Mayberry auto decals
I made a decal for the autos of WBMUTBB members. It's 4x4 inches, with the Mayberry squad car door sign in the middle, "Mayberry, USA" on top, and "WBMUTBB Chapter, The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club" on the bottom. Email me and I'll send it to you. It is a JPEG file. I don't have high-speed internet, so if too many want it, Allan, I will have to defer to you and Weaver's. I can send it to you as a PDF, you could have it printed on vinyl and sell them (real cheap) to us. To make a bumper sticker from the file, print it out on good quality paper and cut it out using the 4 x 4 inch outline. Let it dry a few minutes, then give the printed side a couple of coats of clear acrylic spray paint from any hardware store. This will make it waterproof. Next, go to Michaels or any arts and crafts-type store and get a spray can of Spray Mount Artist's Adhesive. Spray the back real well, paying special attention to the corners, and put it on your rear bumper. Afterwards, we can wave and say "Hey" as we see each other on the road or help each other in case of breakdowns, on those occasions when we have to venture into the world outside of our Mayberry! Jimmy Dean **Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp0030002489 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 355
In a message dated 12/17/2007 12:02:52 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Diecast Squad car Hey GomerI found a 1:87 scale die cast Mayberry squad car on eBay. Just go to the Andy Griffith Show area. I ordered it and it arrived quickly in its original packaging. I ordered that size because it works perfectly with the HO scale model of downtown Mayberry I built. I also used it for a painting I did, "Mayberry By Moonlight". I put pictures of both of these on my website _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) . I used the car again to paint Wally's Service Station, so I have gotten a lot of good use out of it. The Wally's painting isn't on the site yet, but I will send a JPEG of it to anyone who wants to see it. You could check eBay---they might have other sizes of the car listed by now. Merry Christmas and the Best New Year ever to all my friends on the digest. Special thanks go to the good folks at Mayberry On Main, who went to the time and trouble to drive out and photograph trees near Mt. Airy for my Wally's painting. I used the trees in the painting! Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) **See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re:Barney's Harmonica
Regarding the case of Barney and his harmonica-playing abilities: Paul got it right. As an old former has-been ex-musician (I actually played harmonica on some tunes in recording studios way back when) I have to break the news that ol' Barn couldn't even play "A Cappello" on the harp. The best he ever did was put it to his mouth and blow in and out, which anybody can do. If any actual music seemed to come out--I can't remember if that happened or not--it was overdubbed later during editing. I sure hope this doesn't get me in trouble with that lawyer fellow over in Mt. Pilot. Speaking of music, I spent a while this weekend visiting with a very good old friend of mine from my bass playing days, Billy Joe Royal, who was down here in L. A. (Lower Alabama) to play a concert. Yall will be happy to know he's always been a TAGS fan too. Jimmy Dean _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 279
Hi Mayberry folks! I finished my painting I have been working on, which I call "Mayberry By Moonlight". I am really happy with the way it turned out. I had a friend of mine, who is a professional photographer, take a photo of it in his studio and save it on a CD. It's a real big file, but if anybody wants to see how it turned out, I made a small JPEG file of it that is easy to email. Just send me a note and I will email it to you. I will check around to see how much it would cost to have real art prints made of it. Now I am working on a painting of Wally's Service Station and I need some help. I think our friends at Mayberry On Main could tell me this. What kind of trees would actually be seen in Mt. Airy behind a business like Wally's out on the edge of town with woods behind it? Appreciate any help anybody can offer, specially from those folks who just attended Mayberry Days. Thanks--- Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 202
In a message dated 7/19/2007 4:36:49 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: Rays screen capture I would like to know how to do screen captures too. It would help with my Mayberry buildings, and I would like to do some oil paintings of Mayberry scenes for myself, friends and neighbors, and that would really help. I know it has to do with electronal stuff, and that and computal stuff ain't my long suit. Jimmy Dean _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 195
In a message dated 7/12/2007 12:03:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: When a ? appears I want it to be from ME Sorry Laura Lee, but that was too easy. I couldn't resist saying "Call the man!" I wonder if it has anything to do with your cap lock or num lock key. I think it might be an F10 or 12 thing. Not sure. I am sure Goober could fix this, but I wouldn't count on Gomer. He just pumps the gas. Jimmy Dean _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) ** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re:
In a message dated 7/12/2007 12:03:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When a ? appears I want it to be from ME Laura Lee, call the man. Just call the man! Jimmy Dean _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) ** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 172
In a message dated 6/19/2007 12:03:22 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: Mayberry Train Kenwould love to see some recent photos of how you now have the Mayberry Lighted Village set up with the trains going through! Jimmy Dean www.mayberrybuildings.com ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Subject: Meeting Mayberry Cast
Because I was in the "music business" in the sixties and seventies, I was fortunate enough to meet three members of the Andy Griffith Show cast in person. The first one I met was Jim Nabors. I was B. J. Thomas's bass player at the time, and we were playing in Los Angeles. We were there to play Knot's Berry Farm, The Tonight Show, and Dinah Shore's daytime syndicated show, among other venues. I think we were at the Beverly Hilton, I am not sure, and I got up early one day to get some breakfast. The restaurant was empty except for me and B. J.'s backup singer Rodney Justo, and I looked across the room and there sat Jim Nabors by himself, eating breakfast. He looked very tired. Rodney told me to leave the guy alone, but I couldn't resist. I went to his table and told him I was from Alabama too, and that I had played in his hometown recently. I asked him if he had been back home lately, and he said he hadn't. He was very cordial, but I could tell he was tired. I shook his hand and left him alone. Three or four years later I attended an event in Montgomery, Alabama, a private party associated with a charity drive, and a lot of Nashville stars were there. Over in the corner, by himself, sat Jack Dodson (Howard). As I approached him, he stood up and smiled. We shook hands, and I told him an outright lie. I said I wanted to get his picture for my mother, who was as big an Andy Griffith Show fan as me (she really was). Actually, the picture