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wbmutbb-digest Monday, October 2 2000 Volume 02 : Number 333 Topics in this issue: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #332 " What A Weekend " Robert E. Lee Natural Bridge A new citizen in Mayberry Re: Andy Playing Another Sherriff in A Movie mayberry days names Mayberry Days Phil Fox Harvey Bullock Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #332/A New Source Of Information On TAGS Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #332/A Follow-Up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 12:06:08 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #332 To Sandi, We know just how you feel. We lost our little Dog Holly back in 84 and it still hurts. I have a way to remember her and to let a lot of people know about her (please see my web site at www.daytona2000.com/knives This way I know she will live on always. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 12:15:12 -0500 From: David Millard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: " What A Weekend " What can I say.....Mayberry Days is just about the greatest experience throughout the entire year. Nine of us from our chapter traveled to the wonderful town of Mt. Airy and spent 2 marvelous days re-living Mayberry. From the wonderful David Browning and the way he has captured the character of Barney Fife to the incredible job done by Brack Lwelynn and the cast in Col. Tim's Talent Time.......we thank you for all the time and effort you give. For those that were there, Maggie Peterson just touched everyones heart at Col. Tim's with her tribute to Denver Pyle and others in the cast of TAGS who have passed on.............what an OUTSTANDING WEEKEND....THANK YOU SURRY ARTS COUNCIL FOR MAYBERRY DAYS.........Dave & Pattie and A Dollar and a Quarter Club, New Phila, Ohio. P.S.......if you haven't seen Jim Clark and Ken Becks newest book out you haven't seen anything......JUST OUTSTANDING!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:28:54 -0500 From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Robert E. Lee Natural Bridge >>>On a lighter note, I always assumed it took so long to get to the Darlin's because of the rough terrain, and I wondered too how they got the car to the Darlin's front door? "Luck t' you 'n yers!!" Connie >>> Let's approach this scientifically (this is quite lengthy, so just skip down past it if you don't want to read all of it). We know from "Opie's Charity" that Mayberry County covers roughly 267 square miles (400 needy boys divided by 1.5 boys per square mile). We also know from the map in the courthouse that Mayberry County is rectangular, therefore the dimensions must be about 15 miles by 18 miles (15 x 18 = 270). Applying the Pythagorean theorem, an imaginary line drawn from one corner of the county to the diagonally opposite corner would be approximately 23.4 miles long. We know that the Darlings' cabin must be located in Mayberry County, or else Andy would have been out of his jurisdiction in going there. Following the above line of reasoning, it is clear that no matter where the cabin is, the Mayberry courthouse cannot possibly be more than 23.4 miles away from it. It's safe to assume that the town of Mayberry is roughly in the center of Mayberry County, so theoretically the Mayberry Courthouse would have been no more than 12 miles from any other point in the county. We also know from "The Manhunt" and "Otis the Deputy" that Andy is very familiar with the back roads of Mayberry County, even the ones that aren't on the map, and since Briscoe didn't give him any directions, Andy obviously knew how to get there. Here's where it starts to get complicated: On the day Andy and Barney went to the Darlings' cabin, they left the courthouse at 4:00 a.m. When they arrived and got out of the squad car, their shadows were almost non-existent, so it must have been very close to 12:00 noon (the small shadows indicate that the sun was directly overheard. We could get into trigonometry -- only let's not do it right now). From this, we can conclude that even though it was only about 12 miles from the courthouse to the cabin, it took them EIGHT HOURS to get there! I've got a 1963 Ford like the one they drove in that episode. It barely gets 14 mpg on the highway, so there's no way they could have driven non-stop for eight hours without refeuling. We also know that the Robert E. Lee Natural Bridge (an oak tree that fell across a shallow spot in the creek) is basically just a footbridge, so of course it would be impossible to drive across it. So, why did it take eight hours? I've got a thought. I've got more than a thought, I've got a theory. Wanna hear my theory? It's pretty. Here's what must have happened: Andy knew they wouldn't be able to cross the Robert E. Lee Natural Bridge in the squad car, so he asked Goober to follow them in his pickup truck. When they got to the bridge, Goober took the squad car apart piece by piece and reassembled it on the opposite bank (a bee-YOO-tiful thing to watch). This must have taken him about seven and a half hours. Now, I know it didn't take Goober that long to disassemble and reassemble an automobile in "Goober Takes a Car Apart," but remember in this instance he had to carry all of the pieces across the footbridge, which was no doubt a treacherous and time-consuming undertaking. After Goober had finally finished, he drove his truck back to town and Andy and Barney continued on up to the cabin. It would have been quite an imposition to ask Goober to perform this task twice in one day; this is why Andy and Barney decided to spend the night with the Darlings (Heaven knows it wasn't the hog backbone or fish muddle that convinced them to stay overnight). This explanation fits all the facts as we know them. Just don't ask me how the Darlings got to town in their truck! - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 12:46:01 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A new citizen in Mayberry My daughter gave birth to our first grandchild on Thursday, Sept. 28, little Isabella Clare. Although Abby wouldn't name her Andylina, she's a keeper anyway. She even grabbed my finger right off! As I was in on the delivery, I just kept remembering Andy and Barney's checklist, and everything came out okay. This was one grasshopper I didn't freeze up on! MrsLesch ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:15:32 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Andy Playing Another Sherriff in A Movie In a message dated 10/2/00 10:34:26 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Howdy y'all, in reference to the movies Andy