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09/07/09 - NNHS Newsletter - Happy Labor Day!
“A hundred times every day
I remind myself that my inner and outer life
- Albert
Einstein |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
This event repeats every year - to one degree or other:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-06-04-NNHS-Happy-Labor-Day.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-05-05-NNHS-Happy-Labor-Day.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-04-06-NNHS-Happy-Labor-Day.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-03-07-NNHS-Happy-Labor-Day.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-01-08-NNHS-Happy-Labor-Day.html
Be sure to click on that "Happy Labor Day!" link above!
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtMmSU88PdA - Coming to America - Neil Diamond, 2001
HOMEWORK:
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/labor-day
From http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92981?fp=1:
by Claudine Zap, Sep 4, 2009
For most of us, Labor Day means backyard barbecues, weekend sales, and a last carefree day before school starts. But the laid-back holiday has some seriously sad history, including chaos, riots, and even death. Let us explain.
A
tragic tale
Back in the days of the
Industrial Revolution,
workers were expected to put in 12-hour days, seven
days a week (yes, including kids). Already sounds awful, right? It gets
worse. In
Pullman, Illinois, a company town that employed and housed workers to build
posh railway cars, times had gotten tough. In response,
George Pullman cut jobs and wages. It was 1893. Thousands of workers walked
off their jobs
in protest, demanding higher salaries and lower rents. Other unions joined,
refusing to work the Pullman cars, turning the small-town fracas into a national
fury.
With mail cars backing up, and riots worrying train execs, President Grover Cleveland stepped in. He declared the strike illegal and sent 12,000 troops to break the strike. Cue brutal protests and bloodshed. The strike was broken, but so was the spirit of the workers. To reach out to the labor movement, Congress rushed the national holiday into law. The bad will resulted in Cleveland losing re-election. But the day off for hot dogs endures.
When is it?
Labor Day falls on the first Monday of September. This year, that would be
Monday, September 7. According to the
Department of Labor,
Congress passed an act in 1894 making the first Monday in September of each year
a legal holiday.
So, working stiffs everywhere, say it now, with feeling: Happy Labor Day.
REVIEW:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-01-08-NNHS-Happy-Labor-Day.html - Check the HOMEWORK section
40 YEARS AGO TODAY:
Sunday, September 07, 1969 - Actress Diane Farr was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Sunday, September 07, 1969 - Naturalist and author Gavin Maxwell (b. 15 July 1914) died on the island of Eileen Ban near Kyle of Lochalsh at the age of 55.
UPDATE ON "THE PROBLEM" - 09/07/09:
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As of 09/07/09, 10:03 AM Central time - THIS BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED! WHOO-HOO!
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday
today to
The late
Kathy Pilgrim Clark
('63)
(deceased - 03/08/06)!
Happy Birthday
tomorrow to
Carroll Elliott ('57)
AND
Gary Fitzgerald ('61) of VA
AND
Patti Johnson Stowe ('62) of FL
AND
Cheryl Pless Ramsey ('64) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
09 -
Wayne DeBerry ('65) of VA;
10 -
The late
Mr. Pete Robinson
(deceased -
12/23/03);
11 -
The
late Bobby Hedrick ('58)
(deceased 08/31/09)
AND
My Grandson, Jimmy Harty of
TX;
14 -
Billy Brewer ('57)
AND
Jeanette Parrish Houston
('64) of VA!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
Many Happy
Returns, One and All!
Y'all be sure to take a look
at that page. How are we going to wish you a happy birthday if we don't know when it is?!?
Thanks!
From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 09/06/09 - "Awesome Video":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwDa5dMmfZ4 - Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf - U.S. Navy Aviation
Thanks, Shari, this IS an awesome video (Go, Navy!)!
Also, thanks so much for today's waay cool animated title art!
From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of TX - 09//06/09 - "RE:
Dweezil Zappa's 40th
Birthday":
Mom
I really enjoyed the Dweezil Zappa clips. He is a great guitar player. Hasn't
gotten a lot of exposure over the years. Usually they have to have some real
hot marketability. Just being super talented often isn't enough in music. But
he is known, that is for sure. I enjoyed the old vid of him. I really enjoyed
his Eddie Van Halen story. And Eruption
is still a song that gets me pumped up to play guitar. Back in the day (like
1995 or so...oddly enough I just realized that the height of my guitar playing
abilities was just before I was married and had children and jobs and
such...what a strange coincidence!) I used to be able to play
Eruption. Not perfectly, but pretty
well. Now, if I could some how remember how to, I know my left hand would
freeze up and/or my pinky would simply snap off from the stress of trying. I
think I'll go try real quick anyway! Nice stuff....good clips.
PS. You should do a birthday tribute to Brad Paisley (his birthday is sometime
in October) and one to James Hetfield too while you're at it! My favorites of
course!
love bh
Brent Harty
"You may be
whatever you resolve to be."