was for me. He was glad to let me photograph him, and invited me to sit down at his table. I did, but only for a moment. Instead of talking about himself, he directed the conversation towards me, asking about why I was there, and who I was and he asked other things about me. I had things to do, so I left his table, and I have always regretted doing that. Ordinary people aren't that nice, and, especially today, famous people never are. In 1989, Alabama celebrated its introduction as a state, and part of that celebration was a train that traveled all over the state picking up passengers, with the trip ending in Montgomery. At the time, I was the editorial cartoonist for our local newspaper, and my boss was Doug Bradford, editorial page editor. He was from George Lindsey's hometown, and they had been best friends. In fact, George was Doug's best man at his wedding. As we sat sweating on the train in Dothan waiting for the governor to arrive (the air conditioners on train cars didn't work unless the train is in motion) and get on board, George went from car to car, seat to seat, shaking hands with everybody on board. I don't really know about or care too much about the celebrities of today, but I have to think, they aren't much like the the ones of my experience. We are fortunate to have grown up in our own time. Sorry about this post being so long, but these are things I remember that might be interesting to others who grew up in their own Mayberry. I know its not good to try to live in the past, but it can't hurt to go visiting back there when you can. Jimmy Dean in Dothan, Alabama ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: "Ramps"
If ramps taste like a cross between garlic and onions I would like a bucket full of them please. Do you make them in the kitchen or grow them out back? If you grow them, do you reckon a person could grow them in South Alabama? I'll swap my Aunt Sadie's recipe for Sweet Garlic Dill Pickles for info on how to get some. They are a whole bunch better than Aunt Bee's Kerosene Cucumbers. In fact, they are my favorite pickles in the world, but I wouldn't tell Aunt Bee that. Jimmy Dean down in South Alabama _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 205
In a message dated 7/14/2006 1:49:25 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It got me wondering why some developer hasn't come up with a plan for a place called "Mayberry Retirement Community". Ken Anderson Ken---Something sort of like what you are talking about is being developed just 30 miles from here--I'm in Dothan, Alabama. The development will be named "Mayberry". How about that? It will be similar to the Seaside development near here, close to Destin Florida--that is, small front yards, picket fences, sidewalks, narrow streets, and houses similar in style to those of the thirties. One of the developers, who has already bought a lot there and plans to use it as a getaway for his family and grandchildren, is believe it or not, country singer George Jones. He came down for the announcement. It will be located in Enterprise, Alabama. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 181
In a message dated 6/18/2006 12:02:26 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "Ken Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Return to Mayberry Ken, that was a truly touching letter. I am glad you wrote and glad I read it. You really know what "Mayberry" is all about. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 165
In a message dated 6/1/2006 1:04:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 4. Mayberry moment For some reason, reading the digest tonight brought back memories of my past life as a musician and how that led to opportunities to meet a few cast members of TAGS. In the early seventies, the band I played bass with was B. J. Thomas's backup band, and we got to travel the USA and the world with him, a great chance to me because I always wanted to do that. BJ and I still keep in touch by phone. In 1974 or 75, I can't exactly remember the date, we went to Hollywood to play on several TV shows---The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and Dinah Shore's syndicated talk show, taped at CBS's Television City, where they did all of their shows then. I especially remember meeting Dinah Shore because she was so nice to us and talked to all of us right before we went on. Her kinfolks were from Pike County, Alabama, as were mine, and we had a good time talking about that. What a nice Southern lady she was. One morning, before we taped, I got up sort of early (rare for a musician on the road) and went to the restaurant downstairs for some breakfast. Only two or three people were there, and I saw one guy sitting by himself. It took me a few seconds to realize it was Jim Nabors. He looked pretty tired, and I promised myself that I would NOT go over and bother him, but, after finishing my breakfast, of course I did. He was very nice. I asked him if he had been back to Alabama lately, told him I had recently played in his home town there, and he graciously told me that, no, he had not, it had been a while. I shook his hand and left him alone, but wow, I would have loved to have sat down and talked more, but it would have been rude to do that. A few years later, I saw Jack Dodson at a charity event in Montgomery, Alabama, closer to home. He was sitting in a corner of the room by himself, and as I walked over to him, he stood up and extended his hand. He invited me to sit down, and we talked for a while. He was extremely cordial, and now I wish I had stayed longer and talked to him more, but I couldn't at the time. Some years after I left the music business, I became the editorial cartoonist for the daily newspaper in my home town. The paper's editor, Doug Bradford, grew up with George Lindsey and was his best man at his wedding, so when Goober came to Dothan, Alabama, in 1989, I got to meet him too. So, for a guy who was an Andy Griffith Show fan from the very first episode to the last of its run, I have to consider myself a pretty lucky guy. All of yall have a great Mayberry day! Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 119
In a message dated 4/17/2006 12:02:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: "Martha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: me again, with a question Martha---in some episodes, the mayor's office was upstairs in the courthouse, so I suppose other government offices were up there too. However, Howard, the county clerk, had his office somewhere down the street if memory serves correctly. It doesn't always make total sense, the town mayor's office being in the county courthouse and the county clerk being somewhere else, but I think the writing of each show placed more importance on each individual episode instead of continuity from show to show. Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Subject: TOWN OF MAYBERRY
In a message dated 4/11/2006 12:47:08 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: TOWN OF MAYBERRY Many thanks to Bob Castrucci up 'round Cincinnati for his great plug for my Mayberry buildings. It's a lots of fun doing this out in my workshop (and my wife says it keeps me out of trouble!!!). Building these buildings is a lots like being in Mayberry itself while I am doing it, and I can't think of any place better to be. They are hand made and take a while to make, but I've decided to drop the price of the Court House by fifteen bucks (to thirty dollars) to anybody who wants one who is a member of this digest, since the people here are the best Mayberry fans there are. Just mention wbmutbb when you email me. You can see all the buildings I make at _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) . If you don't want a Mayberry Building, remember, the best Andy Griffith Show stuff anywhere in the world can be found at Weaver's Department Store at the WBMUTBB site. Thanks again, Bob, and thanks to Allan for this great digest, and I sure hope all yall have a great Mayberry Day! Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Passing of Don Knotts
