Mayberry Days Update

2015-08-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to confirm that Morgan Brittany will be back at Mayberry Days again this year! She played Mary Alice Carter (as Suzanne Cupito) in the episode Opie's First Love is is looking forward to returning to Mount Airy in September. All the latest information on the

WBMUTBB Silent Auction

2015-07-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
Mayberry Days is fast approaching so I thought I would post my annual reminder of our WBMUTBB Silent Auction during Mayberry Days. This is our chapter's annual service project during Mayberry Days that supports the Surry Arts Council. Many thanks to 15 years of generosity from our members who

Get up, Otis

2015-06-14 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was eating lunch out recently, sitting next to a grandmother having a day out with her grandson. She was visiting with the guy next to her and the young boy had finished lunch and was...being a boy. When she was ready to go, I heard her say, Get up, Otis. Come on, get up off the floor and

Mayberry in the Midwest

2015-05-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
Having just read Paul's post about the event, I add a hear! hear! to his observation about Mayberry fans - they truly are the best. (I guess it should be read! read! since he typed it). Here are my notes from this weekend... Despite the rain on Saturday, I would say a good time was had by all

Weaver's Dept Store

2015-03-24 Thread Jeff Koontz
If you have not seen the latest eBullet, you may not be aware of the latest from Weaver's Department Store. We all owe a huge thank you to Presiding Goober Emeritus Jim Clark for 33+ years of being a Ben Weaver with a Bert Miller spirit and running Weaver's. I'm excited that Jan Allan Newsome

Gold Truck in NC

2015-03-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
Link below to a story about a gold truck heist in North Carolina. Maybe Gomer or Laura Lee Hobbs will get the reward money. http://www.wral.com/911-call-bound-security-guards-robbed-of-gold-found-walking-in-middle-of-i-95/14487389/ A decoy shazam. Jeff

Betty Lynn at the Andy Griffith Museum

2015-02-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
It was a cold day in Mount Airy, but Betty Lynn still drew a crowd at the Andy Griffith Museum Friday afternoon. I have posted the Surry Arts Council photos at http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com. She's the cats. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Mayberry Days Update - Karen Knotts

2015-01-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council has just announced that Karen Knotts will return to Mayberry Days with her Tied Up In Knotts show on Friday at Noon, right between the Mayor's Proclamation and the Rodney Dillard concert. She will have new material about her Dad in Ghost and Mr. Chicken along with lots

Mount Airy survey

2015-01-18 Thread Jeff Koontz
Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy has been working on a survey of downtown businesses to determine what festivals and events provide the most benefit. The survey is still being evaluated some initial good news to share from an article in today's paper... One universally popular gathering

Alan Jackson, TAGS Fan

2014-12-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
We were wandering through the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville this weekend and the orange and blue Mayberry Union High Letterman's Jacket caught my eye. It was part of a VERY large display of a few of Alan Jackson's personal belongings. Other Mayberry items included a Squad Car cookie

RE: Christmas Quiz

2014-12-14 Thread Jeff Koontz
Barney and Aunt Bee talking about Harold and Sue Grigsby - It's easy to see what May sees in December... Santy Claus. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Budget Travel Magazine / Mount Airy

2014-12-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
I thought I would put the word out for Andy's hometown of Mount Airy from an eBlast I got from their tourism coordinator, Jessica Icenhour. If anyone would like to help out, the link is below and you just have to scroll way down the page to get to Mount Airy NC and click the green thumbs up

US Demographics

2014-11-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was at a lunch meeting today with a guest speaker who used to work for the US DOT. She was talking about the changes and trends in US demographics with fewer teenagers interested in driving, increasing use of smart phone, less desire for suburban sprawl, walkable neighborhoods, etc. She

Blue Bird Diner in Mount Airy

2014-10-14 Thread Jeff Koontz
If anyone is looking to diversify or follow Aunt Bee's footsteps and open up a restaurant, the building that was once the home of the Blue Bird Diner in downtown Mount Airy is on the market (sale or lease). If anyone is interested, they can contact Burke Robertson at