made in the seventies, where he plays another small town sheriff, (no, I don't know the titles, but I'd like to,) I loved that big old jeep-type vehicle he drove around in! >> Hey To All, I am not sure I have the right answer to what you are looking for but here goes... Andy played Sheriff McNeill in the made for television movie "Winter Kill" in 1974. Someone was doing some murdering and he had to figure out who the culprit was and take him to the big house. Doing my Monday Pickle Inventory, Sandi ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 14:36:08 EDT From: "Tim Hutcherson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: mayberry days hey folks! mayberry days 2000 was a blast and once again the folks of mt. airy proved that "the quality of mercy was not strained." once again they opened up the city to all of us folks with a mayberry "compelsion!" it was really great to see all of our mayberry friends and to make new ones too! of course the guests never let us down either and are so down to earth. they never hesitate to talk to us, sign autographs and take pictures with us fans. i hope alot of you got to go to neal brower's lecture on saturday. it was really special to see writer jack elinson watch and talk about episodes he created. there are so many memories from mayberry days for us that it could fill a book bigger than jim clark and ken beck's new book! and that's a big book! thanks to all for the geat time and we look forward to seeing you on the mayberry trail real soon!! tim hutcherson,"the mayberry undercover agents"-tagsrwc _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:26:41 -0500 From: "Paul Mulik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: names >>>Although in real life he was Andrew Samuel, on the show he was Andrew Jackson ... Close -- Andy's real name is Andy Samuel Griffith (not Andrew). - --Paul ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:50:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Anita Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mayberry Days I just atended my first "Mayberry Days" in Mt. Airy, NC I had a WONDERFUL time. I met Alan Newsome/aka/Floyd the barber, Maggie Petersen/aka/Charlene Darling and Doug Dillard from the Darling boys band. I was absolutely thrilled to be able to attend, it was a birthday present from my family. Everyone there was very accomodating to all of us "foreigners" from out of town. We sat and had a coke at the counter of one of the cafe's, and met a charming local man by the name of Grady, who shared memories of growing up with Andy Griffith. I was able to tour Andy's homeplace and visit with so many TAGSRWC members. We shared favorite episodes with each other and really had a great time. I don't remember when I have enjoyed a weekend better. If you ever get a chance to attend you will never forget it. I also met Mr. Hiatt who is the character that Floyd the barber is based on, he was an extremely charming man. Lots of Luck to You and Yours!! Anita __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 21:00:42 GMT From: "james rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Phil Fox Does anyone know Phil Fox's e-mail address? I'm thinking 'bout getting me one of them plates. And I've got the magazines to swing it too! If this has already been out there, forgive me. I've been out of town and I'm on Sept. 21st's bulletin. I hang my head in shame! I'll grow me a beard so's I can catch up. Bye now. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 17:01:08 -0700 From: "Martha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Harvey Bullock >I am going to make labels for >the Kleenex packs that say "Official Harvey Bullock Tear Dabbers" and >give some of them to folks in my chapter! >So how's that for big??!! ~the groovy but awe-struck misspoovey~ Congratulations, Miss Poovey. What a wonderful story! That Mr. Bullock, he's something special, you know that? Enjoy the Kleenex, and save a few for that Christmas episode. Man, when I see old Ben Weaver standing at the cell window singing Christmas carols, it tears me up. I love a show that can make me laugh, make me cry and leave me a better person than I was before I turned it on. Happy crying! "Opie, stop picking the horse hairs out of that suit!" Martha ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 19:46:31 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #332/A New Source Of Information On TAGS <A HREF="http://www.iwon.com/home/search/factcity_tutorial/";>iWon - Fact Finder</A> Type in "The Andy Griffith Show", hit enter and you will discover a treasure trove of information of all of the cast and crew for TAGS. I was amazed at the amount of information contained in TVology for each person. It lists all their TV credits plus a lot of detailed information for each of their individual shows. Hal "Otis" Smith is a king of cartoon voices, WOW. It's BIG, REALLY BIG. Also visited Victorville, Ca., this weekend, there's a new housing community in their area called Mayberry, the floor plans are named The Taylors etc., just as BIG, you can obtain information about it by loging on at Pacific Century Homes if interested you can contact them via e-mail and they will send information and brochures. Didn't find the courthouse so I don't which way it faces. Looked for the Taylors etc., I was told they had gone on a fishing vacation, I've got Gomers luck. Lotsa Luck To You And Yers, Lvroftags. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 19:53:02 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: wbmutbb-digest V2 #332/A Follow-Up On the I Won Fact Finder I forwarded if you type in an individual name from the show, hit find, it will also list their entire film credits along with individual film information. Lvroftags. ------------------------------ End of wbmutbb-digest V2 #333 ***************************** ************************************************** ~ Visit our sponsor ~ Weaver's Department Store ~ http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/weavers/ ************************************************** You must send your comments to the Digest from the address you used to join WBMUTBB or your message will not be posted. Only members may post to this mailing list. To remove yourself from the WBMUTBB Digest mailing list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following command in the body of your email message: unsubscribe wbmutbb-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your email address, first unsubscribe using the command above and then re-subscribe using the following command in the body of your email message: subscribe wbmutbb-digest
