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Today's Topics:
1. (no subject) (Marsha Martin)
2. Re: Return to Mayberry ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
3. Re: Is Mayberry "dry" or not? (George Miler)
4. An Andy Question (Bob Bravetti)
5. BOY, When You Get Obtuse!!! (Rafe Hollister)
6. Quotes of the Day ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
7. Re: David L. Browning "sighting"! (Groesch.McCluskey)
8. New Member Update/Bio's ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
9. There's more than 1 way to clean a paintbrush... ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: "Marsha Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:45:31 -0700
Subject: (no subject)
I forgot my user information.
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Message: 2
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:13:42 EDT
Subject: Re: Return to Mayberry
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Pearlman, Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<< One of the best moments is
when Andy delivers his grandson. Right before he does it, he tells Opie
there 'were half dozen people
who saw Andy before they saw their parents.' I took that to mean he
delivered six babies. I seem to think
there were 2-3 he delivered on the show, but I can only remember the one,
where Barney kept the
Father occupied by talking to him about the war or something like that. Can
anyone remember any more? >>
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fred: perhaps andy just told opie that to assuage opie's fear....didn't andy
use the same tactic in the black & white episode you refer to?...seems like i
remember he did...
pam in texas
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 23:53:17 -0500
From: George Miler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: Home Access
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is Mayberry "dry" or not?
As always, Paul, has done an excellent job explaining things that
often seem unexplainable... however, I believe one important episode
has been left out of his thinking. Unless my memory is completely off
(which does sometimes happen), the episode in which Otis Campbell
receives an honorary award for being a descendant of Nathaniel Tibbs
has an ending scene with the mayor, Andy, Otis, and the ladies having
an alcoholic drink to celebrate (Otis was a bit worried about
accepting the drink due to his "problem"). I don't believe the mayor
and Andy would allow this if Mayberry were a dry county as Paul has
presented. How would you explain this occurrence, Paul?
Kind Regards,
George
> >>>That "dry county" thing is always confusing, but I believe it had to do
> with the sales of liquor....>>>
>
> Over the years, this topic has caused a great deal of confusion on this
> list, so let me see if I can clear this up a bit. If anybody thinks I'm
> wrong, fire away -- I can take it.
>
> During the black and white years, Mayberry was a dry county. It was illegal
> to sell OR make alcoholic beverages in Mayberry County, for any purpose
> whatsoever.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:27:50 -0700
From: Bob Bravetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: An Andy Question
I can't remember this subject discussed before, so here goes.
I've been thinking about how many times during the run of TAGS that Andy
broke the law. I'll throw out a couple and feel free to add to the
list.
1. In "The Bazaar", Andy throws a rock and breaks a window (destruction
of public property).
2. In "The Mayberry Band", he misuses public funds by taking money under
false pretenses.
So use your imagination. For instance, in "Guitar Player", he jails
Bobby Fleet on a trumped up charge.
-Bob
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:32:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rafe Hollister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: BOY, When You Get Obtuse!!!
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Many folks seem to think that Ben Weaver sells liquor in his store (see
> "The Christmas Story") but there is no proof (ha ha) of this in any
> episode. Come on now, have you ever seen any liquor in his store? Have
> you even seen a character walk out of the store carrying liquor? No.
> What he says to Andy is "I'd like to see how forgivin' you'd be if you
> had a store that sold spirits, and half the county was cuttin' in on
> your sales by making their own -- again' the law."
Paul, you've stated this argument before about ol' Weaver not coming right
out and SAYING that he sells spirits in his store, but like the big fish
said when he spit Jonah out on the beach, "I ain't a-swallerin' THAT."
Ben Weaver was a skinflint and a tightwad, but he was also a shrewd
businessman. He was always on the look-out to make an extra buck or two
wherever he could, so it seems only natural that he would sell spirits in
his store during the holiday season, when folks might be in the mood to
take a celebratory "nip". At the same time, he would be GRAVELY upset at
any moonshiners taking away from his business, so his actions against ol'
Sam Muggins were appropriate "Weaver-like" behavior.
