But of course he would have to come to RI, which is not exactly a tourist attraction in the winter...we are into our winter clothing now...which will continue until the end of May!  I only dated three guys in our class... and probably not more than ten in my entire life!  In fact, I can only think of 8!  Of course,   Fred Mays ('60 of VA) did not know that I was secretly in love with him in the 8th and 9th grade...

   Ohhh, y'all just think I'm gonna comment on this one and draw the noose even tighter around my own neck, doncha?!?   WILDEST GIGGLES!!!  No, no, I'm going to gingerly sidestep this whole dating/secret loves and crushes story!  Sometimes I'm not quite as dumb as I look!

   Thanks, Jean!  Stay warm!

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/10-29-05-NNHS-Love-Me-Do.html - a. k. a. 11/16/05 - She Loves You

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/11-19-05-NNHS-Never-My-Love.html

   Well, Cousin Henry, I must say I am astonished.  Astonished, but undeterred.......

   Let's just take Peter Heyl back to Germany:

Peter or Pieter Hoyle or Heyl (14 May 1710, Wiesbaden, Hesse - 1 Nov 1781, Lincoln {now Gaston} Co., NC)
Adam Hoyle or Heyl (1 May 1678, Wilsnach, Brandenburg - 8 Apr 1762, Wilsnach, Brandenburg)
Jurgen Heyl (chr. 26 Dec 1634, Seehausen, Brandenburg)
Michael Heyl 1600, Spandau, Brandenburg - 1638)
Jurgen Heyl (abt 1572, Spandau, Brandenburg)

   Surely we connect somewhere.  But I am shocked to learn that all the NC are not necessarily that closely related.  There's another youthful illusion shattered.

   Thanks for the enlightenment, Cousin Henry!  (Hey, y'all already knew how hard-headed I am!)
 

The sincerest congratulations to your daughter   (Adrienne) for her outstanding accomplishments! Just shows you what good "parenting" can do when the "child" has the ability to ignore it and succeed anyway!! Just kidding about that.

Both you and     Paul (Bardolph HS, Bardolph, IL - '61) certainly have earned the right to feel proud of your "child". The quotations are for the fact that they are hardly children any longer. Time passes so quickly.

   Thanks, Wayne Honey!  Adrienne and her big brothers have always been pure delights!  They've also always been far more mature than I, but they've done their best trying to raise me.
 

I enjoyed the picture of    Willie Turpin ('57 - of VA) which I saw in a previous newsletter that    Bobby ('58 - of VA) sent in. Where is Willie now? I would love to hear from him. Does Willie remember he was my confidant? He listened to me ramble on about all my high school crushes. I think Willie was in the same radio speech class with Mrs. LaPides that I was in. I have many fond memories of Willie.

   (Ahhhh - more with the high school crushes.  Nope!  I'm still not biting.  GIGGLES!!!)

   Oh, my.  This is the third mention of Mrs. LaPides lately.  I surrender.  Thanks for the nudge:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/faculty.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teachers.html

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/teach-LaPides.html - brand new page

I enjoyed seeing the picture of    Elliot Finkle ('58 - of CA), too. Elliott lived down the street from me on thirty-second street below West Avenue. And    Joe Drewry ('58 - of VA). I remember him, too. Joe and his family lived on West Avenue, right? Where is his brother Jimmy now? Jimmy was in the same grade that I was, I think. And I remember    Mabel ('60), too.

I enjoyed the pictures that  Chip Clark ('65 - of Northern VA) sent in taken shortly (before and) after his graduation. I have an assortment of pictures to share, too - some from the John W. Daniel seventh grade class trip to Richmond, some from the 1959 Anchor staff trip to the Columbia University yearbook competition in New York City, one from the Class of 1959 Senior Assembly, plus the script and a couple of Mouse Assembly scripts... and a few more odds and ends that I think will be of interest.  But to paraphrase you sometimes in the newsletters, I'll tackle that bag of goodies another day....We're out of town right now, so I'll start scanning those pictures after Thanksgiving.

   That will be super, thanks!  Obviously, I'm still waaay behind, so there's no rush.  It's strange that you should mention Senior Assembly, as that will be our next new link.  The idea just came to me when I saw those great images of Chip's, and remembered a few other items I had in that department.

   Thank you so very much, Aretie!  I really appreciate your words.
 

Miss Carol:  
I was just reading the latest newsletter and    Wayne (Stokes - '65 - of VA) was searching for the name of the girl that lived on 50th and her parents had the restaurant!  That was    Betty Takis!  She was very smart and sweet - all those things Wayne said.  She and I were friends then I think she went on to Ferguson HS.  Good memory, Wayne!  

Sarah Sugah

   AHA!!!  I remember Betty!  And she had an older sister in the Class of '62 named    Tessie, right??  If I recall correctly, Tessie attended the 40-Year Reunion for the Class of 1962 three years ago.  I was so very ill with the flu, I may have imagined that, though....

   Thanks, Sarah Sugah!

In response to   Frances Goodson Wang ('65) of MD, I grew up in a family that used the terms "prise" and "be still". Both parents were about 3 or 4 generations removed from British roots. Can't really tell you anything about the origins.

   But Eleanor did recall the alternate word, "Hush!"  This has a nice gentle sound to it as well, and upon further thought, is what I most often said to my own rowdy little darlings.  (Obviously, I was joking about those "Shut UP" stories.)

