{Spam?} M(ayb)erry Christmas
M(ayb)erry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Colored Christmas episode
The colorized Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special, featuring "Christmas Story" and "The Pickle Story" in color, as they were seen for the first time during the hit presentation on CBS last Christmas. (The DVD will also include the black and white versions of both episodes.) --Allan Sadly, I was too late in asking. Sold out at Weaver's Carolyn Smith ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: Colorized Christmas episod
> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 22:09:11 + (UTC) > From: Carolyn Smith > Subject: Colorized Christmas episode > > If anyone hears that the colorized Christmas episode will be on TV, please post here. I loved > seeing it "live" a few years ago when it was on.? > Carolyn Smith"I was a pawn in the hands of a wily woman" chapter. FYI - You can get a DVD copy for yourself from Weaver's and watch it anytime. Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special DVD https://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/catalog.php?item=473 The colorized Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special, featuring "Christmas Story" and "The Pickle Story" in color, as they were seen for the first time during the hit presentation on CBS last Christmas. (The DVD will also include the black and white versions of both episodes.) --Allan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2022
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2022 https://youtu.be/AImMay2NH-E Another year has passed and even more exciting things have fallen our way. In 2021, The Mayberry Effect documentary & Mayberry Man movie premiered in the early fall. Allan believed this would be the end of his career on "film." Little did we know that Mayberry Man: The Series would be filming in 2022. What a blessing to be able to add even more to the Mayberry lore through the series (expected to come out late 2023). At some point in the production of the series, the realization hit Allan that he would actually be sharing the screen with both Karen Knotts & Ronnie Schell. It has been an honor to be on screen with fellow cast members but the realization of being there with Mayberry royalty is even more exciting as a fan of The Andy Griffith Show. Jan and I were blessed to join fans on the Mayberry Cruise 2022, after two years of covid related cancelling. During the cruise, we were able to spend time with Clint & Kat Howard who are both as wonderful as you would expect. Mayberry events picked back up and fans were eager to leave the pandemic behind them and have some clean Mayberry fun. This year also marked the 10th Annual Mayberry Meet-up in Mt. Airy, NC. The Meet-up was started because of Allan going to Mt. Airy to interview Betty "Thelma Lou" Lynn for his podcast and saying, "If anyone's in town, we can meet-up" never expecting anyone to show. About thirty people showed up that first time and then folks started asking, "When are we doing it next year?" Ten years later, we're still going strong with about 200 attending during the Meet-up weekend and the Two Chairs No Waiting podcast reaching the 14 year mark and 712+ episodes. WeaversDepartmentStore.com is now Jan's only job having resigned her 14 year long employment as an office manager at a veterinarian. Jan is staying fairly busy keeping things stocked and shipping orders. Thank you for that! In 2023, Jan and Allan will be picking up the duties of writing/editing the Weaver's Newsletter from long time editor Jim Clark. We'll do our best to continue to give the fans of The Andy Griffith Show the high quality content they've come to expect. Please subscribe to the FREE newsletter. Rest assured that your contact information will not be shared. All-in-all, God has certainly blessed us. Thank you for your friendship and support. Merry Christmas! Allan & Jan Newsome ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Colorized Christmas episode
If anyone hears that the colorized Christmas episode will be on TV, please post here. I loved seeing it "live" a few years ago when it was on. Carolyn Smith"I was a pawn in the hands of a wily woman" chapter. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
{Spam?} Re: Christmas Vocalists
Jeff: My favorite male vocalist at Christmastime is Leonard Blush! John “Gomer” Worsham ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Sirius XM Top 25 Top Christmas Male Vocalists
Jim Nabors was voted #24 of the top 25 Christmas male vocalists as voted by Sirius XM Listeners and broadcast on the Holiday Traditions channel. His introduction by the host included mentions of TAGS and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. How I vote, brother is my business! Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas
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M(ayb)erry Christmas
M(ayb)erry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Here’s to a happy and healthy 2022. Vicki Pillow Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
A triple alumni sighting - and Merry Christmas
I recently watched an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and surprisingly, there were 3 TAGS alumni on it: first, of course, was Laura's friend and neighbor, Millie, who was Ella, the local newspaper reporter in Season 8's episode "Aunt Bee's Cousin"; then, there was Malcolm Merriweather, as the teacher of an adult education class who had romantic designs on Laura; and finally, there was Emma Watson/Brand as the oldest student in class, who had a very funny part. Merry Christmas to all. Thanks to everyone for the great posts and links and humorous comments the past year. Looking forward to a happy and healthy 2022, and another year of this TAGS Bulletin Board. (And thanks to Allan for keeping this going). JOE from G.I. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas to all of you
I send Christmas Greetings to all our members at the Digest. I hope you have a safe and wonderful Christmas. Here in Wisconsin, we should have a White Christmas despite the fact that we had strong storms and tornadoes just a week ago. You know what they say. "Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it." Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 715-210-1556 www.themayberryguru.com themayberryg...@gmail.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas memory with Mayberry tie
I just remembered the Brady Bunch episode where the mother lost her voice just before Christmas. When the father took the kids to the mall to see Santa, little Cindy asked him to restore her mother's voice so she could sing in church for the holiday service. The Santa was portrayed by our Otis Campbell and he did a good job of it too! Mayberry, it's everywhere!!! Happy Holidays to everyone from Aunt Bee of Orlando ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Oklahoma Christmas Parade
I was in Durant, Oklahoma, last night for the Christmas parade and was pleasantly surprised to see a Mayberry squad car, complete with JL-327s! I wanted so badly to interact but not have to leave my 2-year-old grandson all alone with his mom, dad, and Grams, so I just hollered, "Citizen's array-est, citizen's array-est!" I don't think the driver could hear me. Anyway, if the driver happens to be part of this list, I salute you! Jason at the Hotel Caddo, OK ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Pilot Mt Christmas Parade
Does anyone have a list or can include characters from Mt Pilot such as the Fun girls and the Miracle Salve fellows from Mt Pilot ? I have a friend who recently shared some pictures on Facebook of the Pilot Mountain Christmas Parade. I would to see the Fun girls show up there and the Miracle Salve fellow walking down the street holding up a sign that says " Buy more Miracle Salve ". Are there any more characters from Mt Pilot that can be included in the parade ? Holland Lexington NC Less than one hour from Mayberry. really ! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Alumni Sighting - and Merry Christmas
Was watching the Bill Murray Christmas movie"Scrooged" tonight, and was surprised to see Michael Pollard a/k/a Cousin Virgil playing a guy in a homeless shelter. He was 35 years or so older but I recognized him right away. Also, great to see all the Christmas wishes from so many Bulletin Board readers - hope you all had a great Christmas. JOE from G.I. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas
Hope all of my Mayberry Friends have a Very Mayberry Happy Holy Christmas Day, and make it last all year long! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas time is here
M(ayb)erry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Vicki Pillow Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Greetings from The Mayberry Guru
I would like to wish all of you at the Digest a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. If there ever was a time we needed TAGS it was in 2020. During my 74 years on this earth, I have never experienced anything like this past year. Between the terrible pandemic and very divisive political climate, it was so good to be able to sit back and visit Mayberry whenever the whim hit me. We chose not to do any events this past season. At our ages, my wife and decided it was best not to take any chances. As it turned out all of the events we normally do were all canceled. We would normally participate in between 80-90 car shows, parades, community festivals, and presentations, so it was indeed a very strange summer. I only used one tank of gas in my squad car all summer, when normally I would fill up about every ten days. Hopefully, 2021 will find us returning to some normalcy and we will once again be able to enjoy our regular routines, although I have decided to cut back some on parades. I will not be traveling as far around the state next year. Have a very wonderful Christmas, everyone, and may 2021 bring you much happiness, good health, and lots of friendships. Ken "Barney" Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas with the Darlings
> nothing to do with the TAGS Darling family. ...(Although it is curious that > of all the possible family names they > could've picked, someone chose the Darling name). The word Darlings can be a noun or an adjective. I have no idea what the movie was about but I bet it was an adjective, as in, maybe, grandchildren??? Harriet, the speculative chicken thief ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas gift.
