Thelma Lou (Janet)
It was good to read your rendition of Mayberry Days. This is only the
second time in 22 years that we have missed. The first being in 2003 with
the birth of my daughter. I knew alot of things were gonna be
different. I hate that we missed it, although parts of me are glad that
we did so we wouldn't be disappointed. But like you said, Mayberry Days
isn't about the stars that come, it's about the fans. I think we plan to
go visit either this year of early next year, and that will be nice, but
really, I'm looking forward to a normal MD next year. Let's just keep our
fingers crossed.
Brian
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> (I tried sending this over a week ago, but I never saw it appear in the
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> I just wanted to give my report on our Mayberry Days experience this
> year. Things have been quite hectic both at work and home, so forgive the
> week's delay. I know a lot of people did not make it this year due to the
> pandemic who otherwise would have gone, but we made our lodging
> reservations, bought show tickets, and arranged for time off from work
> before the virus became a thing, so we decided to go ahead as planned.
> We were only able to be in town Friday and Saturday, as it takes a full day
> of driving for us to get there and another to return home.
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> Friday's weather was poor -- cool and rainy off and on. But jackets and
> umbrellas gave us some protection. We attended the Mayor's Proclamation,
> where the lack of guest stars was evident. Then we did some shopping on
> Main Street for Mayberry items (got a TAGS 60th anniversary mug with all
> 249 episodes listed on it and a similar T-shirt, among other things). We
> also picked up our "Mayberry Man" merchandise. Ray and I had lunch at The
> Loaded Goat, which was the first time we had eaten together in a sit-down
> restaurant since the lockdown in March. We wore our masks until our food
> arrived (which was delicious!). We had bought tickets for LeRoy McNees's
> show, but it was cancelled. We took a squad car tour in the afternoon, a
> first for us. We had always wanted to do it, but there are usually so many
> people wanting rides that it's hard to get in. We figured the light
> attendance on Friday was a good opportunity, despite the dismal weather.
> Larry was our driver and was very friendly and entertaining. We stopped in
> at Opie's Candy Store afterwards and had ice cream. If you are a chocolate
> fan, go there and get the Smoky Mountain Fudge. It's wonderful! Of
> course, we couldn't miss the World Championship Trivia contest. I think
> this was the third time I've participated.The questions this year in
> the qualifying round were pretty hard! Many of them asked for names of
> unseen people mentioned only once in passing. Those don't normally stick
> in your brain, and I didn't do any preparation at all for the contest.
> Anyway, I got six right and came in fourth behind Jeff Gossett. Forget who
> the top two were. Maybe someone can remind me. They were the only ones
> who were allowed into the final round. I didn't think about it until
> afterward, but we had no group photo for the WBMUTBB? chapter as we
> normally do, but I'm assuming this was because of the need for social
> distancing. In the evening, we attended a show by Tim White and
> Troublesome Hollow (formerly the VW Boys). We enjoyed the bluegrass
> music. After the show, Ray bought two of their CD's and they threw in a
> free "Eat More Possum" bumper sticker. I don't know if Ray will be brave
> enough to put it on his van!
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> The biggest disappointment was the
