11/02/05 - NNHS Newsletter - Love Me Do
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11/02/05 - NNHS Newsletter - Love Me Do |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
Let's just open with one of my Legendary Bloopers, shall we?!?
From Cheryl Mays Howard ('66) of VA - 11/01/05 - "oops":
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Thanks, Carol, for running my
remarks.. and boy, what a cute husband you gave me...
ha ha Although Bobby Houston ('66) knows nothing about this.. hee hee Well, they were both blondes..!
Peace & Blessing,
Cheryl |
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Would somebody just please shoot
me now?!?
This is why I should never do this
stuff when I'm in a hurry. Well, I scanned the right page, and
I... I... AYE-YAI-YAI!!!
I am so sorry! I've revised yesterday's Newsletter.... |
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| The REAL John Howard | ||
| 1966 Anchor, p. 144 | ||
From
John
('62) and
Susanne Stenner ('65) Gabriel of VA - 10/27/05 -
"Reunion Pictures
from
Todd Givens ('65) of Northern VA":
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Thanks, John and Susanne - and Todd!
YOWZERS! Where did all the time go last
weekend?!? |
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| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - #95 | ||
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John ('62) and Susanne Stenner
('65) Gabriel of VA |
From Pauline Collins Shofner ('65) of VA - 10/28/05
- "Reunion Pictures":
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Hi Carol, Pauline Thanks, Pauline!
That was incredibly considerate of Todd to do that! And I'm glad you
liked the four he sent you, because we've already shown two of them!
GIGGLES!!! They were really super shots, too. |
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What great shots these are! Thanks again, Pauline - and Todd! Wasn't it just marvelous to be able to see so many people all at once again?!? |
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| Friday, October 21, 2005 - #63 | Saturday, October 22, 2005 - #100 | ||
| Pauline Collins Shofner ('65) of VA; George Konstant ('65) of VA; and Judy McCall ('65) and Alan ('64) Nesbitt of NC | Pauline Collins ('65) and Charles Shofner of VA; and Mike Hirshman ('65) of CO and Dennis Ivey ('65) of VA in the background | ||
From
Shirley Caudill Williamson ('65) of VA - 11/01/05 - "Reunion Pictures":
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Hey Carol,
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You're a hoot, Lady! Thanks, Shirley - and Todd! |
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| Saturday, October 22, 2005 - #96 | ||
| Harold (HHS - '63) and Shirley Caudill ('65) Williamson of VA | ||
From
Gloria Woolard Price (Hampton HS - '65) of FL - 11/01/05:
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To
Kathy Pilgrim Clark: Shelley Speas, who was a Rockette, graduated
from HHS in 67. She lives in VA Beach, is married to Rob
(Robbie) Green (HHS 65), and in 2003, they owned a business called
Caliper, and Shelley was/is a Webmaster (like you, dear Carol).
The
class of 65 also had a Rockette.......Lynda Joyce Farmer, who
was also voted Best Looking that year. Lost track of her, and she's not
in the HHS Directory. So, HHS had some famous dancers!
WOWZERS!!! Thanks, Gloria! |
From Evelyn Snead Casey ('57) of VA -
11/02/05:
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Carol,
I hope someone can get in touch with Shelly Speas (Green - HHS - '67 - of VA). Everyone seems to have an interest. Her father, Ted, sang at my wedding August 22, 1959. We did live in a cozy little world, didn't we? Yes, ma'am, we are so bound together six ways from Tuesday it borders on craziness - but it's quite wonderful, isn't it? I worked at Suttle Motor Company with Ted Speas before coming to Richmond to attend RPI (now VCU). I am still in Richmond. Does anyone know if Ted Speas is still living? Keep up the Typhoon News, I love it. Thanks! Evelyn Casey Snead Thanks so much, Evelyn! How about a Suttle Motor Company page?!? I'll make it soon!
