“Love is a strange master, and human nature is still stranger.”

- Edgar Rice Burroughs
(01 Sep 1875 - 19 Mar 1950)

"Hello Stranger" was written by Barbara Lewis herself who was originally inspired to write a song with that title while working gigs in Detroit with her musician father: “I would make the circuit with my dad and people would yell out: ‘Hey stranger, hello stranger, it’s been a long time’". The song is notable because its title comprises the first two words of the lyrics but is never at any point repeated throughout the rest of the song.

Lewis recorded "Hello Stranger" at Chess Studios in Chicago in January 1963. The track's producer Ollie McLaughlin recruited the Dells to provide the background vocals. The arrangement by Riley Hampton - then working with Etta James - featured a signature organ riff provided by keyboardist John Young. The track was completed after thirteen takes. Lewis would recall that on hearing the playback of the finished track, Dells member Chuck Barksdale "kept jumping up and down and saying, ‘It’s a hit, it’s a hit.’...I didn’t really know. It was all new to me...” [1]

I am WHS '61 and we had our 50-year reunion this weekend. It was great fun and our class was so large (about 750, I think) that I made some new friends there.
 
Thanks, and keep doing what you are doing,
    
Bill Fox

From http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0926.htm - INCLUDING:

Thursday, Sept. 26, 1861
HUMILIATION HOLIDAY HARDLY HELD

It is difficult to imagine in these later days when errors and misdeeds are atoned for by plea bargains and talk-show appearances, but attitudes were different in 19th century America. Today was observed, in the North, a “day of humiliation, fasting and prayer” by declaration of Abraham Lincoln. The Bible was a more prominent part of public life in those times, and it is mentioned many times in that book that the Lord will look with added favor on a nation which “humbles itself before Him.” However, it was not a day of rest in the Confederacy, which resulting in fights and skirmishes in Fort Thorn, New Mexico Territory; Hunter’s Farm, near Belmont, Missouri; and at the mouth of the Muddy River in Kentucky.

Friday, Sept. 26, 1862
NAVAL NOVELTY NEATLY NOTED

Samuel duPont--yes, he was one of the Delaware duPont’s, of munitions-making and later chemical manufacturing fame--was no young puppy. In 40 years in the Navy he had risen recently to the rank of rear admiral--but he was no opponent of innovation as long-serving officers sometimes were. He proved this today by inventing a concept which would prove exceedingly useful in blockade operations: a floating fuel depot. He ordered a large “coal hulk” to be fitted with a hoist. When full, the ship would hold 1000 tons of coal. With the hoist, it was vastly easier for other ships to simply pull up to this vessel for refueling. The first of these ships went into service today off the coast of Charleston, S. C., greatly increasing efficiency for both the blockade and the several campaigns of attack on the harbor and town.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 1863
KIRBY COUNSELS CONFEDERATE CONFLICT

The governors, not to mention the generals, of the Confederate states on the west side of the Mississippi River had long felt they were being treated like unwanted stepchildren by the government in Richmond. When they requested guns, supplies, or manpower, they were more likely to be asked to send these items East for the defense of the capital, rather than have them sent out for the defense of the hinterlands. Now that Vicksburg had fallen and the Mississippi River was in Union hands the situation was becoming grim in the extreme. Gen. E. Kirby Smith tried his hand at firebrand speechwriting today when he issued the following to the populace of the Trans-Mississippi: “Your homes are in peril...You should contest the advance of the enemy, thicket, gully and stream; harass his rear and cut off his supplies.” The inclination, not to mention ability, of civilian farmers to follow this advice was questionabl

Monday, Sept. 26, 1864
CREATIVE CANAL CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED

Richmond, Virginia lies on the James River. This is a wide waterway, easily navigated in most seasons--a virtual highway to the heart of the Confederate government. This point did not escape the Union military, and several attempts to use the river for attack had reached at least the planning stage. This point was well known to the Confederates as well though, and they had taken the precaution of fortifying a number of bluffs to prevent such a naval assault. Today began an effort to bypass these defenses. Union military--primarily black refugees and freed slaves known as “contraband” making up the majority of the workforce--started work on a canal. The Confederates were sufficiently worried about this to consider using gunboats to drive off the canal diggers.

Thanks for your continuing work on the NNHS website.

Want to let you know that on the page of email addresses for the NNHS Class of 1959,   John Patterson's email address is no longer @peoplepc.com

It is now johnpattersonjr@comcast.net

Thanks.

Aretie Gallins Patterson

NNHS Class of 1959

aretie@comcast.net

       YOWZERS! I apologize for the blooper, Aretie; thanks for bringing it to my attention! I've corrected Johns addy on both the 1959 Contact Page and the 1959 Alumni Page, and replaced your missing images on that second page. Unfortunately, that particular page remains the most seriously damaged of any on the entire site, and generally resists my attempts to correct it.

   WOWZERS! Thank you, Bill!

NOTE FROM WEBMISTRESS: The language in this excerpt pushed the boundaries I usually hold for our Newsletters, but I really felt that the only way to censor such a published work was to omit it altogether, and that would be our loss.....

             From Kenna Turner West to Glenn - 09/24/11 - "A song!":

            http://www.youtube.com/user/TheKennaWestChannel#p/a/u/0/9-e-gK-0bFI

            My new YouTube channel. Check out a song from the musical!

            Blessings,

            Kenna

   WOWZERS! That's beautiful! Thanks, Glenn - and Kenna! Y'all check it out!

http://www.westhouseonline.com/ 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blackwood_Brothers

   Ahhh, children! They can scare the bee-bees out of you without even trying!

   Thanks, Joshua! Give Azrae a kiss for me - and      Kaiya, too!

 I don't know if you have seen this and I thought you might find it interesting. I often think about my dad (USN) and only wish I could have met my namesake Billy Hobbs (USAAF).

http://www.vimeo.com/12137364 - Memorial Day Tribute to WWII Servicemen and Servicewomen

     Thank you so very much, Bill - I had not seen this! It reminded me not only of       my daddy (the late Robert Buckley - John Marshall HS - '25) (19 Oct 1907 - 25 Apr 1960), but also of our darling       Herbie Hice (22 Oct 1924 - 18 Apr 2008)!

   WILD GIGGLES! Thank, Janice!