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
"FIRST TO FIRE!"
http://www.8thmissouricavalry.blogspot.com/
http://5thtexascavalrypartisanrangers.blogspot.com/
http://civilwarhartys.blogspot.com/
http://www.hartyhistory.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Brent!
I remember well your electric guitars, your HUGE amplifiers, and your excellent
Metallica renditions! I was amazed at how proficient you became in such a
short time. I know you've kept up with your acoustic guitar; I hadn't
stopped to consider how very different the techniques might be. And of
course, there does seem to be a much larger demand on your time these days!
Lemme see - Brad Paisley - October 28, 1972 (six months younger than you!), check; James Hetfield - August 3, 1963 - OOOH, we just missed him due to our celebration of all things Red, White, and Blue - but I've put him on the docket for next year!
Due to the technical difficulties we've had lately (plus your own hectic schedule), I'm not sure you caught this Newsletter, but I think you'll really enjoy it:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/09-01-09-NNHS-Waitin-on-a-Woman.html
Love you, too!
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ABBREVIATED ALERTS:
From Jane Chambers of VA - 07/01/09 - "CNC BOOK BROCHURE & AD":http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/brochure(2).pdf
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/CNC-CNU/CNC-Memories-Book-219390602.pdf
Contact Dr. Chambers at cncmemories61_71@yahoo.com.
Thanks, Jane!
CLASS OF 1964, 45 YEAR REUNION PLANS
http://nnhs65.00freehost.com/
You may print out the forms, fill them in, and mail them to us WITH YOUR CHECK.
We look forward to seeing you at the Newport News Marriott City Center on October 9th and 10th … and at The Chamberlin for Sunday brunch.
Best wishes from your Class of 1964 45-Year Reunion Committee.
Thanks,
Captain!
From ArcaMax Jokes - 09/06/09:
The Gas Men
Two gas company servicemen, a senior training
supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban
neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their
way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window
watched the two men as they checked her gas meter.
Finishing the meter check, the senior supervisor challenged his younger
co-worker to a foot race down the alley back to the truck to prove that an older
guy could outrun a younger one.
As they came running up to the truck, they realized the lady from that last
house was huffing and puffing right behind them. They stopped and asked her what
was wrong.
Gasping for breath, she replied, "When I see two gas men running as hard as you
two were, I figured I'd better run too!"
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Answering Machine
DATES TO REMEMBER:
1.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 18, 19, and 20, 2009 -
The Warwick High School Class of 1959 will hold
its 50-Year Reunion at the Marriott Newport News at City Center, Newport News,
VA.
For details, contact
WHSREUNION1959@aol.com
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WHS CLASS OF 1959 2. Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10, 2009 - The Class of 1964 will hold its 45-Year Reunion - For details, see: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion2009-64.html - CLASS OF 1964 |
3.
Friday and
Saturday, August 6 and 7, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1970 will hold its 40-Year
Reunion. Saturday night will be at the
Kiln Creek Golf & Country Club.
For details, contact
Carol Comer Cutler at
ca23comerww@aol.com
or visit the reunion website at
NNHS1970Reunion.myevent.com
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CLASS OF 1970 Friday , Saturday, and Sunday, August 6, 7, and 8, 2010 - The NNHS Class of 1960 will hold its 50-Year Reunion at the Marriott Newport News at City Center. For details, contact Karen Weinstein Witte at kwitte@tampabay,rr.com. - CLASS OF 1960 |
PRAYER
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Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley
Harty
618-530-9092
Coming to America
Written and Performed by Neil Diamond
Far
We’ve been traveling far
Without a home
But not without a star
Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes
They’re coming to America
Never looking back again
They’re coming to America
Home, don’t it seem so far away
Oh, we’re traveling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm
Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we’ll say grace
Freedom’s light burning warm
Freedom’s light burning warm
Everywhere around the world
They’re coming to America
Every time that flag’s unfurled
They’re coming to America
Got a dream to take them there
They’re coming to America
Got a dream they’ve come to share
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
They’re coming to America
Today, today, today, today, today
My country ’tis of thee
(today)
Sweet land of liberty
(today)
Of thee I sing
(today)
Of thee I sing
(today)
"Coming to America" midi (Sequenced
By Peter Wolmarans - 1998) courtesy
"Coming to America" lyrics courtesy
of
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/neil-diamond/98756.html
- 08/27/05
Animated Labor Day Title clip art courtesy of My Niece,
Shari, of VA - 09/06/09
American Stars Divider Line
clip art courtesy of
Mark Hutcherson ('66) of VA - 09/01/09
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
-
one of my
Famous Marines
of
http://www.discoverynet.com/~ajsnead/patriotic/usasongs.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 08/26/05
Thanks, Shari!
Thanks, Mark!
Animated USMC Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Animated Kissing Smiley clip art
courtesy of my friend, Judy Bundy Bowermaster (Litchfield HS, IL - '59), of IL - 09/19/08
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Thanks, Judy!