MD14 WBMUTBB Silent Auction wrap up

2014-10-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
The dust is settling on the 15th Annual WBMUTBB Silent Auction and I'm wrapping up the thank you letters and donation forms. A few fun trivial trivialities on this year's auction... - 28 different people contributed items or helped out on Saturday - They were from 13 different states: NC, SC,

Eating burnt toast

2014-10-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was listening to an America's Test Kitchen Radio podcast, the person being interviewed talked about her grandmother telling her eating burnt toast will make you sing better. Sounds like Johnny Paul was right all along! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Eating burnt toast

2014-10-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was listening to an America's Test Kitchen Radio podcast, the person being interviewed talked about her grandmother telling her eating burnt toast will make you sing better. Sounds like Johnny Paul was right all along! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Eating burnt toast

2014-10-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was listening to an America's Test Kitchen Radio podcast, the person being interviewed talked about her grandmother telling her eating burnt toast will make you sing better. Sounds like Johnny Paul was right all along! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

25th Annual Mayberry Days photos

2014-10-03 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have put the first batch of photos from the festival on the Mayberry Days website at: http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/mdphotos2014.html Many thanks to Hobart Jones for these. It is great to see so many WBMUTBB friends in them. I should get a second batch in the coming weeks. Jeff

Mayberry Days Auction Results

2014-09-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
Many thanks to everyone who made this year's WBMUTBB Silent Auction another success, raising $3,214.50 for the Surry Arts Council. We had over 100 items again this year with Dewey Lamb donating another large batch of popular items, along with some new friends helping out. Dewey also donates

Mayberry Days Auction Results

2014-09-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
Many thanks to everyone who made this year's WBMUTBB Silent Auction another success, raising $3,214.50 for the Surry Arts Council. We had over 100 items again this year with Dewey Lamb donating another large batch of popular items, along with some new friends helping out. Dewey also donates

Mayberry Days update

2014-09-18 Thread Jeff Koontz
We are a week away from Mayberry Days! A few things to share: - Colonel Tim's Talent Time (evening) and Karen Knotts Tied Up In Knotts shows only has a few tickets left. You can call the Surry Arts Council at 336.786.7889 and order them, along with any other show. All other event tickets are

eBullet

2014-09-16 Thread Jeff Koontz
The latest eBullet was just issued and it is another great edition, including a well written review of a NEW book on TAGS coming out next month. If you are not a subscriber, you can sign up for free at http://www.tagsrwc.com/index.html. While you are there, sign up for Weaver's newsletter too

Mayberry Days Update

2014-09-13 Thread Jeff Koontz
We're down to less than two weeks away from Mayberry Days! A few updates to share: Mayberry Days t-shirts are now available at the Andy Griffith Museum. During the festival, they will also be sold at the Information Tent. If you cannot attend the festival but would like a shirt, you can order

WBMUTBB Silent Auction at Mayberry Days

2014-08-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
We're coming up on the one month countdown to the 25th Mayberry Days festival. Our chapter's annual service project is the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. This will be our 15th auction! All of the proceeds benefit the Surry Arts Council's efforts to host Mayberry Days. The Silent Auction is held on

Mayberry Days Update

2014-08-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
The list of special guest continues to grow with lots of favorites returning, along with some new guests. Joy Ellison portrayed multiple characters on the show in her youth will be featured in Professor Brower's Lecture on Saturday afternoon. Tickets for the lecture, along with all other shows

Weaver's Dept Store

2014-07-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
I ran into ol' Ben Weaver today and had a good visit. I bought a new item in the store - a really neat t-shirt that I had not seen before... http://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/catalog.php?item=430 The photo is dyed into the shirt fabric (not a screen print) and looks great after the first

RE: Fish trivia

2014-07-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
The list is off to a good start. These are more for fun Thought about the stuffed whale exhibit that Andy mentions, but a whale is technically a mammal. Banjo is a type of catfish, but the banjo mentioned on TAGS isn't a fish. Drum is in the Mayberry Band, but it isn't the fish. Halfmoon is

Betty Lynn at the Andy Griffith Museum

2014-07-21 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have posted the Surry Arts Council's photos from Betty Lynn's visit at the Andy Griffith Museum last Friday at http://www.surryarts.org/agmuseum/images/bettylynn/july2014/index.html Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

