Tom Kessel Fan Club
As I have stated before, I absolutely love Tom Kessel's interesting information he shares about various old character actors. I think that even though we are all TAGS fans first, we are vintage television fans as a close second. I agree with Robert in that I thoroughly enjoy the information Tom provides on character actors. I have long had an interest in the character actors of classic TV and old movies and love to find out more about them. Often, Tom is able to give us information that we could get NOWHERE ELSE -- exclusive personal info. I hope he will continue to post and share his knowledge with us of the many character actors on TAGS. I will not presume, of course, to demand a change in the digest rules. I understand that Allan is in charge, and that decision rests with him. But you have my support, Tom. Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: Erin's Life lessons of TAGS
Wonderful, Erin! May I add to the lesson list: A lemon phosphate to top off a lunchtime Businessman's Special over at the diner. 10-4 over n' out from checkpoint chicky (crosswalk at Turners Grade). _ See how Windows® connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
- smells like chili an' crackers
I bought a second hand dresser from a thrift shop located in the outskirts of Mt. Pilot. After getting it home and wiping it down with Foster's Furniture Polish, I couldn't help but notice that the dresser smelled of chili an' crackers. Real spicy smelling and I couldn't figure out why. I upended the dresser to polish it some more and saw an old shipping label from Ft. Lauderdale on the bottom - 'ship to Mendlebright Rooming House, Mayberry NC' Mystery solved. _ See how Windows® connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Going back to Mayberry
Hello digest devotees.I tried to send a message similar to this last night,but it would not go through.Hope it doesn't appear later.Anyway,what I want everyone to do is simple.If you could be beamed back to Mayberry for two weeks,what would you like to do while there?I will get this thing off the ground by telling you some things I would like to do while in Mayberry,in no particular order. *ride on patrol with Barney or Andy.Maybe I could blow the siren like Uncle Ollie.NOT! *try my luck at fishing for Old Sam as long as Howard Sprague wasn't frothing up the water. *be given the chance to say Geronimo and drink a root beer with the fellas at the lodge. *would like to see the expression on Clara's face as she showed me her numerous flower pickle ribbons. *be invited to dine at the Taylor residence and partake of one of Aunt Bee's wholesome and delicious meals.Afterward,go sit on the front porch and peel an apple in one continous piece. *go to the Darling's shack and listen to some good old mountain music.Maybe Charlene would favor me by singing There is a time.That particular tune tears me up something fierce,but I'd work my way through it.Would not be able to spend the night with them though,too much snoring and grunting going on. *go to Wally's Garage and watch Goober at his finest hour,rebuilding a carbureator in record time. *accompany the choir at All Souls Church as they sing good old 14A. *hang around Floyd's Barbershop for a spell.At this fine old institution,one could catch up on news,gossip,not to forget grunting and snoozing. *go to The Snappy Lunch and chomp on a chop. *shoot slingshots with Opie,but Heaven forbid,not into a tree! *watch Emmett coax an appliance into functioning properly again. Well I think you have the picture.Be so kind as to share your time travel wishes to Mayberry.Remember though,you would have to leave your cell phone,pager,iPod,laptop and any other electronical marvel with 2008. Oh yeah,one more thing.If I was feeling extra frisky,would like to run into the fun girls,Daphne and Skippy! Dewey Lamb Shakedown!Shakedown!Charter Laurinburg,NC _ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Jackie Joseph
If anyone else has more info on Jackie Joseph, please share it. Thelma Lou (Janet) I'd thought maybe our friend Tom Kessel may have had some interesting information about Jackie but since I see he didn't I'll gladly share my brief personal experience. This year at Mayberry Days I met Jackie at the autograph session after Saturday morning's parade. I was surprised and thankful to find the line at her table quite short. Jackie was so gracious and warm. She was in no hurry to end our conversation. She was truly grateful for all the fans that stopped by to visit. We talked about her career, as has been mentioned, she has quite a resume outside of her TAGS appearance. Then we talked about her bringing Romeena to life. That's how she signed her photo, Love and Hugs, Jackie Joseph, Romeena. She also drew a small heart on her photo. When I look at it again it reminds me of her sweet and bubbly personality. When I told her how much I enjoyed that episode and asked for her recollections of playing alongside Howard Morris she got a big smile on her face and her eyes had that familiar sparkle. She said they'd hit it off immediately and they'd had so much fun chasing each other around Mrs. Wiley's front yard. Then she said, wasn't I lucky? with such tenderness and sincerity that I knew she really meant it. I've been fortunate enough to meet a few TAGS alumni over the years. To a person they've all been humble, genuine and truly gracious. My meeting Jackie was no different. I'll always remember that conversation and how special she made those few minutes. Mayor Pike ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ron Howard Documentary
Get your DVD's ready to record..Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will be airing an original documentary Ron Howard, 50 Years in Film, on December 29th at 8PM EST and again at 11PM EST. Ron's first movie as a director, Grand Theft Auto, will air at 9:30PM EST and A Beautiful Mind will air at 1:00AM. It's a Monday evening, it won't interfere with your Knot Tying Class or that secret club that you can't tell anyone about. You can tell the world about this!!! It's BIG Harriet, the chicken thief, ready with the popcorn ..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married _ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_112008 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Negative Comments
I absolutely love this site. I am a disabled physician with a lot of time on my hands and I get very depressed watching and reading the news all day with all of the negative information floating around. I know that I can always go to this board for uplifting messages and a short respite from our downer world. For that reason I have vowed never to post anything negative here but I must respond to the horrible comments about Tom Kessel. I love Tom and Ken's contributions to this site and I'm sure that Ken doesn't share the same feelings I just read about Tom. From all of the positive comments I have read about Tom I don't think that anybody does. As has been mentioned in the past, Tom is very ill and it's a real challenge for him to type out his interesting contributions. I feel that he is owed an apology for the negative comments and the character assassination. I know that we all have different ways of expressing ourselves but in no way did Tom deserve what was written about him. It's a free world and I will say no more but will reassess whether or not I will continue to visit one of the few positive sites on the internet that brightens my day. RMJ _ Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Lessons
We can learn a lot from the Darlings' song titles: Keep your money in your shoes and it won't get wet, Never hit your grandmaw with a great big stick, and then there's Briscoe's comment, Got time to breathe, got time for music. Bye, now, I got to go to the lockup! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Best color episodes
In response to which color episodes are the best, I would have to say the ones that are in Black and White. No just kidding. Now I don't want to seem negative, but I'm not a fan of the ones with Warren. The best way to watch the color episodes is to goto the settings on your TV and the one that says color, turn it all the way down so that the show appears to be in BW. Makes it alot more enjoyable. Brian Rose I Can't Tell Ya ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
