I knew there was a reference to the "Blue Vue," which was in reality a nice motel with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was owned by a good friend of Andy Griffith's. That good friend happened to be the local manager of the telephone company in Mt. Airy. (I worked in the regional office of that company.) Whenever we had business meetings in Mt. Airy, we ate at the Blue Vue. They served mighty fine barbecue! In TAGS episode I saw yesterday afternoon, it seemed to be quite a different kind of place, where Barney took someone OTHER THAN THELMA LOU. Furthermore, he did not TELL Thelma Lou, and Andy was really raggin' him about it. Asked if they went out to Lover's Leap. I love those local references. I knew a real Johnny Paul Beasley from Mt. Airy when he was a grown up working for the telephone company, and he swore that he DID NOT "steal" Angie Montgomery from Andy Griffith in high school! But, if he didn't, how come his name was given to a TAGS character?! He must have done somethig Andy remembered! I'm just sayin'. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
