~~ Sarah, 7
Angels
talk all the way while they're flying you up to heaven. The main subject is
where you went wrong before you got dead.
~~~Daniel, 9
AWW! How sweet! Thank you,
Dearest Judy!
From
Glenn Dye
('60) of TX - 08/20/08 - "RE:
08/20/08 - The End of the
World":
Well, I myself
certainly did not know that! Thanks, Glenn!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Emery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Now
From the Head
Cheerleader of 1958, Evelyn Fryer Fish of TX
- 08/20/08 - "RE: 08/20/08 -
The End of the World":
Thank you, darlin' Carol.
lv, ev
You're very welcome - and thank
you, Ev!
From Joyce
Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 08/05/08
- "We've All Been There!!! " (#13 in a series of 15):
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We've All Been There!!!
GIGGLES! Thanks, Joyce! |
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
1. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 26 - 28, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1968:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1968.html
- 03/31/082. Saturday, September 27, 2008 - EVERYONE:
Evelyn Fryer Fish's Birthday Party for All of Us
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-30-06-EVELYNS-PARTY.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-29-07-EVELYNS-PARTY.htm
3. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 17 - 19, 2008 - NNHS CLASS OF 1963 - AND PERHAPS OTHERS:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1963.html
- 07/23/08
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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Carol Buckley
Harty
219 Four Ply Lane
Fayetteville, NC 29311-9305
910-488-9408
(Count Basie)
April in Paris
Chestnuts in blossom
Holiday tables under the trees
April in Paris
This is a feeling
No one can ever reprise
I never knew the charm of spring
Never met it face to face
I never knew my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
Till April in Paris
Whom can I run to?
What have you done to my heart?
I never knew the charm of spring
Never met it face to face
I never knew my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
Till April in Paris
Whom can I run to?
What have you done to my heart?
"April in Paris" mid courtesy of http://members.tripod.com/~DDeCarolis/MIDI.html - 08/19/08
"April in Paris" lyrics courtesy of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StUurOG9h34 - 04/05/08
First Image of Count Basie courtesy of http://bluesman2001.blogspot.com/2007/10/artist-of-week-count-basie.html - 08/19/08
Second Image of Count Basie courtesy of http://www.nndb.com/people/834/000024762/ - 08/19/08
Musical Symbols
Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars7.html - 04/28/05Animated 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
Thanks, Cheryl!
J. R. Tucker High School's Orange Tiger Paw Print courtesy of http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/hs/tucker/resources/about.htm - 11/12/07
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
