Mount Airy Artist

2007-10-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
Janet wrote: Can you or anyone else provide some information about that? Was it commissioned, or did the artist simply want to do it? What was Miss Lynn's reaction to it? The artist who did the large portrait of Betty Lynn is Greg McCormick. He has done five other commissioned

What is it? A gum vending machine!

2007-10-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
Looks like we have a gum vending machine. (Tuscarora!) http://host576.ipowerweb.com/~surryart/images/gomerthehouseguest_11.jpg http://host576.ipowerweb.com/~surryart/images/andysavesgomer_53.jpg A big thank you to Marsha Doege who offered me photographic evidence of that same

Mayberry Days Photos

2007-10-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
More Mayberry Days Photos are now online at http://host576.ipowerweb.com/~surryart/main/displaypage.php?page=images/gallery/md07galleryindex.html I believe there is 286 of them in all. Some of my favorites include: -David Browning with the Mayor at the Proclamation -The dog

Wally's Fillin' Station - do you know what this is?

2007-10-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://host576.ipowerweb.com/~surryart/images/whatisit.jpg Now is the time to come to the aid of your neighbor. The link below is a screen capture from Goober the Executive (courtesy of Gary Wedemeyer). We're trying to figure out what the contraption is on the left side of the door.

Mayberry Days Photos

2007-10-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
just got the 2007 photos from the Surry Arts Council's photographer Hobart Jones and will be posting them online this week (there is a bunch of them). As things progress, I will post updates. http://www.surryarts.org Jeff Koontz Nashville TN

Mayberry Days

2007-10-01 Thread Jeff Koontz
I'll have to join the previous posts because Mayberry Days was another great weekend for me and Claire. TAGS guest stars, tribute artists, Grascals, Mayberry's Finest, a pork chop sandwich, ice cream at Mayberry on Main, seeing friends and having fun. The Silent Auction was another

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2007-08-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
We're down to a month before Mayberry Days, so I'm late to remind everyone and tell the new members about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. This is an annual service project of our chapter that is fund raising event to benefit the Surry Arts Council's efforts to put on the big weekend. The Silent

Mayberry's Finest

2007-08-19 Thread Jeff Koontz
There was a nice article in the business section of Saturday's Tennessean about the new line of Mayberry's Finest foods. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708180316 Congrats to Mayberry on Main for being the first to stock their shelves. Darrell Debbie will be

The Blues Sisters

2007-07-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
Paul wrote: The Ford police package (you know: cop motor, cop tires, cop shocks, cop suspension, etc.) -- For anyone who recognizes that from a classic movie, I'm picturing the Fun Girls sitting in their car in a tunnel somewhere... Skippy: It's 106 miles to Mayberry.

Hawthorne Mayberry Christmas Village

2007-06-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
for any firsthand information you can share with us about these. Jeff Koontz - Don't be flakey. Get Yahoo! Mail for Mobile and always stay connected to friends. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http

Cruise to Mayberry II

2007-04-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
For details about this second annual cruise to the Caribbean, visit the cruise Web site at http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/anewsome/private/cruise.htm Hear, hear Allan. My darling person Claire and I went on the first Mayberry Cruise and had a really nice time. We got to spend time

Termites in Mayberry?

2007-03-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
Our realtor writes a real estate article in a weekday Nashville newspaper every Friday and his most recent article shows he's a real TAGS fan. http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=10screen=newsnews_id=54923 Jeff (still waiting on the Mortonsons and Clarks) Nashville, TN

Betty Lynn photos

2007-02-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
Betty Lynn is settling into her new home in Mount Airy and there some nice photos of her dancing to the Glenn Miller Orchestra, who performed a few weeks ago as part of the Surry Arts Council's Mount Airy On Stage performance series.