My stepdaughter made this for me for Christmas. Images include Mayberry newspaper headlines, and a picture of the Barn she copied and hand painted off the internet and onto canvas. Guess I brought her up right. This is surely a treasure. Sent via my Samsung Galaxy, an AT 4G LTE smartphone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas in Mayberry
1 First of all your very funny and B my favorite part is when Opie takes his hat off and his hair stands on end the producers and directors missed a good thing not playing up on that scene any one want to comment John 3:16 Thelma Anderson ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Re: Christmas in Mayberry
I never noticed that from the TAGS Christmas episode. Thanks. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas in Mayberry
TAGS fans, One of our family traditions is that every year, after attending the candle light service at church, we come home and watch "The Christmas Story" episode of TAGS. Two things always strike me early on in that episode. 1] that there are 5 people in jail. B] That at least three of them were apparently arrested while shopping! Either that, or Andy being Andy, went out and did their Christmas shopping for them since he'd thrown them in the jug. Samwww.tuttlecom.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
M(ayb)erry Christmas
A very M(ayb)erry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Vicki Pillow Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
TAGS Christmas Episode
The house settled in peace before the friendly fire. Room lights were softened to mellow nuances, punctuated by miniature points of incandescence across sparkling rows of evergreen garlands along the fireplace mantel. Our Christmas tree twinkled majestically and magically, brighter than ever, with a comforting angel presiding overhead. Telephones were silenced and the dog was not allowed to bark. All eyes were now focused on Channel 248, MeTV. A gentle tranquility spread over the domain, and there they were -- our Mayberry friends and family -- sharing Christmas joy and love with Scrooge Ben Weaver. Santa appeared in Barney's unlikely image, kindling fervent imaginations and memories from my own distant childhood. Emotions swelled as Miss Ellie and Andy sang their simple but angelic rendition of "Away in a Manger." And lo, it was suddenly Christmas in Mayberry. And consequently, thankfully, thoughtfully, Christmas had arrived in my little corner of the world. And lo, it is Christmas once again. God bless us all, everyone. Larry in Colorado ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2019
*Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2019* https://youtu.be/qDNTf1cKUB8 Thank you for the kindness you have shown my family though the year. I always enjoy making my "Mayberry Christmas" card each year and I hope they bring a smile to you when they show up on your screen. I pray the Lord will bless you in this amazing season as well as in the coming new year. *Merry Christmas!* *--Allan and Jan Newsome* MayberryBarber.com e-mail: fl...@imayberry.com ©2019 If you'd like to travel back and see the "*ghosts of Christmas past*" and see all our past Christmas cards going back to 1997, visit this link: http://imayberry.com/christmas You can also "play all" our animated cards in one easy to play list on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXciS96DNOqOTMyGDiNbUuVvy9beVwluN "The Andy Griffith Show" Rerun Watchers Club Website http://www.iMayberry.com/ Weaver's Department Store http://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/ Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast http://www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Mayberry Bible Study Podcast http://www.MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Mayberry Christmas video
Each Christmas season since 2015, I have re-posted my parody video "The Night Before Christmas In Mayberry" Here's a link for those who've never seen it, or want to see it again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8TnyrpNnE Merry Christmas to All, Ben Sandifer Macon, GA ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2018
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ps7OgMWilI Thank you for the friendship you have shown and the happiness you’ve shared with my family. May God bless you as he has me and mine and may you have a joy in your live shines for all to see. Merry Christmas and here's to making more joyful memories in the New year. --Allan and Jan Newsome If you'd like to travel back and see the "ghosts of Christmas past" and see all our past Christmas cards going back to 1997, visit this link: http://imayberry.com/christmas You can also "play all" our animated cards in one easy to play list on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXciS96DNOqOTMyGDiNbUuVvy9beVwluN "The Andy Griffith Show" Rerun Watchers Club Website http://www.iMayberry.com/ Weaver's Department Store http://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/ Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast http://www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Mayberry Bible Study Podcast http://www.MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
The Christmas Story
The following is the answer for Holland. The Christmas Story episode was filmed 11th an aired 11th episode shown on December 19, 1960. Found the answer through The Mayberry Historical Society. iMayberry.com Which is part of 'The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club'. http://www.mayberry.info/history/index.php/Episode_Guide#1960-1961_Season_1 Hope this helps, Holland. Have a Mayberry kind of day. Margaret Floyd: "I'm going to Nashville." Margaret: I already live in Nashville ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Date and episode of TAGS Christmas show is ........... ?