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From
Chandler Nelms (Hampton HS - '63) of MD - 11/02/05:
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First, thank you for your contribution to the cause of freedom in Afghanistan. And thank you for the pictures in the Newsletter. As to the whereabouts of Shelly Speas, I’m afraid that I don’t remember her (but then, at my age, I don’t remember a lot of things). What class was she in at Hampton? I’ll look her up in my senior yearbook and see if I recognize her, but I don’t recall her from any of our past reunions. Best wishes, stay safe, and return home soon, Chandler Nelms Thanks, Chandler Darlin'! We have determined that Shelly was in the Class of '67, meaning she was an eighth grader during your senior year, which may explain your "memory problems"! And yes, Paul, by all means, stay safe! |
From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 11/01/05 - "Newport News Automobile Exchange":
| Carol, I was mentally/geographically locating 3400 Huntington Avenue and realized that it would have been at the foot of the 34th Street Bridge. While I cannot look at the site due to firewalls at work, I know that one of the old CRT bus images shows that bridge and perhaps a glimpse of the car dealership along with it. Have a look, and if it does show some of it, you can forward the link to that image to Richard. Thank you, David! I was looking right at the CRT images, but as I was extremely "mental" at the time, nothing was making sense to me. I forwarded the entire CRT link to Richard in the hope that his brain was fully functional. http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-C-G.html http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/crt.html Thanks again, Brown Eyes! Perhaps my brain will rejoin my body later today......... |
From Fred
Field ('45) of CA - 11/01/05 - "Newport News Automobile Exchange":
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Hello Carol, Tue. Nov. 1, 05
Here is some response to Richard Amadon's ((Gardner HS - MA - '71- of VA) question in the Nov. 1 newsletter.
The Newport News Automobile Exchange was located on the East side of Huntington Ave. at 34th St. In 1946 it occupied nearly the entire 3400 block. The company was a Chevrolet car and truck agency, but they had an unusually large service department and did major repair work on all makes. They also had a huge used car business. Founded in 1921 by John H. Watkins and Charles K . Hutchens. By 1946 Mr. Watkins was deceased and Mr. Hutchen's son had joined as Business Manager.
The above is from pages 90 - 92 of Newport News' 325 Years, published 1946 for the 50th anniversary of Newport News' chartering as a city. It is available in the Virginiana Room at the Newport News Public Library on Main Street in Hilton. In Sept. 2000 I saw used copies for sale at a Phoebus book store. It is a must for anyone doing a historical study of the Peninsula. Fraternal best, Fred Thank you, Fred! Keep reading! |
From Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 11/01/05 - "Newport News Automobile Exchange":
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Hi, Carol:
... Newport News Auto Exchange was managed
for many years by Mr. Hutchins. I believe it was Charlie Hutchins.
He purchased the firm, or simply changed the name when they moved from
downtown Newport News, where they occupied the entire block between 34th
Street and 35th Street and between Huntington Avenue and Warwick
Boulevard.
When they moved north in the city, I cannot remember, but it seems to me it was after the merger of Newport News and the County of Warwick. I think they still trade as Hutchins Chevrolet today. Always,
Joe Madagan
Thanks, Adonis! Keep reading! |
From
Cathy Slusser Hudson ('64) of VA - 11/01/05 - "Newport News Automobile
Exchange":
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Hi Carol:
My dear husband, who is a walking book of trivia information, said it was across from N. N. H. S. on the southwest corner of Huntington Avenue. It could have become a Dodge dealership later on. The only other one would have been Hutchens Chevrolet. Thanks, Cathy! Keep reading! Catherine Hudson
P.S. Are you really
Henry Hoyle's ('65 - of Northern VA) Cousin?
Yes, ma'am - absolutely! Well,
we're not first cousins, but we are definitely related by blood,
both of us having descended from Peter Heyl or Hoyle, who was born
14 May 1710 in Wiesbaden and came to that part of Lincoln Co., NC which is
now Gaston Co. in about 1740 (as I recall), where he died 1 Nov 1781.
We may very well be more closely related than that. My descent is as
follows: I've never seen Cousin Henry's pedigree charts, but assuming we were no more closely related than through Peter Hoyle (that is, that he was not descended from John as well), and assuming that the generations remained level and equal (which is extremely unlikely), we would be seventh cousins. But hey, blood is blood. Now, Cathy, the moral to the story is - "Never ask a genealogist a simple question." They simply cannot let it be! At least I didn't illustrate it with portraits, homes, maps, and tombstones, or say something like, "My mother's mother's mother's father's father's mother's father..."!!! WILD GIGGLES!!! Thanks again, Cathy! |
From Bob Allen ('51) of VA - 11/01/05 - "Newport News Auto Exchange--now Hutchens Chevrolet!!":
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Newport News Auto Exchange...one of the
oldest Chevrolet dealerships in the Nation. It was owned by the C. K.
Hutchens family. C. K. was a longtime, respected and popular, elected member
of the Virginia House of Delegates.
The sales manager at NN Auto Exchange in
the 1950's was a Mr. (Mark) Stockton, who had an only daughter,
Sue Stockton -- who I think attended Mary Baldwin College. came
home, became an active Junior League member (approx 1958), (was close
friend of Dr. Mewborn's daughter, Jonzennie Mewborn ('53)).
