I want to give a special Mayberry shout out to Tom Kessel for his entry regarding Howard McNear in Goober's Contest, "Floyd's final appearance on TAGS". I never knew that this particular episode was his last. I watched it just last night and it was, truthfully, painful to see how bad his health was at that time. I had always felt there was something subtly peculiar about this episode, and now I can see why. Perhaps everyone on the cast and crew realized that this was the end of the line for Mayberry's beloved barber. But isn't it wonderful (and rare in Hollywood) that they all loved Mr. McNear so much that, try as they might, their acting capabilities were overpowered by their genuine emotion and concern for their friend. To me, that is the ultimate proof that the actors and crew not only showed us Mayberry....but they actually lived it.
Garry _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
