WBMUTBB Digest- prayers for Paul
Paul, I just want you to know how grateful I am to the Good Lord that you and yours are ok. I am praying for you. My words are inadequate to comfort you in this situation, but know I am praying. Thanks for the updates. Rebecca/Lydia ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Tornado update
Hello friends, A small army of friends and even some complete strangers worked tirelessly yesterday, helping Cindee and I with the remains of our house. No rain! The sun actually shone brightly for a bit. I actually got a sunburn, even though it was cloudy almost all day, but it's not as bad as the sunburn Andy got that one time. Words can't describe our gratitude. All over town are thousands upon thousands of people helping people. In the midst of all of this terrible suffering, I have not heard one single cross word from anybody. Local churches and charities are overflowing with donations, some to the point where they can't accept anything more due to lack of space. We got the roof of my garage patched up (it is now crammed with the stuff we saved from the house -- including the pianos!), then we moved on to help the neighbors who still had roofs to fix theirs up as best we could, until we ran out of supplies. At some point, a small army of lumberjacks (actually, a large army of lumberjacks) will be needed to start clearing away all of the downed trees, but that can wait a month or so. When we moved in to the house 12 years ago, me and my boys, who were 5 at the time, planted an apple tree in the backyard. A bigger tree fell on it and broke half its branches off, but we got the big tree cleared away and I think that little apple tree is going to survive, though it may be the only three that does (we had about 30 or 40 trees, never counted them). At about 1:00 p.m. a local restaurant that was not damaged brought two big trays of hot food to the neighborhood, so we all took a break and sat on the ground to eat. I have dined in the finest restaurants in New Orleans, but I have never tasted food like that (not really, but most of you will recognize that quote). Quips aside, it was just simple fare, but the best meal I had eaten in a very long time. I hope nobody noticed that I was crying as I ate mine. Events like this make a person re-evaluate the things in life that are truly important and the ones which aren't worth a tiddly-boo. I have decided that once we get back into some sort of normal life again, maybe in two or three months, I am going to sell everything that survived from my Mayberry collection (except for the items that were personally autographed to me, which would have no value to anybody else) and donate the proceeds to help other tornado victims. It's all in boxes now but I think I still have two plates, six coffee mugs, three Hawthorne buildings, several sets of trading cards, a matched pair of Andy and Barney nodders, two or three comic books, some unopened board games (I could never find anybody willing to play those trivia games against me -- maybe because it was I who proofread all of the questions for the game in the first place?), and a lot of TV guides (the books were in plastic wrappers and may still be undamaged). The gem of the collection is a very valuable mint condition coloring book. It was professionally framed, the glass is broken but I think the book is still OK. I also still have about 40 or 50 VHS tapes, but they all got wet. Maybe the tapes will still play, if anybody even uses VHS anymore. I mainly kept them all these years for the colorful packaging, which made a really nice display on the shelf. Anyway, all of this stuff is going on eBay sometime during the summer. I will be sure to let everyone here know about all of the auctions well ahead of time. I hope to raise at least $1,000. I almost forgot, all four of our cats have returned, one looking very dirty and frightened and undernourished, but other than that alive and well. There was also a fifth cat who wasn't really ours but just sort of moved in on us about six weeks ago; maybe he found his way back to his original home. He was neutered, so he had to have belonged to someone. I guess that's all for now. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Favorite girlfriend
OK, so last night at dinner, while watching TAGS, my husband and I got to discussing all of Andy's girlfriends, and I thought it would be interesting to find out who everyone's favorite girlfriend of Andy would be. My personal fave was Ellie, the lady druggist (Pharmacy Gal). Anyone else have a favorite? Susi Blank Miss Crump (many years later) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
favorite girlfriend
I thought it would be interesting to find out who everyone's favorite girlfriend of Andy would be. My personal fave was Ellie, the lady druggist (Pharmacy Gal). Anyone else have a favorite? I'll give another vote to Ellie. That's what my dad would have done, and as everyone will agree, father knows best. Martha Humphreys, the questionable comedienne Huntsville, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Favorite Girlfriends
My all-time favorite was a one hit wonder, Mary Simpson played by Sue Anne Langdon. I just always thought Ms. Langdon was so cute and I had a crush on her (still do). I guess next would have to be Nurse Peggy. She could cook, had a nice accent and singing voice. Harry in Salem, VA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Paul Mulik and Andy's favorite girlfriend
I just wanted to add my two cents worth that I am thankful for the help Paul and his family received and am praying for all storm victims as more has happened in the last day or so. I pray that God will be with you and I'll continue doing what I can on this end. As to my favorite Andy girlfriend, Helen would have to be it. We got to know her so well. Lots of luck to you and yours!! Angie in KY ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sculptures, Parades, and Car Shows
This week Eau Claire was presented with three large sculptures by a Colorado artist. One is a large marble one. I just broke up laughing when I saw it. I didn't have a clue what it is suppose to represent. On one of the Mayberry RFD episodes a famous artist came to Mayberry and presented them with a large marble sculpture. Because no one in Mayberry could figure out what it was suppose to represent they ended up donating it to the Raleigh museum. Even the curator of the museum could not understand its meaning. I just love it when we experience real live Mayberry moments. I just finished registering for my seventh parade and twentieth car show for the squad car. However, I am also in the process of making a summer uniform to wear in the parades and car shows as I am one who just does not tolerate heat and humidity very well and my official uniform is just to dang hot in the summer. So my wife and I put together a pretty good summer replica uniform that is made with a short sleeve shirt and short pants. I do have the patch and badge and tie and cap and gun and holster, and I am hoping that everyone along the parade routes will be so busy looking at my knees they won't think about the fact Barney never wore a summer uniform. Hope I don't get accused of falsifying. At the car show we were at last Sunday a nice young family was looking at the car and talking about my uniform. They had the cutest little dog with them. When I asked the name of their dog, they said her name was Beatrice. Now how fitting is that? Everything is AOK in Mayberry. Ken Anderson Eau Claire's Mayberry Deputy 2906 May Street Eau Claire, WI 54701 715-839-8470 www.mayberryreflections.com kanderson8...@charter.net ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
