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Today's Topics:
1. unseen but important characters (Kim)
2. Birthday Card (Cheryl Langille)
3. Debating the issue (Jeff Krentz)
4. clip joint (Carol Stonemetz)
5. Clip Joint (Jeff Krentz)
6. Andy Griffth D18 Tribute Martin Guitar (Jeff Krentz)
7. Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 70 (m white)
8. Clip Joints (Danny Taylor)
9. I Tell You It's A Tale Straight Out of Two Couches (Lydia)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:22:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: unseen but important characters
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All this talk about unseen TAGS characters got me to thinking. There's really
a lot, that are mentioned. There's Mayor Stoner's wife that he needed a gift
for. Also whoever it was that Mr McBeve was talking to on the radio was
unseen. The other night I saw the episode where Opie has a new friend named
Trey. His mother was mentioned but not seen. Not to mention Gomer's Mommer
and Daddy who shook hands on their deal. This is a good brain stretching
exercise to try to catch a mention of someone unseen.
I have one thought though. Someone mentioned Rimshaw, but wasn't his picture
above the mantle in his old house?
Kim - Wylie, TX
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:00:42 -0500
From: Cheryl Langille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Birthday Card
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I received an Andy Griffith birthday card yesterday! A for real store
bought one. Even the envelope had Andy on the front and Opie and Aunt
Bee on the back. The card had Andy on the front of the card sitting at
his desk, pointing his finger and the quote said, "Just this one time,
I'm gonna let you off easy...." then inside the card it said "...and
wish you a happy birthday without mentioning your age." I couldn't
believe it, I've never seen an Andy themed card before, have any of
y'all seen one? My brother sent it to me - all the way from Ft.
Lauderdale (but it didn't come on a bus). Bless his heart.
Cheryl
Marietta, GA
Sitting on the porch counting cars
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:22:45 -0500
From: Jeff Krentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Debating the issue
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:06:57 -0600 (CST), you wrote:
>In "Class Reunion," Andy meets a woman he think he remembers, but she's not
>who he thinks she is. He tells her "You remind me of a girl that was in
>debate with us: Edna Thoake." I'm just guessing on the spelling of the last
>name; perhaps it's Thope or something else, but it doesn't sound to me like
>it ends with S.
Sounds to me like he says Thoake too. The "Mayberry My Hometown" book
says "Thope". My well worn copy of Dale Robinson and David Fernandes
"Definitive Andy Griffith Reference Guide" says Thoate.
In any case they are MR & MRS RALPH HAYNES!, hah!
Jeff Krentz -BigHead in Dee-Troit
(O'Malley says "You two chicken theives!")
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:02:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Carol Stonemetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: clip joint
To: TAGS <[email protected]>
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Hey Lydia,
I sure am glad you asked that question about what a clip joint is. I've often
wondered that very same thing. I have an idea that a clip joint is a somewhat
unsavory place, but I don't know for certain since I don't think I have ever
been in one.
Keep your head in the window, girl! You don't want to get clipped yourself.
Carol
Kind behind the eyes.
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:14:05 -0500
From: Jeff Krentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Clip Joint
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>
>In a very early episode, our pal Floyd wants his barber-shop to be referred to
>in an advertisement as "the best clip
>joint in town."
>
>Now, I think I have a vague idea that a clip joint is some
>kind of place where drankin' and bettin' is going on, but is that the case?
>I've never been quite sure.
A clip joint would be a restaurant, nightclub, or other business where
customers are regularly overcharged. Often there is riggged gambling
involved in order to "clip" the victim even more. There are some other
issues that are assoicated with the term, but we aren't going to talk
about them here.
There's a funny coincidence there about Floyd.
In episode 20, "The Beauty Contest" Floyd bought an advertisement in the
founders' day program which read "Compliments of Floyd's Tonsorial
Parlor, The Best Clip Joint in Town"
But then in Episode 130, Aunt Bee's friend Roger Hanover (the joke
cracker) tells Floyd that his barber shop should be called a "clip
joint" and Floyd is very confused and Andy had to explain the joke to
him.
My trained noticer education was worth every penny!
Jeff Krentz -BigHead in Dee-Troit
(O'Malley says "Hang it On the Wall!")
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:25:52 -0500
From: Jeff Krentz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Andy Griffth D18 Tribute Martin Guitar
To: [email protected]
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>Thinking about the 'Andy Griffith Martin Guitar' makes one think of guitars
>in general and the inflation of the U.S. dollar. People are plunking down
>approximately $2000 to $3000 for this Andy guitar. How much do you think the
>guitars he played on the show were worth at the time? For all we know, he may
>have
>went to a Los Angeles area Murphy Mart and bought one back in the 1960s. The
>Beatles didn't play on equipment that expensive! They just played with heart.
>Now, what guitar would be worth more today: The 'Andy Griffith Martin Guitar'
>OR an acoustic guitar that Andy played on the show that he might still have
>in his possession? If one of those guitars that were featured on the show went
>up on auction, that lesser quality guitar's final bid might eclipse this new
>Martin guitar. Think about it!
