Re: George Lindsey
Thank you for all the times you have made me laugh and continue to do so. George signed a Mayberry book for me at Mayberry in the Midwest II. I had such a great time. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Goober at Floyd's
Unfortunately, I've never gotten to meet any of the TAGS cast members. Once, in the early 90s, George Lindsey visited Hugo, Oklahoma, a small town down the road from my even smaller hometown of Soper, Oklahoma, and the county seat of Choctaw County. I don't know why I didn't go see George. I'm not sure if I was still in high school or if I had already gone away to college. (College for me was never more than a couple hours away.) I do remember seeing George's face on the front page of the Hugo Daily News, his picture having been taken with the sign at Floyd's Barber Shop. I remember reading in the article that, of all the places he has performed, Hugo is the only place where he's actually seen a Floyd's Barber Shop. Nowadays the shop still stands, but it is called Robbie's Barber Shop, but I think ol' Floyd might still work a day or two each week. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sunday dinner
I would like to invite Ed Sawyer and ask him since he went through all that trouble to be a Mayberrian-why we only saw him once! I LOVED that episode! -- Walter Ted Kamprad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Goober with a heart of gold
What was true of every character on TAGS, regardless of their outside, was true of Goober: Their innards was pure gold. Remember when Andy and Goob go to the auto show? Talk about a heart-tugger! One of my VERY favorite episodes, black and white or color, because it shows just what the citizens of Mayberry are all about. Paul A little bit o' Mayberry in Jane Lew, WV ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Goober
ANDY: (Discretely speaking out of the side of his mouth) Goober, your hair is dripping. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
dinner
I've always said that Goober would be fun to cook for; after all, he even appreciates good salt! So I do believe it is he whom I would invite to dinner and I'd probably fix spaghetti with oregano just for him, hoping I didn't goof up the recipe! Aunt Bee of Orlando ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
George Lindsey Article
I was just looking on the Internet (like a lot of folks have been doing for the last couple of days) and found this nice article about our friend George. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-george-lindsey-goober-pyle-20120507,0,1472663.story For those of us who had the opportunity to know him, we will remember him not as Goober but as George, a warm, wonderful, caring person who allowed us to see the real man under the beanie. I urge everyone to read more about George and his life outside of Mayberry. It was an amazing life. Thank you George Jr. and Camden for sharing your dad with us. Thank you Anne for always being there and putting a smile on George's face. And from the heart, thank you George. You were one-of-a-kind. I'll miss you my friend. Gary ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Sunday Dinner
So many to choose from it's hard to decide, I guess I'd have to ask Miss Peggy over for dinner. I'd have Aunt Bea fix pot roast with those lil onions that twang my buds, along with fresh green beans from Foley's and mashed potatoes with gravy. I'd wash that down with some ice cold sweet tea and for dessert a triple layered chocolate cake. I'd even go so far as to decorate the table with fresh cut roses from Aunt Bea's rose bushes. Bon Apetite. Randy Ange Davis Sent from my iPad ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
The Art of Love and the definition of albatross
Hi, please allow my sadness for the lost of Goober to precede my post. Watching episodes that Goober has a major role in via WFMY Channel 2 here in Lexington. The episode (The art of love ). In that episode where Barney and Andy are trying to get Goober a date ( so that he will quit intruding on their time with Helen and Thelma Lou ) , Barney refers to Lydia Crosswaith ( sp?) as an albatross. Now Lydia has a good size nose on her that appears to be offline somewhat , not to mention that knot or whatever it is on the end of her nose as well. Now when Barney is referring to her as an albatross is he 1. referring to her as a woman with a long crooked nose. 2 A worriesome burden that is always meddling in their affairs or C. Both ? Holland Lexington NC , just 55 minutes from Mayberry albatross or al·ba·tross·es. 1. Any of several large, web-footed birds constituting the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, and having a hooked beak and long, narrow wings. 2.a. A constant, worrisome burden. b. An obstacle to success. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
episodes that tug on my heart
Another episode that tugs on my heart is Only a Rose where Clara voluntarily gives up her first place ribbon for her rose when she sees how beautiful Aunt Bee's rose was that Opie accidentally destroyed. Clara didn't have to do that since she won the contest fair and square, but she did it because of her strong friendship with Bee and what it would mean to her. It's nice to see that side of Clara since we usually only see the putting on airs side of her. But one episode that really gets the floodgates going is the end of Opie's Job when Andy is blasting Opie for being fired, telling him he'd never been fired in his life. After Opie explains why he intentionally got fired to give the job to Billy Crenshaw since his family needed the money more than Opie, Andy tells Opie that he's proud of him for being a man (by doing the right thing even though it cost him his job and perhaps his reputation with Mr. Doakes). sniff sniff Mr. Schwamp What was true of every character on TAGS, regardless of their outside, was true of Goober: Their innards was pure gold. Remember when Andy and Goob go to the auto show? Talk about a heart-tugger! One of my VERY favorite episodes, black and white or color, because it shows just what the citizens of Mayberry are all about. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
