Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 21, Issue 245

* *Four Star Theater* *Jacob Shepherd* *Newnan GA* *Author, "King Kong, Tara and Mayberry: The story of the Forty Acres backlot"* On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM wrote: > Send WBMUTBB mailing list submissions to > wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com > > To subscribe or unsubscr

Noticing

tion walking through several exercises you can start doing today to strengthen your noticing muscles, including creating observational scavenger hunts and collections. (h/t The Art of Manliness) Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmu

Cars in kitchens (or courthouses)

Florida man parks car in kitchen to protect it from hurricane Dorian https://www.thedrive.com/news/29667/florida-man-parks-smart-car-inside-his-house-to-protect-it-from-hurricane-dorian Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB

Digital Andy Griffith House

A fan has created a digital Andy Griffith show house, as well as other famous TV show houses. Attached is a link to the youtube AG house https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPB7dTnf_a0#action=share Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB

Re: Macon

Paraphrasing Gomez: If I was Ron Howard, that’s where I’d be. Jake Shepherd Newnan GA Sent from my iPad > On Jul 17, 2019, at 10:00, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com wrote: > > Send WBMUTBB mailing list submissions to >wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide

Re: 40 Acres

Yes Margaret, the Real McCoys was also filmed at 40 Acres and other Desilu properties, between 1957 and 1963. Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

"Mayberry" in Wall Street Journal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-reasons-you-may-not-want-to-retire-in-a-small-town-1533223658?mod=hp_featst_pos1 Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Jim Beck, candidate for Georgia Insurance Commissioner

From his campaign website: "Jim’s hobbies include reading historical biographies and Andy Griffith Show trivia." Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

That Lonesome Road

I was eating at a Magliano's restaurant last night and heard this familiar song over the in-house music. It is Frank Sinatra singing that Rafe Hollister hit. Here is a link to the youtube audio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4hFoFUyYvU Jake Shepherd Newnan Ga

LA Times Jim Nabors obituary

was going to do, and I said, ‘Sing.’ There was dead silence on the line. Then she said, ‘You can’t sing.’ Afterward, she became my biggest fan.” A longtime resident of Hawaii, Nabors raised macadamia nuts and flowers on a farm on Maui. McLellan is a former Times staff writer. Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA

Behind the scenes filming of "Barney's First Car"

Someone recently posted this clip from the Howard family home movies to youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxtI2ethK58 Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Re:Philosophical Meanders from the Mayberry Guru (Ken Anderson)

wonderful storytelling and a timeless treasure as good as Shakespeare in its own way. A true blessing. Jacob Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

re: Mayberry Days Report 2017

Nice report Allan. I listened to the podcast too. Sounds like a fun time. I lived in Mount Airy from 1964 to 1972 and at that time, there was no 'Mayberry' themed influence in the town at all. The Snappy Lunch was there, of course, but it was not well-known that it had been mentioned in the

AP: Number 1 thing to do on vacation: Nothing

June 21, 2017, at 9:51 a.m. "Hammocks Over Hikes This Summer By EMILY SWANSON and BETH J. HARPAZ, Associated Press Never mind the hike. Where's the hammock? A new poll about summer travel finds that the No. 1 thing Americans want to do on vacation is ... nothing." Maybe read the National

A simpler Christmas

This is from my local small town newspaper, but you can see a lot of Mayberry in it. Jake Shepherd Newnan GA As I sat in my car in the longest line of traffic trying to get through a stop light and watching everybody hurrying everywhere, I began thinking of how Christmas was in Newnan in my

Mayberry Union High (Mount Airy)

Mount Airy High football is 10-0, ranked #2 in the state 1A class and is playing their rival East Surry Friday night. Go Granite Bears! Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Re: Birthday Cards for Betty Lynn

Sending her a birthday card and a copy of my Forty Acres books today. Jake Shepherd Newnan GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/

Re: Sheriff Poindexter

Wonderful post sir! Your devotion to your wife is inspiring. Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: Rimshaw House