I have the 15th issue of Mayberry magazine. About trivia on page 21 it says the Andy Griffith Christmas episode aired on Dec 9th, 1960 and it was episode 9 of the first season. 4 other places I have found ( one of them being International Movie Database ) says that this Christmas episode was the 11th episode and was aired on Dec 19th, 1960. So which is correct ? 9th or 11th episode and Dec 9th or 19th ? thank you Holland Lexington NC Less than 1 hour from Mayberry ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Day With Betty Lynn
Had a wonderful Christmas here in Mayberry (Mt Airy) , and spent a lot of the day with Betty (Thelma Lou) Lynn. It's always great to hear her little "inside" stories about things that took place on the set while filming TAGS!! Ben Weaver in Mount Airy---(Christmas---Huh!!!) --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas from Cold and Snowy Eau Claire, WI
It is Christmas Eve and as I sit here listening to Christmas carols, I am reflecting on how much Christmas has changed since I was a young boy growing up in a very small town in the 50's. Christmas was a real time for family and friends. Our school and town had no issues with having a "Christmas Program" where the kids portrayed shepherds and angels. None of us had to travel for Christmas as most of our family were all within a few minutes drive from home. Our gifts were wonderful, yet our parents did not accumulate a lot of debt in order to purchase them. They bought what they could afford. We had no need for lengthy printed Christmas letters as we were such a close knit community that we already knew what our family and friends had done during the year. No trips to the malls or other big box stores. A lot of our gifts were purchased through Christmas catalogs or from local merchants. We had no shrimp, crab legs, oysters, or other exotic foods as our local grocers did not carry any of it and I am sure our mothers would not have known how to cook them. No internet to find out either. I guess what I am trying to say is that like everything else in life, Christmas has changed a lot. And I don't think it has been for the better either. So now I am going to pop my TAGS DVD in the TV and watch "The Christmas Story". Merry Christmas everyone and may you have a happy and healthy 2018. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Newsome's Online Christmas Cards (1997-2017)
Hey Folks, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXciS96DNOqOTMyGDiNbUuVvy9beVwluN Here's a link to all the online animated Christmas Cards I've made since 2001. (2003 wasn't animated so it isn't in the list). I thought you might enjoy seeing all the Ghosts of Christmas Past from the Newsome family. That's 21 cards over a 20 year period. I hope you enjoy them. MERRY CHRISTMAS! -- Allan The 2003 card and others back to 1997 can be found here, if you're interested. http://www.imayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/anewsome/private/christmascards.htm ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2017
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5YseB0zNLY The Mayberry Gazette presents - Mayberrytone News from December 1960. Thank you for your friendship and the happiness you’ve shared with the Newsome family throughout 2017. God bless you! May you have joy in your lives that all can share. Merry Christmas and I look forward to making more joyful memories in the coming year. Merry Christmas! --Allan & Jan ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Larry's Christmas Memory
Larry, Thank you so much for sharing your memories. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your childhood experiences around Christmas. My family and I were fortunate to live in Germany for 3 years, but we never made it to Oberndorf, Austria, where Stille Nacht (Silent Night) was written. I guess we now have another reason to go back and tour Europe. Thanks again for sharing great memories and Happy New Year! Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan of The Smokys ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Memories
I enjoyed your list of memories, Ken, and think we both share the same type of Mayberry experiences growing up. My childhood memories are from the days of our small, eastern Kansas farm, situated in the woodlands and hills of a very rural environment. REA finally brought electricity to our farm when I was 10 years old. The annual prickly cedar Christmas tree in our humble home, cut from Mr. Fletcher's pasture, was now able to twinkle with a small string of electric lights of multiple colors. There were only 7 bulbs on this one string -- that's all we could afford -- but we thought it was wonderful and special. My brother and I attended a small, one-room, country school about 1½ miles east of our farm. All 8 elementary grades were represented in this small room with Miss Margaret at the helm, a versatile and dedicated teacher who juggled numerous responsibilities with apparent ease.Water was hand-pumped from a well and carried in to fill the schoolroom's water keg. Miss Margaret carried in buckets of coal each morning, shoveled it into a black monster (the heating stove), and attempted to keep the drafty building reasonably warm, though the earliest of our morning classes were taught while we students propped our feet against a chrome guard surrounding the stove. Tall windows invited all available sunlight into the room, and if artificial lighting was required, two kerosene lamps hung from the ceiling did as well as they could. Restroom facilities were reached via two long paths, one to the girls' outhouse and one on the schoolyard's opposite end to the boys' outhouse. Neither was anything to write home about, believe me. Christmas found us producing extravaganza programs with music, plays, and recitations. Miss Margaret was not a music teacher, so it was up to Coleta and me, the two pianists in our student body, to teach the music and play the piano. My dad tried to keep the old upright piano in working order, despite hungry mice that nibbled on leather and felt pieces inside the instrument. The farmers brought in an evergreen tree cut from someone's pasture, and it was usually so tall that its tip-top lapped over against the ceiling. Again, no lights on the tree, but we students made ornaments, paper chains, and threaded popcorn for a glorious monument to Tannenbaum nonetheless.One Christmas, a neighbor was entertaining a guest from Germany who agreed to sing "Stille Nacht" for our school's Christmas program. I was given the privilege of playing the piano accompaniment for this lady from so far away and we poor urchins were in awe. I dare say that no one in our little sheltered community had ever before heard anything in a foreign language. Even our Barney act-alikes never had opportunity to ask anyone before, "Sprechen sie Deutsch?". Never could I have even imagined at that age that someday I would be in Oberndorf, Austria, where "Silent Night" was written and first performed at a Christmas Eve service. Our own Village of Mayberry (Mound City) was a mere 3 miles from our farm, and all of the wonderful characters we've come to love on /The Andy Griffith Show/ were alive and well in Mound City, just as predictable, just as entertaining, and just as cantankerous at times. Like you, Ken, I wouldn't trade those growing-up times of my life for anything. They shaped our values for a lifetime, instilled discipline, encouraged a strong work ethic, and taught us to care for one another. And, we didn't need high-tech electronics to entertain us. We had reason to be creative, inventive, and industrious. No, not everything was perfect, and there were a few down and bad times, but my selective memory chooses to cling to these rich chapters of family and community. They made us who we are and what we are. And so it was, and for the present, I send my best wishes to all of you for a wonderful, joyous, blessed Christmas. May your new year be bright, healthy, and happy. Larry in CO --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
