I can see both sides of this one. As a legality, Andy does certainly have the right to protect his name, and to see his name used for political purposes would be one of those cases where I can see why he would want to step in. I had someone make mocking, derogatory images of my website and post them to a Mayberry list, and I certainly made every effort to squelch that.
But when you see folks in Mayberry acting petty and heavy handed because they THINK someone MIGHT be POSSIBLY getting in on a little of their action, it is ugly to see them turn petty and even vindictive. It certainly is not the way Andy would have handled things on the show, is it? Too bad real life rarely imitates "The Andy Griffith Show." Maybe Hollywood has taken its toll on more folks than just Andy... Flora > > > > Subject: Such goin' ons. Such goin' ons. > > > I don't intend to sound blasphemous about this, but it grieves me deeply > that Andy Griffith would handle the case of the Wisconsin > name-changer-sheriff-candidate the way he apparently has. C'mon, Andy, with > all due respect, couldn't you just think back to how Andy Taylor might have > dealt with such a trivial matter as this?Maybe Hollywood has taken its toll > on you. > _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
