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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
From Pam Wright Owen ('62) of VA -
10/21/05:
Don't know if you've seen this one before, but
in light of all the recent reunions, thought you might like to have it.
Pam Wright Owen
NNHS Class of 1962
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MY
CLASS REUNION!
Every ten years, as summertime nears, An announcement arrives in the mail, A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand; Make plans to attend without fail. I'll never forget the first time we met; We tried so hard to impress. We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars, And wore our most elegant dress. It was quite an affair; the whole class was there. It was held at a fancy hotel. We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined, And everyone thought it was swell. The men all conversed about who had been first To achieve great fortune and fame. Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses And how beautiful their children became. The homecoming queen, who once had been lean, Now weighed in at one-ninety-six. The jocks who were there had all lost their hair, And the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks. No one had heard about the class nerd Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon; Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain; She married a shipping tycoon. The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed" Was serving ten years in the pen, While the one voted "least" now was a priest; Just shows you can be wrong now and then. They awarded a prize to one of the guys Who seemed to have aged the least. Another was given to the grad who had driven The farthest to attend the feast. They took a class picture, a curious mixture Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties. Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini; You never saw so many thighs. At our next get-together, no one cared whether They impressed their classmates or not. The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal; By this time we'd all gone to pot. It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores; We ate hamburgers, coleslaw, and beans. Then most of us lay around in the shade, In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans. By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear, We were definitely over the hill. Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed, And be home in time for their pill. And now I can't wait as they've set the date; Our sixtieth is coming, I'm told. It should be a ball, they've rented a hall At the Shady Rest Home for the old. Repairs have been made on my old hearing aid; My pacemaker's been turned up on high. My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled; And I've bought a new wig and glass eye. I'm feeling quite hearty; I'm ready to party, I'll dance until dawn's early light. It'll be lots of fun; and I hope at least one Other person can make it that night. Author Unknown GIGGLES!!! Thanks, Pam! That's a good one! |
From
Aretie Gallins Patterson ('59) of Northern VA -
10/21/05:
Dear Carol,
Thanks so much to
I remember Mr. Reedy in the wheelchair. Did he work in Allen’s Jewelry store near 28th and Washington or did he have his own shop? I do remember going with my mother to see Mr. Reedy. Mr. Garland Reedy had his own store, Reedy's Jewelry, at 222 - 28th Street. http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-N-R.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reedys-jewelry.html Oser Brothers Shoe Store was mentioned in one of the newsletters recently. The store did have a location on West Avenue, but earlier it was located on Washington Avenue. It’s location on Washington Avenue is listed in the 1954 pages of the City Directory that is published on the web site. Those pages are a treasure! They later had a store or two in Hampton as well. And I agree, those city directory pages are indeed a treasure! (Thanks again, Dave!)
Through the web
site I have heard from a former student of mine, Thank you so much, Aretie! We all love hearing of reconnections! |
From Cathy Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA -
10/21/05:
Hi Carol:
Hope you have a wonderful time at your Reunion. It's great to get together and have fun remembering old times. The Class of "64" had a Great time and I wish the same to you and your Class. Catherine Hudson Thanks so much, Cathy! We missed having you with us! |
From Jimmy Dick ('65) of FL - 10/21/05:
Due to the
continued uncertainty about the hurricane, I regretfully must cancel my
plans to travel North today. Please give my old friends my regrets; I was
really looking forward to seeing everyone. Hopefully, the storm will veer
totally away from Florida. Have a great reunion. I found your note just as I was leaving home. I was so sorry to learn you would be unable to make it, as we were so looking forward to seeing you. I hope that Wilma left you and yours alone, and that all is well with you. We missed you, Jimmy! |
From Joe Wingo ('65) of NC, President of
the Great NNHS Class of 1965 - 10/21/05:
From Chandler Nelms (Hampton HS - '63) of MD - 10/21/05:
From Richard Dawes (NNHS/HHS - '62) of VA - 10/21/05:
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From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 10/22/05 - "Greetings":
Greetings from Hunkered Down Wesley Chapel:
Can't wait to read about the Reunion this weekend in Newport News! In trying to get my mind on something other than Hurricane Wilma or Tropical Storm #25/Alpha a search on Google lead me to one of the funniest acts on television when we were TYPHOON. Mister Pastry Surely some of your subscribers will recall the
funny acts performed by this actor/acrobat, such as "The Lancers" and the
"Passing Out Ceremony" when he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/other/mrpastry.htm Thanks, Adonis! Y'all stay safe down there! |
From Dave Arnold ('65) of VA - 10/23/05 - "Lost and Found":
We recovered a pair of
prescription glasses following the reunion. They have silver frames and were found on one of the dining tables. If you're looking for your glasses please contact Dave Arnold at dlarnold@cox.net and we'll arrange to get them back to you. Dave Arnold YIKES!!! Thanks, Dave! I'm certain the owner will be relieved to hear this news! |
From Jimmy
Hines ('64) of Northern VA - 10/24/05:
Carol, Thanks for my birthday 'card' in the newsletter. As it turned out, Bob had tickets for the Redskins game today (which they won easily), and he and I and Philip (Bob & Lucy's child #5 - they have 6 children, as do my son Jay and his wife Gretchen) went. Coincidentally, Jay and Gretchen were there, as Gretchen had bought a game/weekend package for Jay for his birthday, so I got to see them today as well! Meredith and I talked a long time this evening, so today was a great day. Meredith spent a second week at Slidell with Noah's Wish and still has much to relate about that. The performances I had scheduled this weekend went
well. By the way, Alte Kameraden, the Washington DC Temple Visitors' Center
I hope the reunion activities went well, and am looking forward to reading all about it. Regards, Jimmy Thank you, Sweetie! OOOOOH, how I'd love to see that December 8 performance! I wonder what my chances are for that?!? The reunion was great fun, but we missed you! |
And now for my abbreviated report.
From Me ('65) of NC - 10/24/05:
The reunion committee did a fabulous job in making everything enjoyable and
memorable for everyone there. The decorations were glorious, the food
was excellent, the music was great, the timing was super, there were nice
gifts for everyone, there was fun and merriment galore, people were made to
feel welcome and wanted, and everyone looked beautiful! |
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And as promised, I danced and danced and danced. Okay, so not a one of those
men actually asked me to dance. I dragged the poor unsuspecting creatures
out to the floor myself, but there's a lot to be said for the Sadie Hawkins
concept. No, wait a
minute. That's not quite right. On Friday night, a gorgeous man
did ask me to dance what turned out to be two very nice back-to-back
slow dances. But when I thanked him the next evening, he said it was
“only because” he had had “way too much to drink”. Ouch. “Beware the Demon Rum.
It might even cause you to ask Carol to dance.” Sigh. |
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/23/05:
Thanks so much, Dave! What a super image of you and Jean (Poole Burton - '64 - of RI) - aka "The Lady in Red"!
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From Dave Huller - 10/23/05: Hello Carol, My name is Dave Huller and I am the youngest son of John A. “Scooter” Huller. I recently came across several postings about my Dad and specifically those from Joe Madagan of the Class of ’57. I shared these with my Dad and he has been thrilled to walk down memory lane. He just turned 80 and to this day still considers his time at NNHS to be the best spent on this earth. Please pass along to Joe and anyone else who may be interested his updated e-mail address as he would love to hear from former students, colleagues, etc. His address is nnhs43@cfl.rr.com. And by the way, if anyone wants the real skinny on how he got his nickname, I can fill in the gaps. I heard the story from two guys who sat in front of my brother and me at a “This is Your Life” tribute to Ethel Gildersleeve and later forced the details from my Dad. Thank you for your time. Dave WOWZERONI!!! Thanks so much, Dave! We are delighted to have this information! I have absolutely no idea why your dad's page lists three images which are not there, and in fact do not appear to be anywhere, but I'll try to address that issue as soon as possible. Meanwhile, I've updated his page, and added him to the Alumni Page: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teachers.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teach-Huller.html Thank you so much for contacting us, Dave - and welcome, Mr. Huller! |
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/23/05:
..... Will send more
(themes and MIDI files for the Monday, Wednesday , and Friday newsletters)
soon. Too tired right now. I came home about 1100, took a nap and returned
to the Peninsula to take my mom to LAFB Exchange to look at TVs. Nothing
there, so I took her to the Navy Exchange in Norfolk, bought one, then
back to Hampton to install it, then back home to Norfolk. D YOWZERS! Thanks so much, Dave!
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From Ron Miller ('59) of NC - 10/24/05:
Carol -- I hope the reunion went fantastic,
which I'm sure it did. My thoughts were with you guys several times over
the weekend. Just wish I coulda been there.
I wish you could have been, too. It was great!