A simpler Christmas
This is from my local small town newspaper, but you can see a lot of Mayberry in it. Jake Shepherd Newnan GA As I sat in my car in the longest line of traffic trying to get through a stop light and watching everybody hurrying everywhere, I began thinking of how Christmas was in Newnan in my childhood years. I almost laughed thinking about my Mother and Daddy watching this “circus” of Christmas shopping and decorating and entertaining. I know they would not even believe what is happening on this earth and in this town today. Of course, there was no such thing as “online shopping.” All the Christmas shopping was done in what folks today call “downtown Newnan.” Well, in those days, though we lived within a mile of the Square, we always said we were going “uptown.” And it truly was “uptown.” You could get anything you wanted or needed in the stores surrounding that beloved courthouse. As children, the only lights we saw were the Christmas trees in store windows and the old street lights, and the trees were either cedar or pine, cut from a field out in the countryside. And Santa Claus was outside Kessler’s on Saturdays, ringing his bell and talking to the children. His “Ho Ho Ho” could be heard up and down the street. The stores offered exactly the perfect gifts, and what they didn’t have, you could order from that beloved Sears catalog. There was no such thing as “gift cards.” That was mainly because you only gave each person one gift, and that was a gift of something either yearned for or needed. I can remember my Daddy giving me money (by the way, there were no credit cards) to go across the street from his barber shop to buy Mother a box of stockings. How excited she was on Christmas morning to get not one pair, but three pair of stockings. And she always gave Daddy a box of linen handkerchiefs bought at Kersey’s men’s department. My sister and I were thrilled beyond words for Santa Claus to come, and we always got one “big something” such as a doll or, wonders of wonder, a bicycle. I well remember my “big something” when I was 15 years old—a 45 RPM record player. Yes, there were other things under the tree such as socks, scarves, gloves, and the stockings always had candy or nuts and what a treat to get a tangerine. I always went to Woolworth’s and bought Mother Evening in Paris perfume or some good smelling bath powder, and one year I remember getting Daddy a belt. Nothing was ever expected, so everything was a huge surprise, and my sister and I couldn’t wait to get on the one telephone in the hallway to call and see what our friends got and to tell what we got. Our tree was always a cedar with sticky branches which we as a family had all gone to my uncle’s farm and found and brought home. The lights were always colored and truly brought our home alive with its magic. I remember walking in that living room and smelling that wonderful aroma of cedar. Yes, life was simple then. Today when I hear someone fretting over not knowing what to give another for Christmas and when I hear every day of those who might not even get one thing, it reminds me more of the days when Christmas was magical and when the days before Christmas were spent in church or going in groups Christmas caroling in the neighborhoods. I wonder if caroling is still done these days. Mother did all her baking, and our kitchen was warm with the smells of cinnamon and the fruit cake cooking. I don’t remember Mother or Daddy getting stressed out over Christmas because they knew their limits, and they expected us to know that the real meaning of Christmas was love and sharing and celebrating the birthday of Jesus. Christmas cards were sent to family and friends out of town, so we didn’t stress over leaving someone out on our card list. Yes, Christmas was very simple back then but how very happy I was in those simple days and how to this day, reading the story of Jesus’ birth still gives me cold chills and thrills me beyond words. Today, I absolutely love driving “uptown” and seeing the magic of the Court Square area and all the lights around the buildings and on the trees and the wonder of Christmas will always be there for me. I am blessed to live in this place and to see the many evidences of others sharing with others during this glorious time of the year. But, I will always be thankful I can remember the magic of a simpler Christmas. (Norma Haynes is a long-time Newnan resident and community volunteer.) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Ken-Christmas memories
Ken the Christmas you described were similar to mine growing up. The good ole days of simpler times (born 1951). Wish my kids could have experienced what I had enjoyed. Sent from BlueMail ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas
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Christmas Memories
Merry Christmas to Everyone here on the Digest. I thought I would share some wonderful Christmas/Winter memories from a 70 year old who grew up in a very small midwestern town back in the 50's. It is almost 11 p.m. and I just came in from shoveling three inches of beautiful soft white snow. It is an absolutely beautiful winter night here in Wisconsin. As I was shoveling my mind took me back to the days when I was young and I thought about all the things I did that were so simple yet so much fun. I remembered the winter nights when my friends and I would jump on the back of a hay wagon on a cold crisp winter night. There would be either a horse or a tractor pulling us throughout the country side. We would end up at someone's home where we would have treats and piping hot chocolate covered with marshmallows. I remember the small ice skating pond in town where there was an old warming shack. We would gather there on winter nights and skate until our ankles could no long hold us up. At Christmas time we could hear Christmas carols playing from a speaker attached to telephone pole on the corner of Main Street. On a Saturday close to Christmas, Santa Claus would come to town and our village hall was filled with children as we gathered to sing songs and see movies. When the movies ended Santa appeared and we each received a brown paper bag that contained an apple, a popcorn ball, peanuts, and assorted loose hard Christmas candy. Christmas Eve always meant the Christmas program at church and again I would be with my family and friends. Following the program we would place gifts under the tree for our minister and again we would receive a bag of goodies from the church. When we were real young our mother would have us write out letters to Santa and then we would send them in to the radio station. Every night at five o'clock, we would turn on the one and only radio and we would listening eagerly to hear our letter read. The next day at school we were all excited when we heard our friends talk about hearing our letters. We had no malls or large box stores to go to for shopping. My mother would order our gifts from the Montgomery Ward and Alden's Christmas catalogs and the only shopping us kids could do would be at our local drug store and hardware store. Of course we had very little money but we did manage to buy a few small items for our parents. I doubt very much if any of these activities would mean much to young people today. But they meant the world to me all those years ago and the fact that I still remember them vividly means they mean a lot to me today. I would love to hear other memories from you good folks. Please share some of your best memories of growing up in a different time and place. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas
Just watched the Mayberry Christmas episode on TVLand so now the holiday season is officially here! Meanwhile I found another channel that airs TAGS here by the name of Sundance - yahoo! So Merry Christmas and glad tidings to all Mayberrians out there!!! Aunt Bee of Orlando ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Merry Christmas to Mayberryites!