It was with great sadness that I learned tonight of the passing of Don Knotts. I watched the Andy Griffith Show from the day it started on CBS, and Mr. Knotts was my favorite actor of all actors. I really feel as if I have lost a personal friend. I wish there were a way to thank him for giving us Barney. May he rest in peace. Jimmy Dean in Dothan, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Extra Mayberry Courthouse
Hi everybody---because of an order change, I have an extra Mayberry Courthouse finished. If anybody is interested, you can email me or go to my website: _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) Have a great Mayberry day! Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 31
Finally! I got a website up showing my Mayberry buildings I make. I never knew it was so complicated. To see them, go to _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) . I still make these in my spare time (and when the weather down here is warm enough to work in my garage workshop) so if you want one please be a little patient about the time it takes. I had to charge a little more than I did at first since I have to buy finished wood from Lowe's and each one takes a while to make, and wow, sending them out is costly. But it don't cost a dime to just go there and see what I'm doing. And remember, if you want real Mayberry stuff, go to Weaver's Dept. Store online. Buying from ol' man Weaver is what keeps this digest going, and there would be a real moulage all over the country if we didn't have this. Jimmy Dean, down in Dothan, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 26
In a message dated 1/22/2006 12:01:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: Mayberry's Trains Hey, Capt. I build HO scale models of the buildings in Mayberry. I'm putting together a website showing pictures of them and hope it will be up and running soon. Check it out at www.mayberrybuildings.com in a week or so. Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Floyd's Barber Shop
I have a big favor to ask of anyone who can do a screen capture. The episode the other night on TV Land was about Howard going on TV and telling jokes about Mayberry folks. There was one scene where he comes back to town and Floyd and Goober, sitting in front of the barber shop, give him the cold shoulder. That is exactly the exterior view I need of Floyd's Barbershop for the painting I am working on now. In that scene, you can see everything inside, just like I am trying to make it appear. Great big thanks to anybody who can help me with this. All the best to you and yours Jimmy Dean down in Alabama _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com/) **It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf000301) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 134
I got that one, Allan. Hang in there, it will probably cure itself. That's the way my computer stuff goes. Have you tried kicking it twice in the side? Jimmy Dean In a message dated 5/22/2008 5:48:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Send WBMUTBB mailing list submissions to wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of WBMUTBB digest..." Please do not quote the entire WBMUTBB Digest when you reply. To Send to the Digest, address message to: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com WBMUTBB Digest Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com/ Today's Topics: 1. Folks...I'm trying to get the WBMUTBB Digest working (Allan Newsome) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 17:41:17 -0500 From: Allan Newsome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Folks...I'm trying to get the WBMUTBB Digest working To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Let's see if this one makes it. --Allan -- ** ~ Visit our sponsor ~ Weaver's Department Store ~ http://www.WeaversDepartmentStore.com/ ** You must send your comments to the Digest from the address you used to join WBMUTBB or your message will not be posted. Only members may post to this mailing list. To remove yourself from the WBMUTBB Digest mailing list go to: http://www.tagsrwc.com/wbmutbb/joinwbmutbb.htm To change your email address, first unsubscribe using the link above and then re-subscribe using the same link to subscribe. End of WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 134 *** **Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod000302) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: first one thing and then another
Hey Paulwhen I first started making miniature replicas of the buildings in Mayberry, (you can see two of them at _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) ), I noticed quickly that you can't pay too much attention to the set exteriors and interiors. They don't match up. If you look face on at the court house front, you will see that the building ends just past the left window. There is no room for the cells. They would be right where Floyd's Barbershop sits. For the same reason, there could be no alley outside cell #2 and no window for that cell. The window to Otis's cell actually faces the back of the building. And Andy's house has a similar problem. Face on, the house ends just left of the front door. No room for the staircase that leads upstairs, and little room for Barney's "hanging" closet. Go in the front door and the fireplace wall is directly across the living room facing you. the dining area is to your right, and the kitchen is to the front of the dining area. That means the kitchen window over the stove would be those high windows you see on the right side of the front porch. And the back door actually would exit to the side of the house at the driveway! This got fixed in the color episodes when they moved the back door and stretched the kitchen set somewhat. And every house in town is across the street from the church (there was only one full residential street at the Back 40 Mayberry set). I learned to just ignore all this when watching the show. After all, the joy is in the illusion these folks created when they gave us Mayberry, which is really a magic place locked in time. Jimmy Dean **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Plain text