Electronal Marval

2006-11-21 Thread Jeff Koontz
My Mayberry friends are being a good influence on my darling person Claire. She gave me an iPod Nano for my birthday and, with a little help with some friends, rather than 5 or my name inscribed on the back, she put the quote Got Time to Breathe, Got Time for Music. Jeff Nashville TN

It's shoes and rice time

2006-11-01 Thread Jeff Koontz
Noel - that was a great report about the cruise, thanks for sharing. I appreciate the kind words as well. Working with Maggie is so nice because she puts you at ease and is just a wonderful person. We certainly had a fun time meeting new friends and visiting with everyone. Congratulations go

Mayberry Cruise

2006-07-24 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/anewsome/private/cruise.htm August 10th is the final day to sign up for the Mayberry Cruise at the current price. After that, the remaining rooms will made available at Carnival's going rate, which means you can still join the fun, but it will cost a

News from HQ: Amzie Strickland Passes

2006-07-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
News from TAGSRWC about our Mayberry family below. I'm very sad to report that Amzie Strickland (Mayberry's Miss Rosemary and four other characters) passed away from complications of Alzheimer's on July 5 in Spokane, Wash. She was 87. She was an incredibly talented and gracious person whose

Andy Griffith donates sword to The Lost Colony

2008-02-19 Thread Jeff Koontz
A number of recent articles about Andy Griffith donating a sword thought to be lost back to The Lost Colony. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/andy-griffith-donates-sword-lost-colonys-recovery-effort http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/real-andy-griffith-lives-among-us-quietly

Bannertown / Roadside assistance

2008-06-11 Thread Jeff Koontz
Bannertown is a unincorporated community right near Mount Airy. Parnell Rigsby lived in Bannertown when Opie found his wallet with $50 (Opie's Ill-gotten Gain). Just another way of Andy saying Hey to people back home. nbsp; I had a similar story to Stan's. Back when I was in collegenbsp;in

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2008-07-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
Mayberry Days will be here before we know it, so I'll introduce to our new members and remind the rest of us about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. This is the annual service project of our internet chapter that is fund raising event to benefit the Surry Arts Council's efforts to host Mayberry Days.

Mayberry Days Update

2008-08-24 Thread Jeff Koontz
previous post and hope others will participate as well.   It's BIG!!   Jeff Koontz ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

Congratulations to Mitch Jayne

2008-09-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/mitch-jayne-to-receive-humanities-award/   The link is to a nice article about the Dillards' Mitch Jayne recieving an award for his book Fiddler's Ghost. It is a good read and is available at Weaver's at   http://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/index.php?item=356  

Sezerac

2008-09-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
Catching up on some podcasts I heard that back in June, New Orleans named the Sezerac its official drink. Interteresting that a mention by Miss Peggy on TAGS makes you take notice to something like that.   http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/SAZERAC-237263   Jeff

Sure, he can spell capable...

2008-09-11 Thread Jeff Koontz
 It is supposed to be receiving.  That's I before E except after C and E before N as in Chicken. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Brenda Bee Higgins   I always forget that... HAHA  Thanks for the correction and the laugh, Brenda.   Jeff ___

WMBUTBB Silent Auction

2008-10-01 Thread Jeff Koontz
A damp, but still great Mayberry Days this year. We had to move the Silent Auction inside due to the weather, but still had a very successful event, raising $2542 for the Surry Arts Council. Many thanks to everyone who donated items, helped during the auction, and bid on the items. We'll plan

Mayberry Days Photos

2008-10-28 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://surryart.ipower.com/main/displaypage.php?page=images/gallery/md08galleryindex.html I've posted the Mayberry Days photos on the Surry Arts Council website at the link above. Lots of good friends, good times, and good memories - just what the festival is all about. Jeff

Mayberry Days Photos

2008-11-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
Jeff, you have outdone yourself!! Fantastic photos! All the credit goes to the photographer, Hobart Jones. I just run the waiting room... I mean, I just put them on the website. Hobart takes photos at nearly every Surry Arts Council event and you can see more of his great images on the SAC

Photo Credits

2008-11-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
Picture 7. Is that Howard Tribute Artist Jeff Koontz that is not mentioned?? Joe - I have to give credit for the talents of Howard to Jeff Branch, deputy sheriff, bluegrass promoter, and all around prince of a fellow. -- Jeff (Koontz

Andy's Guitar on TAGS

2008-11-21 Thread Jeff Koontz
He mentions in the video with Brad that it was originally black, and that he very carefully sanded it down, then had it refinished and used it on TAGS. He said it was never played in the movie. One thing about Andy's refinished guitar, he did not have the pickguard put back. If you watch