Ben's quote, "I'd like to see how forgivin' you'd be if you had a store
that sold spirits, and half the county was cuttin' in on your sales by
making their own -- again' the law..." can only mean that HE is the
injured party in this case. HE has a store that sells spirits, and HIS
sales were being reduced by the folks making their own "spirits". Who else
could he have POSSIBLY been talking about? When has Ben Weaver EVER been
concerned about anyone else besides Ben Weaver?
As for how he can sell spirits in a supposedly dry county, I think it all
goes back to how the term "dry" is defined in that area. It's highly
possible that Ben Weaver, in owning a reputable retail store, was allowed
by law to sell spirits during the holiday season, and Ben would have duly
filled out any and all permits, paperwork, and contracts to make it all
legal and above-board. Because he saw the PROFIT POTENTIAL, he did
everything necessary to see to it that Weaver's got the spirits to sell,
and he was bound and determined to stop anyone else from cutting into his
profits.
That's the way I see it. And you can tell the Governor to put THAT in his
smipe a poke it. :-)
Doug "Rafe Hollister" Garretson
BARN: "Andy, you know we couldn't give Otis a sobriety test last night."
ANDY: "Why not?"
BARN: "He was too drunk."
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Message: 6
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:44:41 EDT
Subject: Quotes of the Day
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ANDY: I'd say we're better off than a lot of people. Got a roof over our
heads, Aunt Bee--finest food you ever put in your mouth-- Barney for a
friend. Yeah, in some ways I'd say we are rich.
BARN: You see Opie, it ain't only the materialistic things in this world that
makes a person rich. There's love and friendship.......That can make a person
rich.
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BARN: The last big buy I made was my Mom's and Dad's anniversary present.
ANDY: What'd ya' get 'em?
BARN: A septic tank.
ANDY: For their anniversary?
BARN: They're awfully hard to buy for. Besides, it was something they can
use. They were really thrilled. It had two tons of concrete in it. All
steel reinforced.
ANDY: You're a fine son, Barn.
BARN: I try.
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Message: 7
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Groesch.McCluskey)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: David L. Browning "sighting"!
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:49:59 +0200
Counting the pilot episode from The Danny Thomas Show-- I have all
250 episodes of TAGS except for the episode where Howard makes his
big break for The Carribean Islands (which features and actor from
a favorite movie of mine: "Alien.")
But back to the reason for this e-mail:
I live in GERMANY.
"The Mayberry Deputy" has a VERY LARGE-- "It's B-I-G!"-- 1/3-page
full-color photograph in my copy of
"The European Stars and Stripes Newspaper."
The full-color photograph is 5.5 x 8.5 inches.
First chance goes to Allan Newsome or David L. Browning. If neither
e-mails me, I'll put the newspaper page captioned:
"David L. Browning, of Bristol, Virginia, playing the part of Mayberry
Sheriff's Deputy Barney Fife, starts a race Saturday during the May-
berry Squad Car Nationals between two replicas of patrol cars that were
used on the popular 1960's television series "The Andy Griffith Show'"
in an envelope and mail it to YOU.
Cost?
How about a TAGS bumper sticker... an extra TAGS trading card... just
SOMETHING in trade. A small autographed photo of the deputy'd be even
better!
A note from "Mac" here==> Those MAYBERRY REUNION VHS-TAPES that Jim
Clark sells through the Newsletter-- check with Weaver's-- are the
next-best-thing to being there. Buy one! THAT'S how I know about
"The Deputy."
It's MORE than a "look-alike/sound alike" Mister Browning is a Saint
in Khacki... an actor who must be terribly frustrated that fame is
fleeting. How can Ernest get "Scared Stupid" into movies and the only
videos David's on is Mayberry Reunion-related tapes?
One day we'll ALL be seeing a LOT MORE of David... hear than Ron Howard?
====="Mac"=====
In Fulda Germany
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Message: 8
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:45:51 EDT
Subject: New Member Update/Bio's
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The latest WBMUTBB Chapter member list can be found at the at the WBMUTBB
Chapter's web site. Goto the web site and click on the "Members Only" link.
There you will see another link you can click on. That will take you to a
page for entering your PASSWORD for the Member List page. Enter your
PASSWORD: harvey
Or you can go directly there by going to:
http://members.aol.com/anewsome/private/harvey.htm
The member list is still located on AOL so that isn't a type-o.
