Now there's an outstandin' idea -- let's put up a statue honoring David Browning as "The Mayberry Deputy" in Mt Airy. The physical resemblence is close enough ....
-Paul Just up the street from the 'Y' in Raleigh >Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:36:48 -0500 >From: Martin Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Cotton Pickin' lawyers lookin out for Don's family >To: WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > >As much as we love TAGS & the character of Ole Barn, the owner of that >copyrighted image AND his estate should make decisions about his >likeness. Just as David Browning must call himself "The Mayberry >Deputy" and not Barney Fife, copyrights are for the protection of the >creators. Let some time pass before you buy the slipcovers for the >couch! Then maybe, the family will be ready for the tribute that the >statue will be. We sometimes feel that we are actually part of the >TAGS family. If you have ever met one of the actors in person, a bit >of the mystery is lost to see them older, out of character, not quoting >the lines we know, and not in black & white! Makes ya think! > >Opie's dad > _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/