RE: Blacked out product names

2014-07-15 Thread Jeff Koontz
Paul - I remember you pointing out the blacked out Mail Pouch thermometer at Wally's and believe I saw what appears to be the same thermometer on the wall by Mort's Clothing shop where Barney took down Eddie Brooke in Barney Gets His Man. No good theory on Alpha Bits beyond someone thinking

25th Anniversary Mayberry Days Update

2014-07-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council just got confirmation that Morgan Brittany will be able to attend the festival again this year. She will be in the middle of a book tour and is expected to have copies of her new book called What Women Really Want, Faith, Family and Freedom, that comes out on September

RE: Having a ball in Mayberry

2014-06-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
name a game or sport mentioned on TAGS that requires a ball I'll start with...  - Hard boiled eggs are good if you are playing tennis  - Opie wishes for a basketball  - Mayberry Bears play baseball  - Opie splits time between piano lessons and football  - Howard Sprague is Mayberry's noted

Mayberry after Midnight

2014-06-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
Not quite the Mayberry Sun, but a very nice article in the Laurinburg NC newspaper about the recent Shakedown! Shakedown! Chapter meeting. http://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/home_top-local_features/5045247/Andy-Griffith-Show-fan-club-brings-a-slice-of-Mayberry-to-Laurinburg Nice job, Dewey

Police Escort

2014-05-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
I just listened to a podcast about a guy being offered a police escort from one event to another that was about 25 miles away. The policeman was a fan and all excited about doing this for the author. They all get in their cars, the blue lights come on and they take off... except the policeman

RE: Birds

2014-04-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
First one to everyone's mind would be a web-footed, red-crested Lake Loon. Also remembering: starlings (at this time of night?) crow (shooting with Karen Moore) albatross (Lydia on Goober's neck) hawk (Andy's gonna talk to him) duck (pond) owl (watch it big ears) parakeet (Dickie) Paul - you're

RE: Brother trivia

2014-03-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
I'll guess the brothers Jed Prothro Hanson in The Great Filling Station Robbery were from Mayberry. (Can't say that I've ever met anyone named Prothro) Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Mayberry Squad Car Nationals

2014-03-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
Mayberry in the Midwest is on the calendar for May 17-18th in Danville, IN. I'd like to crowd source ideas for the Mayberry Squad Car Nationals, which are being held during the event. The MSCN is a timed competition between squad car owners to drive an obstacle course with a passenger who

Russell Hiatt's 90th Birthday Photos

2014-01-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
There are photos from Russell Hiatt's 90th Birthday Party posted on the Surry Arts Council website at http://surryart.ipower.com/images/news/russellhiatt90/index.html  Allan also has some great ones on his Facebook page. And don't forget about Love Letters on Valentine's Day performed in

Love Letters with Maggie Peterson Ronnie Schell

2014-01-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
It won't be Charlene Darling and Bernie the furrier, but Maggie Peterson and Ronnie Schell will be performing the play Love Letters in Mount Airy on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14th. Tickets include dinner at Cross Creek Country Club followed by their performance. This play was performed

Mayberry Christmas Show

2013-12-16 Thread Jeff Koontz
We really enjoyed the Mayberry Christmas show last night with Rodney Beverly Dillard, Maggie Peterson and David Browning. Lots of great Christmas music, laughs and reflections on the true message of Christmas. Check out the Event Calendar on imayberry.com to see where their next performances

Mayberry Days Updates

2013-12-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce more shows for the 2014 Mayberry Days festival. Tickets are available online or by calling SAC. They are now accepting Discover card too. --- James Gregory The Funniest Man in America Friday, September 26th at 7pm, Andy Griffith Playhouse

Mikado / Andy Griffith

2013-12-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/dig_nccpa/id/2774/rec/6 http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/dig_nccpa/id/2717  Mikado was a play that Andy Griffith was in as a University of North Carolina student in 1948.  Jeff ___ WBMUTBB

More Mayberry Days Photos

2013-11-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have updated the Mayberry Days website with additional photos from the Surry Arts Council. This collection is from Kenny Hooker, another member of the SAC Photography Club. Lots of good memories to look through if it is cold and dreary outside in your neck of Old Man Kelsey's Woods.