Well the Martin Company really was honoring a great tradition with this
guitar. Here's a little reading material below my signature. Andy kept
the Martin D18 from his role as Lonesome Rhodes in "A Face in the Crowd"
- an excellent movie. The prop department had (for some reason) painted
black and Andy sanded, restored it, and this was the guitar he used in
movies and TV (TAGS for Sure, maybe Matlock too)
Jeff Krentz -BigHead in Dee-Troit
(O'Malley says "How many strangs you got on your instrument?")
>
>This is an exceptional opportunity to own and play a very special piece of
>Americana -
> personally endorsed by the Sheriff of Mayberry himself!
http://www.musiciansbuy.com/mb/item.asp?ic=D18ANDY
Andy Griffith, one of America's most beloved actors, comedians and
singers, has been a life-long Martin player and enthusiast.
His treasured 1956 D-18, in fact, has appeared in several of his movie,
stage and television performances, beginning with his film debut in Elia
Kazan's A Face In The Crowd.
In that debut role, Andy played "Lonesome Rhodes," a guitar-playing
Arkansas rascal who rises from hobo to corrupt media star and king
maker. The prop department (who obviously knew and cared nothing about
qualit y guitars) painted a new Martin D-18 completely black and glued
sequins spelling out "Lonesome" and "Momma" on its face. After the film
was completed, Andy "rescued" the guitar from the movie lot and set out
to restore it, carefully removing the sequins and sanding off the black
paint to the bare wood (it took him nine days and the loss of the scroll
decal and the pickguard in the process). He then took the D-18 to a
small guitar shop he'd stumbled upon on New York's lower east side and
asked the shop's owner if he could refinish the instrument. The
proprietor was none other than John D'Angelico, the legendary archtop
builder who refinished the D-18 to its original beauty, but at Andy's
request without a pickguard.
This guitar, Serial #148639, has remained Andy's favorite Martin ever
since. In the early ?80s, a side crack was repaired, the scroll logo was
restored, and a pickguard was added to cover some playing wear.
Otherwise, the guitar is just as John D'Angelico handed it back to Andy
in 1958.
An interesting sidenote: Blues great Brownie McGhee (of Brownie McGhee
and Sonny Terry fame) had a small role in "A Face In The Crowd" and he
and Andy became friends; after filming, Andy bought Brownie a D-18.
In honoring Andy Griffith and his contribution to acoustic, country,
gospel and bluegrass music (as well as his classic performances on the
Andy Griffith Show, Matlock and many other perennial favorites), Martin
is proud to present the Andy Griff ith D-18 Signature Edition Model.
Based on Andy's 1956 D-18, this magnificent 14-fret Dreadnought combines
many of the original mid-'50s design features with rare tonewoods and
modern åsound/playing enhancements.
The back and sides are crafted of quilted mahogany, an extremely scarce
and beautiful wood that occurs in only one out of 10,000 mahogany trees.
The premium bookmatched top is made of heavily-figured bearclaw Sitka
spruce and features the old style D-18 rosette. The forward shifted
X-bracing pattern is scalloped to give the guitar a big, powerful
Dreadnought voice, with distinct treble and resonant yet balanced bass -
the classic D-18 sound. The body is bound in the old style tortoise
colored material with matching heelcap and endpiece.
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:12:40 -0800 (PST)
From: m white <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 70
To: [email protected]
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TAGS readers,
We're almost to the end of the serialization of the
novel "Murder in Mayberry" over at
http://www.dailyread.com. Better go over there and
give 'er a look! (And you can catch up on past
chapters by clicking on the link below the cartoon.)
Sam
http://www.tuttles.net
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:18:16 -0600
From: "Danny Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Clip Joints
To: "TAGS Digest" <[email protected]>
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As far as I know the phrase clip joint never referred to any specific type of
establishment but
just meant that the owners of said "clip joint" were taking unfair advantage of
their patrons money wise.
This could mean by over charging, watering down drinks or any other way to take
an unfair advantage.
Dapper Dan
Nip it! Nip it in the bud!
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 5:35:38 +0000
From: Lydia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: I Tell You It's A Tale Straight Out of Two Couches
To: <[email protected]>
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There have been some funny scenes on couches back in Mayberry, and one of my
favorite is when the gang is having
to put up with Goober and stale Lydia. Oh, I just love it
when they try everything to make Lydia happy and that gal
just can't be made happy. We all know the type. The kind
you feel like you're slowly sinking into mud each time you
have to spend any time with him/her.
They want to see a movie--can't, 'cause Lydia has already seen it (she couldn't
just keep quite and gone along?); someone suggests bowling--could, but Lydia
would end up in traction and the good people wouldn't
want to take a chance on that, now would they? No matter what anyone suggests,
Lydia puts the no-no on it but quick.
My favorite part comes when Helen finally says, "We're not
being fair." (And they have knocked themselves out trying
to please Lydia.) But Helen continues, "Let's ask LYDIA what she wants to do."
And Lydia says, in effect, she's pleased as punch just do what they are doing.
I love to see how Andy, usually so
calm, panics at this thought.
I also love it when our noble heroes are about to get off the couch only to
have to sink back down again. Love it. Love it.
And then Barney has his soliloquy about the value of a man's work. Priceless.
Only to have Lydia say her father hates his job. Wouldn't you just know it.
Lovely, lovely scene from a standout episode.
Signed, Lydia, a gal who is always ready to eat and ready
to roll and ready to see any movie as long as you pay (heck, we can go Dutch)
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