I have to agree with Allan about using plain text in letters to the digest. It makes reading a lots easier. At the same time, I have to agree with Dan in his point of view, too. I always try to use plain text writing emails, but sometimes them ten dollar words just creep into what I am trying to say. My wife says I do that because I keep my high school diploma stapled to my office wall. I have to admit, it is just plain prideful behavior. On another subject, and I ain't going to use any big words here---Jeff Koontz of our wbmutbb chapter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club is looking for donations to the silent auction that will take place in front of the Andy Griffith Playhouse during Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy in September. The proceeds will go to the Surrey County Arts Festival, if I have that right. If any of you Mayberry folks out there have anything of a TAGS nature to donate, it will be to a worthy cause. I'm going to send them prints of my paintings, "Mayberry By Moonlight" and "Working at Wally's" to auction off. Yall can view them at _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) and Jeff might even let you bid online or by mail. I sell them cheap, but if you bid on them you ought to be generous, since the proceeds will go to our favorite home town. I wish I could be there in person to participate, but circumstances dictate that I can't (a 94 year old mother in a nursing home who falls a lots---fell Sunday night and had yet another hip replacement last night because of it) so everybody who goes to Mayberry Days, have fun, stay in a Mayberry state of mind, and believe me, I will get up there one day. Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama **Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut000517 ) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Have a Blast in Mayberry
To everybody going up for Mayberry Days, I echo Rick and Bonnie's sentiments: Have a Blast, and eat a pork chop sandwich for me! I can't make it, but I did send art prints of some of my Mayberry paintings to be sold at the silent auction, so everybody bid early and bid often---the money goes to a good cause! Jimmy Dean Dothan, Alabama **Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall0001) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: "tom kessel"
Goodness.what a pure joy it would be to go over to Wally's right after lunch with Tom Kessel, open up a couple of bottles of pop, and just listen to Tom tell about all the things he knows. That would be about as "Mayberry" as anything else I can imagine. Thanks for the memories and keep them coming, Tom--- Jimmy Dean Dothan, Alabama _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) **New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew0001) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Tom Kessel, Welford, and Mayor Pike
Once again, Tom's recollections are priceless. If he wrote a book I would buy it. And Welford the camera nut's remembrances of his own little Mayberry were thoroughly enjoyable. Makes me wish I could visit there. I knew Southern towns like that way back when. As to Mayberry's mayors, I loved both if them. Great but totally different personalities. But I have a favorite---Mayor Pike. He was not corruptible. I don't think anyone would have considered bribing him, but he was completely wishy-washy in the funniest way. During the summer I finished off my oil painting of Floyd's Barber Shop, and had to decide which mayor I wanted to use. I decided on Pike. I could hear him stammering around as I painted him and that helped catch his likeness. I put it on my web site, _www.mayberrybuildings.com_ (http://www.mayberrybuildings.com) if anybody wants to see it. Tom and Welford, and Ken Anderson, please keep the memories rolling in. They make a fellow want to go back in time and sit on the front porch. Jimmy Dean **AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear0001) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Prints
Hi Aunt Bee of Orlando! Glad you got the prints safely and I hope you get lots of enjoyment from them. I had a great time painting scenes of our favorite home town, and plan to do some more when the weather warms up. Thanks again for your very kind words Yours, Jimmy Dean **Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom0002) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 12
Dewey, I took flying lessons when younger (I didn't get my licensepower-on stalls scared the heck out of me) but I loved it. There is a world of difference between flying in a small plane and flying in an airliner. The small plane makes you feel as if you are really up there with the birds, noticing every drift and bump of the wind. The airliner is about the same as riding a bus. I recommend trying a flight in a small airplane to anybody. It is a real treat, as Aunt Bee learned. Jimmy Dean Dothan, Alabama In a message dated 1/12/2009 11:01:49 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Subject: Just Wondering To: wbmutbb wbmutbb Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" In the episode where Aunt Bee soloes,I wonder why at first she covered her eyes when they got off the ground.She also remarked about high they were flying. If memory serves me correctly ,she,Clara, and Myrtle had flown to Mexico.Therefore,I do not understand why she was so apprehensive while Mr. McDonald was piloting the aircraft.Just curious. Dewey in NC **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Small plane versus big planes
Subject: Small plane versus big planes To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" >I recommend trying a flight in a small airplane to anybody. It is a real treat Jimmy Dean Did you hear that everyone? Jimmy invited us to go flying. Aren'tcha kind, aren'tcha kind, Jimmy. We'll be there this afternoon and I'll call Aunt Bee. She loves to fly. Harriet, the soaring chicken thief Well, Harriet, yall come on, but Aunt Bee will have to fly the plane. I never got my license. Jimmy Dean **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
From: "Ken Anderson" Subject: Twins
Oh, my my, Ken. Is your dog's house roomy? I have a small electric heater if you need it. Jimmy Dean In a message dated 1/31/2009 11:02:49 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: From: "Ken Anderson" Subject: Twins To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Talking about all these look alikes in Mayberry. The really amazing thing is how much Mr. Schwump looks just like my wife. Ken Anderson **Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://www.dell.com/co ntent/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=us%26cs=19%26l=en%26s=d hs%26~ck=anavml) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 35
In a message dated 2/4/2009 11:01:59 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Here in NW Arkansas, we have had so much devastation from the big ice storm, people have come from all over to help out. One of the electric companies that came to help is from Mt. Airy, North Carolina, and the company is called Pike Electric. Guess the mayor has a side line. Is this a conflict of interest? Even if it is, we sure appreciate the help from them! I got my power back last night... Skippy in Arkansas Same here Skippy. Our town got hit hard by Hurricane Opal in 1995 with trees down and power out all over the place. Trucks came from everywhere to help, but the one working on my street was from Mt. Airy, NC. I started to get their autographs, but they were up the poles jangling like Mr. McBeevey, so I just waved and drove by, glad the Mt. Airy folks were so nice to show up like that. Jimmy Dean Dothan, Alabama **Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doubleclick. net/clk;211531132;33070124;e) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Subject: ***NOTICE FROM WBMUTBB HQ***
That's a big 10-4, Alan. You've done a great job of handling our little corner of the world and I trust your judgment on this one even though I wasn't aware of the problem. As long as you are taking care of WBMUTBB and Barn is taking care of the jaywalking problem, we're all going to be happy and go along with any bud nipping that is needed. Jimmy Dean Dothan, Alabama **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Is Jim Lindsey (James Best) actually playing the guitar?