Mount Airy, NJ

2008-12-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
there is also a Mt. Airy,Maryland.Does anyone know of other states that  can lay claim to having a Mt. Airy?   I've driven thru Mount Airy, New Jersey, not far from Trenton. It was more of a crossroads than a town, but when I was in the area and saw the sign, I had to go.   Jeff

Andy Griffith at NC Governor's Inauguration

2009-01-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/4262348/   RALEIGH, N.C. — Actor Andy Griffith will again usher in a new North Carolina governor. The North Carolina native will participate in Saturday's inauguration of Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue in Raleigh. Her office said Wednesday he will deliver a

Mayberry Squad Car

2009-01-27 Thread Jeff Koontz
Surfing thru ebay, I saw a nice looking Mayberry Squad Car for sale. I do not know the owner or anything about the car - just letting Digest members know about it since the car looks to be in great shape. There are a good number of WBMUTBB members, including Jan Checkpoint Chickie Newsome that

Re: Mayberry Squad Car

2009-01-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
Just as a note, the Mayberry squad car wasn't a Fairlane The cars on TAGS were Ford Galaxies. --Allan Exactlioso, Allan - I should have seen that. Guess I wasn't thinking. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

T-shirt for Gomer?

2009-03-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
I surfed across an online ad for a t-shirt company and the model was wearing a shirt that might be good for Gomer... The only thing we have to fear is fear itself (and in smaller print) and spiders Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list

Mayberry Squad Car for sale

2009-04-14 Thread Jeff Koontz
I got word through the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce of squad car for sale, so I thought I would let the Digest know about it. The description is noted below. If you are interested, please contact Michael Cockrell in Winnsboro, SC at cockre...@truvista.net for more information. I've not met

Mayberry Days Update - Karen Knotts

2009-04-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Karen Knotts will be a special guest at Mayberry Days this year (September 24-27, 2009) and will be performing her one woman show Tied Up in Knotts on Friday after the Proclamation. Tickets are now online on the website or by calling the Surry

Whip Lash Cord

2009-04-28 Thread Jeff Koontz
I always put 'Whip Lash Cord' in the same catagory as 'therapetic' and 'heliocopter' - just the writers having fun with Barney's grasp of the language. Great stuff! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Andy Griffith Museum update

2009-04-28 Thread Jeff Koontz
Construction of the Andy Griffith Museum has started in Mount Airy. I will be periodically updating the Surry Arts Council website with photos of construction of the new building. The link to the page is: http://surryart.ipower.com/main/displaypage.php?page=news/agmconstructionindex.html The

Larry McPeak update

2009-05-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
Those of you who have been to a Mayberry event where the VW Boys have performed have seen Larry McPeak playing bass and singing with the boys. Below are some links to Larry's recent health issues and a way that you can help him. The Mayberry and bluegrass community came together to help him

Character Names

2009-05-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
If I remember the story from George Spence, Joe Layton worked with Andy and George in The Lost Colony. That names was used for the Intercontinental News photographer / safe cracker in Crime-free Mayberry. Jeff It would be quite a coincidence for the writers to come up with this name out of

Updated Photos

2009-05-21 Thread Jeff Koontz
I have updated the Surry Arts Council website with the latest construction photos of the Andy Griffith Museum with the footings poured this week. http://surryart.ipower.com/main/displaypage.php?page=news/agmconstructionindex.html The more interesting photos are ones of Emmett Forrest with some

Purple Tie with Acorns

2009-06-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
And there was a guy named JEFF KOONTZ in Greensboro for a while who owned a purple tie with acorns!!! Thanks Terry. When I wear that tie, people tell me I look good enough to take up to Chinatown. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB

Picnics and Boiled Dinners

2009-06-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
Every time they show the front of the grocery store there is a sign for Picnics and gives their price. What is a picnic? Paul answered this one first, but I found something of interest at http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-picnic-ham.htm where it said a picnic ham was a major component of a

Mayberry Cafe

2009-07-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
We had the pleasure of dining at the Mayberry Cafe in Danville, Indiana yesterday afternoon on our way through the area (OK, it was our lunchtime destination driving back from vacation). We got to town before they opened and were walking around the square when we met some other out of town