Thanks / WBMUTBB Silent Auction Total

2013-11-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
Thank you for the birthday wishes, Welford (and others).  According to my records, in the 14 years our chapter has been holding the WBMUTBB Silent Auction, we have raised $40,813.75 for the Surry Arts Council to help with Mayberry Days. That represents 100% of what has been brought in because

Matlock

2013-11-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
I guess I've seen every Matlock episode more than once. some three or four times.  But it's obvious the writers for that show couldn't hold a candle to the TAGS writers. Vic - I'm impressed by your ability to watch all the Matlock episodes! I too was bothered by the formula scripts and gave

Mayberry Days Photos

2013-10-07 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have uploaded the first round of photos to the Mayberry Days website. There are more to come that will include additional events. Many thanks to all for making this year's festival so much fun! http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/mdphotos2013.html It's BIG! Jeff

Silent Auction Update

2013-10-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
Many thanks to everyone who supported the WBMUTBB Silent Auction on Saturday. This year's total was $2,507.50, all of which went to the Surry Arts Council for Mayberry Days. We had 113 items this year - actually a lot more than that, but we ran out of table space (a good problem to have). I

Silent Auction Update

2013-10-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
Many thanks to everyone who supported the WBMUTBB Silent Auction on Saturday. This year's total was $2,507.50, all of which went to the Surry Arts Council for Mayberry Days. We had 113 items this year - actually a lot more than that, but we ran out of table space (a good problem to have). I

Chewing my cabbage twice

2013-10-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
My apologies for the double post on Wednesday's digest - I don't like to chew my cabbage twice. I sent out the email a couple times from work and it got bounced - I think by the firewall at work. Now who would work for a company who would do that?! Apparently my attempt from home worked too

Mayberry Days 2014 Tickets Now On Sale

2013-09-21 Thread Jeff Koontz
Tickets for all Mayberry Days shows are still available and if you want really good seats for 2014, those are now available as well, but only online. All tickets can be ordered online now and picked up at the SAC office or Information Tent when you arrive. You can call the SAC office at

Mail Call in Mayberry

2013-09-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
Our neighborhood listserv is having an interesting discussion about some new postal regulations for new home construction in old neighborhoods and where the mailbox can be located. One person has made a Mayberry reference (it wasn't me), but I was wondering how many mail/Post Office/mailbox

Mayberry Days Accommodations

2013-09-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Comfort Inn in Mount Airy has 12 rooms left for Mayberry Days. Their phone number is 336-783-0008. I believe they remodeled the Microtel and have just finished construction. The hotel is located at the corner of (Allan) Newsome St and the Andy Griffith Parkway, so you'll be right there in

Mayberry Days Update

2013-08-31 Thread Jeff Koontz
A few Mayberry Days updates for all... - Morgan Brittany (aka Suzanne Cupito in Opie's First Love) will return again this year!  - Professor Brower's Lecture will feature Peggy McCay, Sharon DeSpain in Class Reunion - Karen Knott's show Tied Up in Knotts is selling well and is likely to sell

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2013-08-31 Thread Jeff Koontz
We are less than a month away from Mayberry Days! I thought I would share some statistics about our chapter's annual community service project - the WMBUTBB Silent Auction. The first year was 1999, so this will be our 14th event. During that time, we have raised $38,306.25 for the Surry Arts

Rule #1

2013-08-13 Thread Jeff Koontz
Ken - don't forget about the most important rule at the house: OBEY ALL RULES!   - no yelling at the table. - napkins must be worn on the lap and not on the shirt.  - no vacuuming or sawing wood after nine p.m.  - guests must furnish their own night lights.  - no blowing the siren when we go

Mayberry Travels

2013-08-11 Thread Jeff Koontz
We got back from a nice vacation in Wisconsin last night that included a few Mayberry highlights:  Ken Anderson was kind enough to drive out in his squad car and join us for a nice visit and lunch. If there are any doubts that Ken is not the real deal, you can take my word he is as kind,