Below are the biograph's on most of our newest members. Be sure to say "hey"
back to them and tell 'em a little about yourselves so they'll feel right at
home here in Mayberry.
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My name is Jim Baldwin and I am from Olmsted Falls , OH
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Baldwin, Jim - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Olmsted Falls , OH
COMMENTS:
I'm a huge Andy fan who's sick and tired of "TV land" et. al. carving up our
episodes. a good example is in "Barneys First Car", where the entire septic
tank talk is omitted, as well as the line: "Whatever it was, it fell off and
wont hurt you anymore".
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My name is Chris Moody and I am from Elk Park, NC
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Moody, Chris - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Elk Park, NC
COMMENTS:
Life long fan of TAGS. I feel like the folks from Mayberry are my family. I
am a computer tech for the state of NC. I am 40 yrs old.
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My name is Janet Anderson and I am from Farmersburg, IN
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anderson, Janet - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Farmersburg, IN
COMMENTS:
I am rejoining WBMUTBB after about a year of being offline, and I'm looking
forward to once again being a part of this little corner of Mayberry. I am a
full-time mother and pastor's wife and a part-time professional photographer
(mostly weddings and portraits). I thoroughly enjoy TAGS, especially the
Barney Fife years. We don't have cable TV, so I miss out on the current TAGS
broadcasts. However, I am collecting the Columbia House tapes. I grew up near
Clay City, Indiana, which is the "Mayberry of the Midwest." That's official,
too, because the small town recently had "Mayberry of the Midwest" registered
as an official trademark! My parents have lately been replenishing their cat
population, and I suggested some Mayberry names. So they now have Barney,
Thelma Lou, Aunt Bee, Gomer, and Goober. Thelma Lou and Aunt Bee both had
kittens, so now I'd better come up with some fresh Mayberry names to keep the
trend going!
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My name is Eileen Hagenbaugh and I am from Ravenna, OH
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hagenbaugh, Eileen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ravenna, OH
COMMENTS:
My husband Harry and I have been married for 40 yrs and during that time I
think we have watched the Old Andy Griffith shows hundreds of times and we
still enjoy them and laugh at everyone. My children all watched them and now
the grandkids do. I have one grandson, Tommy, who can play trivia with the
best of them and he is only 5 years old. He loves to watch these shows.
Each year we go to Myrtle Beach for vacation and numerous of my children and
grandchildren go with us. We always stop and stay at Mt. Airy,NC. We will be
heading there this Friday, June 21,2002. We always make extra time to roam
through the town and go through the museums. We eat at the Snappy Lunch and
shop in the stores. The small town atmospere puts you right back in the show
and all of its charm.
Thanks for keeping the show alive!!
Eileen
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My name is Rich Woelmer and I am from Bloomington, IN
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Woelmer, Rich - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bloomington, IN
COMMENTS:
I'm a Lutheran pastor serving the campus community at Indiana University. I'm
married and have two sons, who are just like Opie. I've been a TAGS fan all
my life, but became "addicted" as a seminary student. I watched it without
fail with some other students each weekday immediately after wolfing down
lunch in the dining hall. My favorite scenes that bring tears of laughter:
"Giraffes are selfish" in "Dogs, Dogs, Dogs", any scene with "The Fun Girls",
all of "Citizen's Arrest", and when Barney asks Floyd what his number is as
they line up to be deputized. TAGS is definitely the best-written, best-acted
show in TV history.
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My name is Joyce Caudle and I am from Hurricane, WV
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Caudle, Joyce - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hurricane, WV
COMMENTS:
I have been an avid Andy Griffith fan as far back as I can remember. I have
the Mayberry town miniature set that I keep up year-round. I grew up in West
Virginia, but have lived in Hurricane 11 years. My husband and I got married
in 1991 and built our dream house. We are now enjoying retirement. We both
have some health problems, but all-in-all, we're very blessed. Our 2 girls
are Sheba (a tri-color Sheltie) and Brandi (a West Virginia brown dog!) Since
we don't have children, Brandi and Sheba are the next best thing.
