Dan Rockett

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Dan Rockett

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Address: Middlesex, NC USA
Spouse/Partner: It should have happened?
Homepage: richard.rockett@gmail.com
Occupation: Purchasing and Investment Recovery consulting and Development Sales and Marketing Research: finding new uses for products, technology and materials.
Children/Grandchildren: None... cause no one ever calls on Father's Day (??)!

Well, it's slowly coming back to me now....but More…there were none...and I am unanimous in this.
Military Service: Army, Pvt. E-1  
Memories Before High School (neighborhood, elementary & jr high, etc.):

Myrtle Elementary school, Central Elementary School, Wray Middle School, Grier Jr. High School
St. Michaels Catholic School, first grade.

Mrs Wood in third or second grade at Myrtle.

Wray Jr High, Buying Twin Banana popsicles for girls if (?) They could catch me on play field...seems I recall Betty Smith, ..

Mrs McCloud (?) for fifth grade at Central.
.Mrs Foote's class on second floor of Methodist Church satellite class of Central Middle School....Principal Howard (?)
Dick Jarman, Bill Rhyne(?) was in that class too.



We used to roller skate during recess.

Special School Memories:

Serving on Spinner Yearbook selling advertisements
Played clarinet in Ashley band, and we had some well appreciated concerts- especially at Christmas.

Oh, but do you recall, Durham School of Dancing?
The assistant instructor was Ms Kitchin ( or Kitchen).
WoW...what culture we were exposed to....And along came the "Shag"... The Viennese Waltz was a favorite. ....Kay Herring, Jenny Schneider, Nancy McClunney, Christine & Bonnie Norris, Rosalind Ratchford; Bobby Tatlock was the star male student, Jim Bumgardner, Sonny Rawlings, RB Jenkins, Dick Jarman, Bill Rhyne, George Clemmer, Ross Roberts, and so many more... Seems like everyone was there....

The boys I don't think were too keen on it at first?
My Mom made me attend, the first night I was almost in tears.

But then I got to dance with all the girls in school that ignored me!
Wasn't life grand back then?

No one enjoyed the waltz more than Jill Littlefield and I.

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Since School...:

Travelled and worked throughout New Zealand for a company related to Wix Corporation in Gastonia, and Australia- Rockdale-Botany Bay, near Sydney.
Coming back to USA was big disappointment. Still maintain several friends in New Zealand. Just call me linkman for New Zealand websites.
Visited Brisbane and Koala park there.
Traveled all over Europe and London. Especially enjoyed ruins of Pompeii.

Been envolved with the Mummers of Philadelphia
as in Stringbands.
Member of Durning String Band, Bellmawr, NJ

I deserted from the "War on Poverty".... couldn't find the front battle lines...so to speak.
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Nov 14, 2019 at 5:19 PM

Happy Birthday

Keep up in the slow lane, if only in appearance,,,

Enjoy

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Are you prepared for another Birthday (??)

Study at home videos are great !

Explore James Burke
Is it Real (?)

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Posted on: Nov 14, 2019 at 4:53 PM

Happy Birthday.. you're in luck... found a different Foster Brooks video.

Uncertain times... in the absence of truth things become what others want them to be..

James Burke
"The Nature of Things" and Connections"

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Nov 09, 2019 at 11:15 AM

Happy Birthday...

Be kind, cautious, and generous...

Expect the unexpected...
https://youtu.be/HHvGSUydXVw

Logic, wisdom, dedication, perception.. illustrated

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Nov 07, 2019 at 11:21 AM

Happy Birthday...Hope it is an unfolding event still in progress...

Make your last job interview as memorable.

Drink more "Thinking Water".. support our Farmers.

I remember you loosing a tooth to a clothesline on your bicycle...

Just testing your memory (?)

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Nov 05, 2019 at 4:40 AM

Getting Birthday radar signals for you...Can visualize prom event with you... my sophomore or junior year (??)

Teaching is a special rewarding adventure... having known you made a difference... ( proper for English teachers)

I recall, Wray JR High, Ms Abbot (sp?) in seventh grade (maybe 8th) She was an outstanding English teacher.. the object of and intransitive verb should be in the nominative case...

"If I were he, Things would change."
And the object of the infinitive is also in the nominative case.
"To he who is without sin cast the first stone."

And she had the best chalkboard writing/penmanship of any of my teacher's ever.

Celebrate...watch footwork by male dancer in video.

The Almond Butter Biscuits can be found at CostcoMembers Warehouse

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Nov 03, 2019 at 11:28 PM

Happy Birthday ...
Don't slow down to let anything pass you by...