Sue Stockton married a dentist and lives in Norton, VA (coal town in
Appalachia); Sue had a daughter???
The Hutchens family lived at the corner of
Huntington Avenue and 56th Street. In the late 1940's the Hutchens moved
to a home north of Hilton Village.
That house which they had on Westover Road was offered for sale in 1960
for approx $32,000; I was negotiating for the purchase and got cold feet
-- backed out of the deal. It was a vary stately home on two lots...
The Bivens family (prominent-attorney)
lived next door to the Hutchens home in the
North End of NN. ..in large house with white columns(corner of
55th and Huntington Avenue. Dicky Bivens ('51) grew up there.
Back to NN Auto Exchange, The Hutchins'
sons took over the Business just as the city built a new bridge at 34st
and Huntington Avenue and the city acquired the property for the right of
way...The two Hutchins brothers (sons of C. K., the legislator) made the bold
move of relocating the dealership, way up in the deserted area of
Jefferson Avenue, just north of Richneck Road and changed the name to
Hutchens Chevrolet...I believe they had to borrow heavily and one of
the brothers wanted out and soon sold out to the younger brother...The
Hutchens Auto Dealership, which was so far out in the boon-docks a few
years ago is now the hub of several auto dealerships on Jefferson Avenue
just north of Denbigh Boulevard (and is very successful)...they are pretty
much in the center of the newly migrating city of Newport News towards
Williamsburg. I have purchased many autos from that dealership from the
time I purchased by first full sized, brand new Chevrolet, 2-door, 150
series, from NN Auto Exchange in 1950 -- the auto cost $1,545. The
heater was extra and I did not purchase a heater for a year because I did
not have the $29 ; NN Auto Exchange installed one after some freezing
nights parked with dates...hugging and kissing in the cold winter nights.
NN Auto Exchange sponsored the Soapbox
derby for kids, for which Mr. Stockton, the Sales manager at NN Auto
Exchange, was the local chairman...It was a big event on the 28th
Street bridge
in downtown NN for years.
I REMEMBER THAT!!! YEA!!! I REMEMBER SOMETHING!!!
I think most of this is accurate...there
may be some small errors?
Bob Allen, NNHS 51
Thanks, Bob! Keep reading! |
From Bruce Sims ('56) of VA - 11/02/05 - "Newport
News Auto Exchange":
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Carol:
The Auto Exchange was founded in 1921 by C K Hutchens and remained at 34th & Huntington Avenue until the site was bought for the I-664 Project. They moved to 12920 Jefferson Avenue and now use the name of Hutchens Chevrolet.
Bruce Sims (56)
Thanks, Bruce! |
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| 1929 Newport News City Directory, p, 22 | 1954 Anchor, p. 149 | 1966 Anchor, p. 202 | ||
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So I redesigned the brand new page, added those images plus this last one from the '66 Anchor, and it may now be accessed from Old Old Stomping Grounds two different ways: http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/old-stomping.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-H-M.html
Thank you to all of y'all
(I just love speaking Southern!) who contributed! It is important
that the records be as complete and as accurate as we can make them! |
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From Patti Miller of NC - 11/02/05 - "Hi from Patti":
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Carol,
Thank you and the reunion committee
on a great job you all did! I always have the best time, as does I know you like quotes, here's my favorite, and it is up at our gym. "You make a living for what you get. You make a life for what you give." Thanks for all you give! Much Love, Patti Hi, Patticake! It was such fun seeing y'all again! Yes, living less than an hour apart, we simply must make another plan and follow through this time! "This is ri-di-cu-lous!" By the way, I can take no
credit for anything this year; I did absolutely nuffin'! But
the Reunion Committee did a fabulous job!