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My name is Barbie Sowell and I am from Waycross, GA
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sowell, Barbie - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Waycross, GA
COMMENTS:
I have always liked Andy Griffith but untill I married my wonderful husband
Kenny in January of this year I didn't know how much.. He knows so much
trivia about the show, if I want to know something all I have to do is ask
and 9 times out of 10 he knows the answer. We live in Georgia and watch Andy
Griffith at least once a day if not more...
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My name is Trish Heishman and I am from Louisville, KY
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Heishman , Trish - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Louisville, KY
COMMENTS:
I am a divorced Mom, with 2 children, 10 & 8 years of age. I commute to
Louisville, KY for work & live in the small town of Georgetown, IN. I am in
Direct Sales for a major corp. I am an assistant Girl Scout Leader, help with
my son's Boyscout Troop and his baseball league team. I grew up watching the
Andy Griffith Show, and it is my favorite all time childhood show. My second
favorite show growing up was "I Love Lucy." They are both still my favorites!
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My name is Carol Stonemetz and I am from Houghton, NY
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Stonemetz, Carol - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Houghton, NY
COMMENTS:
The Andy Griffith Show is the best way to relax and have fun. I can watch the
episodes over and over and still enjoy the dialogue. My favorite episodes are
the ones with Barney Fife. I love it when he and Otis start fighting. I fight
depression and TAGS really helps me escape to a better world. I am a 43 year
old mother of two grown children. I never saw TAGS when it was originally
aired. I hope the reruns air forever. I would like a book that contains lots
of dialogue from the show. Which one do you recommend?
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My name is Cornelius House and I am from Lowell, IN
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
House, Cornelius - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lowell, IN
COMMENTS:
I am a Professor of English at Indiana
University, Northwest Campus.
I am 73 years old and have been an avid
ANDY GRIFFITH fan for many, many years.
My wife is an Andy Griffith fan and just
purchased the book MAYBERRY by Joey Fann.
I look forward to joining your club.
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My name is Jimmy Graham and I am from Wilkesboro, NC
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Graham, Jimmy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Wilkesboro, NC
COMMENTS:
I came into the world the same day as "The Andy Griffith Show", a rainy
Monday October 3, 1960 and have had an affinity with the show for over half
my life. The timeless quality will continue throughout, ad I hope I do.
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My name is Wherry White and I am from Meridian, MS
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
White, Wherry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Meridian, MS
COMMENTS:
I am truly An Andy Griffith Show fan. I love to come home and watch hours and
hours of Andy. I have so many video tapes that I think I know just about all
of the lines of all episodes
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My name is Jimmy Lowe and I am from Gastonia, NC
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lowe, Jimmy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gastonia, NC
COMMENTS:
I'm 50 years old, married with 3 kids and one 5 year old granddaughter.
I've been an AGS watcher for years. All of my kids (ages 33, 22 and 20) love
to watch, and so does the 5 year old.
The one thing I do hate is when the local stations and TV Land cut parts out
of the show. (There ought to be a number law for that).
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My name is Kris Yoakum and I am from Louisville, KY
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yoakum, Kris - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Louisville, KY
COMMENTS:
My name is Kris, and I'm a 24 year old male who lives in Louisville, KY. My
older brother got me into watching the "Andy Griffith Show" when I was about
14 years old, and I have been a fan ever since. The "Andy Griffith Show" is
one of my all time favorite shows.
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My name is Theresa Whisenant and I am from Huntsville, AL
My Email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Whisenant, Theresa - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Huntsville, AL
COMMENTS:
I am so glad to find this chapter. I love the Andy Griffith show. I have been
a big fan for as long as I can remember. I watch it at least twice a day. I
have been to two reunions and enjoyed them so very much. Two of my proudest
possessions are autographs from Otis and Rafe Hollister.
I live in Huntsville with my husband Michael and my 4 cats. We have no
children.
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Message: 9
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 07:14:38 EDT
Subject: There's more than 1 way to clean a paintbrush...
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Maybe ol' Ben was selling mineral spirits. I expect moonshine would do as a
fair, and cheaper, substitute.
Chick-a-chee, chick-a-chee !!
Mike
Shepherdsville KY
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