Even the chance to learn more of the world in which we live...

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Posted on: Oct 28, 2019 at 9:47 PM

Happy Birthday, I recall you played Oboe (??) in band.

Small towns are good "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees"!
Like Cary, NC

Teaching is a profession of never ending success.

Salute...
Get Close to Nature.. Owl

We can often allow Nature to teach us... video .

Enjoy learning about our President's history...

See website link(??)

http://www.eoht.info/m/page/American+Presidents

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Oct 28, 2019 at 8:56 PM

Happy Birthday, good news is they don't "stack up" on you like bills.


Memories are nice... but really everyone realizes that it's "the one who dies with most toys wins!"

Life is what you make it!

Let someone else do the baking or cooking.

Nature will comfort you when nothing else can.

If it's about politics: "Must have been a flaw in my breeding."

If it's about How you're doing: "Without "

When confronted by an intellectual, refer them to this video....
And leave... ASAP

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Posted on: Oct 27, 2019 at 1:04 PM

A bit of Misic history ..

See Conal Fowkes solo at 5:54 minutes

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Oct 27, 2019 at 12:59 PM

Prepare for fun on your Birthday ....
I see you live in Myrtle Beach...
Used to go there every summer growing up, with my parents...
An uncle lived at 110 North 34th st in late sixties.

Area we stayed as a kid was south Myrtle Beach...
And the surf exposed some rocks and I found my first Sea Urchin...

Star fish too... fascinating stuff for a ten year old.

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Oct 18, 2019 at 12:48 PM

Happy Birthday ...

The NC State Fair is open till October 27

History of SR-71 Blackbird plane

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Come to the Reunion ...

Let the "5 year" old watch this video...

You'll both remember the day more...

Hope to see you..

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Oct 15, 2019 at 9:58 AM

See Jerry Clower in fine form... just for You!

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Posted on: Oct 15, 2019 at 9:48 AM

In case I missed anyone... Keep Smiling

Help is on the way...

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Oct 15, 2019 at 5:24 AM

Happy Birthday...

Hope your memories are so bright you have to wear Sunglasses All the time !!

I asked someone what was most significant thing about their 50th Wedding Anniversary...
He said: "We can have a 'Conversation' with just two words!"

And I gathered it wasn't "Yes, Dear")??)

Good quality "Thinking Water" helps remind us you only go around once in Life.

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Oct 11, 2019 at 1:05 AM

Warm up for your Birthday..,

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Happy Birthday.... do your Random Act of Kindness to yourself today.)?)

Have a yard sale and sell the lawnmower... then you can "Out source the labor, thereby jump starting the economy!"

Be a trendsetter watch this PBS documentary about the Octopus.


Humor improves your imagination ..
Illustration proves it...

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Yes you Can take it with you... in a Prius...
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This the area in Mozambique at Afungi where new 50 billion LNG processing and export terminal is to begin construction soon... 2019 .
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My favorite charity is the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia
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Amorouse played by Adam Swanson

Adam Swanson just turned 17 and played The Amorouse Dance piano waltz at the Peoria Piano Preview on March 21, 2009 to warm up for and promote the Old-Time Piano Playing Championship to be held Memorial Day weekend beginning Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria, IL. Adam is the reigning 2008 champion and will be defending his title against all comers.
Posted: Oct 25, 2015 at 4:21 AM

The magnificent Gavioli fairground organ The Troubadour

Het geweldige Gavioli orgel De Troubadour, De Troubadour is wat mij betreft de allermooiste Gavioli op de hele wereld op De Schelm na dan natuurlijk, De foto's zijn gemaakt door mijn vader begin jaren tachtig tijdens een door de KDV georganiseerde reis naar Belgie om aldaar Decap en A.Prinsen te bezoeken, mijn vader en ik hebben die dag het erg naar ons zin gehad en ik denk nog vaak terug aan de dag dat ik dit orgel voor het eerst zag. GB The magnificent Gavioli organ The Troubadour, The Troubadour is in my opinion the most beautiful Gavioli fairground organ in the world, the photos were taken by my father in the early eighties during a trip organized by the KDV to Belgium to visit Decap and A.Prinsen, my father and I have had a very nice day and I often think back to the day I saw this organ for the first time.
Posted: Oct 25, 2015 at 4:25 AM

Swanee River Boogie Woogie - Piano Solo Luca Sestak about age 14 when recorded

Me (14) playing my arrangement of the classical Swanee River Boogie by Albert Ammons.
? Website: http://www.piano99.com
? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/luca.sestak
? iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/de/artist/luca-sestak/id481911833




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