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11/07/16
- NNHS Newsletter -
“May you always have walls for the winds,
- Irish Blessing |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I personally
have had enough
rain to last me for some time (or at least until the repairs to our roof have
been completed!
), but that's
just me. I would hope that whatever weather you happen to be experiencing today wherever you
are will bring you joy for one reason or another.
BONUS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE - November Rain - Guns N' Roses
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_Rain:
| "November Rain" is a
power ballad by American
rock band
Guns N' Roses, written by lead singer
Axl
Rose and released as a single in June 1992. It appears on the album
Use Your Illusion I. It features a sweeping orchestral backing
and is one of Guns N' Roses' longest songs. "November Rain" peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the longest song in history to enter the top ten of that chart. The song is composed in the key of C major aside from the coda, which is in C minor, but since the guitars, basses and piano are tuned a half step down, the song sounds as if it is in B major and B minor. At 8:57, it is the second-longest song on the album, the longest being the 10:16 "Coma." It is the third-longest song by Guns N' Roses, behind the 9:24 "Estranged" from Use Your Illusion II. Its distinct symphonic overtone owes to a sweeping string arrangement, orchestrated by Rose.[1][2]:318 Most live performances during the Use Your Illusion tour lacked the orchestral backing of the song (the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards being the best-known exception). It is the longest song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.[3] The song peaked at #3 on the chart, becoming the band's sixth and last Top 10 hit, and eighth Top 40 hit. On the radio, "November Rain" is sometimes played in a shortened version of approximately six minutes, but many classic rock stations continue to play the full version. At around seven minutes in, the song fades and then builds into a two-minute coda featuring lead guitar by lead guitarist Slash, accompanied by vocal chants. This song is listed at number six in the The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos list by Guitar World.[4] This song is also rated #9 in the Richter Scale best songs of all time. "November Rain" was voted #1 on the Rock 1000 2006, an annual countdown of the top 1,000 rock songs by New Zealand radio listeners. It was voted #2 on the Rock 1000 2007, being beaten out by "Back in Black" by AC/DC.[5] The song was placed at #140 on Pitchfork Media's Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[6] In Chile, The song was placed at #73 on Chilean radio Rock & Pop Rock&Pop 20 Años 200 Canciones...[7] |
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Pam
Larmer Traugott ('62) of VA!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to
Lawson (Buddy) Sparrow ('53) of VA
AND
Woody Hudson ('57)
AND
Joe Madagan ('57) of FL
AND
David McCoy ('67) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
09 - Hilton Henderson ('57) of NV and FL
AND
My Grandson
(by My Children of Other Parents),
Jacob
Mansfield of TX;
10 -
The United States Marine Corps - 1775,
Tamsie Warren Ellis ('57), David Wittan
('57),
Angie Ray Smith ('64) of VA,
AND
the late
Steve Pullen ('65)
(deceased 22 Apr 2012);
11 -
David Bell ('64) of NJ;
12 - Barbara Womble Lawson (NNHS / Hampton
HS) of VA
AND
Jean Pittman Priest ('64) of FL;
14 -
Glenda Stewart Martin Faires ('68) of
GA
AND 
Timothy of DC (son of
Kathy Cooper - '70 - of VA)!
Many
Happy Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
100 YEARS AGO TODAY:
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November 07, 1916
-
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the
United States Congress.
November 07, 1916 - Radio station 2XG, located in the Highbridge section of New York City, made the first audio broadcast of presidential election returns. |
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THIS DAY IN 1966:
| Monday, November 07, 1966 - Jockey
Calvin Borel was born in
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Monday, November 07, 1966 - Baseball player Rube Bressler (b. Raymond Bloom Bressler on 23 Oct 1894 in Coder, Pennsylvania) died in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 72. |
| “Die when I may, I
want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower where ever
I thought a flower would grow.”
-
Abraham Lincoln |
From Jimmy Hines ('64) of VA -
11/05/16:
| Carol, ...What you do is beyond priceless..... BTW, FYI, a friend I used to work with told me of his brother's passing...David Jones in Fayetteville. He relayed to me that David's house was broken into during the funeral, with things of value stolen, and that the police told Ed that this happens all the time, as people read the notices and plan their action, basically harvesting from the dead. Apparently, no one has figured out what to do to stop this. Maybe it just needs publicity...I dunno, but it seems to me if there is a problem, there usually is a solution. I hope you and yours are well! Jim
YOWZERONI!
This is beyond
outrageous!
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From Mark Hutcherson
('66) of VA - 11/05/16:
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Thanks,
Mark!
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From My Cousin, Jean Atkinson Mallory (Warsaw HS / Rappahannock HS /
John Marshall HS - '65) of VA -
11/06/15:
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You
lay down the law, then lie down to rest. ABSOLUTELY! Thank you so much, Jean!
What is so hard to grasp here? If you
somehow didn't catch this grammatical rule in school forty-eleven years
ago, can you not at least learn it now?!?
ARGGH!!! |
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FINALLY: From www.ajokeaday.com - 11/06/15:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Written by Axl Rose (b. 06 Feb 1962)Recorded by Guns N' Roses, 1992
But darlin' when I hold you, don't you know I feel the same? yeah Nothin' lasts forever and we both know hearts can change And it's hard to hold a candle in the cold November rain We've been through this such a long long time Just tryin' to kill the pain, ooh yeah But lovers always come and lovers always go An' no one's really sure who's lettin' go today, walking away And if we take the time to lay it on the line I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine, all mine So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain Or I'll just end up walkin' in the cold November rain Do you need some time on your own? Do you need some time all alone? Everybody needs some time on their own Don't you know you need some time all alone? I know it's hard to keep an open heart When even friends seem out to harm you But if you could heal the broken heart Wouldn't time be out to charm you? Sometimes I need some time on my own Sometimes I need some time all alone Everybody needs some time on their own Don't you know you need some time all alone And when your fears subside and shadows still remain, oh yeah I know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame So never mind the darkness we still can find a way Nothin' lasts forever even cold November rain Don't you think that you need somebody? Don't you think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody You're not the only one, you're not the only one Don't you think that you need somebody? Don't you think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody You're not the only one, you're not the only one Don't ya think that you need somebody? Don't ya think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody You're not the only one, you're not the only one Don't ya think that you need somebody? Don't ya think that you need someone? Everybody needs somebody
"November Rain" lyrics courtesy of
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/l/leo_sayer/dont_wait_until_tomorrow.html -
11/06/13 Image of Rain courtesy of http://open.salon.com/blog/greg_thomas/2008/11/29/love_rain_or_me - 10/26/09
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA -
05/24/06 (still missing...)
Bad Surprise Smiley courtesy of
http://picsdigger.com/image/a935ccd3/ - 10/21/10
Navy Seal
clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06 Animated Laughing Cat courtesy
of Joyce Lawrence Cahoon ('65) of VA - 07/29/08
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of Cheryl White
Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05 (replaced 02/23/09) |