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
As Welford pointed out, Mayberry Days will be here before we know it, so I'll introduce to our new members and remind the rest of us about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction - our 10th year! This is the annual service project of our internet TAGSRWC chapter that is fund raising event to benefit the

A man tied to a tree

2009-08-19 Thread Jeff Koontz
I've been ponderings Tom's question about how Andy would be able to tie the convict to a tree. From a production perspective I would think the writers would have thought about how that scene should work out and one may have been filmed, but edited out with someone deciding we've got to cut 37

North Carolina Movie Premiere

2009-08-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
Anyone close enough for a Sunday drive up to Mount Airy can see North Carolina's first screening of the new movie Play the Game with Andy Griffith. Sunday, August 23, 2:00 pm NC's First Screening of PLAY the GAME with Andy Griffith Tickets will go on sale at 1:00 pm Admission $5 Downtown

Mayberry Days Update - Elizabeth MacRea

2009-08-24 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Elizabeth MacRae will be attending Mayberry Days this year as a special guest. She played Betty Parker in the TAGS episode Big Brothers but is more recognized as Lou-Ann Poovie, Gomer's girlfriend on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. She is one of the most

Request for MD90 Photos

2009-08-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
In honor of the 20th Mayberry Days, the Surry Arts Council is putting together a digital slide show featuring photos from every year. They are coming up short on the first one in 1990, so if you have photos from the original Mayberry Days (actually Day) in 1990 that you can send me as a .jpg,

Mayberry Days Update

2009-09-06 Thread Jeff Koontz
A quick update to let everyone know that the Mayor's Proclamation has been moved to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, which is 30 minutes earlier than its traditional time. This will give everyone enough time for the ceremony and then get over to see Karen Knotts' show at 12:30. Tickets are available for

Mayberry Restaurant / Movie

2009-09-15 Thread Jeff Koontz
Mayberry's Restaruant in St. Albans, West Virginia. Has anyone been there? I grew up in St. Albans (and went to HS with Connie). It started years after I moved away, but went there before it moved to its current location. It was a good meal, but the menu and decor not as Mayberry as I was

Mayberry Days 2010 Tickets

2009-09-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
Tickets for most of the Mayberry Days 2010 will go on sale to the public on Monday, but as Digest members, you can slip to the front of the line (like Ernest T. getting his uniform) and order online now. http://surryart.ipower.com/catalog/displaytickets.php?ticketcategory=mayberry2010 Please

Andy Griffith Museum / Mayberry Days

2009-09-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
Tomorrow will be a big day in Mount Airy with the new Andy Griffith Museum open! The Mayberry Confidential is now online where you can download pages and see the schedule of events. An image of the 20th Mayberry Days T-shirt is also online. One thing I can recommend for Saturday at noon (right

WBMUTBB Silent Auction - Thanks!

2009-09-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
We had another successful auction during Mayberry Days and raised $1866.50 on a soggy Saturday morning. Thank you to everyone who donated, bid, and helped out. A special thanks to Harriet Browder for jumping in to answer questions and keep the bids going until the end and to Dewey Lamb for

Mayberry Days Photos

2009-10-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://surryart.ipower.com/main/displaypage.php?page=images/gallery/md09galleryindex.html Lots of good memories now posted on the Surry Arts Council's website. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

When in doubt...

2009-10-22 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was at the American Roots concert in Nashville last night (broadcast live on WSM 650AM and http://www.wsmonline.com on Wednesday nights at 7pm CT). In between songs, Sam Bush was keeping things going while the band tuned their instruments and he breaks into The Andy Griffith Theme on his

Emma Watson hits the beach

2009-11-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
The headline Emma Watson Hits the Beach caught my eye online. Turned out it was the actress who was in the Harry Potter movies. Looks like they used a very fast lens. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Congratulations to Ginger Boatwright

2009-12-01 Thread Jeff Koontz
News from the International Bluegrass Music Association: Congratulations to Ginger Boatwright, who will be inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame on March 19, 2010, at the Bessemer Civic Center. Ginger played with the Doug Dillard Band at Mayberry Days for many years. Jeff

