12/03/04 - NNHS Newsletter - Sleigh Ride

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

   Okay, maybe there's no snow yet, but I'm freezing!  I even wore my tall black leather boots this morning.  But I do have some spectacular
things for you tonight!

From Eric Huffstutler (BHS - '75) - 12/01/04:

   Aha!  So - I did NOT imagine that earlier date for Nick's death!  Sometimes I surprise myself.  Thanks, Eric.  Please promise
me you'll never reveal to me the sources of all your wondrous information.  I'm trying to preserve the magic here.  This is no time
of year for me to attempt to grow up - as though that effort would actually do any good...

From Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA - 12/01/04:

From Joe Drewry ('58) of VA - 12/02/04:

From Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 12/02/04:

Let's Jump Into The Wayback Machine.

First, we board the cars at the loading area ....	Then, we are towed up to the top of the first drop by that clackety chain ....	Then .... over the top and free fall to the bottom, screaming all the way with our arms raised in reckless defiance of gravity ....	Then we make the turn to the left and see the ocean as we get ready for the next drop ...

OOOOOWEWEEEE!!!!!!  THAT WAS FUN!!!!!!!!

   WOWZERONI!!!  David, you know I've always wanted my own Time Machine, and I really think that Buckroe Beach
Amusement Park in its heyday would be the very first place I'd visit!  Thanks so much for these amazing, fabulous images!  Don't
ever lose that magical top hat from whence you extract these treasures, Sweetie!  We would all be the poorer for it.

http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/buckroe-amusement.html

From Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 12/02/04:

From Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA to Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 12/02/04:

From Tom Flax ('64) of VA to Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA - 12/02/04:

Hey Wayne .... Just make the check out to me .... Thanks .... Tom

   And thanks, Wayne and Tom, for that clarification!

From Pam Smith Arnold ('65) of VA - 12/02/04:

Carol,

Jeff and I were looking through the high school pictures in our class that you have posted, and he said you were really hot!
Wow - from a 14-year-old! On the other hand, he said I had helmet hair. From the mouths of babes - you can always count
on your kids for truth!
Love - your Cousin Pam

Carol - Fall of 1964	Pam - Fall of 1964

   WOWZERS!!!  Tell Jeff he made my whole holiday season!  Lest you think I added this just to be self-serving (well, there is that,
too, I suppose - WILD GIGGLES!), let's think about this for a moment.  First of all, Pam was Head Cheerleader, Secretary of the
Student Council, a member of National Honor Society, and voted Most Popular in our senior class, and I was basically, um, nothing.

   But beyond that there's a point I would like to make that's only beginning to dawn on me after forty years, and I think it applies
to more of us than just me.  I never thought I was anything more than just barely passable.  I'd give it my best shot, but when I looked
in the mirror, all I ever saw was the same ugly duckling that used to receive unpleasant reactions and comments from my peers
in elementary school. When people told me later that I was pretty or even cute, I assumed there was one of three reasons for it: they
were just trying to be kind or polite, they had really poor judgment and taste, or they had ulterior motives.  There were two fellas
in high school who actually always addressed me as "Beautiful", and I knew and understood that they really believed that, but I
thought they were simply delusional.

   I've come to realize that many of y'all felt the same way about yourselves.  I've been astonished to learn that even many of you men
whom I always considered to be flat out gorgeous thought of yourselves as "average-looking".  I suppose it's possible that that very
humility is what made you even more attractive, because you were devoid of pride and conceit.

   But if I could give you any gift this holiday season, it would be the sure knowledge that you are beautiful.  You were then, and you
are now.  And as beautiful as you appear, your spirits are even more beautiful.

   Thanks, Pam - and Jeff!

   You know - if I hadn't squandered the entire day by goofing off, I could have had a lot more things done for you - but I did have fun!

   Y'all take care of each other!

                          Love to all, Carol

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Sleigh Ride

- Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson, 1948


Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling "Yoo hoo,"
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
let's go, Let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
it's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're gliding along with a song
of a wintry fairy land.

Our cheeks are nice and rosy
and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together
like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us
and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

There's a birthday party
at the home of Farmer Gray
It'll be the perfect ending a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs
we love to sing without a single stop,
At the fireplace while we watch
the chestnuts pop. Pop! pop! pop!

There's a happy feeling
nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the chocolate
and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print
by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things
we remember all through our lives!

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
and friends are calling "Yoo hoo,"
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
let's go, Let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
it's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're gliding along with a song
of a wintry fairy land

Our cheeks are nice and rosy
and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together
like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us
and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
for a sleigh ride together with you.

"Sleigh Ride" midi courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/kerstmis_site/midi.html - 12/03/03

"Sleigh Ride" lyrics courtesy of http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.html - 12/02/04

 Sleigh Ride clip art courtesy of  http://groups.msn.com/VickisClipArtandAnimationStorage/clipartholiday.msnw - 12/01/04
(Posted by MSN Nickname CousinPaperClip™ on 12/18/2000)

Snowflake Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://webclipart.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=webclipart&zu=http://www.graphics-by-celeste.com/holiday_graphics/winter.html - 12/01/04

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