This was originally Aunt Pittypat's house in "Gone With the Wind" located on the 40 Acres backlot in Culver City. It has appeared in many TV shows and movies over the years and was sadly torn down with the rest of the backlot in a redevelopment in 1975. Jake Shepherd

New book - Andy and Don

There is a new book coming out next week. Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show Hardcover – November 3, 2015 by Daniel de Visé Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Coweta

Coweta is an old Indian name - I'm sure Colonel Harvey could tell us more about it. Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: Star Trek in Mayberry

by Floyd's Barber Shop. Maybe the art director figured no one would notice, or maybe the budget did not support extensive set rearrangement. For a good view of the Star Trek use of Forty Acres see: http://www.imayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/startrek/index.htm Jacob Shepherd author, King Kong, Tara

Re: Forty Acres backlot book

I have completed my history of the Forty Acres backlot (King Kong, Tara and Mayberry) and it is now available on Amazon in ebook format. I hope you all enjoy it. Please pass along any corrections or new information. Thanks Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB

Emancipation Proclamation

A ma­jor­ity of U.S. col­lege grad­u­ates don’t know the length of a con­gres­sional term, what the Eman­ci­pation Procla­ma­tion was, or which Rev­o­lu­tion­ary War gen­eral led the Amer­i­can troops at York­town. (Wall Street Journal, 10/15/14) Barney could tell them all about it... Jake

Political ads

The Fix (Washington Post) Republicans advertise on ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ Democrats buy ads on ‘Big Brother.’ By Philip Bump September 29 at 10:22 AM We didn't chart it, but re-runs are also popular. The Andy Griffith Show, Seinfeld, and Friends were all mentioned over 100 times in the

Guber

Meanwhile, I'm starting a service for rural areas where you can catch a ride in the bed of someone else's pickup truck. It's called Guber. (Todd Rehm, GaPundit.com) Jacon Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Secret Cinema (recreated movie sets)

Here is one example of an idea along the lines Janet has mentioned. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/11007191/Secret-Cinema-inside-the-Back-To-The-Future-set.html Jacob Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http

Saving Tara

this unique bit of Hollywood history. The door at the Atlanta History Center Margaret Mitchell House was donated from this collection. The window in private hands is also a part of this collection and is undergoing a legal challenge to get it back from the person who currently has it. Jacob Shepherd

Saving Tara

You can now tour the dismantled Gone With the Wind Tara set, moved from the 40 Acres backlot to Atlanta in 1959. Go to savingtara dot com or Facebook Saving Tara. The set in located in Lovejoy, GA south of Atlanta. Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing

Newly discovered Andy Griffith photos

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/07/newly-discovered-photos-andy-griffith Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Goober could do this!

4/16/2014 Panos Mourdoukoutas in Forbes Ford's Mustang Made It To The Top Of Empire State Building Fifty years after Ford’s (NYSE:F) first Mustang model made its debut at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City, the new 2015 model has made it to the top of the Empire State Building. No, it didn’t

Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 15, Issue 50

Dan, I rented season 1 of MWAC from Netflix about a year ago and made 11 screen caps. Most were definitely 40 Acres (I have one of Charles Bronson in front of the TAGS courthouse) and one is in front of the Desilu Culver Administration Building (the colonial mansion on Washington Blvd). If you

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera also used the same Desilu 40 Acres backlot in Culver City that TAGS used. Jake Shepherd Message: 4 Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:23:33 -0500 From: Dan Goodwin dgood...@charter.net To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Subject: Alumni Sighting Message-ID:

Re: Frances Bavier's Studebaker

Here is some info on her personal car, which was sold at auction from her estate. http://www.studebaker-info.org/Auntbea/auntbeastude.html Jacob Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Re: Mayberry food list

coffee so hot it would burn a man's throat On 5/15/13, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com wrote: -- Message: 3 Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 05:26:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Nancy Loadholt fifech...@yahoo.com To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Subject: MAYBERRY

Changes on the set

Excellent questions. I am still searching for the Desilu production archives which might answer some of those questions. Jake Shepherd Sent from my iPad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/