Stan Freberg

2009-12-14 Thread Jeff Koontz
I went to a Christmas party last night of a friend who is an avid collector of old films. He showed Stan Freberg Presents The Chun King Chow Mein Hour: Salute to the Chinese New Year (February 1962) and both Howard McNear and Sterling Holloway appeared on the show, but not as their TAGS

Andy Griffith Museum website

2010-01-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
I forgot to include the website for the Andy Griffith Museum in my last post. Lots of photos and membership information. http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com/ Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Lecture Series at the Andy Griffith Museum

2010-01-30 Thread Jeff Koontz
An update from the Andy Griffith Museum: Help us celebrate 50 years of The Andy Griffith Show on television! Neal Brower, author of Mayberry 101, will be giving a series of lectures on The Andy Griffith Show this spring at the Andy Griffith Museum. Brower is a great scholar of The Andy

Andy Griffith Museum eNewsletter

2010-02-01 Thread Jeff Koontz
It is good to see that many of you signed up for the Museum eNewsletter over the weekend. I must apologize for the error email that was likely returned to anyone who signed up. I've got the boys in the lab working to correct that, but want to let everyone know that we do get your email

The Dillards

2010-02-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Dillards are playing in Asheville, NC next Friday (2/12) for anyone who has time to breathe. http://www.bluegrassfirstclass.com/ Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

TV Land Statue Vandalized

2010-02-23 Thread Jeff Koontz
An article about the Andy and Opie statue in Mount Airy being vandalized this weekend: http://mtairynews.com/bookmark/6434006 It isn't necessary to make jokes about how Barney could/would solve the case, but hopefully the Mount Airy police will do it quickly. Jeff

Statue cleaned - not completed yet

2010-02-27 Thread Jeff Koontz
Update in Saturday's Mount Airy news at: http://mtairynews.com/view/full_story/6481741/article-Statue-partially-repaired?instance=secondary_stories_left_column Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Mayberry Days update

2010-03-25 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to have Maggie Peterson return for Mayberry Days again this year. All the latest information is available on their website at http://www.surryarts.org Tickets are still available for all events and don't forget about the WBMUTBB Silent Auction, our annual

Mayberry Days / Karen Knotts

2010-04-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
Can anyone tell me about Karen Knott's show?  I was wondering about getting tickets.  What is it like?  And, is the trivia contest always on Friday?  I loved that. Brenda - all the latest Mayberry Days news is on the Surry Arts Council website at http://www.surryarts.org with a direct link

TAGS Workout

2010-04-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
Yesterday I had a nice surprise at the gym that my wife and I joined last week.  I was on a cycling machine that was hooked into the TV system and was able to watch TAGS on TV Land! I'll have the check the schedule and plan my workouts accordingly. Jeff

Mayberry Days Update

2010-05-04 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce that Margaret Kerry will be attending Mayberry Days this year. Ms. Kerry played Bess Muggins and Helen Scoby on the first season of The Andy Griffith Show, but is also the model for Disney's Tinkerbell.  Her website is 

Visit to Mount Airy

2010-05-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.myfox8.com/videobeta/8e23c737-400f-488c-bf32-e8eb5978e143/News/Day-Trips-Mayberry Triad TV station with a nice segment on Mount Airy - including a few WBMUTBB members! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

TAGS Programming

2010-05-18 Thread Jeff Koontz
Our local station in Nashville had a 9 hour TAGS Marathon to celebrate the 50th Anniversary last Sunday and had a good mix of shows. I wondered if each of us got to be program director and put together a 4 hour special, which shows would you air and why? My selections try to highlight the

Mayberry Days update

2010-06-12 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to add a new concert on Saturday night at the Blackmon Amphitheatre - The Rafe Hollister Band. This western North Carolina band has been around a few years and you've got to figure they are TAGS fans, so it should be a good time. All the latest information on

Mayberry-esque Fundraiser event in Nashville on Sunday

2010-06-18 Thread Jeff Koontz
For those in and around Nashville this weekend, Jeanne Robertson will be performing at a flood relief fundraising event this Sunday at Brentwood Methodist Church. She a member of the Barney Chapter of TAGSRWC, author of Mayberry Humor Across the U. S. A. and just a princess of a lady. Should be