Thanks for the quotation! I do like that one! |
From Janice Pratt McGrew (Hampton HS - '67) of VA - 11/02/05 - "NNHS 65
website":
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Carol, I thought you might find this copied email interesting. It was sent by Jim Holloman who works at the Hampton History Museum to Kathie Strayer Green (HHS - '67) who works at Ft. Monroe. She was wanting photos of Buckroe Beach in the 1950's-1960's. I had told Kathie about your website but she had not visited it until she received this email from Mr. Holloman. She then forwarded the link to many of her friends and relatives. I am sure they will be visiting the website and passing it on to others so be prepared for many visitors! Oh, Kathie is married to Wayne Green (HHS - '60) and they live in Hampton. Your site has a wealth of information and you do such a good job keeping everyone informed. Thank you for all the hard work. I will get after Tom (Norris - HHS - '73) to send you his picture. I did have his annual at my house but he has taken it home or I would have scanned it and sent it to you. Janice Pratt McGrew (HHS
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Kathie - one of the best online sites is put together by a Newport News High alumnus called "Our Old Stomping Grounds". Buckroe is listed as one of those. It contains old postcards, Cheyne photos, and old personal photos - some from the time you requested and some much earlier. If you visit this site I think you will be pleased. Here it is. www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/OOSG-A-B.html
Hope this helps. Jim. |
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WOWZERONI!!! Thanks for sharing that, Janice! I'm speechless! |
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And speaking of Buckroe, this interesting exchange took place a couple of days back:
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From Paul Gregor (Springfield HS, OH - '79) of OH to Dave Spriggs ('64) of
VA - 10/30/05 - "Wowzeroni!":
Dave,
I realize this whole website is built around
your class' reunion pages, but I had to write you
and tell you how neat it is to see all those
old pictures of Hampton online. My family, including
aunts, uncles, and cousins used to vacation in
Myrtle Beach around the time your class
graduated. I was little then, so looking at
the pictures of Buckroe Beach filled in a lot of
old half remembered images I had in my own
mind. My two older brothers remember it all
much better than I, and I've sent them a link
to your pages. The story about the shock machine
in the penny arcade is priceless - apparently
this trick was thought of by many. My cousins
victimized each other with this one during one
of our vacations. That story is still told at our
house.
During those visits we used to go to places
like Langley Field, Mariners' Museum, and Fortress
Monroe, of course. I remember the
jetties, the jellyfish (!) and the place we used to stay called
Todd's Cottages. By the way. As a kid I used
to stub the crap out of my toes on the sidewalks
going to the beach. If there are any sidewalks
left down there that's some of my blood on them!
A couple of things I can mention that may not
make any sense. My dad used to always mention
a car dealership we'd pass on the way where a
mannequin - a "guy" - named Joe - had just his
feet sticking out of a tall stack of tires,
giving the impression there was someone in there head first. Can't
remember if that was in town or somewhere else, but we'd drive past it.
Also, my brothers used to torment each other,
and my parents with these little plastic red devil's heads
they would get from skee ball. I think it was
the cheapest thing you could get. Remember those things?
Anyway, thanks for putting up a neat page that
can be enjoyed by everyone who remembers Buckroe the
way it was.
Paul Gregor
Dayton Ohio
Springfield High School
Class of 1979
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From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA to Paul Gregor (Springfield HS, OH - '79) of
OH - 10/30/05: Hi Paul,
Thanks for the kudos, but honesty compels me to
tell you that it is the webmistress, Carol Buckley Harty, NNHS '65, who
edits the pages and uploads all the content. She lives some distance from
Hampton Roads, so I take most of the images and send them to her.
As the subscribers and visitors to the site have
grown, so have the submissions of stories and photos. Moreover, we have
begun to hear from folks who are not NNHS Alumni, (such as yourself),
which is indeed a tribute to the wide appeal of the content of the site.
Carol is the cc: addressee you see above. I bet it
won't be very long before your questions (the car dealership and the red
devil heads) appear in a newsletter with a request for answers. And I bet
it will only be a matter of days before all is answered for you. It
always turns out that way.
Again, your comments are much appreciated.
BTW, Todd's Cottages is still in business; I saw
them last Saturday during a Magical Mystery Tour which was arranged in
conjunction with the 40-Year Reunion of the Class of 1965. I will capture
a digital image the next time I am down that way. I live in Norfolk and
get to Hampton and Newport News quite often.
TYPHOON Regards,
Dave Spriggs
NNHS 1964
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From Paul Gregor (Springfield HS, OH - '79) of OH - 10/30/05:
Thanks again, Dave (and Carol!) - and also for forwarding this to her. I tried to find an email for the "webmistress" but I found yours instead. In doing your class website you've also created a real historical gem. I don't know how it was that my family ever thought of vacationing in Buckroe, but I bet this website recaptures lots of memories for lots of midwesterners who took their first vacations to the seashore at Buckroe. Regards to both of you.
I can still dig up one of those devil heads at
my parent's I bet. Somewhere we have one of those flag medallions from
the penny arcade page too. I can scan one of those devils if I find it!
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From Me ('65) of NC to Paul Gregor of OH and Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
10/30/05:Hi, Paul (and David)!
I just walked in the
door and was reading the first two notes when the third arrived. How
exciting!
We would certainly
love to hear from you and to see the little red devils!
Tomorrow's newsletter
is over-jammed with reunion images, so I may have to reserve your note (in
the Newsletter, at least) until Tuesday or possibly even Wednesday, but
I'm very glad to hear from you. Thanks so much for writing. We'll look
forward to hearing from you again!
