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10/30/08
- NNHS Newsletter - John Adams' 273rd Birthday
“I must study politics and war that my sons
may have liberty to study mathematics
-
John
Adams |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
If you do not readily
recognize The Perfect Song for John Adams' Birthday Newsletter, selected and
located for us by our Wizard of Wonderment,
Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA,
then you simply have not seen enough 1776. So find it - and by all
means, watch the the DVD version with the deleted scenes restored:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/
http://johnadams1776.tripod.com/
Well, isn't this a surprise?!? I thought surely a clip from the 1972 movie would be readily available, but, nooooo!
BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM6lrl5gCCE - Assorted Clips to the Musical, 1776 - This one does have the original audio from the movie, but with some outrageous clips from some high school boys
BONUS #2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdcJbhuvE-0 - But, Mr. Adams - 1776 - Just a little snippit of But, Mr. Adams at Hofstra Entertainment's production of 1776. Here we see Bob Spiotto as John Adams, Matt Langen as Robert Livingston and Ryan Nolin as Thomas Jefferson.
BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9NUNWollc0 - Cornell's "Anything Goes" performs "But, Mr. Adams", Fall, 2006 - hilarious rendition
Thank you so much, Captain!
Nobody does it better!
HOMEWORK:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/adams
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/John-Adams/David-McCullough/e/9780684813639 - highly recommended!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Jo Ann Stewart ('64) of Northern VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
01 -
Russ Stephenson ('57) of MD
AND
Colin Faison ('58) of VA;
04 -
Mike Jeffers ('61) of VA;
05 -
Patsy
Blackard Hallett ('65) of VA
AND My
Grandson,
Thomas Harty of OR;
06 - Marion Timberlake Gitchel ('57)
AND
Maria Velma Vidales Scott ('57)
AND
Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA!
Many
Happy Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/Happy-Birthday.html
STILL TO COME:
1.
Unbelievable treasures fromThank you, Sandi!
2.
About 30 images from the NNHS Tour with the Class of 1968 PLUS another 30 or so from Evelyn's Birthday Party for All of Us from3.
A lesser number of
photographs of those two events from
my sister, Eleanor Buckley Nowitzky
('59) of NC;
4.
More
Birthday Party
pictures from
Dimples Dinwiddie
Prichard ('58) of NC;
5. A HUGE number of images from various sources from the 45-Year Reunion of the Class of 1963!
From Judy Fertitta Gibson (Hampton HS - '63) of VA - 10/28/08 - "You're invited
to view my photos!":
I'd like to share my photos with you! When you're done, you can even upload and share your own photos.
WOWZERONI - hundreds and thousands of gorgeous images! Well, okay, perhaps that is a slight exaggeration, but there are certainly a great many, and we'll be seeing them soon!
Thanks so much, Judy!
http://www.woyano.com/view/8819/Voted-Best-Email-of-the-Year
Oh, WOW. What was it we used to say as kids, "Wal, shut my mouth!"? Thank you so much, Dimples! This really puts life in perspective!
It seems to me that Mrs. Edgar Allan Poe (III?) was our Junior Band director. Is this true or am I making it up? |
Hmmm,
ya know, Chris, I think you're right!
Mrs. Marilyn Poe joined our faculty
for the 1962/1963 school year, though her portrait did not appear until the '65
Anchor. I never have created a teacher page for her. Come to think
of it, I never have made the entire Junior Band section yet either.
What a slacker I am!
Anyway, I do seem recall that her husband's name was Edgar. For some reason, I never really thought he was a direct descendant of the poet, but then people do not usually believe me when I tell them that Pocahontas was my 14th great-grandmother, either.....
Thanks, Christine!
Perhaps I'll get back on track one of these
first weeks.....
SUPER-DE-DUPER!
We love to hear of old friends and new forming connections!
Thanks for letting us know, Tony!
Semper Fi!
From My #2 Son,
Brent Harty
(Hillsboro HS,
IL - '90) of GA - 10/29/08 - "USS New York to be christened":
Hey all...I snoped this and it is mostly true. While not christened yet, it appears to be ready in early 2009. Pretty cool stuff though...enjoy! bh
Here She Is!
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USS New York
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center .
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include
special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and
700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault
craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to
cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003,
'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy
Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody
there.'
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center
steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood
up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down.
They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'
The ship's motto? 'Never Forget'
Please keep this going so everyone can see what we are made of in this country!
Brent Harty
"You may be
whatever you resolve to be."
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
"Mostly true"?!? GIGGLES!!! I love
it, Brent! I suppose if
what we read these days is "mostly true", then we're blessed indeed!
http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/ussnewyork.asp
Thanks so much,
Sweetie!
Take care of yourself at OCS!