In a message dated 3/17/2009 11:05:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Is Jim Lindsey (James Best) actually playing the guitar? Sorry to say, he isn't. Those shots of the hands playing the guitar were edited into the scenes. And Terry Mayew, I would love to visit Madison, NC. The way you describe it, it really is a Mayberry kind of place. Jimmy Dean **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219850974x1201371016/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 103
In a message dated 4/12/2009 11:01:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Subject: Houses In Mayberry **The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621489x1201450100/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26h mpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilAvgfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Houses in Mayberry
Bobaccording to my calculations, which I put into use when I made the Mayberry map shown on the wbmutbb web site, the Taylor house faces the same direction as the courthouse. I didn't use any electronal devices to come up with this. In my mind, through the years, the court house always faced south, but according to the episode in which Opie inarculates Barney into his secret club, the court house has to face north, so Andy's house does too. Jimmy Dean In a message dated 4/12/2009 11:01:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Subject: Houses In Mayberry To: Message-ID: <002a01c9bac6$17dadc80$479095...@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Since we know that the courthouse faces North, would that mean that the Taylor house faces East? -Bob **The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621489x1201450100/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26h mpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilAvgfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 105
In a message dated 4/13/2009 11:00:51 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: From: "Bob Bravetti" Subject: House Facing Paul, Opie's "rising sun" quote was what I was referring to. When Opie said to face the rising sun, Andy, Barney & Opie all faced the jail cells, and if they're doing that, they're looking east. Therefore, the courthourt would face the North, as you look out the door. Bob, that is how I came to the same conclusion when I drew the map. It was disappointing to me, because in my mind's eye all those years I had it facing south. But if they were facing the cells and that is facing east, then the front has to face north. Jimmy Dean **The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621489x1201450100/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26h mpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilAvgfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: My Frequent Posts by Ken
Gosh, Ken, I was sorry to see in your post today that you won't be making a post today, since I enjoy them a lots. But I know those compelsions are rough. I have one about bats getting in my hair. Don't waste your time on mosaics featuring cows, though. I've done thirty of them and now I worry about bats and cows getting in my hair. Jimmy Dean **An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823273x1201398689/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 10, Issue 221
My wife and I are celebrating our 39th anniversary tomorrow. I was trying to think of something special to get her. I thought about a mink coat like Emmett, but decided that was too extravagant. Looked at the bed jackets but there was nothing in blue. Even considered a new septic tank, but we are on the city water/sewer system so that wouldn't work. I finally decided that for our 39th anniversary I am going to take her to Ireland. Then on our 50th I plan to go back and get her. Ken Anderson Oh, myKen. I hope your wife does not subscribe to Barn's philosophy about bud-nipping. Jimmy Dean **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Mayor Pike
Looks like I agree with most of us Mayberry citizens as to our favorite mayor. While Mayor Stoner's furious "Barney!" was priceless in the shoplifting episode, I think Mayor Pike was hilarious. It took a little bit of courage to portray a small town mayor like that at that timewishy-washy, totally uncommitted to anything other that taking the safe route with the voters. He could change course in the blink of an eye. I spent ten years as a political cartoonist, and Mayor Pike was always in the back of my mind, making me laugh. Still does, every time I see him on our show. Wish I could see all of you who are going to Mayberry Days, and maybe next year I will make it. Things seem to be getting better with the economy, and a friend of mine has a nickel with the buffalo facing the wrong way that he is will to sell cheap! This could be BIG! All the best to you and yours, Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Class reunion
In a message dated 10/13/2009 3:38:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:29:06 -0400 From: "GRITTON, JOE A (ATTOPS)" Subject: Class Reunion ...you can go back and be with old friends, and talk about the old days. Never miss a chance to do that! Thanks for letting me ramble The Untrained Voice Thanks for your reunion memories, Untrained Voice. Much like my own. Priceless, well written, really hit home. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Subject: Exciting Announcements
Ken, count me in. The two-hole outhouse and the running water sold me. Just too much to resist Jimmy Dean Dothan, Alabama I have my Mayberry stuff at _www.artbyjdean.com_ (http://www.artbyjdean.com) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: As you are opening multiple presents.....
