Real Places in NC Mentioned on TAGS

2009-08-28 Thread Matt McKenzie
Winston-Salem is mentioned (in episode 2 of season 1, I think) as the place where Jim Lindsey went to buy a guitar pick - prior to joining Bobby Fleet and His Band with a Beat. -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:40:22 -0400 From: bcunnin...@aol.com Subject:

Testing 1-2-3

2009-08-28 Thread colonialcott...@netzero.net
This is only a test. I don't seem to be able to send to the wbmutbb email address. I have sent two messages and they don't appear in the digest. Have I been blackballed for some reason? My email indicates that my messages are sent, but they don't show up in digest the next day. Thank you,

Don Knotts on Gomer Pyle, USMC

2009-08-28 Thread Dan Johnson
Hello, everyone!   I was watching some of the first season episodes of Gomer Pyle, USMC last night. One of the episodes I caught was Gomer and the Dragon Lady, and while watching, I discovered a special tip of the hat to Don Knotts.   In one scene, Gomer is met by Duke (Ronnie Schell) and a

Real Places

2009-08-28 Thread Harry Brewbaker
Due to a job change I haven't been able to post for a while and I sure have missed it. There were several places in my home state of Virginia mentioned on TAGS, Richmond, Charlottesville (where Tom Silby got run over by a taxi cab...or was it a bus) and my home town of Roanoke where the choir

Stewart Simmons

2009-08-28 Thread Jason Harrod
I wonder if they asked him whether he knew anything about cutting meat. On Aug 28, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Don Good Not only is Triplett a real NC place, but Stewart Simmons is/was a real person there. The local fire department is named after him. I want to say he was in the ham business (but

My Pilgrimage to Meyers Lake/ 'at and to'

2009-08-28 Thread Jason Harrod
MY PILGRIMAGE:. Bad news and good news. Good news: I found, nestled quietly and cooly in the middle of a teeming and sweltering LA, Franklin Canyon Reservoir, and our precious Meyers Lake. Bad news: I couldn't pinpoint the *exact* location where Andy and Opie walked in the opening

RE: Actual towns

2009-08-28 Thread Theresa Smith
Actually, Sabraton was mentioned by Barney once, not Saverton. Sabraton is a suburb of Morgantown, WV, which is Don Knotts' hometown. Sue Grigsby My hometown is the greatest place I know... -Original Message- Wasn't there a Saverton mentioned when Aunt Bea(e) had to go there once to

real towns in NC mentioned on TAGS

2009-08-28 Thread King of Mayberry
The town was Saberton. Clara went to be with her sick sister who lives in Saberton in The Pageant episode. Aunt Bee didn't go there. Let's not forget a very important NC town mentioned on TAGS: Manteo! Manteo was mentioned in A Girl for Goober episode (the last one filmed). Edith Gibson

Re: Actual towns mentioned on the show

2009-08-28 Thread blueridgebiker
Didn't Aunt Bee say she once lived in Morgantown, WV? There were other actual places mentioned too, but they are far away. You don't speak a word of South American. I do not know if Aunt Bee said she was from Morgantown, WVA. but I do know that Don Knotts is from Morgantown, WVA. It is a