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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:34:16

Happy 15th birthday to Two Chairs No Waiting.

On October 11, 2008 the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast had it’s very first episode published to the world. Back in those days, most people didn’t have high-speed internet so I did my best to keep episode length short and therefore the file size small. That first episode was only 12 minutes 11 seconds long and the file was less than 6 Megs. For reference, episode 755 was over 42 minutes long with a file size of almost 30 Megs.

Some other things that happened in October 2008:
Oct 7 Music, podcast, and video streaming service Spotify is launched
Oct 22 Google Play is launched, the official app store for the Android operating system

There was no video version of the first episode, thank goodness, because I recorded it in my bedroom wearing an USB headphone/microphone that made noises if I moved my head and picked up every sound in the house. The first “live stream” of the podcast didn’t happen until episode 64 in very late December of 2009, over a year after the podcast began.

That first video stream was not great. Those who attended couldn’t hear the music I play to start and end episode nor could they see anything other that a bad quality version of me. I worked to improve things for the video so I skipped a week and by episode 66 those who attended could at least see and hear things though the video quality was still bad. By episode 67, I had vey much improved the video quality and the “live stream” became watchable.

By episode 72 I had upgraded the microphone to the one I currently use and both audio and video quality got us to an acceptable level. Other improvements have been done to the camera, lighting, software and computers over the years and hopefully the host has also improved.

We finish up with some Mayberry trivia. It’s a BIG day!

Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!

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Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

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• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
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• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #756: Brian Rose
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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:42:12

Reports about Mayberry Days 2023 from fellow fans and attendees of the event. We have a video report, six voicemail reports and several written reports. I know you’re going to enjoy hearing from these kind folks that took the time to send in their thoughts on Mayberry Days.

This episode releases on the 63rd Anniversary of the premier of The Andy Griffith Show!

Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!

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Don’t forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list.  I want to be able to reach out to you if there’s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.  Don’t worry, I won’t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say “hey” if the need arises.

Contact Info

Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I  post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating.

Related Links:

• Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)
• Mayberry Event Calendar
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #755: Terry Neiman
Patreon Patron of the Week #755: Bob & Pat Mundy

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:30:15

I was reading the posts about the 2023 Mayberry Days event that just wrapped up this past weekend and came across an essay written by Mayberry fan Rebecca Spears. Rebecca is in the Two Chairs No Waiting chat room most Monday nights as “Lydia” so I was quick to ask her if I could share her words with you all. She did a great job answering the question “what’s Mayberry Days like?” and I think it will help you understand a bit more why I’m always asking folks to consider coming to Mayberry Days or one of the other amazing Mayberry events held each year.

Thank you to Rebecca for allowing me to put voice to the words she penned.

I would like to HEAR from you about your experience(s) at Mayberry Days. I plan to do an overarching Mayberry Days report next episode but I really want to hear your report. Please consider calling in or emailing me an audio or video file about your time in “Mayberry.” You can call 888-684-8415 (2 minutes or less), click the “Leave a Voicemail” link on the right side of TwoChairsNoWaiting.com, or record on your phone and email the file to me.

This episode will wrap up by asking 12 fairly easy Mayberry trivia questions…one of which you really can’t miss.

Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!

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Don’t forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list.  I want to be able to reach out to you if there’s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.  Don’t worry, I won’t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say “hey” if the need arises.

Contact Info

Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I  post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating.

Related Links:

• Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)
• Mayberry Event Calendar
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #754: Terry Neiman
Patreon Patron of the Week #754: Bob & Pat Mundy

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:30:22

I have folks ask me all the time how much time the tribute artists spend rehearsing the skits/shows we put on at events like Mayberry Days. I thought I’d take an episode to talk about that topic and let you all know that, well, we don’t get to rehearse at all. What you see is the tribute artists just stepping up and improving our way through scenes from The Andy Griffith Show and most of the time it’s with almost zero time to even walk through the scene.

I’ll explain that and give you an example of a skit we did back in 1995 that was the VERY first time we’d even tried to do it. It was done in front of a live audience at Col Tim’s at Mayberry Days 1995.

I have a couple of voicemails we’ll address and then we’ll wrap things up by playing some easy Mayberry trivia.

Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!

Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List

Don’t forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list.  I want to be able to reach out to you if there’s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.  Don’t worry, I won’t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say “hey” if the need arises.

Contact Info

Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I  post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating.

Related Links:

• Hal Smith “Otis Campbell” Nashville Now 1988 (YouTube)
• Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)
• Mayberry Event Calendar
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #753: Terry Neiman
Patreon Patron of the Week #753: Bob & Pat Mundy

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Running Time: 8:37

In this season five, “The Andy Griffith Show” episode entitled, ‘TV or Not TV,’ which originally aired March 1, 1965, Andy and Barney are approached about a potential television show to be named, “Sheriff without a Gun.” The Mayberry Sheriff Office discovers it cannot “bank” on this actually happening.

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:34:04

We had some feedback last week that I didn’t cover and one in particular influenced this entire episode.

The first bit of feedback, I think I did cover last week but we like re-runs around here so….I’ll do it again.

The second bit of feedback is from an anonymous caller talking about Otis Campbell Day in Nashville, TN. We’ll hear from him and I’ll clear up a few things he mentions then we’ll go and hear a full report on the Otis Campbell Day event from the April 13, 1988 edition of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watcher Club newsletter, The Bullet.

We’ll wrap things up by playing some Otis related multiple choice Mayberry trivia questions.

Thank you to the folks that attended the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 for your support of the podcast!

Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List

Don’t forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list.  I want to be able to reach out to you if there’s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.  Don’t worry, I won’t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say “hey” if the need arises.

Contact Info

Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I  post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.

Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.

If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating.

Related Links:

• Hal Smith “Otis Campbell” Nashville Now 1988 (YouTube)
• Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube)
• Mayberry Event Calendar
• TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Subscribe to The Weaver’s Newsletter
• Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise
• Weaver’s Department Store
• The Mayberry Historical Society
• Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel)
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/
• Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list
• The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom

Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #752: Terry Neiman
Patreon Patron of the Week #752: Bob & Pat Mundy

Be a Patreon patron and support the show – https://www.patreon.com/twochairs

Subscribe to Two Chairs No Waiting