From: dewey lamb Subject: Christmas episode "As you are opening multiple presents,and stuffing your face, remember the less fortunate.With the changing of a day,any of us could join the ranks of the less fortunate..." Well, Dewey, I know you didn't mean anything bad here, but I learned a long time ago when addressing more than one feller at a time, a person has to choose words carefully and be careful about making assumptions. Mayberry folks, back then and now, wouldn't ever act like that on purpose (I guess I have to except the Darlings at the dinner table here). I know you meant to send a good thought, and that is the way I will take it, and I am sure all of the Mayberry folks here will do the same. We all live in a Mayberry of the mind, and care for the less fortunate has to be a big part of being in that special place. Merry Christmas and a great new year to you and yours, and to all of us. Yours, Jimmy Dean down in Dothan, Alabama _www.artbyjdean.com_ (http://www.artbyjdean.com) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: The Great Scotland/Kessel Scam
Tom, I think we all thought that email was just a scam. Glad to know you are well and at home and that you don't need those pounds they talked about. My wife has been wanting to shed some pounds for a couple of years now and briefly considered sending some over there, but decided not to. I look forward to seeing more of your extremely interesting posts to the digest here. I hate to say this, considering my family lineage, and don't particularly like to be in agreement with Ernest T. Bass on anything, but I think some of them Englishters were behind this. That's just my theory. Okay.what's yours? Jimmy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Subject: Re: Severe Weather in Mayberry
In a message dated 2/9/2010 11:02:19 A.M. Central Standard Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Subject: Re: Severe Weather in Mayberry It was pretty stormy looking that night Barn and Ange were watching the farmer from the squad car--Barney suspected him of planting "Mary-Juwanna." ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 86
In a message dated 3/24/2010 11:04:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: All this talk about small casts reminds me of the time I had a small cast on my finger. I had this girl friend Abigail Togly and I was helping her braid her nose hair one day ANDY: Ken, Ken, Ken... BARNEY: Ken, Ken, Ken.. JIMMY: Ken, Ken, Ken..didn't yall have crafts and such there back then? There was Making Keys Out Of Iron kits, Mr. Potato Head, Painting With Tiles kits, things like that. I was a whiz with Mr. Potato Head, but you had to use real potatoes back then so my folks wouldn't let me keep a masterpiece on the mantle in the living room since it got gamy after a few days. I know this doesn't compare to picking up Caesar Romero's newspaper off his front lawn, but in my mind it beats nose-hair braiding. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
From: "Ken Anderson"
Ken, you do have a way of hitting the nail on the head. I enjoyed that post. It don't even bother me any more about all them compelsions you have. JD ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Coloring Book
In a message dated 4/23/2010 11:01:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com writes: Subject: Coloring Book? Message-ID: <920fe799d6da4ea2a89f69ba3ccf0...@ed1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Can anyone help me? I'm hosting the Ladies Aid at my church in a couple of weeks, and I'm trying to find either a coloring book or coloring pages of TAGS. Do such things exist? Ed Mease Ed, as far as I know nothing like that exists. Allan may know otherwise. With a little more advance notice I could have drawn one up for you (with just a few pages). I wouldn't charge for it, of course, couldn't because of copyright laws, but just to have one made without publishing it would probably have been ok. I've got the magazines to swing a two-chair barbershop and I have enough brooms to swing a Curling team for the next Olympics, but I ain't got the pull to publish a TAGS coloring book. If somebody does, it is a great idea. JD ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Ken passing time
Now I am not trying to be obtuse, but these are just some things I think bout when I am bagging groceries. It helps pass the time. If anyone has ome answers I would ove to hear them cause these things have been praying on my mind. Now Ken, them things are just trivial trivialities. Try not to focus on them too much. When I get like that I get out my mosaic tile kit and do cow pictures. To new member Raven McMillan, who collects Mayberry related itemsRaven, you got a collection of antique phones? I have a reproduction candlestick phone I bought years ago, but it has a dial on it, which everybody knows isn't right. I even put a fake Mayberry Phone Co. thing in the middle of the dial, but it still doesn't look right. You wouldn't have one you would turn loose cheap, would you? I always did want the real thing. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 141
What do you call an angle more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees?This DOES have a Mayberry connection. Dewey in NC Dewey---would that be an obtuse angle? Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: //I've never seen a bug in Mayberry....//
Don't forget about them spiders Barney made Gomer get down under the bandstand with. Gomer even got bit by one of them, but Barney didn't want to hear about it. Jimmy down in Dothan, AL ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 181
Hey, Mayberry friends. This morning I spent some time with my mother-in-law, and he's a wonderful person,(bless her heart.) She makes the best pickles you've ver put in your mouth. I would like to try those pickles, being a pickle nut myself. My late aunt had a pickle recipe that was so fantastic I sent it off in the mail and it was included in a cookbook published nationally. I keep a jar of 'em in the frig all the time. I won't post it here, but I will send it to anybody who wants it. I call them "Sweet Garlic Dills." My wife says they are so good you would slap a possum across the jaw just to get at a jar of them. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 336
Subject: This a Test Miss Crump? Message-ID: <8cd594c9cf288ad-1e4c-...@webmail-m022.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am sending a test post - haven't received the digest in a couple of days. Is everything OK in Mayberry? Brad "Neil Bentley" Cunningham "My card, in case you ever need my services" All is well in this corner of Mayberry, Brad. Please send me one of your cards. I may need your services. Somebody committed a 614 (playing the car radio too loud) at our local grocery store yesterday and upset some of the church ladies shopping for Thanksgiving. One of them got the fantods and had to be revived twice. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 344
From: "Ken Anderson" o: ubject: Terrible News Ken---This is really terrible news. I hope you find Aunt Bee's head. I know you will keep small children, pets, and folks wearing bifocals clear of the area. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 354