Elly May and Thelma Lou at the Andy Griffith Museum

2013-08-11 Thread Jeff Koontz
The link below has photos from Donna Douglas' and Betty Lynn's visit to the Andy Griffith Museum on August 1st. http://www.surryarts.org/agmuseum/images/donnadouglas/index.html Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Golden Arm

2013-07-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
We will all recognize the TAGS reference in today's (7/25/13) Nancy comic strip  http://www.gocomics.com/nancy Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Carp

2013-07-18 Thread Jeff Koontz
An area lake is celebrating its annual Carp Festival this weekend I bet they know how to fix carp for dinner. The best recipe I've heard is to nail the carp to an 1/4 inch oak plank and bake it in the oven at 10 min per pound, remove the fish... and eat the plank. Jeff

Alan Jackson - TAGS fan

2013-07-15 Thread Jeff Koontz
Singer/songwriter Alan Jackson's next album is going to be bluegrass with 8 original songs and 3 covers, including There is a Time by The Dillards. Release date is later this year. I bet it will be good, but not as good as Maggie Peterson does on TAGS. Jeff

Mayberry Days Updates

2013-06-27 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Peggy McKay will be returning to Mayberry Days again this year. The new addition to the festival line up is BIG! Roland White and his band will be featured in Friday night's Doug Dillard Memorial Concert. Roland, along with LeRoy McNees, were

Andy Griffith Museum update

2013-06-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.mtairynews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Artist+bringing+-Mayberry-+scenes+to+life%20id=22979524instance=top_stories A nice article about some updates to the lower level of the Andy Griffith Museum in the Mount Airy News. It's BIG! Jeff http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com 

Mayberry Days Update

2013-06-07 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Margaret Kerry (Bess Muggins and Helen Scoby) and George Lindsey Jr. (a chip off the ol' Goob) will be returning to Mayberry Days this year! We've also got some great items already donated for the WBMUTBB Silent Auction this year. It is never

Mayberry Days Update

2013-05-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Elizabeth MacRae will be attending Mayberry Days this year! Tickets are available on the SAC website for all of the shows. It's BIG! Jeff http://www.surryarts.org http://www.mayberrydays.org ___

ATK - Andy's favorite dish

2013-04-13 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was listening to the April 13th podcast of America's Test Kitchen Radio and heard culinary expert Bridget Lancaster just admitted that her favorite cut of meat is leg of lamb - just like Andy.  As I always say, not baad  Jeff ___ WBMUTBB

RE: Jurisdiction

2013-04-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
The size of Mayberry County is about 267 square miles. Now then, who can tell me how I deduced the geographical size of Mayberry County? Not only is Paul good at trivia (including Car Talk Puzzlers), music, and all things Andy, he's ept at math too. In Opie's Charity there are 400 needy boys

Nancy comics

2013-03-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
TAGS fan Guy Gilchrist, who creates the comic strip Nancy, is taking her to new heights (link below). It is fun to look in the background of the comic and see the occasional Mayberry reference or read one that is specific to TAGS.  

TAGS celebrity hot dog

2013-03-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
I follow the daily change in Celebrity Sausage at a hot dog place in Chicago called Hot Doug's (The Sausage Superstore and Encased Meat Emporium). Today's (Friday 3/8) celebrity hot dog is Sue Ane Landgon. It is the first connection to TAGS that I've seen in the year plus I've been looking at

Surry Arts and WBMUTBB Silent Auction

2013-02-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
  Do yo have more information on the Surry Art Council? Mayberry Days is the biggest event that the Surry Arts Council has each year, but their calendar is full each month with community theatre, touring artists, concerts, school programs, arts classes, movies, traditional music and dances and

Calvin Coolidge story

2013-01-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
This one from Cook's Illustrated Editor and TV Host Christopher Kimball's email Letters from Vermont worth sharing... Here is the story of Calvin Coolidge and the haircut. After retiring, Coolidge was getting a haircut at his favorite barbershop. The only other customer in the establishment