Why,
Why, Why? |
Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they already know there is not enough money?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars; but have to check when you say the paint is still wet?
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?
If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?
Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?
Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?
Why do people keep
running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down,
pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?
Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?
How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?
When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?'
Why is it that whenever you attempt
to catch something that's falling off the table
you always manage to knock something else over?
In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?
And my FAVORITE......
The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons is suffering from
some sort of mental illness.
Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
~~~Now send this on
to your friends and make them smile too!~~~
****A day without a
smile is like a day without sunshine!****
Thanks,
Ruthie!
I quite agree!
DATES
TO REMEMBER:1
. Thursday, November 6, 2007, 11:00 AM - Class of 1955 Lunch Bunch - Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News, VA - OPEN TO ALL WITH FRIENDS IN CLASS OF 19552. April 23, 24, & 25, 2009 - Class of 1954 will hold their 55th-Year Reunion. For details contact Dr. Harry Simpson at 804-694-0346 or email him at hdsdds@aol.com - CLASS OF 1954
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Y'all take care of each other. TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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But, Mr. Adams
Music and
Lyrics by
Sherman Edwards,
1776, 1969
(4 Apr 1919 - 30 Mar 1981)
Franklin:
Mr. Adams, I say you should write it
To your legal mind and brilliance we defer
Adams:
Is that so? Well, if I'm the one to do it
They'll run their quill pens through it
I'm obnoxious and disliked, you know that, sir
Franklin:
Yes, I know
Adams:
So I say you should write it Franklin, yes you
Franklin:
Hell, no!
Adams:
Yes, you, Dr. Franklin, you
but, you, but, you, but
Franklin:
Mr. Adams, but, Mr. Adams
The things I write are only light extemporania
I won't put politics on paper; it's a mania
So I refuse to use the pen in Pennsylvania
Others:
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, refuse to use the pen
Adams:
Mr. Sherman, I say you should write it
You are never controversial as it were
Sherman:
That is true
Adams:
Whereas if I'm the one to do it
They'll run their quill pens through it
I'm obnoxious and disliked, you know that, sir
Sherman:
Yes, I do
Adams:
So I say you should write it, Sherman, yes you
Sherman:
Good heavens, no!
Adams:
Yes you, Roger Sherman, you
but, you, but, you, but
Sherman:
Mr. Adams, but, Mr. Adams
I cannot write with any style or proper etiquette
I don't know a participle from a predicate
I am just a simple cobbler from Connecticut
Others:
Connecticut, Connecticut, a simple cobbler he
Adams:
Mr. Livingston, maybe you should write it
You have many friends and you're a diplomat
Franklin:
Oh, that word!
Adams:
Whereas if I'm the one to do it
They'll run their quill pens through it
Others:
He's obnoxious and disliked; did you know that?
Livingston:
I hadn't heard
Adams:
So I say you should write it, Robert, yes you
Livingston:
Not me, Johnny!
Adams:
Yes you, Robert Livingston, you
but you but you but
Livingston:
Mr. Adams, dear Mr. Adams
I've been presented with a new son by the noble stork
So I am going home to celebrate and pop the cork
With all the Livingstons together back in old New York
Others:
New York, New York, Livingston's going to pop a cork
Jefferson:
Mr. Adams, leave me alone!
Adams:
Mr. Jefferson, dear Mr. Jefferson
I'm only 41; I still have my virility
And I can romp through Cupid's Grove with great agility
But life is more than sexual combustibility
Others:
Combustibility, combustibility, combustibili...
Jefferson:
Mr. Adams, damn you Mr. Adams
You're obnoxious and disliked; that cannot be denied
Once again you stand between me and my lovely bride
Oh, Mr. Adams, you are driving me to homicide!
Others:
Homicide, homicide, we may see murder yet!
"But, Mr.
Adams"
midi courtesy of
http://www.hamienet.com/midi6611_But-Mr-Adams.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/30/08
Thanks, Dave!
"But, Mr.
Adams"
lyrics courtesy of
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/1776originalcastrecording/butmradams.htm
also at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/30/08
Thanks again, Dave!
First Image of John Adams courtesy of http://www.freedommuseum.us/html/roots.php?section=2&part=4 - 10/30/08
Second Image of John Adams courtesy of http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/04/ - 10/30/08
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Quill Pen Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://resources.bravenet.com/clipart/dividers/22 - 06/14/04
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Hampton High School's Crab clip art courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/agent99bm/ - 10/02/05
Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI - one of my Famous Marines
who served in the South Pacific during WWII.
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06
Thanks, Al!
Animated Yehaa Typhoon
clip art also courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks again, Al!
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!
Animated Laughing Kitten courtesy
of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon of VA - 07/29/08
Thanks, Joyce!
Animated "NEW" clip art courtesy of http://gifsnow.com/ - 03/07/06