Regards, Carol
P. S I spent the last two
months of 2001 in Beavercreek. Great place to live! |
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From Paul Gregor of OH - 10/30/05:
Carol
Yes, you were very close there as I live in the
Greene County part of Kettering. I have already shared links to your
wonderful website with my brothers and am trying to contact my cousins as
they would love to see all those pictures. One year we vacationed in
Myrtle Beach, SC - but I am almost certain those plastic devils came from
Buckroe - I will find out for positive sure lest I throw you a bum steer
about nostalgia that never was connected to Buckroe. As I mentioned to
Dave I was all of about 4-5 years old when I was there. A ride on the
coaster or the boats made a permanent impression on me then (fear of
heights) as my favorite things were the kiddie airplanes, the train which
went through "tunnels" and over "bridges" - (when you're that small the
train was a real adventure). Also, do you remember some sort of "spin
art" paintings that you could get at the
pavilion?
One year my brothers were on the swingin' Jims
and wouldn't stop when the guy used the brake. He got really mad.
Another time they swear they saw one of the monkeys smoke a butt that was
thrown into their enclosure by some guy. As I say, a lot of this is very
sketchy - I'll have to contact them for the details.
Anyway - thanks for taking the time to
correspond and listen to my half remembered little kid stories. I'll
visit back often, and if I find any bona fide Buckroe souvenirs, I'll try
and get a scanned .jpg to you all.
Paul
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From Me ('65) of NC to Paul Gregor of OH and Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA -
10/30/05:
Hi again, Paul and David,
I'll tell you one thing that I would
love to find again. I'm not sure if I ever mentioned it on the site or
not (and I'm too bleary-eyed to check right now). I used to have an
awesome collection of movie star cards which I bought every time I went to
the arcade. There was some machine and you'd insert some exorbitant sum
(such as a quarter) and get back a nice assortment of heavy-stock B & W
celebrity
glamour shots - about 4" x 7". I had a shoe box full of them - Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Robert Mitchum, Claudette Colbert - everybody who was anybody and then some. I had baseball cards galore, but I truly loved my movie star cards. It broke my heart when I lost them in a move. I have never seen these cards at yard sales, junk stores, eBay or anywhere else, which borders on the bizarre. Surely some survived.
I'll have this all posted soon, and
perhaps we'll start something!
Thanks again!
Carol
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From Paul Gregor of OH - 10/31/05:
Carol and Dave,
I caught up with my older brother Jim tonight
and I've asked him to email you guys as I am
sure he has a lot he'd love to correspond
about. (He says the best thing was the lighted clown sign
where they were rolling the ball at the Buckroe
park entrance) -- at any rate, the red devil plastic heads came from skee
ball at Buckroe. Jim used to torment my oldest brother using the devil
head and the "Nya-ha-ha" laugh from the villain (Dishonest Dan?) on the
Cecil and Beany show!
But he can tell you the real stories. I've
encouraged him to write you. Also, Joe (the guy in the stack of tires) my
mom thought was either at a gas station or car dealer very near Buckroe
but I'll have to ask my dad on that one!
Paul
Thanks again, Paul - and David! We look forward to hearing more from you and Jim soon, Paul. I'll soon post all of this on the Buckroe page. |
From Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA -
11/02/05:
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Well, Good Morning, Carol!
Here's a shot from
Todd Givens ('65 - of Northern VA),
that he passed through me (and which I approve) for general distribution
on the Website.
And I've got more mischief
planned for you..... |
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Hello, Chippy-Love! Thanks for this and all the many other wondrous images! and you may have noticed over
the many years - I delight in mischief! (Oh, and thanks again, Todd!) |
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| Chip Clark ('65) of Northern VA; Carol Buckley Harty ('65) of NC and Donna Worsham Lonce ('65) of VA in the background | ||
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE:
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com
PERSONAL WEB SITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat
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Love Me Do
- John Lennon
(The Beatles)
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I’ll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I’ll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Someone to love,
Somebody new.
Someone to love,
Someone like you.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I’ll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I’ll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.
Yeah, love me do.
Whoa, oh, love me do.
"Love Me
Do" midi courtesy of http://pws.gamewood.net/~byoung/midis/midi.htm
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/23/05
Thanks, Dave!
"Love Me
Do" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beatles/14721.html
also
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 10/23/05
Thanks again, Dave!
"Love Me Do" Album Cover Image courtesy of http://www.johnlennon.it/john_lennon_pictures2.htm - 102805
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