Hey Folks, Here's another few bits of history for you (don't worry..the anniversary will be past soon and I'll stop this history stuff for a while). :)
If you'd like to see the actual vote totals for when we voted for our chapter's name, I've scanned in the page I had hand written the possibles and tallied the votes. http://www.wbmutbb.com/graphics/actual_vote_total_for_wbmutbb_chapter_name_nov1991.gif I thought some of you might find that interesting. As I talked about last night...I have some messages from our 1st Anniversary that I wanted to let everyone see. Thankfully Bob reminded me to write a "State of the Board Address" so here, without further delay, it is: ----1st_anniversary_message_to_wbmutbb_allan_08nov1992---- TIME: 11/08 5:23 PM TO: ALL FROM: ALLAN NEWSOME (KDVS78A) SUBJECT: ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW Hey Everybody, Well, it's that time again folks. The State of the TAGS Board Address is once again upon us. This month marks the TWO YEAR anniversary of our subject line here on Prodigy. Two years... wow!!!! A friend of all of us, one of our own, wrote to me saying that he was asked, "How can you stay on one subject for two years?" His reply was that it was the "good people" that kept him comi:' back. I have to agree. When I started this board, the conflict in the Gulf was just about to happen. Things in the outside world were kind of tense. I wanted to have a place where folks could come and forget the troubles they had to face everyday. So, I made the subject "Andy Griffith Show" and I got two replies. One from Bob and the other from Pam (Rodda). Then a magical thing started happening. Folks from all over the country started writing in to talk to us about our favorite little town. Mayberry was reborn here on Prodigy. The folks who wandered into town were always the kind of people that you'd want to stop and talk to about how things were goin. People began to become friends and the board grew, and grew. Over the past two years I've become friends with most of the folks in our little town and, given time, I'll be with everybody. I talk about folks on this board like they lived next door to me. I know a lot about most of ya'; where ya' work, how many kids ya' have,etc..... You've all become my friends. Thank you for that. It let's us know that there are people all over this big country of ours that are "good people". Folks you could depend on to help you start your car in the rain, check on you if you weren't around for a while. That kind of folks. "Good people". How could it be said better. It seems to me that folks that love TAGS like we do, just tend to be "good people". Our board is different. Over the past two years, we've had a few "Ben Weaver's" come to town. Not many, mind you, but a few. We made it through it all because we just didn't let folks like that get our goat. You've all been to other boards where everybody's mean mouthing each other. It's not like that here, never was, never will be. Thank you all for that. I've tried to tell y'all what this board means to me.... It means, friends. I don't get all mushy too often and this year has been one that has seen me slip on my activity with y'all. Through it all, from the start there's been Bob. He's been here the whole time, active. Thank you Bob, for all you've done to keep this board movin' in the right direction. Here's what I'd like to see from all you folks. Write you're own version of the State of the Board address as a reply to this post. Tell us all what the board has ment to you. Oh, you don't have to get mushy but tell us why you like coming here. I think it'd be fun to see how you guys feel about our town. Thanks for puttin' up with me and Happy Second Anniversary. Allan in Hunstville, AL ----END1st_anniversary_message_to_wbmutbb_allan_08nov1992---- The following are Bob's and then Kathy Jo's responses. ----1st_anniversary_message_kathy_jo_stahl_08nov1992---- TIME: TV (A-K) 11/08 7:24 PM TO: ALLAN NEWSOME (KDVS78A) FROM: KATHLEEN STAHL (PGHX05A) SUBJECT: ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 11/09/92 6:17 PM Thanks, Allan for all that you've done - keeping us on the right track and handling those little crises that pop up every once in a while. This board has been one of the things that has kept me sane in the past two years. I wasn't too far behind Bob and Pam, and found all the people here to be friends in a way that some people only dream about. I have met some of you personally, and hope to meet more in my travels, and that is just like the icing on the cake! When I tell people that I am going to meet someone that I have been writing to for two years, and never met - they tell me how adventurous I am - "Poppycock" as Aunt Bee would say. You guys are the best! I wonder and worry about the folks who have left us too - and hope that they are doing OK in whatever is occupying their time - and that they'll always feel free to drop in. have been dropping a few notes to "Missing in Mayberry" people, and most of them are still there, and happy to hear that we're OK too. Keeping a project like this alive is something that I need these days. I have seen many of my friends and associates -move on to other things that don't seem to make them happy in the way that I am always happy to be here. It takes a little work sometimes to be a good friend, and that work is rewarded 100-fold with hugs and smiles each time I meet one of you. Just for the record, the census count is over 120 now - that is 120 people who have signed on to this subject since sometime around April 1. Some are more regular than others, but everyone is important in their own way. Well, it's time to take Rudy to the kennel for two whole weeks! I hope I can be online from hotels, but I'll be talking to a few of you as this trip takes me coast to coast. If you haven't sent your address, I'll be watching my mailbox for a private note - don't miss out on the Christmas card exchange! Take care, everybody! Kathy Jo and Rudy ----END1st_anniversary_message_kathy_jo_stahl_08nov1992---- ----1st_anniversary_message_bob_bravetti_08nov1992---- TIME: TV (A-K) 11/08 6:35 PM TO: ALLAN NEWSOME (KDVS78A) FROM: BOB BRAVETTI (WJXS86A) SUBJECT: ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW 11/09/92 6:16 PM Hey Allan, I'm poppin' open some champagne right now! I think the board will be bigger and better in the next year cause I expect more participation through members of the Rerun Watchers Club. The only thing that I don't like about this board is to see some of our regulars leave us. Whether they just leave the Prodigy system or our board, I feel bad because of all the good input we've gotten from them. My two years here have been great for the exact same reason that you stated. Good talk with good people. This is the kind of group that would put together that bandstand, assemble the town band and get those uniforms in top shape. While it would be nice to say that we're all gonna meet for a big Mayberry picnic in the Ozarks next summer, we know the logistics of such an idea are tough. So anyway, after I moved to a new state a few months ago and not knowing anyone here, this board gave me much pleasure because of the conversations and the friendships. For all the people new here, we'll hope you'll stick around awhile. And for the old timers, hang in with us. This is one of the nicest boards on the system. And to you Allan, thank you for getting us started and nurturing this board in a way that has kept it a fun place to visit. "Hail to thee, Miss Mayberry" Your friend, -Bob ----END 1st_anniversary_message_bob_bravetti_08nov1992---- Happy 15th Anniversary folks!!! --Allan _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