Phonetic Alphabet

2012-12-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was in a meeting yesterday and the client had a poster on the wall with the NATO Phonetic Alphabet listed (i.e. A - Alpha, T - Tango, E - Echo). I noticed that the pronunciation for the number five was listed as Fife. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet Jeff

Re: State of the Board

2012-11-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
Thanks for noting the WBMUTBB Silent Auction, our chapter's annual service project during Mayberry Days. We can all be proud that in the 13 years we've been doing this, over $38,300 has been raised for the Surry Arts Council. 100% of the money goes to SAC and helps pay for the festival each

Truck Color

2012-10-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
BTW, in case anyone is interested, the truck was tan with a red stripe. Paul - thanks for sharing that triviality. I'm just as interested in how you knew the color scheme? Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

More Mayberry Days Photos

2012-10-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have updated the Mayberry Days website with 100's of more photos from the festival, including some new events. Many thanks to Hobart Jones and Kenny Hooker for being the official photographers and sharing their talents. I know there are lots of other great photos on various Facebook pages as

Mayberry Days Photos

2012-10-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
The first batch of the photo galleries have been uploaded to the Surry Arts Council website for your viewing pleasure at http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/mdphotos2012.html. There will be another batch of photos from other events coming soon. It's BIG! Jeff

WBMUTBB Silent Auction

2012-10-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
I'm working on the follow up thank you's and donation forms for this year's Silent Auction and thought I would share some statistics to show the talents of our chapter. 34 different participants (most ever) with donations of time or auction item(s), including 4 of the special guests 125 items

Mayberry Days - WBMUTBB Silent Auction Results

2012-10-01 Thread Jeff Koontz
Despite the wet weather on Saturday morning, the WBMUTBB Silent Auction at Mayberry Days this past weekend was another successful event thanks to so many of you who helped out. Our total this year was $4,162.50! We had some great items again this year and more importantly, new people helping

Mayberry Days Update

2012-09-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Mayberry Days schedule is set and there are a few new things that I updated the website with: - Professor Brower's Lecture will look at the life and talents of Andy Griffith. Betty Lynn will be on stage with him - Tribute to George Lindsey on Saturday afternoon after TAGSRWC Meeting (free)

Andy Tribute at IBMA Award Show

2012-09-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
My wife is co-producing the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards Show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville TN again this year. The show will open with a nice tribute to Andy Griffith featuring Roland White (and my Martin D-18 on a rocking chair). I'm sad that I won't

2013 Mayberry Days Tickets now online

2012-09-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
2013 Mayberry Days tickets for the major shows are now available on the Surry Arts Council's website. Click the banner at http://www.mayberrydays.org and purchase through their secure website. The Mayberry Confidential should be online by Friday evening. It's BIG! Jeff

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2012-09-19 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have updated the Mayberry Days website with photos and a list of items that have been donated for this year's auction. Always room for more if you have something you'd like to donate. I'll put out another request for some help on Saturday during the auction. I've heard from a couple regulars

Give her a couple of squirts

2012-09-14 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Americana Music Association conference is going on in Nashville this week and last night there was a music showcase that used our church as the venue. I was helping clean up afterwards and came across a bag with a jar of honey and a plastic lemon bottle. No squirt bottle or chewed tar

Mayberry Days - rooms now available

2012-09-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
I just got word that the Hampton Inn in Dobson just had a number of cancellations and have rooms available if you are interested in staying close to the festival. Contact information is on their website. 

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2012-09-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
If some of you would like to donate to the silent auction, but don't know what, I will ask for help on a couple items that we need: -  2 black 8x10 frames for autographed photos (Jean Carson and Michael Pollard) -  mounting for 2 posters at Tally's Frame Shop in Mount Airy The frames can be

Mayberry Days Updates

2012-09-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
Ronnie Schell is schedule to return to Mayberry Days this year adding to the list of Special Guests. He was Bernie the Furrier and Jim Martin the Director in two episodes of TAGS and then Duke Slater in Gomer Pyle, USMC. He is not headlining a show this time, but will certainly bring the laughs