Merry Christmas to everyone that posts and those that just enjoy reading each day. Ol' Sam Cullman, Alabama ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
M(ayb)erry Christmas
To all my friends and neighbors Have a very M(ayb)erry Christmas & a Happy New Year!!! Vicki Pillow Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas Card from the Newsome Family 2016
The Newsome Family 2016 Year in Review The annual online Christmas card from my family to yours can be found by going to the YouTube link below. https://youtu.be/BGLps0-NDjo If you'd like to travel back and see the "ghosts of Christmas past" and see all our past Christmas cards going back to 1997, visit this link: http://imayberry.com/christmas My family and I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! --Allan, Jan and Adam Newsome "The Andy Griffith Show" Rerun Watchers Club Website http://www.iMayberry.com/ Weaver's Department Store http://www.weaversdepartmentstore.com/ Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast http://www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com Mayberry Bible Study Podcast http://www.MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
A Mayberry Christmas
This was done at Christmas time last year, so it's about time to break it out again. https://youtu.be/jY8TnyrpNnE Merry Christmas to All! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
Christmas in color
I agree with some who have written comments about the color shows. I noticed things I never have before, and I've seen these episodes a lot. One is that the court house is very colorful and I don't remember there being color schemes like that in the 60's unless it's a California thing. Also, in the Pickle story, I saw something that was curious. When the four of them are eating dinner at the house, there is something in Barney's hair on the back of his head. It looks like white lint or white tips in his hair. Did anyone else see that? Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Thoughts
Just wanted to let everyone know that I had a very nice Christmas. It started out with us listening to Elvis singing "I'll have a Blip Christmas Without You." We opened gifts after that and I got a number of really special things but my favorite is a really nice blip sweater. Linda said she bought it because the color matches my blip eyes. I also received a nice birthstone ring and because I was born in September it has a beautiful blip sapphire in it. I hope everyone had a nice present. I wish we could post pictures here because we had a nice snowfall and I have four spiral Christmas trees on the lawn with blip lights and they look so nice with all our white snow. I trust that everyone will have a great new year and now that winter is upon us and Christmas is over you will not feel let down and have the winter blips. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Special
I enjoyed watching the TAGS Christmas show. The color did look different such as the brick around the cells. I did make one observation regarding a calendar hanging in a cell. When Andy and Ellie were singing, the camera panned to the cell window to show Ben. Just under the window was a calendar showing the first 24 days crossed off as if to indicate the countdown to Christmas. I noticed the particular month it was on had only 30 days and the 25th was on a Wednesday. The only time I could find a 30 day month with the 25th on Wed. was November, 1959. The picture on the calendar appears to be an ariel view of Washington DC as you can see the Washington Monument. In the Pickle story, the characters were shown biting a pickle 30 times. This included Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee, Clara, Opie and the two judges. If Aunt Bee was such a good cook, why couldn't she make a good pickle?! One of life's little mysteries, I guess! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Episode
Has anyone ever noticed that in the scene where Ellie, Opie and Aunt Bee are showing their badges after being deputized, that when Aunt Bee shows hers, it doesn't look like her or the outfit she is wearing? I think you trained noticer's are rubbing off on me. Debbie in SC ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas
This is only the 2nd time I have ever written this post. I read it with much interest everyday. I consider it like family. I hope each and everyone of you had a very Merry Christmas! This was the 2nd Christmas I have spent without my sweet wife. She passed away last year but I still love and miss her very much. I do have comfort in knowing that she is rejoicing in Heaven today. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Alumni Sighting and Christmas
On Wednesday's Gunsmoke Gomer Pyle's own Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton) guest starred as a man thought to be a retired army general's son and Mrs. Mendelbright's con-man appeared as a retired colonel. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and I'm looking forward to seeing the TAGS Christmas episode in color. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas
Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Mayberry Christmas!! Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas
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HO HO HO Merry Christmas!
Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and hope to see everyone in 2016! Enjoy this special time with family and friends. Darrel & Debbie MAYBERRY ON MAIN Mount Airy, NC ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas
Them Timers are Tricky would like to wish everyone in Mayberry Land a very Merry Christmas, and a Healthy and prosperous New Year. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season. Emmett & Martha Clark aka Ron and Linda Blankenship ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Just wanted to wish everyone on WBMUTBB a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Part of our Christmas this year was rescuing an approximately 1 year-old Brussels Griffin dog from the humane society. We just brought her home late yesterday afternoon. Any TAGS fans out there have experience with a Brussels Griffin? She's proving to be a blessing AND a challenge. :-) Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan Since 1974 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
M(ayb)erry Christmas!
M(ayb)erry Christmas everyone and a most Happy New Year! Vicki Pillow Sent from my iPhone ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Traditions
We always went to my paternal grandparents on Christmas Eve, had Christmas morning at home as a family and spent Christmas afternoon my maternal grandparents. They were the ones that lived in clear sight of Pilot Mountain (I am talking about the mountain, not the town here). I could always count on a number of constants: Mr. Goodbar, oranges, nuts, etc. We also opted for a cedar tree instead of a pine tree. One Christmas Eve that stood out to me was when it was so unseasonably warm that I played basketball out in the yard in shorts and a t-shirt. Woody Younts Director of Child and Youth CPRC Services Child & Youth Community Support Burrell Behavioral Health 1443 N. Robberson Ave. 10th floor Springfield MO 65802 (417) 761-5315 (417) 761-5311 (fax) woody.you...@burrellcenter.com www.burrellcenter.com Disclaimer added by CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2010 http://www.codetwo.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Disclaimer added by CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2010 http://www.codetwo.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A Mayberry Christmas
Video has been added to "A Mayberry Christmas" https://youtu.be/jY8TnyrpNnE Make sure your sound is up and have a Merry Christmas! ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Christmas
Really enjoyed listening and watching Ben's video. It was not only a nice tribute to TAGS in the spirit of Christmas, but a great synopsis of the entire show...at least the black and white episodes. Thank you Ben! Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan of the Smokeys ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
"A Mayberry Christmas"
Ben Sandifer's contribution to "A Mayberry Christmas" is wonderful -- clever, creative, rhythmic, poetic, entertaining -- and it made my day! Thank you, and a Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night! - Larry in CO, who hardly ever writes anymore. On 12/19/2015 11:00 AM, wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com wrote: Video has been added to "A Mayberry Christmas" https://youtu.be/jY8TnyrpNnE Make sure your sound is up and have a Merry Christmas! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas memories
Hello fellow TAGS lovers. My favorite Christmas memory would be going to Granny's house on Christmas Eve and spending the night. My Granny lived in a log house. Well on Christmas morning my Mom and Dad woke-up with snow on the bed, not much just enough to make a mess. The snow came thru the cracks in the chink, (that is the stuff between the wooden logs). Santa still found us at Granny's. Another Christmas memory from a different year was having fresh chicken for lunch. Watching "It's a Wonderful Life" on three different channels on the same night. The start times were just one hour apart. Started watching the movie on all the channels and finished on the last channel. My Daddy loved that movie. Always getting an apple, orange and candy-cane in my stocking, and I still do. Ken glad you are still doing the presentations. Margaret Floyd: "I'm going to Nashville." Margaret: "I already live in Nashville." _ __ For information pertaining to Willis' email confidentiality and monitoring policy, usage restrictions, or for specific company registration and regulatory status information, please visit http://www.willis.com/email_trailer.aspx We are now able to offer our clients an encrypted email capability for secure communication purposes. If you wish to take advantage of this service or learn more about it, please let me know or contact your Client Advocate for full details. ~W67897 __ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Re: Alumni Sightings - Christmas in Connecticut
A few more appeared in that holiday classic...