RE: Spin Offs

2010-06-28 Thread Jeff Koontz
I was just thinking about how Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. was a spinoffof TAGS It is my understanding that TAGS was the first (and most successful) TV spin off, introducing Andy Griffith and Mayberry in The Danny Thomas Show. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing

Mayberry Days Accommodations

2010-06-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
I just got word that Dr. Flippin's Bed Breakfast now has 3 rooms available during Mayberry Days if anyone is interested in very nice accommodations during the festival. It is located in downtown Pilot Mountain, an easy 16 minute drive to the Andy Griffith Playhouse. http://www.drflippins.com/

The Andy Griffith Show Program

2010-06-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
Browsing ebay, I saw the item below. There is an interesting history of the program in the description and each page is scanned so you can read Andy's bio and see the other artists on the tour. Interesting name for the 1955 event too.

Betty Lynn at the Andy Griffith Museum

2010-07-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
Betty Lynn will be making monthly appearances at The Andy Griffith Museum July-October as they celebrate the 50th Anniversary of TAGS this year. Scheduled dates are: Tuesday, July 20th, 12:30-5:00 pm Tuesday, August 17th, 12:30-5:00 pm Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 12:30-5:00 pm Sunday,

Mayberry Days Accommodations

2010-07-20 Thread Jeff Koontz
One of the Surry Arts Council volunteers has an opportunity that I'd like to offer to WBMUTBB members first. Her family has a very nice rooftop apartment that they are going to rent during Mayberry Days. It is located Highway 89 between Pilot Mountain and Mount Airy (I am guessing no more than

Mitch Jayne post

2010-08-03 Thread Jeff Koontz
Link below to a nice post on the Bluegrass Blog about Mitch Jayne including stories and video. His talents will truly be missed in many ways as an writer, songwriter, storyteller, and friend to many. http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/mitch-jayne-passes/ Jeff

Electronal Marvel in Mount Airy

2010-08-05 Thread Jeff Koontz
Link below to an article about Downtown Mount Airy as a WiFi Hotspot with free wireless internet access. Perfect for when you are visiting and want to download the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast or catch up on the Digest! http://mtairynews.com/bookmark/9004979 Jeff

Nancy comic

2010-08-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
This morning's comics had a nice one for us TAGS fans. http://comics.com/nancy/ If you read this after Monday, you can go to the August 9th archived comic. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

New Mayberry Days website

2010-08-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.mayberrydays.org I have updated what I hope is a much improved website for Mayberry Days. It is still part of the Surry Arts Council website, but is more stand alone and I hope is a little more user friendly. If you have any comments on the site (i.e. navigation, links, etc. more

Mayberry Days Update

2010-08-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
As I was typing that last email I got one from the Surry Arts Council to say that the Doug Dillard Band evening show and Colonel Tim's Talent Time have both sold out. There are still matinee tickets available for these shows, but are selling well too. All the latest is at

Mayberry Days Update

2010-08-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
Turns out Colonel Tim's Talent Time and Doug Dillard Band evening concert are not quite sold out, but the 13+/- tickets that remain are individual seats throughout the Andy Griffith Playhouse. If you are interested in seeing these shows, please call Lynne at the Surry Arts Council

Mayberry Days Update

2010-08-24 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.mayberrydays.org Here is the latest on Mayberry Days, now less than a month away! - Tickets for Karen Knotts' show Tied Up in Knotts has completely sold out. - There are only 2-3 individual tickets left for Colonel Tim's and the Doug Dillard Band evening show. Call SAC at

Unveiling at the Andy Griffith Museum

2010-08-26 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.surryarts.org/agmuseum/events.html#pressrelease On Friday morning the Andy Griffith Museum will be unveiling a new exhibit thanks to George Lindsey's donation detailed in the link above. This should have gone out to the Digest earlier, so hopefully anyone within a short drive is

Mayberry Days Silent Auction update

2010-09-02 Thread Jeff Koontz
Things are coming together nicely for the WBMUTBB Silent Auction. Two of our regulars will be unable to be there on Saturday this year, so please consider helping us out. We have a large number of items so could use some extra hands (not Mr. McBeevee's 12 extra hands, but good volunteers).