It hadn't really dawned on me until
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I think Renee & I were the youngest ones in
the class of '59. BUT SHE IS OLDER THAN ME!!!!! APPROACHING DOWNRIGHT
ELDERLY!!!! AN OLDDDD WOMAN!!!!
Thanks!
Ron
GIGGLES!!! YOU BAAAAAD, Ronnie! Renee's gonna git you! I added your information to those pages. Thanks! http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/contact-ALL.html |
From Todd Givens ('65) of Northern VA - 10/24/05 - "Reunion Pictures":
Carol,
Here are some of the reunion pictures I took with you
in them. I'm no
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I am in the process of sending out (emailing) digital
photos to other class members so that they can forward photos that they
want you to post on the NNHS web page. I'm letting them forward the
pictures because some photos didn't come out as good as I would have
liked and may be suitable for blackmail. Just kidding.
I had a great time as I am sure everyone else did.
Thanks to the reunion committee for doing such a great job!! I'm
already looking forward to the next reunion.
Take care,
Todd
PS. If I didn't get an email address from class
members of whom I took pictures, they can send their current email
address to
todd.givens@gmail.com and I'll send them their pictures.
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Friday, October 21, 2005 - #3 | Saturday, October 22, 2005 - #97 | Saturday, October 22, 2005 - #103 | Saturday, October 22, 2005 - #109 | |
Lynn Walker Brothers ('65) of VA; Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC; Dave Arnold ('65) of VA; and George Konstant ('65) of VA | Mike Hirshman ('65) of CO; Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC; and Janet Hirshman R___ ('68) of VA | Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC; Bobby Callis ('64) of WV; and Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC; | Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC; Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA; and Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky ('59) of NC |
Thank you so much, Todd!
When I noticed that I was more interested in dancing than I was in taking
pictures, I was so relieved to see you and Faith Strickland Groom ('64 - of
VA) and Chip all busily
capturing the images that I was missing! You do very nice work!
From Dave Arnold ('65) of VA - 10/24/05 - "Reunion"
I'm sorry we didn't have more time to talk on Friday and Saturday nights
but things were a little busy. The van tour was fun and I believe you did
enjoy yourself. Thanks for keeping us all in touch. I think we would have need a week or more to talk to everyone as much as we all would have liked. But BOY-HOWDY, did I enjoy myself!!! WILD GIGGLES!!! Thanks so much, Dave, for all the hours, days, weeks, and months y'all devoted to making everything so enjoyable for all of us! |
From Judy Phillips Allen ('66) of VA - 10/24/05:
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http://www.cfhf.net/lyrics/inspector-gadget.htm
Chances are excellent that I may have created the comparative, superlative, and ultra-superlative versions myself. TA-DAH!!! Another mystery solved! There ya go, Jim! It was good seeing you again after 30 years! |
More images from
Janice McCain Rose and
Sarah Puckett Kressaty
(both '65
- of VA) are already here (as are my own) and will be forthcoming!
Unfortunately, I've already spent 14 hours
on the Newsletter alone today and my eyes are starting to blur. Meanwhile,
I have a plethora of thank-you
notes to write, and five more loads of laundry to wash, "and miles to go before
I sleep".
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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California Girls
- Brian Wilson
(The Beach Boys)
Well east coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me out when I’m down there
The mid-west farmer’s daughters really make you feel alright
And the northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their boyfriends warm at night
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls
The west coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a French bikini on Hawaii island
Dolls by a palm tree in the sand
I been all around this great big world
And I seen all kinds of girls
Yeah, but I couldn’t wait to get back in the states
Back to the cutest girls in the world
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls
I wish they all could be California
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
I wish they all could be California
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
I wish they all could be California
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
I wish they all could be California
(girls, girls, girls yeah I dig the)
"California
Girls" midi courtesy of http://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/midi/rock/
suggested by Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/23/05
Thanks, Dave!
"California
Girls" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beach-boys/13916.html
also suggested by Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/23/05
Thanks again, Dave!
Image of The Beach Boys' "California Girls" Album Cover courtesy of http://images.google.com/images?q=Beach+Boys+California+Girls&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&start=20&sa=N - 10/24/05
Image of The Beach Boys' "California Girls" 45 Record courtesy of http://www.hakushouse.com/a_to_g45.html - 10/24/05
Animated Chevron Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://animation-station.com/bars/index.php?page=24 - 10/24/05
Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Al Capps' Sadie Hawkins clip art (and available history!) courtesy of http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/book/nov9.html - 10/24/05:
Inspector Gadget clip art courtesy of http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/archives/cat_moores_lore.html - 10/24/05