Walter Baldwin ('Floyd # 1') was the Sheriff
John Dehner ('Col. Harvey') was one of the State Policemen
Lillian Bronson ('Miss Bishop' aka 'Miss Mayberry') was Miss Scott
And it also includes an appearance (name unknown) of a younger 'Mr. Schwamp'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4c4j2dioko
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015
Subject: alumni sightings
Today I saw "our fat little mayor" in Christmas in Connecticut!
Aunt Bee of Orlando
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Christmas Memories
One of the disappointments I have with TAGS is that there was only one Christmas episode in the eight years of broadcasts. So many wonderful story lines could have been written about all our friends in Mayberry and how they would have celebrated Christmas. I think it would be really interesting if we would each share a memory about what Christmas was like when we were a child. My father came to the United States from Sweden so we had some Swedish traditions that we followed at Christmas time; one being the foods we ate. We always had to have hard tack bread at breakfast and lutefisk was a must either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day although none of us kids would eat it. My father had Swedish friends who lived in Chicago when we were kids and each year a package would arrive from them. They were from Sweden too and they owned a deli. So that package would contain all kinds of very strange foods that my father just loved. Among his favorites was eel. He would always try to get us kids to eat some of it, but we never did. My wife's family also came from Sweden, so to this day we have to have lutefisk on Christmas Eve. My wife eats that while I eat the meatballs. My wife and I traveled to Sweden in 1999 where we stayed with a number of my first cousins. We weren't there more than a few minutes when my cousin apologized to me that we were not there for the eel .season. I still think I hurt his feelings when I laughed. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Christmas
For those of you in the Middle Tennessee area or within driving distance; Rodney Dillard, Maggie Peterson, and David Browning will once again bring their Mayberry Christmas show to Mt Juliet, TN. The event is December 19th @ 6 o'clock @ Victory Baptist Church. David Browning will be mingling with the audience prior to the beginning of the show. Questions can be asked at either 615-773-5200 or 615-754-7035. For more information you can go to mayberrychristmas.org. In the Service of the King, Larry J. Grainger http://alcmtjuliet.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Barney Fife Christmas Ornament
I picked up my 2015 Barney Fife Hallmark Christmas Ornament. It is great. Barney says some of his most famous lines. If you would like to see a video of it I posted one on YouTube at https://youtu.be/fF_dbsJ3a-4 -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas!
Friends, What an amazing year we've had here on the Digest. Our Mayberry friends continue to enjoy visiting with one another or at a minimum eavesdropping as others visitkind'a like Sarah did on the Mayberry telephone exchange. I am proud to be associated with such a wonderful group and I am thankful for each and every one of you. God bless you all and I hope you have a Merry Christmas! --Allan PS - If you missed it, here's a link to the online Christmas Card from The Newsome's for 2014. http://youtu.be/0OD5eRfIxbo ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
M(ayb)erry Christmas!
Well, I am a jazz lover, so I was doing some toe tapping to Allan's wonderful Christmas card this year! A lovely gift we look forward to each December. As the year comes to a close, I just wanted to wish all of my neighbors of the net... A very M(ayb)erry Christmas a wonderfully Happy New Year! Vicki Pillow ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas
To My Mayberry Friends, ~~~MERRY CHRISTMAS~~~ to you and yours, and a blessed 2015! Brenda Jo ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Meanderings from The Mayberry Guru
I would like to wish all of my Mayberry Digest friends a most blessed and wonderful Christmas. Although I know most of you by name only and it is probable that we will never meet in person, I still consider you my friends and I appreciate the daily connection we have. Christmas when I was a child was a Christmas without the hustle and bustle. We had no malls and we received no gift cards. We didn't spend time traveling to all corners of the country to visit our family. Our family was no further away than a few minutes drive at most. Mom spent time in the kitchen making simple Christmas cookies and we always cut down our own real tree. It was adorned by simple ornaments that we had had for many years and those long tinsel icicles were a must on every tree. The only Christmas music we heard were those carols played on our one AM radio and any Christmas programs on TV were seen in black and white. Santa Claus was very real to us as we were still innocent of the many hard realities of life. We went to bed on Christmas Eve covered with thick blankets and heavy coats because we didn't have central heat. Quite often there were two of us in a bed which helped keep us warm. None of my friends or relatives were well off so none of us expected much for Christmas, but what we received was cherished for a long time. No one delivered a free meal to our door and no one took me shopping or brought free gifts to our door even though there were four of us without a father. We spent hours looking through the Montgomery Wards or Alden's Christmas Wish Book that came in the mail, even though we knew that most of the toys we saw would remain just something to dream about. When I see all the glitter and lights and frantic crowds all glamoring to get the best deals only to pay for them with credit cards that they can't afford to use, I long for those long forgotten Christmases of my childhood. Christmas in a small Wisconsin town covered with snow 50 years ago was very special. Christmas was simple, they were sort lived, but they were very special. And I would give anything to be able to relive just one of them again. Merry Christmas Everyone and God Bless Each and Everyone One of You -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
New Mayberry Christmas Song
We saw Andy kissing Helen Crump Sitting on the davenport last night. She didn't see us creep to the porch window to peep; They thought that we were home And they were all alone. Then, we saw Andy tickle Helen Crump Underneath her pretty little chin; Oh, what a laugh it would have been if Opie had only seen Andy kissing Helen Crump last night. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas trivia
Nice job coming up with TAGS episodes mentioning Christmas. A few more that I had thought of that weren't mentioned are: A: Aunt Bee invites Uncle Ollie and her baby sister (Aunt Nora) to come for the holidays and to definitely plan on staying at least a week. Usually when someone says the holidays they are referring to the ones in late December. 2: The Morrison Sisters mention Christmas as a suitable holiday for celebrating with their elixir. c: When the Taylor's visit a film set in Hollywood, Aunt Bee objects to the script, asking (among other things) why Andy isn't shown delivering food baskets at Christmastime. Andy quite correctly points out that people don't go to the movies to see that, they want to see action. Ken pointed out several (sandy claws? Nice try) including the time two of the Darlings got into a fight about whether or not Santa Claus was real. Interestingly, the two Darlings in question were Jed and Carl. Either two of Briscoe's boys used these nicknames just this one time (unlikely) or Briscoe has more kin that we never got to meet. Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Card from The Newsome's 2014