Karen Knotts Tickets

2010-09-07 Thread Jeff Koontz
If anyone happens to have tickets to the sold out Karen Knotts Show and is unable to attend, SAC was contacted by a gentleman who would like to take his 83 year old mother-in-law. He is looking for four tickets. Please contact him directly at Harry Ponder 916 Clarks Chapel rd. Weaverville,

Cindy Nancy

2010-09-10 Thread Jeff Koontz
We attended the Americana Music Honors and Awards Show last night in Nashville and Robert Plant's Band of Joy did a mini concert after the show. Yes, that Robert Plant, but this was no Led Zeppelin. One of the songs they performed was Cindy, which was song by Andy on TAGS.

Mayberry Days Update - new James Best Show added

2010-09-16 Thread Jeff Koontz
Just announced - James Best will be hosting an afternoon show at the Downtown Cinema Theatre on Thursday, September 23rd at 2:30 p.m. during Mayberry Days. He will talk about his 60 years in show business with stories and clips from some of the hundreds of movies and television shows he had

Mayberry Days 2011 Tickets now available

2010-09-17 Thread Jeff Koontz
The best seats in the house are now available for 2011 Mayberry Days and you can order your tickets online with the link below. http://surryart.ipower.com/catalog/displaytickets.php?ticketcategory=mayberry2011 The Surry Arts Council is only selling them online right now. Tickets will be

Mayberry Days - Website Updated

2010-09-18 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Mayberry Confidential is now available for download and the Mayberry Days website has been updated with the final schedule and events, including new information on James Best's show, free shows from The Grascals, Jan Britten Owen, Friday TAGS Reruns schedule with Special Guest QA, and 2011

Mayberry Days Silent Auction

2010-09-27 Thread Jeff Koontz
Thank you to everyone who participated this year in our annual chapter service project. We raised $2516.50 this year for the Surry Arts Council in support of Mayberry Days this year and into the future. The auction box in the Playhouse closet is not empty, so we will plan to do it again next

Mayberry Days T-shirts

2010-09-27 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Mayberry Days T-shirts sold out during the festival, but orders are being taken through October 3rd if you were not able to purchase one during your visit. They are available in Youth Large, Adult Small, Medium, Large, XL and XXL. The price is $15 (plus sales tax and $3.95 shipping

MD10 T-shirts

2010-09-27 Thread Jeff Koontz
I had the wrong date on ordering Mayberry Days t-shirts in my previous post. Orders will be taken through Friday, October 1st. My apologies for any inconvenience. http://www.mayberrydays.org Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com

Mayberry Days Photos

2010-09-29 Thread Jeff Koontz
I've uploaded the Mayberry Days photo galleries to the Surry Arts Council websites. The most direct is at http://www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays/mdphotos2010.html Thanks again to everyone who made the festival so memorable. It is always nice to see so many friends. It's BIG! Jeff

Congratulations to Andy Griffith

2010-10-08 Thread Jeff Koontz
http://www.salisburypost.com/News/100810-hall-of-fame-music-kannapolis-qcd Andy Griffith was among the inductees into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame last night, as was Mount Airy native Donna Fargo (which should make her even happier!). Congratulations! Jeff

Opie the Possum

2011-01-03 Thread Jeff Koontz
On this weekend's CBS Sunday Morning show there was a story from Brasstown, NC about the annual New Year's Eve celebration where they lower a possom rather than a ball like Times Square. This year's possum was named Opie. http://www.clayscorner.com/new-years-eve.shtml Why did the chicken cross

Mayberry Days 2011 Update

2011-02-09 Thread Jeff Koontz
The Surry Arts Council is pleased to announce a new show for Mayberry Days - Ronnie Schell and his Life After Gomer on Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. in the Downtown Cinema Theatre. Reserved seat tickets are now on sale online or by calling SAC at 336.786.7998. Ronnie Schell will perform his

RE: Jim Nabors

2011-02-11 Thread Jeff Koontz
Does anyone know if Jim Nabors has ever attended any Mayberry Days venues? Jim Nabors has not been to Mayberry Days nor made a public appearance in Mount Airy. There have been three other Hawaiian residents attend: Dick Bettina Linke and David Morris, but no others. I read a post here a

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