“I
knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented
or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone
else.”
- Marilyn
Monroe
(01 June 1926 - 05 Aug 1962)
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01/26/11
- NNHS Newsletter - Because “I
knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
I selected this1969 Beatles song especially for today - well, because.
There is no midi attached, because - well, that will become obvious soon.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_%28The_Beatles_song%29:
"Because" is a ballad written by John Lennon[1] (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles. It features a 3-part harmony vocal performance between Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison, overdubbed three times to make nine voices in all.[2] The results of this have been compared in sound to the Beach Boys.[citation needed] It appeared on the 1969 album Abbey Road, and is the song that precedes the extended medley that formed side two of the original LP record.
The song begins with electric harpsichord played by George Martin and then joined by Lennon's guitar doubling the harpsichord and played through a Leslie speaker. Vocals and bass guitar enter in what Alan Pollack calls the "mini-bridge."[3]
The song was one of the few Beatles' songs to include an analogue synthesizer arrangement (although analog keyboards such as the Mellotron had been used often by The Beatles, few songs featured the use of a traditional analog synthesizer with voltage-controlled oscillators). The Beatles at the time of Abbey Road were among the first contemporary rock bands to experiment with the Moog synthesizer (the first, or at least the first to chart on the top 40, had been The Monkees). According to Lennon, "Because" was inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". "Yoko was playing Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the piano ... I said, 'Can you play those chords backwards?', and wrote 'Because' around them. The lyrics speak for themselves ... No imagery, no obscure references."[1][4]
The main recording session for "Because" was on 1 August 1969, with vocal overdubs on 4 August, and a Moog synthesizer overdub by George Harrison on 5 August.[5] As a result, this was the last song on the album to be committed to tape, although there were still overdubs for other incomplete songs. A vocals-only version of the song can be found on Anthology 3 and Love and is an example of three part harmony from Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison, although the latter is slowed down and includes quiet nature sound effects, predominantly birdsong.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to
Charis
Bean Duke (Governor Thomas Johnson HS, MD - '85) of NC!Happy Birthday this week to:
28 - Courtney Russ ('57)
AND
29 -
30 -
 Charlie
Phillips
('65) of TN;
31 - Lynn Stewart Schroeder ('71) of NC;
01 -
Paul Dobie ('66) of CO;
02
- Porter Phillips
Booker ('57)
AND
the late
John Patterson ('59)
of TN
Alan Nesbitt ('64) of
NC!
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THIS DAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:
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http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0126.htm -
ALSO: January 26, 1830 - Daniel Webster stated, "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable" during a debate on state's rights. January 26, 1861 - By a vote of 112 to 17, the Louisiana Secessionist Convention voted to secede from the Union. January 26, 1861 - The sovereign state of Mississippi established a
state flag: It featured a white, five-pointed star on a dark blue canton
(commonly called the
January 26, 1862 - General P. G. T. Beauregard was ordered west to become second-in-command to Albert Sidney Johnston. January 26, 1863 - In a letter to Joe Hooker, President Lincoln stated that Hooker "...thwarted him (Burnside) as much as you could..." January 26, 1864 - The Battle of Athens was fought in Alabama. January 26, 1864 - Local elections were permitted in Tennessee where the federal government felt it is in control of the state. January 26, 1870 - The state of Virginia was granted readmission to Congress if the members of the Legislature agreed never to amend their state constitution to deny the Negro the right of suffrage, the right to hold office, or their educational privileges. |
ALERT:
From Adrian Whitcomb ('67) of VA - 01/25/11 - "Please come, listen, &
enjoy":
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This message
is to remind you of the TFFM (Tidewater Friends of
Folk Music) Coffeehouse. Details are
at
http://www.tffm.org/
We hope to see you at 7:00 PM on Friday January 28th, at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 2510 N. Armistead Ave. at Tide Mill Lane.
Thanks to all of you who have come to our performances in the past and those who take the time to come this year. It means a lot to us.
Adrian
Thanks, Adrian! Break a leg!
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From Norris Perry (Warwick HS - '59) of VA - 01/24/11 - "BEATLES":
From Ruth Ann Reece Horace ('67) of FL -
01/15/11 - "CAN'T FIX STUPID" (#9 in a Series of 10):
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I would have guessed after age 19. "Life's tough..... It's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne
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 Thanks,
Ruthie!
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FINALLY:
From Will and Guy's Joke of the Day - 01/25/11:* Parrot Exposes Cheating Husband
A cheating husband was exposed after his wife's parrot mimicked his voice
calling out another woman's name.
Frank Ficker, 50, has now been kicked out of the family home by wife Petra, also
50, after she heard their 12-year-old parrot Hugo impersonating him on the phone
to another woman.
Petra, of Freiburg, Germany, said, 'Hugo always liked to mimic Frank and he
could do his voice perfectly.
'Frank asking who's at the door, Frank yelling at our nephews, Frank telling me
he loved me. And then one day I heard him doing Frank's voice, but saying ' Uta,
Uta'.'
Petra turned the house upside down and found two plane tickets for a weekend
break in Paris booked for her husband - and a mystery woman named Uta.
She said, 'I kicked him straight out. It's just me and my parrot now.'
DATES TO REMEMBER:
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1. Friday, January 28,
2011 - Tidewater Friends of Folk Music Coffeehouse - 7:00 PM Wesley United
Methodist Church, 2510 N. Armistead Avenue, Hampton, VA 23666 - SEE:
http://www.tffm.org/coffeehouse.html.
2. Thursday, February 3, 2011 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have fiends in that year, go visit with them. 3. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 4. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 5. Saturday, April 30, 2011 - The NNHS Class will have a Luncheon. Team Leaders are Mickey Marcella (mcmiceli@verizon.net - 757-249-3800), Betty Hamby Neher (bjneher@cox.net - 757-898-5099), and Dr. Harry Simpson (hdsdds@aol.com - 804-694-0346). - CLASS OF 1954 6. Saturday, July 9, 2011 (6:30 PM to 11:30 PM) - The Class of 1971 will hold its 40-Year Reunion at Newport News Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News. For details, contact Richard Rawls at Richard@Rawls.com - CLASS OF 1971 |
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http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 12/30/10 |
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Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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Carol Buckley Harty
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Written by John Lennon[1] (credited to Lennon/McCartney)
Recorded by The Beatles, 1969
Ah, because the world is round, it turns me on
Because the world is round, ah
Because the wind is high, it blows my mind
Because the wind is high, ah
Love is old, love is new
Love is all, love is you
Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry
Because the sky is blue, ah, ah, ah, ah
"Because" midi courtesy of http://rock.mididb.com/beatles/ - 01/28/11 (sic)
"Because" lyrics courtesy of http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/beatles-lyrics/because-lyrics.html - 01/28/11 (sic)
Image of the World courtesy of http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~arcpu/about.html - 01/28/11 (sic)
Animated Beatles Divider Line clip art courtesy of a website which no longer exists - several years ago
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art
courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Governor Thomas Johnson High School's Logo courtesy of http://www.tjathletics.org/ - 06/16/08
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Small Bonnie Blue Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.scv4.org/flags_symbols.htm - 01/21/11
Animated
Laughing Kitty courtesy of Tom Flax ('64) of VA - 06/03/06
Thanks, Tom!