   Actually, I tried not to say anything, hoping that a "Shhhh" gesture would suffice - and sometimes, it did!

   This is a fascinating thread.  I'd love to hear more.  Thanks, Ronnie - and Frances!

I thought I might remember the use of the words from the 'Holmes' adventures, as I keep looking for one I haven' t read, and the title Frances    (Goodson Wang ('65 - of MD) mentioned is certainly new to me - I'll have to look for it. I had forgotten the word 'pawky,' and must have run across that one many years ago. Even though I am not a member of any Holmesian society, I will watch any movie and read any book written with Holmes and Watson as the sleuths, even the spinoffs with Irene Adler as the heroine, or newly written adventures written in 'the style.'

   Thanks, Jimmy!  Isn't it fun to find how many of us share the same interests??

..... At the school I just retired from, the graduation tradition of the graduating seniors joining the band and choir to perform Wilhousky's arrangement of The Battle Hymn of the Republic has been in place for many years. True American patriots are people who respect others' beliefs, and the right to them - whatever the situation. And most people I know are appreciative of positive thoughts to remember when times are tough. Not to speak for anyone, but I really do not believe there are any in our group who will 'feel funny,' be offended, want nativity scenes taken off the street corners, or the Salvation Army bell ringers to stop ringing. If there are, they need to get a life! God Bless America!

   Amen to that!

.....Please take care of yourself - you are the only one who can, my dear.

Jimmy

   Thanks again, Sweetie!  I'll do my best!

 

   Glad it helped, Kathy!  And on the same note:

   And you just made mine, Bobby!  Thanks!
 

Sitting here on a quiet Sunday morning and reading all the comments from and all the names of the "Briarfield Gang" brought back a flood of great memories so I had to write to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. How vividly I remember getting in the "right frame of mind" for our big game with the hated Crabbers on Thanksgiving Day. And what an event that was! Going through the Briarfield page, I was reminded yet again of the tremendous pool of talented folks that graced the halls of NNHS over the years, not just from Briarfield but from all across Newport News. Replicating the history we have as a group will be difficult, if not impossible, to do in today's world and that leaves a generation missing the tremendous memory bank all of us can make withdrawals from and to which we have each made deposits to.

You are all wonderful, special people. May all God's goodness flow down upon each of you and your loved ones during this holiday season and forever. Boom on Boomers....You're the Greatest----

With sincere fondness,
Joe Wingo 

   Hi there, Sweetie!  It's always such a delight to hear from you!

   (For those of you who weren't in NNHS at the right moment, Joe was co-captain of our Typhoon football team.  Of course, had I ever made those Football pages, you'd know these things.........)

   I loved your banking analogies, Joe - very appropriate!  Have a great Thanksgiving yourself!
 

Hi Carol.   
I want to echo my classmate's,    Jimmy Parker ('62 - of VA), praises of you and what a super fantastic job you do with this website.   I know it has to be tiring at times but you always charge ahead and we, the alumni and friends, look so forward to it on a daily basis.   Thank you many times over.

   Thank you, Ed!  It is a little exhausting at times - now, for instance - GIGGLES!!!

I have seen some inquiries on    Freddie McDowell, NNHS class of 1956, and where he may be and what has become of him.   Freddie and my brother,    Bill Nichols, Class of 1955, were great and long time friends.   Freddie is the son of my aunt's sister so we are some distant kin I think.   Freddie lives in Idaho and has been there for years and has one son.   Every few years, usually 5 to 10, Freddie comes back to Newport News for a visit.   He has a brother in the Smithfield area.   He always stops in to visit my brother and they celebrate old times.   He and my brother were exceptional marbles players and we always had a overload of marbles at home.   It has been several years since he was last in town.   The family hears from him occasionally.    My take on him is that he wants a low profile and works on keeping it that way.   AND he was a fine little basketball player with the best of set shots, a forgotten art.

I have a    Bobby Turpin story to tell but will do it another time.   What a fine, fine person. Bobby is!

  He is that!  We'll look forward to your story, Eddie!

 

Keep up the great work. 

   Thanks again, Ed!  It was good to hear from you again!
 

This is the most poignant thing I have seen in tribute to our troops.  The song is a country style song (which is now my favorite genre of music) but the pictures are the most unique I have seen.  They really show the soldiers' life while deployed.  And the whole thing is so positive.  Maybe you can place a link in a newsletter so others can view it (I have no idea how to make a link or how you do all the things you do with the newsletter!)  But I know I'm not alone in being thankful. 

KC

   Thank you so much, Kathy!  It's a power point show, and I've no clue as how to insert the link, but I may be able to locate one elsewhere.  I'll keep searching.  I'd seen this before, and I must concur with you; it is quite touching.

   My eyes were already swollen as I viewed it.  I had decided to take a rare break from the computer and have some lunch.  I had been making a big crock pot full of chicken soup which seemed to be a good idea on this cold and rainy day.  I sat down to watch a bit of telly as I did, and on a whim flipped onto the Ovation channel.  They were broadcasting an introduction to "Madama Butterfly", my very favorite opera.  It was a 2003 production staged for the Puccini Festival at the composer's lakeside hometown of Torre del Lago in Tuscany.  I tuned in just in time for the incomparable "Un Bel Di", which has never failed to make me sob, and seems only to do so more easily with the passing of time.