Prof. Brower's Lecture

2012-08-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
is there any chance that some inept boob has leaked who Prof. Brower will be interviewing this year? I don't think Laura Lee Hobbs has heard who it will be this year, so you'll have to run the waiting room with the rest of us. As soon at Neal makes his decision and SAC lets me know for the

Mayberry Days update

2012-08-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce Laura Hagen is planning to return to Mayberry Days again this year. Her husband Earle was the music director for TAGS and thousands of other TV episodes. Also, on Friday night, the movie Waitress will be shown at the EARLE Theatre. Tickets are $5 at

Dickie's Birdcage

2012-08-16 Thread Jeff Koontz
A friend found a birdcage at an estate sale and I recognized it as the same model (Crown) that was used for Opie's bird Dickie in The New Housekeeper. I checked the door and it is on a spring that automatically closes the door, so Opie (or someone... like the Prop man) would have had to break

Aunt Bee in business

2012-08-15 Thread Jeff Koontz
I'm reviewing an environmental document for work and there is a reference to Aunt Bee's Cleaners and Laundry within the project area here in Nashville. It is no longer in business, but I did a quick search online and see there is an Aunt Bee's Laundrette in Louisville KY.  Jeff

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2012-08-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
Mayberry Days will be here soon, so I will ask everyone to remember (or introduce to our new members) our chapter's annual community service project - WBMUTBB Silent Auction on the Saturday of Mayberry Days. This will be our 13th year! Members donate Mayberry items and create some great things

Mayberry Days Update

2012-08-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Peggy McCay will be attending Mayberry Days this year! She was Andy's Mayberry Union High sweetheart Sharon DeSpain in the Class Reunion episode.  She is also known for playing Caroline Brady on Days of our Lives for nearly 30 years. It's BIG!

Mayberry Days Update

2012-07-28 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce the return of Margaret Kerry to Mayberry Days again this year. She played Helen Scoby in the episode Andy Forecloses and Bess Muggins in The Christmas Story and is most famous for being the model for Walt Disney's Tinkerbell. She is a very sweet

Mayberry Days Update

2012-07-13 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Morgan Brittany will be returning to Mayberry Days this year! She played Opie's First Love acting under the name Jane Caputo.  Thank you to Bisse for posting the article about the tribute to Andy during the festival. From what I've been told,

CORRECTION - Suzanne Cupito

2012-07-13 Thread Jeff Koontz
My apologies to the error in the previous post. Morgan Brittany's went under the name Suzanne Cupito. I used to know a girl named Jane Caputo. Sorry, guess I wasn't thinking... It's (still) BIG!  Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

That is the question...

2012-07-13 Thread Jeff Koontz
I think I always end up with ?'s showing up in my posts (I think it is a cut/paste issue). They really added some interesting flavor to the last ones (not to mention my own punctuation error with a misplaced 's. My fingers get ahead of my brain sometimes). It's (still) BIG!?  I hope everyone

Nancy Stafford in Mount Airy

2012-07-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Andy Griffith Museum website has some new photos of Nancy Stafford's visit to the museum, Andy Griffith Playhouse, and TV Land Statue. I bet she had a memorable day in town. http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Nice Dress Nellie

2012-07-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
I may have spotted the first appearance of Nice Dress Nellie in Episode 2 The Manhunt but want a second opinion from a trained noticer. From 12:00-12:07 on the DVD there is an aerial shot of the squad car parked in front of the Courthouse with a crowd of people standing around. If anyone also

Nice Dress Nellie again

2012-07-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
While you have the DVD out, check out the opening scene of The Guitar Player. I think Nellie is in the crowd there too - with Tom Jacobs standing to her right.   http://www.mayberry.info/history/index.php?title=Tom_Jacobs  Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing

Leonard Pitts

2012-07-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
A nice editorial in today's Tennessean from The Miami Herald Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts. http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/07/2885112/mourning-for-bucolic-mayberry.html  Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

News from Mount Airy

2012-07-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
Today's Mount Airy News has an article about the City of Mount Airy planning an event to honor Andy Griffith.  (Mayor) Cochran said details for some kind of public program to honor Griffith are still being worked out, but that she thinks such an event is needed “to show our intense love for

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