I know it was very important that brand names not be hown on episodes like this. I have notice that at Wally's the oil cans are lways facing backwards so the brand name cannot be seen and names are not hown on any other types of products, but nothing so blatant as black tape as ever used to just cover up the names. Ken, I have also noticed that TAGS and other shows avoided showing brand names. Back in my younger days when I was a musician I was B. J. Thomas' bass player and we did several TV shows, such as The Midnight Special, The Dinah Shore Show, and several others. When we were setting up our equipment on stage, a fellow approached my amplifier and asked me if that brand was sold in the U. S. I told him I bought it in New York City, so he immediately slapped a piece of black tape across the brand name on the amp. He did it to all the other amps we had as well. So they were particular about such as that, I guess to avoid conflict with any paying sponsors they had. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 6
From: Victor Friskey o: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com c: letsrock1...@yahoo.com ubject: Mayberry in the 21st century essage-ID: <489358.10319...@web120215.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Has the subject ever been brought up as to what folks might think Mayberry would e like today.. Vic, I've thought about this too once in a while. A lot of the Mayberry-sized towns in these parts have had different fates. Some have faded away to near ghost towns; some have thrived, growing well; others have somehow stayed nearly the same as they were back in the fifties and sixties. Here's what I would like to think happened to Mayberry. An interstate highway was built close by; not close enough to pull businesses away from downtown, but close enough to make it attractive to industry location. The pickle factory was bought up by a family in Raleigh that owned a chain of grocery stores, and they moved some of their other pickle plants to Mayberry. That drew some other industries and businesses to the outskirts of town close to the new highway, Downtown still bustles. A relative of Floyd's still operates the barber shop, and Foley's brother kept the grocery store going. The department store and other businesses have survived the same way. Ange and Barn are retired and still living in town. Opie made a success of the newspaper and bought up several weekly papers in the area and is thinking of running for the state senate. Gomer retired from the Marines and came back to town and he and Goober opened a bigger station on the interstate but kept Wally's open and like to hang around there with the grandkids as much as they can. Aunt Bee and Clara went on to their just rewards and are still remembered fondly, especially on Sundays after church. Bee's roses are grown all over the state, and Clara's pickle recipe was picked up by a niece and her pickles are now sold around the South. Foley's sells a lot of them every summer and fall. Amazingly, Otis and his wife are still alive, and while Otis has given up cow riding and the wild life some say he occasionally still lingers to near nightfall at the back of their vegetable garden. Well, there's a start. Now everybody join in. I bet we've all thought about this... ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 28
"you know,I never have found a good recipe for skeet. They always turn ut tough no matter how we cook 'em. dan" Boil 'em, Dan. Boil 'em real good. By the way, in the late fifties, my grandfather, a widower, married a retired school teacher named Gladys Crump. We were terrified at the prospect, but when we met her she turned out to be a nice lady. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 34
I had so much fun coming up with my previous posting that I've thought of a few more...delve back in time and say,"oh yeah,I remember that". Dewey Dewey, keep 'em coming. I remember almost every single thing you've listed so far. You've reminded me of that Statler Brothers song from several years ago, "Do You Remember This," I think it was called. Your lists have really brought back some great memories Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Seth Taylor
Does anyone else believe that the statue of Seth Taylor as...well...how should I put it? Unimpressive? -- ed Theodoric of York) You know, Ted, I have thought about this too. I have played around with sculpting some, nothing professional, and that statue looked rather poorly done. I'm pretty sure it was slapped together by the prop dept. out of papier mache. The finish is rough and the elbow is bowed like macaroni instead of bent. I know they had budget constraints and figured nobody would notice. And I guess nobody would have if it had just aired one time as they probably thought. They couldn't have guessed we would still be watching their work all these years later over and over! Poor Seth paid the price with a macaroni elbow viewed forever. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
"Cousins"
Thelma Lou (Janet), you're right, down here in Dixie we do use the word cousin pretty loosely. If there's even a hint two folks might be related (say their grandparents were all from the same county) there's a good chance those two will jokingly call each other cousin. Jimmy, way down in Alabama. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Paul Mulik and Joplin
Paul---from South Alabamaour thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Subject: Hometown Parade
Ken-reading your telling of your events portraying Barney and doing the parades with the squad car has become one of the highlights of my day. Having a dark and sordid past (I was in a band in the sixties and we did well in Wisconsin), I have been to nearly every town you mention. If I ever get up your way again, I am going to attend one of your events, even if it means delaying buying that septic tank for my great-aunt. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
The string and the vacuum cleaner
"Dewey in NC Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner,then reach down,pick it up,examine it,then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?Uh huh,I see that smile on your face...you know you've done it before.Curious.Curious." Okay, Dewey, you've used Barn's ol' "camera with a string attached to the shutter" trick and spied on me in my house. Jimmy ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: manneqiuin in background
In the season six episode "Malcolm at the Crossroads" I am almost positive there is a male mannequin being used as a Mayberry citizen. I have always wondered about that too. Ken. They had plenty of extras. Have never come up with a logical reason for that. Jimmy Dean down in Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 61
"Today is the first day Linda has been gone. A short while ago there was a knock on the door and my nice widow lady from next door brought me some supper. Guess what it was. SPAGHETTI There was even a bread stick and salad; which was the exact meal Goober made for Andy. And it was exactly eight o'clock when she came. And wouldn't you know Linda called while she was here." Now, Ken, you're wading into some pretty deep water here. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: WBMUTBB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 159
Dog gone it, Ken! I envy you! We watch Mayberry, and you are living it. I may have to get one of them cars, a uniform, and a whistle. We had yet another fantastic experience at a very large parade in a small rural community. There were over 80 entries from all over Wisconsin and Minnesota and thousands of people got reacquainted with Mayberry. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Alaska
Hey WBMUTBB folks, > > I wanted to let all of you know that I will be out of touch for much of the > next week. My wonderful wife and I are going to Alaska on a cruise for our > 20th anniversary (it's not till September 5th but she says it counts as a > gift). Allan Hey Allan, can you stop in Vancouver and take a gift to a friend of mine? It's on the way. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Bye Ange......
