06/15/06 - NNHS Newsletter
Edvard Grieg's 163rd Birthday

"It is great to have friends when one is young, but indeed it is
still more so when you are getting old. When we are young,
 friends are, like everything else, a matter of course.
In the old days we know what it means to have them.”

- Edvard Grieg
(15 June 1843 - 4 Sep 1907)

   But isn't this just the most delightful music?!?

If y'all want to listen to more, see this link from Captain Spriggs:

http://www.mnc.net/norway/EHG.htm

   Ahhh - what a great dream!  The floor quietly but surely rotates to reveal an entire orchestra to lend their support - just like in those old movie musicals from the 30's I used to watch when I was home, uh, "sick".

   WOWZERONI!!!  What a treasure!!!  Thanks for sharing that with us, Edna!  

     And your timing was perfect. I had just finished creating this new page when your note arrived last night:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/television.html - brand new page!

MIDI music for television is a real challenge..... I joined (five vintage) WAV files in MP3 format and got it down to 64kB. 

Much Better!!!

   David, you, Sir, are a super genius!  I just knew you'd have a brilliant idea!  That is soooo cool!!!  Thanks so much!

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

And .... since memories are floating in about our old TV personalities, permit me to add a few:

Joe Foulkes:  1950s (and later) weather man, retired Naval Reserve Chief Aerographer's Mate. He could draw a perfect isobar and pressure front freehand with a Magic Marker, and I will never forget his military brandishing of it before stowing it in his jacket breast pocket or his salute at sign-off.  I once "heard" him in the Norfolk Navy Exchange ... long before I saw him. There was no voice like that anywhere else. Joe passed away in August 1993.

Jeff Dane:   "Let's get nostalgic - When WTKR executives announced they were refurbishing the station's theater to use as a studio for a new locally produced morning show starting Sept. 9, that brought to mind Jeff Dane. Dane, who for 17 years hosted an outdoorsy show called ``Tackle Box'' on Channel 3, told me from his home in Naples, Fla., that he originated many music and variety shows from that theater in the 1950s. ``It has great acoustics,'' said Dane, who's had heart problems of late and had to undergo a triple bypass. Dane says he's recovered nicely. "

(Source:   http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960820/08200059.htm )
        
        "Where are they now (update) - Judging by my mail and phone calls, you like the idea of devoting some space in this column to catching up with the people who used to be on TV in this market. Marian Kennedy of Virginia Beach asks if I know what's become of Jeff Dane, who worked at Channel 3 in a number of on-camera jobs when it was WTAR-TV. Dane is perhaps best remembered for doing a show that covered the local fishing and boating scene. Dane, who retired early from WTAR-TV about 17 years ago, is living in Naples, Fla. (1994)" 

(Source: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940803/08030043.htm )


Mac MacManus, a.k.a. Poopdeck Pappy, who hosted a kids cartoon show in the
afternoon after school: 
"Two spots per month appear on WAVY-TV 10, "Tidewater Today," hosted by Mac McManus.  Shows are also scheduled for WTKR-TV 3 "News at Noon" and WVEC-TV 13 "Good Morning  Hampton Roads." According to Gammisch, "The programs keep the public informed about research at VIMS, local Sea Grant projects, and help to educate the public about the importance of Virginia's marine resources." 

(Source:  http://www.vims.edu/GreyLit/SeaGrant/vmrb19-1.pdf)

Regarding Bungles The Clown:  If memory serves, he had a special wave for the kids.
He raised his right hand, palm facing the camera, and flexed his pinky finger.

   WOWZERONI-RINI-ROONI!!! I spent a good two hours this morning trying to find something about Poopdeck Pappy to no avail.  I used to watch him with my daddy as we drank our lime "Real Cool" which Poopdeck hawked.  Thanks so much, Dave!

   So there you are, Sweetie-Pies - a brand new page for you to share your combined memories of TV as we knew in back in the olden days.

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/neighborhoods.html - brand new section

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/ivy-farm-area.html

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/STUART-GARDENS-AREA.html -  brand new page

   Obviously, there's plenty of room for memory sharing here.

favor to ask, it only takes a minute.... 

Y* 6 * Y
Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

AGAIN, PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO TELL 10 TODAY

   And I've made this so easy for you.  Look at the top of every Newsletter - and CLICK!

   Thanks, Shari!

   Thank you, Dee!  Sometimes we forget!  So don't forget!  You DON'T want to miss this one!

REUNION REMINDERS:  

   Reunion information is ALWAYS posted very near the top on the front page, and on the Reunion Page section:

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

     http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-page.html

   Henceforth, it will be repeated here, lest you forget:
 

On Sunday, July 2, 2006, there will be a Sunday morning brunch, also at the Radisson, for the cost of $20.

If you attend both events, the combined cost will be $75.

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1966.html
 

The 60th Birthday Celebration
for Members of the NNHS Class of 1964
will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2006, 7:00 - 11:00 PM at Spirit Events, 12672 Patrick Henry Drive,
Newport News, VA 23602.

CONTACT Dave Spriggs at nnhs64@cox.net
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 03/27/06:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/60-BIRTHDAY-1964-B.html

On Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 7:00 PM, a casual get-together will be held in a Hospitality Room, Country Inn & Suites on Route 17, Newport News, for all classmates
who wish to attend. 

CONTACT Judy Leggette Elliott at jandcelliott@aol.com
or 757-868-1111
AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 04/19/06:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-class-of-1956.html

Visit Brenda's 1962 Web Page:
 http://geocities.com/typhoonmom1/

AND CHECK THIS WEB PAGE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION - 05/10/06:

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/reunion-62-planning-mtgs.html
 

   Y'all take extra good care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER!