Mayberry Days!~
Thursday, Sept. 22: Car had been mostly loaded the evening before, so finished loading what was left and got under way about 0750. Traffic was heavy on I-540 so turned off on US-70 to I-85 and headed on to Mayberry! We made one rest stop outside Greensboro and made it the rest of the way without stopping. First stop was Snappy Lunch where we had our hugemassive...deliciousmessypork chop sandwich!! That made the trip worth it!! While eating we saw our first people, Jeff Howard Branch and Jim Head Goober Clark. After eating we made our way up the street, stopping in stores as we went. No crowds! How nice!! Then in to see Darrel, Debbie and Samantha at Mayberry on Main. It is so nice to be treated so nice in a store and they are to be commended!! COMMEND!! There...done. Also ran into Collin Watkins and his parents along the way! We slowly made our way back down and stopped in the PO for my annual postmarks, this time the mark features Snappy Lunch. Next stop was to drop off the items for the silent auction on Saturday. But one thing was missing and that was some homemade desserts at Barney's Cafe. His mom makes all the desserts! Carol and I both had some cocoanut cake ala mode and was it good!! After eating out dessert we walked back to Bear Creek and got some of their home made fudge. We decided to see if we could check in, but it was only 2 pm and check in is 3 but we made it, got unloaded and all our stuff in the room. We stretched out to rest and woke up a little over an hour later! Got a shower and later went to the hospitality room. Not hardly anyone came in this time and we can't understand where everybody is??? We did meet up with Bobby, Janet and Kyle Butler, and it is hard to believe Kyle is now I think 19 years old?? WOW! What a nice family! Friday AM: POURING rain this AM!~ We walked over to Biscuitville, next door, and had breakfast. We waited around the hotel a while until the rain let up and rode downtown. Went to opening ceremonies at the Playhouse as the amphitheater would have been a bad place at that time!! By time the opening was over, the rain had stopped, so we walked back downtown until time for the trivia contest. What hard questions!! Even Pat and Dennis, past champions who had gotten every question right, had loads of trouble with these! Pat came in second and Dennis came in third this time, the honors this time went to a man from Indiana and I am sorry I forgot your name!! When the contest was over all the members of WBMUTBB gathered at the stage and after intros had our group photo taken. That was fun! After that was over we walked back to the parking lot to leave and ran into a friend from VirginiaLiterally!! He had backed out a little to allow his wife to get in the car and when I backed out of my space didn't see him and we connected! Not a lot of damage to either car so glad for that. Have turned it in to my insurance co. so hopefully it will be settled. We started talking and became instant friends, and saw them again at the amphitheater and talked again. That is the Mayberry Spirit! Went back to the hotel, got baths and went back to the hospitality room and sat with unhappy fans!! We have no celebrities to talk with except George Spence, who came in about 9:15 and is always a good conversationalist! And loads of fun!...but no one else! And no music this year! Saturday: Up at 0600, got out of hotel about 7 and went to Biscuitville drive thru and got our breakfast.We rode downtown and parked on the street and ate our biscuits, then waited for the parade. It started to arrive about 9:10 and lasted just under an hour. A couple from Sylva NC stood with us and upon talking to her my wife found out she is starting treatments tomorrow for Breast cancer, so say a prayer for a friend from Sylva. the parade was, as usual, great! Loads of great things to look at, all the stars and tribute artists, and a couple of the wives had great roles as wellJan was pickle queen dressed all in green, and Patty.I have yet to figure out what that was!! It was hilarious whatever it might be! So much fun! After the parade we walked up to the playhouse to check out the silent auction. We walked over to the amphitheater for the pork contest awards then back to the playhouse to get our pork barbecue sandwiches, taking them back to the amphitheater for a place to sit while we ate. We saw the cloggers and some country music, then walked back downtown and got the car and drove it to the amphitheater for the Mayberry Idle contest. That was fun! David Gomer Belk who has a fine Gomer voice, whistled the Fishin' Hole and hit every note right on! There was a conglomeration off different acts, all enjoyable. First time I had heard the Stars and Stripes Forever played on a guitar! As soon as Collin did his rendition of I Wish Life Was Like Mayberry we left to get
Barney-isms
The other day here at the home we were playing Pokeno I heard Johnny R distinctly say I'm gonna win today and he did. So when he did win I jokingly said Wow! You must have the ESPN thought immediately of Barney. That sounded just like something he would have said. Can you think of any current Barney-isms not around in the 60's? Marie ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Name Calling
With all the great posts regarding name calling in Mayberry, I would like to share some experiences I had with name calling during my teaching career. While in most cases name calling takes on a very negative connotation, name calling can also be a very positive and endearing experience. During my teaching years I tried to always come up with little pet names for my students. I would always preface it by explaining that nicknames can be names of endearment. I always told my kids too that if it embarrassed them they should tell me and I would never use the name. I did have one boy tell me he didn't want a nickname, but after a few weeks when he saw how much fun the other kids had with it, he came to me and asked me to give him a nickname. My students always loved it and I still get comments from them, sometimes 30 years after I had them in my class. I taught three kids from one particular family and their last name was Mack. So I called the oldest girl Big Mack, the middle girl, Little Mack, and the youngest boy French Fry. Another girl I had over 25 years ago was my Little Twit. This summer I was in a parade in a neighboring town when someone yelled out at me, Hey Mr. A. I am your little twit. We had a nice reunion and she told me how that name always made her feel so special because no one else ever had that name. One year on the first day of school I told my kids they could call me, Mr. Anderson, Mr. A, or Honeybunch. Well I asked for it, that particular group called me Honeybunch. Even in high school I would walk through the halls and some of them would say Hi Honeybunch'. I was invited to one boy's graduation and he was one who called me Honeybunch all through high school. For part of his gift I took a box of Honeybunches of Oats cereal and I put a picture of me on the box and gift wrapped it. That was at least ten years ago, and his mother told me recently that he still has the box. So whenever I hear those name calling scenes I always chuckle and I am so thankful that the writers saw the humor that was there. Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 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/
Tires
I noticed the tires too. Of course cars with Barney and Andy were topics of discussion for awhile. I have always thought the tires were like everyone's basement or garage-odds and end no one needs any more. And, yes Mrs. Mendlebright could have used them. Something i have notice people used to live in hotels and boarding houses alot more way back instead of apartments. Sande Riggs President At The Crossroads Chapter ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
trivail trivialities
Does anyone know who one the trivia contest at Mayberry Days? What were some of the questions? Thanks, Bee in New Concord,OH Wow. 57yr Old Mom Looks 27 Now !! Mom Reveals $5 Secret Wrinkle Trick Angering Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4e808cf57622e776f92st05duc ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
WBMUTBB Silent Auction Results
This year's WBMUTBB Silent Auction was one of the most successful in many years, raising $4,463.50 for the Surry Arts Council (we had some add'l money come in after my report at the TAGSRWC money). Many thanks to all of you who helped out with donations, bidding, and working during the auction. It is a community effort and I appreciate all the help that I get. The Surry Arts Council appreciates the financial support that our chapter provides with our project and there were a lot of happy faces on the folks who were high bidders and took home some great things on Saturday. We had a number of donations already come in for next year, so we'll do it again in 2012! The post-Mayberry Days dust is still settling in Mount Airy and I will post a link to the festival photos once I get them online. I've already seen some great photos on Facebook from Allan and Jan and others, so be sure to look at those and make plans to attend next year. It's BIG! Jeff http://www.surryarts.org http://www.mayberrydays.org http://www.andygriffithmuseum.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
social networking sites
I don't know how this person came to include me in her invitations to the social networking sites as I do not participate in such foolishness. It just goes to show what a folly this is if they sneak into your address list. The person who supposedly invited me is someone with whom I corresponded briefly once last year about something on the Mayberry Digest and now I find I might be on umpteen lists elsewhere. As Dud Wash once said a pestilence will find you! I fear this is one of those instances so the names of all those sites as well as the person who sent this my way are now an oath upon my lips (to quote Dud once again)! Aunt Bee of Orlando ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Rooming Houses
During my first four years of teaching I lived in two different boarding houses. I had just a bedroom like Barney did and I could not cook in the rooms. My rent was $7 a week and that included a hot breakfast. At both houses the owners were quite elderly and they took in teachers to get a little extra money. After I married, my wife and I kept in close contact with both of the folks until their deaths. Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 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/
I'll tell you who won!--someone who uses another name called
Since we're winding down from Name Calling-gotta mention the group of names that Barney called himself Rifle Fife, Fast Gun Fife, and of course the Scamp (who used to climb in the rich guys Apple trees) I think I read that my fellow Hoosier (or at least Midwesterner) Mike the Scamp Haviland won the trivia contest. My apologies to the others but WAY to GO SCAMP!!! We are so proud of you! I met Mike at the Mayberry Café at a mini-event we had there about a year ago. I was impressed with his trivia knowledge at that time...but to win on the grand Scale of Mayberry Days.. That's Big, Scamp! Really Big! Congrats on bringing that hardware back to Indiana..or do you live over the border in Illinois..I forget. The Untrained Voice ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's nicknames
There are alot of things you can call me, but never call me Tattletale.. And don't call me sensitive. I hate whenn people call me sensitive. That Wet (Dewey) Lamb he may be a good wood worker and a heck of an award winner but up town he don't mean a thang :) Harriet , the chicken thief, hiding in Kelsey's Woods, USA ..Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for your teeth...That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Fun at MAYBERRY DAYS!!!!!
This year was my third Mayberry Days,and it was just as much fun as the first two. My wife is a native of Mount Airy,and was raised there,but had NEVER been to a Mayberry Days before she met me Now she is hooked to go back home and have so much fun! The RONNIE SCHELL show downtown was Great!! Laughed my rear off!! I LOVED everything about this years Mayberry days!!! The t-shirts were the best yet! Keep up the great work I love calling MAYBERRY HOME! BARRY OWENBY! P.S. Allen,you and DAVID did a GREAT JOB! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A little bit conservative, are you?
All this negative talk about Facebook made me think of Barney getting frosted over the post office introducing stamp machines. Andy said, You don't like things to change, do you? and when Barney admitted that he didn't Andy said, a little bit conservative, are you? The spirit of Mayberry is just as alive - and as much fun - on Facebook as it is on this bullentin board. It's just a different format. And now - the subject is closed, I promise. Peggy It's the age of electronal marvels! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Peggy
Say Peggy, are you the same Peggy that Lou Holtz and Bobby Bowden call on those TV commercials? Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 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/
Schwump or Schwamp
I am proud to report our chapter paid homage (that's French) to the Mayberry Man of Mystery Mister Schwamp or Schwump. Briscoe said it is pronounced Schwump but spelled Schwamp. Oh well. We wore a T shirt, made by Mike Johnson, with a picture of Mr. S. with a little pinned on hairpiece that can never be washed, as it is held together with hair spray. We seemed to get lots of blank stares in the parade---some people just come for the candy we're requested to not throw out any more, and don't care about Mayberry at all. Mister Schwamp had something to say about this: . ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