Merry Christmas! Everything's okay...in Mayberry. It has been an amazing year and the Newsome Family. Our friends and family are a blessing to us and we're thankful for YOU! Thank you for sharing your lives with us. I hope you enjoy the Christmas Card from The Newsome's for 2014. (It' actually a YouTube video.) http://youtu.be/0OD5eRfIxbo If you enjoyed the card, you might want to visit The Ghosts of Christmas Past - which has all the online cards the Newsome's have created since 1997. http://www.imayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/anewsome/private/christmascards.htm We hope you have a VERY Merry Christmas May the Lord bless you with happiness and smiles. Thank you to the Grissom's A Jazz Band for our Christmas background music. (This is Adam's senior year and he plays trombone in the Jazz Band.) Allan, Jan, and Adam Newsome The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club - Webmaster http://www.iMayberry.com/ Two Chair's No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast http://www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com/ ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas
I think in The Gypsies episode I caught a Christmas reference. Right after it started to rain really hard, Aunt Bee reached over and patted Clara on the shoulder and said, O look, it is starting to rain, dear. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Allan's Christmas Card
Allan, Thank you so much for sharing that Christmas card. It looked and sounded great! Warmest wishes this Christmas and in the new year to you and your family. Brian KaufmanTAGS Fan of the Smokeys ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Quiz
Andy had to stop a fight with the Darling boys cause one told the other there was no Santa Clause, does that count Paul ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Christmas references
Ken, I don't want to criticize, but I think that one about the crayfish might be a ltle bit of a stretch. Also made up. ;) Lisa 2. When Barney and everyone were wading in the lake, the crayfish that was in the water had Sandy Claws. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas
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RE: Christmas Quiz
Barney and Aunt Bee talking about Harold and Sue Grigsby - It's easy to see what May sees in December... Santy Claus. Jeff ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas trivia
Here is a new trivia question for your potential enjoyment: Give an example where Christmas is mentioned in a TAGS episode OTHER than in the Christmas episode. The word Christmas need not be specifically mentioned; for example if someone says something like three wise men bearing gifts or flying reindeer in the sky, that counts as mentioning Christmas. Thinking buckets on and ... Go! Paul Mulik In the episode where Opie finds the wallet he talks about it's like having two Christmases in one year, ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas References
1. Emma Brandt said she would not buy her cotton balls for Christmas at the drug store. 2. Andy said he once got an erector set for Christmas. 3. Opie and Aunt Bee talked about Opie wanting a tool set for Christmas one year. 4. The Darling boys got in a fight about whether or not Santa Claus was real. 5. There were Christmas light bulbs on the roof of the court house. 6. Barney mentioned he would knit Andy something for Christmas. 7, Andy said Aunt Bee would not allow fruitcake in the house. 8. Barney played Jingle Bells on his harmonica aka French Harp. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas quiz
Here is a new trivia question for your potential enjoyment: Give an example where Christmas is mentioned in a TAGS episode OTHER than in the Christmas episode. The word Christmas need not be specifically mentioned; for example if someone says something like three wise men bearing gifts or flying reindeer in the sky, that counts as mentioning Christmas. Thinking buckets on and ... Go! Paul Mulik ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A Mayberry Christmas with Mark Bishop Friends
On December 11 Gospel singer/songwriter Mark Bishop will headline a great night in Westminster, SC @ the Music Hall. Barney Thelma Lou (Ronnie Elease Felker) will greet guests and share some Mayberry stories and we'll watch A Christmas Story episode of TAGS. Food, Mayberry fun more. FMI go to westminstermusichall.com or call 407-922-3827. Blessings! Carolina Tom ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A Mayberry Christmas with Rodney Dillard and Maggie Peterson
Please join Rodney, Maggie and The Dillard Band for A Mayberry Christmas in Trenton NC and Freedom Hall Civic Center on Dec. 19th and 21st. We began this show three years ago and have enjoyed great audiences at each venue. If you would like more information about these shows and are in the area of Trenton and Johnson City TN, please contact me at bfif...@charter.net or through my web site. Rodney and Maggie were part of the original Darling Family on TAGS and came up with A Mayberry Christmas three years ago. I am honored to have a small part in this show. We also do Mayberry Moments throughout the year if anyone has an interest in booking that show. Merry Christmas everyone!! David L. Browning The Mayberry Deputy www.DavidBrowningProductions.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Mayberry Christmas at Freedom Hall in JC TN
Hey friends, Here is a link to the ad the pastor of the church did for our Fountain of Life appearance on the 21st of December. If you are in the area come on by. As you can see, it is a free performance and a chance to see and meet Rodney Dillard and Maggie Peterson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWmHhMroqgUfeature=youtu.bea David David L. Browning The Mayberry Deputy 200 McArthur Circle Bristol, VA 24201 www.DavidBrowningProductions.com 423-646-1849 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
A Mayberry Christmas
Concerning the appearance of Mark Bishop in Williamston, SC at A Mayberry Christmas: Mark is a BIG TAGS fan. dan --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: Christmas presents
I got Lydia's name for our Christmas drawing!! I have heard that she LOVES pretzels, bowling, and being in the sun, so I'm gonna splurge and get her a bowling ball, a big Christmas tin of pretzels, and a weekend trip to the beach (which we'll take in the summer so she can enjoy a nice sunny weekend!). Don't y'all think she will absolutely LOVE these presents? If I have a tiny bit of money left over, I might get her a deck of cards. Somebody told me she likes to play bridge, too. :) Have a M(ayb)erry Christmas - Lisa ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Gift
If I drew Frankie's name, I think I'd buy her a nice selection of toiletries. You know, those doo-dads and 'purty' smelling perfumes and lotions that girls seem to like? I'd buy her a nice sized selection, so she could work her 'womanly wiles' on those young fellows at the neighboring farm. Since her Pa could use her to a better advantage, by landing him a built in farmhand of the male persuasion, that would end up being a gift for her Pa as well! You all enjoy the Christmas season and, Have A Mayberry Day! Danna In Indiana ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
RE: A Mayberry Type Christmas
For those who haven't seen or heard thisa special Merry Mayberry referenced Christmas message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNr-luG1zNQ Harriet, the chicken thief, hiding out in Kelsey's Woods, USA Johnny Paul Jason says chewing tar is good for the teeth..That's an old wives taleJohnny Paul ain't married. ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas name drawing
I would draw Arnold's name and get him the Guiness book of World records. He's always reading in a book about all kinds of trivial trivialities. Elizabeth in Ga ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Show
What's up TAGS family hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I know I post this every year so far but I'm a christmas nut, I love the tags christmas show , the only one there is as we all know,so to you and your Happy New Year And tell everybody Bruce says Hey ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas Mayberry!
