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09/02/10 - NNHS Newsletter - September Song
	“Departing summer hath assumed An aspect tenderly illumed, The gentlest look of spring; That calls from yonder leafy shade Unfaded, yet prepared to fade, A timely carolling.” - William Wordsworth, September (07 April 1770 - 23 April 1850)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,   

   This Newsletter theme frequently repeats about this time each year because I do so love this 1938 classic!

http://nnhs65.com/09-09-04-NNHS-Sept-Tidbits.html

http://nnhs65.com/09-10-04-NNHS-Sept-Tidbits-Pt-2.html

http://nnhs65.com/09-02-06-NNHS-September-Song.html

http://nnhs65.com/09-02-08-NNHS-September-Song.html

http://nnhs65.com/09-02-09-NNHS-September-Song.html

BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ldVj34Sfo - September Song - Jimmy Durante, 1955

BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdc4oBnu_fw - September Song - Lotte Lenya - Austrian singer, actress, and wife of this song's German composer, Kurt Weill; also widely remembered for her performance as Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love.

BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t77h2VROnCY&NR=1 - September Song - Jackie Gleason's Orchestra

BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wte1uk4A5eU - September Song - Frank Sinatra (who else??), actually prior to 1965

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

"September Song" is an American pop standard composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson. It was introduced by Walter Huston in the 1938 Broadway musical Knickerbocker Holiday, which enjoyed only moderate success and closed after six months. The song has since been recorded by numerous singers and instrumentalists. It was used in the 1950 film September Affair, and the popularity of the film caused Huston's recording to hit the top of the 1950 hit parade.^[1] It was used as the music for the credits in the television series May to December (a quote from the opening line of the song).

It originated from Walter Huston's request that he should have one solo song in Knickerbocker Holiday, if he was going to play the role of the aged dictator Peter Stuyvesant. Anderson and Weill wrote the song specifically for Huston's gruff voice and limited vocal range, in a couple of hours.^[2] The musical closed in April 1939 after six months, but the song quickly became established as a modern standard.....

REUNION ALERTS:

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to Frances Adams Smith ('57) AND    Dustin Baker (Norview HS - '65) of MA!

   Happy Birthday tomorrow to Morton Binder ('57)!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

05 -   Donna Marie Vest Hagerman ('71) of VA AND        My #5 Son, Nathaniel Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '97) of IL;

06 -    Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA;

07 -   The late Kathy Pilgrim Clark ('63) (deceased - 03/08/06);

08 - Carroll Elliott ('57) AND   Gary Fitzgerald ('61) of VA AND   Patti Johnson Stowe ('62) of FL AND   Cheryl Pless Ramsey ('64) of VA;

09 -   Wayne DeBerry ('65) of VA!

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

TODAY IN WWII:

TODAY IN 1965:

Thursday, September 02, 1965 - Canadian boxer Lennox Lewis was born in West Ham, London, England.

Thursday, September 02, 1965 - Filmmaker Partho Sen-Gupta was born in Mumbai (Bombay), India.

Thursday, September 02, 1965 - Lyric poet and writer Johannes Bobrowski (b. 09 Apr 1917 in Tilsit in East Prussia) died in East Berlin at the age of 48 as a result of a perforated appendix.

  From June Veneris Collie (Hampton HS - '62) of VA - 09/01/10 - "Small Lighthouse in Yard in Fox Hill":

Hello Carol,
		Bill Lee's (Warwick HS - '54 - of NC) reminiscing of Grandview and the little lighthouse in a front yard sure brought back memories for me.  Our family visited Grandview many times in the 1950's and into the 60's.  We always drove by the house with this small lighthouse in the front yard.  This picture was taken in Oct. 2004 when my class of HHS62 held their Hampton High Happy 60th Birthday Party in the Grandview area.  I was so glad to see it still existed.  I have not been there since, so not sure about today, but sure hope so.  Thanks to Bill and you for bringing back so many wonderful memories!
October 2004
June Veneris Collie    Thank you, June! And special thanks not only to Bill, but to       John London (Warwick HS - '57) of VA for inspiring the newest page on our site with his spectacular images!     http://www.nnhs65.com/SITE-MAP.html      http://www.nnhs65.com/old-stomping.html            http://www.nnhs65.com/OOSG-C-G.html                http://www.nnhs65.com/grandview-beach.html

       From George Helliesen ('61) of MI - 09/01/10 - "Happy Birthday":

From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of VA - 09/01/10 - "Irish route to heaven - from the Irish relatives": 

		How to get to Heaven - in Ireland  I was testing children in my Dublin Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. I asked them, 'If I sold my house and my car, had a big jumble sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?' 'NO!' the children answered. 'If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the garden, and kept everything tidy, would that get me into heaven?' Again, the answer was 'No!' By now I was starting to smile.
'Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave sweeties to all the children, And loved my husband, would that get me into heaven?' Again, they all answered 'No!'. I was just bursting with pride for them. I continued, 'Then how can I get into heaven?' A six year-old boy shouted out 'YUV GOTTAE BE FOCKN'DEAD..........'    WILD RAUCOUS GIGGLES! Thanks, Norris - you baaad!!!

  From Mark Wilson ('68) of NC - 09/01/10:

   Thanks, Jane!

  From Ruth Ann Reece Horace ('67) of FL - 08/17/10 - "The Irony of it all! (#13 in a Series of 15)":

		From the Friends of Irony       Thanks, Ruthie!

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FINALLY:

From ArcaMax Jokes - 09/01/10:

Funny puns * I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. * He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends. * Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine. * A cardboard belt would be a waist of paper. * He wears glasses during math because it improves division. * Two peanuts were walking in a tough neighborhood and one of them was a-salted. * Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. * When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U C L A. * It was an emotional wedding. Even the cake was in tiers. * Those who throw dirt are sure to lose ground. * When the waiter spilled a drink on his shirt, he said, "this one is on me."

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Music by Kurt Weill, 1938
(02 Mar 1900 - 03 Apr 1950)

Lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
(15 Dec 1888 - 28 Feb 1959)

(Recorded by Frank Sinatra, April 13, 1965)
 

"September Song" lyrics courtesy of http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/frank_sinatra/september_song.html - 09/02/08

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