Thelma Lou (Janet) It was good to read your rendition of Mayberry Days. This is only the second time in 22 years that we have missed. The first being in 2003 with the birth of my daughter. I knew alot of things were gonna be different. I hate that we missed it, although parts of me are glad that we did so we wouldn't be disappointed. But like you said, Mayberry Days isn't about the stars that come, it's about the fans. I think we plan to go visit either this year of early next year, and that will be nice, but really, I'm looking forward to a normal MD next year. Let's just keep our fingers crossed.
Brian On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 12:06 PM <wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com> wrote: > 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 > wbmutbb-requ...@wbmutbb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wbmutbb-ow...@wbmutbb.com > > 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 Please do not quote the entire WBMUTBB Digest when you reply.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 > > For issues with the Digest, contact Allan Newsome: > fl...@imayberry.com > > WBMUTBB Digest Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com/ > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Mayberry Days 2020 report (Janet Anderson) > 2. late? (Janine L Johnson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 21:33:14 +0000 > From: Janet Anderson <janetsph...@msn.com> > To: "wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com" <wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com> > Subject: Mayberry Days 2020 report > Message-ID: > < > dm6pr04mb613931800b7f6157ad76c576ae...@dm6pr04mb6139.namprd04.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > ________________________________ > (I tried sending this over a week ago, but I never saw it appear in the > digest. So I'm giving it another whirl.) > > I just wanted to give my report on our Mayberry Days experience this > year. Things have been quite hectic both at work and home, so forgive the > week's delay. I know a lot of people did not make it this year due to the > pandemic who otherwise would have gone, but we made our lodging > reservations, bought show tickets, and arranged for time off from work > before the virus became a thing, so we decided to go ahead as planned. > We were only able to be in town Friday and Saturday, as it takes a full day > of driving for us to get there and another to return home. > > Friday's weather was poor -- cool and rainy off and on. But jackets and > umbrellas gave us some protection. We attended the Mayor's Proclamation, > where the lack of guest stars was evident. Then we did some shopping on > Main Street for Mayberry items (got a TAGS 60th anniversary mug with all > 249 episodes listed on it and a similar T-shirt, among other things). We > also picked up our "Mayberry Man" merchandise. Ray and I had lunch at The > Loaded Goat, which was the first time we had eaten together in a sit-down > restaurant since the lockdown in March. We wore our masks until our food > arrived (which was delicious!). We had bought tickets for LeRoy McNees's > show, but it was cancelled. We took a squad car tour in the afternoon, a > first for us. We had always wanted to do it, but there are usually so many > people wanting rides that it's hard to get in. We figured the light > attendance on Friday was a good opportunity, despite the dismal weather. > Larry was our driver and was very friendly and entertaining. We stopped in > at Opie's Candy Store afterwards and had ice cream. If you are a chocolate > fan, go there and get the Smoky Mountain Fudge. It's wonderful! Of > course, we couldn't miss the World Championship Trivia contest. I think > this was the third time I've participated. The questions this year in > the qualifying round were pretty hard! Many of them asked for names of > unseen people mentioned only once in passing. Those don't normally stick > in your brain, and I didn't do any preparation at all for the contest. > Anyway, I got six right and came in fourth behind Jeff Gossett. Forget who > the top two were. Maybe someone can remind me. They were the only ones > who were allowed into the final round. I didn't think about it until > afterward, but we had no group photo for the WBMUTBB? chapter as we > normally do, but I'm assuming this was because of the need for social > distancing. In the evening, we attended a show by Tim White and > Troublesome Hollow (formerly the VW Boys). We enjoyed the bluegrass > music. After the show, Ray bought two of their CD's and they threw in a > free "Eat More Possum" bumper sticker. I don't know if Ray will be brave > enough to put it on his van! > > The biggest disappointment was the cancellation of the parade on Saturday > morning, so we lounged around and didn't come into the heart of town until > lunch time. It was a beautiful day, in much contrast to Friday. In fact, > it was the most pleasant weather we've ever experienced at Mayberry Days -- > sunny but not hot and humid. I figured attendance would still be sparse > due to the parade being cancelled, but we were surprised at the large > number of people strolling Main Street. I'm sure the merchants were > pleased! Due to Covid 19 restrictions, Prof. Brower's Lecture was divided > into two shows, and we were assigned to the 3:00 show. We got seats front > and center. Unfortunately, because no guest stars were present, Neal > Brower didn't have anyone to interview, as is his custom, so he talked > instead about how he came to be a TAGS fan, write a well-regarded book > about the show (Mayberry 101), and teach a community college course on TAGS > for many years. He discussed how he came into contact with various people > connected with the show and described some of his experiences with them. > It was really quite interesting. After the lecture, we headed to the > amphitheater for the annual meeting of TAGSRWC. On our way, we stopped and > purchased our official Mayberry Days shirts from the Surry Arts Council. > Since Jim Clark was absent this year, Allen ran the program. Chapter > reports were given, and some awards were handed out. Eric Lowry (Mayor > Pike) won the Mayberry Friendship Award, and Dewey Lamb won the Jim > Schwenke Memorial Award. Both were well deserved. After we grabbed a bite > to eat, Ray wanted to go back to Opie's for more ice cream. I really was > not hungry, but I made the sacrifice for his sake and had some more Smoky > Mountain Fudge. That evening, we attended the revamped version of Col. > Tim's Talent Time, which was held at the Earle Theatre instead of The Andy > Griffith Playhouse. Since there were no guest stars to participate, the > tribute artists took up the slack, and Michael Hoover (Elvis) had a bigger > part of the show. It was all very enjoyable. My only quibble is that the > last part of the show, where Michael performed, was all done on the floor > instead of on the stage. The stage at the Earle has steep steps and > apparently has no backstage access, so I figured this is why Michael chose > to stay on the floor. However, it made it harder to see him and the > others, and I imagine some people sitting farther back had even less of a > view than we did. Hopefully, Col. Tim's can return to the playhouse next > year so that this is not an issue. > > It's true that this year's Mayberry Days was sorely lacking in some ways > -- the guest stars and parade were greatly missed -- but Mayberry Days is > less about spectacle and more about people. The tribute artists really > stepped up to the plate and helped all of us enjoy the weekend. We saw old > friends and made new ones. Ray and I are glad we went. Thanks to all who > made it a special and fun time! > > Thelma Lou > (Janet) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:21:26 -0400 > From: Janine L Johnson <jlj9...@cfl.rr.com> > To: wbmutbb@wbmutbb.com > Subject: late? > Message-ID: <eca6b825-1e06-7963-eb74-ad7583835...@cfl.rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > So what's been going on that we received newsletter postings from August > just today? I wondered what happened to all the news both pre and after > Mayberry Days? Am I out of the loop or what? Or is this electronal > marvel of mine (computer) acting up again? 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