Merry Christmas everybody! This past year has been so busy for me that I've not been able to spend as much time in Mayberry as I would have liked. But I will say that the time I have been able to spend has been special and it is you good folks that make it that way. Dropping by the WBMUTBB Digest and our little corner of Mayberry for a dose of the Mayberry spirit each day is part of what make my heart smile. Hopefully we can all follow Janet's advise and meet her challenge to share more of that spirit with one another here on the Digest in 2014. I know I'm going to do my best to share favorite quotes and information here with you. I hope you might also take a little time to join us during the live recording of our Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast on Monday nights. I say our because the podcast is oursMayberry fansand the Digest is a HUGE part of that fan family to me. God bless you all and have a VERY Merry Christmas. --Allan Christmas Card from The Newsome's for 2013. http://youtu.be/w6QaYS64z70 ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Two Chairs No Waiting 263: Mayberry Christmas to All 2013
Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Podcast can be found at http://www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com There is only one Christmas episode of The Andy Griffith Show and fans still enjoy watching it each year. I figure that listeners to this podcast enjoy hearing some of the same music each Christmas, too. It's a tradition that we'll continue here at Two Chairs No Waiting to enjoy some Mayberry related Christmas music. We get to hear Ben Sandifer's wonderful Mayberry Christmas poem. We take a wonderful return trip down memory lane with Charlie Monk called Andy Opie Christmas. Some Fred Upstairs want'a be sings Barney the Mayberry Deputy. And we close out the show with Miss Ellie singing Away in a Manger. http://youtu.be/ILftQWqd7FU ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Wishes
Merry Christmas, everybody! May God bless you in many ways this Christmas. Over and Under, Clyde Barn (You Just Can't Be Nice To People chapter) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas and New Year's Challenge
I want to wish all my Mayberry friends a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! I realize--as I'm sure you do, too--that the past year has seen a decline in the number of postings to the digest. Some of us have become more involved with Facebook, and I am as guilty as the next person about letting my participation in the digest slack off a bit. I've been a member of WBMUTBB? for at least thirteen years, and I really appreciate the digest and the many Mayberry friends I've made through it. I sure don't want to see it dwindle. So I'm challenging myself and all of you to resolve to be more active on the digest in 2014. If we do, I think we will enjoy our little corner of Mayberry that much more. Are you with me? And as Barney's skinny Santa would say, Ho, ho, ho, merry Christmas!! Thelma Lou (Janet) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas
Hey, Mayberry friends. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Keep Mayberry alive in your heart. Larry in Lincolnton ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Mayberry Christmas
It is that time of year again when we silence the telephone, turn on all the Christmas lights, and settle back to enjoy the one and only TAGS Christmas episode. We used to say that we wouldn't even allow the dog to bark during this magical episode, but we no longer have a dog. Still, after all these years, I cannot watch this show without tears. It reminds me of a wonderful childhood in a small, Mayberry-like community, and I am blessed by those memories. It is an era and a world my descendants may never know or understand. And somewhere in that great Mayberry Heaven above, my dear parents and grandparents are celebrating once again, just as we did in the olden days. As Madeleine L'Engle once said, The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. How true! How true! Our Mayberry memories live on forever, still alive and still fresh. The past year has been very trying for us, including a very difficult surgery, a few family issues, and the Great Flood of September that wiped out 1/2 of our house. We lost thousands of items -- office, computers, files and documents, family keepsakes, hundreds of priceless photographs, antiques, Victorian reed organ, CD collections and stereo audio equipment, audio and video recordings of the performances and productions I've performed and directed, Brenda's extensive childhood doll collection, her original Beatles records, documentaries and albums from 18 exploratory journeys in Europe, and yes, even our trips to Mount Airy and Mayberry Days and our conversations with a fellow Coloradoan, Maggie Peterson (Charlene) . . . . and the list goes on and on. Thanks to dear friends, family, community volunteers, and the Grace of God, we are survivors, and we count our blessings. We look forward to a better new year. To all my friends at WBMUTBB and TAGSRWC, we wish for you a wonderful and blessed Christmas, and a happy and healthy new year. God bless us all, everyone. Larry in CO (Larry Brenda Gillum; Longmont, Colorado) ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas Blessings!
Mayberry friends, 2013 has come, and practically gone so swiftly. One of the brightest spots in my year was, as always, my digest visits with all our Mayberry friends! I have received so many laughs and pleasant times reading all of your post. Keep them coming ! We, at the Gordon household, wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2014! Always keep your love for Mayberry alive, as well as your Mayberry sense of humor! Enjoy your Christmas, wherever you may be, and if you are on the roads.. safe traveling! Have A Mayberry Christmas, Danna In Indiana ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Merry Christmas
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Digest friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. For the past 365 days I have again been blessed by being able to enter out little corner of Mayberry and share laughs and tears with all you great folks. It is indeed a blessing to have the Digest out there for all of us to enjoy. We have a wonderful blanket of snow here in Wisconsin so our Christmas will indeed be white. Our bird feeders are full of hungry little birds each day as they seek food during the winter season. I think this morning I actually saw a left footed red crested near sighted lake loon eating some of my sunflower seeds. It was a sight to behold. We are off in a few minutes to finish our shopping. I will probably stop for a hamburger for lunch. Which brings me to my question of the day. Did Scrooge eat humbugers? And instead of worrying about bed bugs, did he worry about hum bugs? and finally, if he would have been born in Germany instead of England, would he have lived in a city called Humburg? Merry Christmas and God Bless us everyone. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
Christmas card
Yet another special Christmas card from the Newsomes. Made me smile and relax all at the same time. That's a very good thing. I don't know about everybody else, but this year just flew by like a bullet (but not the one in Barney's pocket). Before you know it, it's that special time of year. I just wanted to say that I truly enjoy our little corner of Mayberry, and in the words of the song... Have yourself a M(ayb)erry little Christmas. Lots of luck to you and yours, Vicki Pillow ___ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
