My wife and I decided to remember Andy by visiting Mount Airy this weekend. We weren't alone.
The Andy Griffith Museum's parking lot was full, with many out-of-state license plates, and the wonderful museum staff seemed a bit harried by the never-ending crowd. From what I could see, though, visitors remembered the "What's Your Hurry?" sermon and were patient. The Andy and Opie statue in front of the museum was filled with flowers from those paying respects. Main Street Mount Airy and its shops were crowded with people on Saturday. I suspect that only during "Mayberry Days" had the town seen foot traffic like this. Instead of sadness permeating Mount Airy over Andy's death, I was pleased to see everyone sporting bubbling smiles of nostalgia. Since Andy brought us a lifetime of laughter, that's probably the way he would have wanted to be remembered. On this visit, we also went to Pilot Mountain, and while it wasn't the "big city" like Mount Pilot (I was hoping to grab a quick judo lesson from Mr. Izamoto), the mountain is one big rock (not to be confused with Warden Bee's "The Rock")! After hiking, I'm plumb wore out. Beeeat! Rest in peace, Andy Griffith. You may have left us in body, but your spirit lives on! Michael Eury Concord, NC _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