I truly feel like I have lost a close relative and a precious friend. Thanks, Ange, for all you gave us. You will actually outlive us all. Your greatest rewards began today- Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Trained noticing
I was wondering.any way i can earn my beginners patch with this sighting?? Thanks to all of you for all of your wonderful posts every day. Have a great Mayberry day!! Bob, you definitely get your beginners patch! Lots of folks catch this---each scene was shot three times--once a wide shot, then twice more, a close up on each actor (Barn and Ange in this case). Then it all gets edited together. The person hired to do "Continuity" is supposed to keep all this straight, but it didn't always work out. Probably laughing too hard at Barney. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's voice
Something has been praying on my mindIn the many episodes where Barney and Andy are singing together Andy never once complains about Barney's voice. In the episode where Thelma Lou made her debut she says "I just love to sing with Barney." But when Barney wants to join the choir all of a sudden he can't sing, and both Thelma Lou and Andy complain about his voiceWhat happened to Barney's voice?? Vic Friskey Vic, I think he got an infection of the uvula. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken and all them.....
I want to add my vote to those who have been writing about Ken and the other good folks who contribute often to the digest. I really look forward to seeing the digest each day and checking out what Ken, Paul, Dewey, and everybody else have to say for that day. It's like stopping by the barber shop or the diner before going home for supper. I really enjoy it. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney's Learn A Month Magazine
From: Ken Anderson To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com Subject: Barney's Learn a Month Magazine Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Barney received his February copy of his Learn A Month Magazine. This month is all about anti gravity. He just cannot put it down. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 Okay, that's it. Citizens Arrest! I'm citing Ken for a 612: excessive corniness in a public forum. I'm sure an early intervention will get him back on the straight and narrow path. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
pet names and star points
Over twenty years ago, when I first moved into the house where I live now, I was awakened one morning by a voice from next door yelling "Thelma Lou is on the roof again!" I looked out the window, and they were trying to coax a tabby cat down from the top of the house. Thelma Lou visited with me occasionally for several years after that. Oh, and, thanks, Ken, for clearing up that business about all them points on the stars. After reading that, I feel sure I can now re-read and understand Einsteen's Theory of Relativity with relative ease. Jimmy Dean Down in southeast Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Einsteen kinfolk
Subject: Albert Einsteen Kinfolk Jimmy Dean reminded me about something I always thunk about. I wonder if Einsteen is any kin to Dr. Frankensteen. Ken Anderson I don't think they are related. Einsteen was from one place; Frankensteen was from some where else. He invented frankencense. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken's question about the camera
>From Ken Anderson I have an observation regarding Barney's camera he hooked up at Wally's inorder to nab the thief. When he hooked up the string to the shutter of thecamera, it was supposed to trigger the camera to take a picture. However,the door opens to the inside. Wouldn't that have lessened the tension onthe string? I think I have ciphered this out, Ken. If the door opens in, you have to put a hook over the door; attach the string to the door, run it back through the hook, then run it to the camera. Then when the door opens, the string tightens, and POW!, the camera fires. Solving this has given me the vapors. I have to go rest now. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Ken
As you may or may not remember, Newton Monroe decided to become a painter after Andy tricked him into believing he was ept. Well, good old Newton showed up in Eau Claire last week and was painting houses with that thinned down paint of his. He was just finishing painting his first house when he had a religious revelation. Just as he was adding more paint thinner to his paint he heard this loud voice from above say, " Newton, repaint and thin no more." Ken Anderson I call a citizens arrest on Ken for this one. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
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(Dear Lori, I had the same question when I was building the Taylor Home Inn B&B. If you watch the color episodes, you?ll see that the kitchen door is in the proper place, leading out to the back yard. In the black and white episodes, it actually leads where the driveway should be on the side of the house. It? is an unexplained inaccuracy on ?the show. One of several. Sincerely, Dave Scheuermann Taylor Home Inn ) Dave---thanks for confirming this for me. A few years ago I used the b&w episodes as a guide and drew a floor plan of the Taylor house and found that the back door had to lead to the driveway! Those narrow high windows on the right side of the front porch are in the kitchen over and behind the stove! Curious-- Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas card....
Thanks, Allan and family. That was beautiful.great. Jimmy Dean ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
