In September 2015, a group of tribute artist gathered at Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, TN to perform a play called “Ernest T’s Rock Concert.” The play was written by David “Mayberry Deputy” Browning but a portion of the play, a segment called 23rd Psalms, was written by Joe Gritton.
Podcast listeners might remember the name Joe Gritton (known around the Mayberry internet world as “The Untrained Voice” ) as the writer of several episodes of Two Chairs featuring Bert Miller and Floyd Lawson. The first of Joe’s podcast episodes was way back in episode 17 of Two Chairs called, “Bert Miller Barbershop Flashback” and there have been several more “old time radio” type scripts by Joe since. A link to all is in the notes below.
Back to the play, we’re going to listen to, or watch, “Barney” try to recite the 23rd Psalm as “Floyd” holds the good book on him. Hopefully you’ll see a little of the “preamble to the constitution” or “an officer of the law” come through and have smile & a laugh to brighten your day.
Bonus: This week’s installment of This Week in Mayberry History by Randy Turner featuring “Clarence White.“
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This is the final episode of our series of episodes listening to the memories of some of the Mayberry Tribute Artist. Those in the room while I was recording were David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Kenneth “Otis” Junkin, Tim “Goober” Pettigrew, Jeff “Howard” Branch, Phil “Ernest T” Fox, Bob “Briscoe” Mundy, Michael “Gomer” Oliver, and myself.
This episode you hear from Tammy Branch who is the mom of former Opie Taylor tribute artist Jamie Sullivan. Tammy also appears as the character Millie Hutchins (and other characters) at Mayberry events keeping the Mayberry tradition alive and in the family.
Following the wrap up of the tribute artists memories, I’m going to play a special segment for you of the very first time I ever did the character “Floyd” in public. It wasn’t just in public…no…it was on a local early morning television show here in Huntsville, AL and it was more than 20 years ago.
I hope you enjoy these memories because it’s sure been fun sharing them with you.
“Mayberry” is alive and well in our hearts so spread the love.
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We’re continuing our series of episodes hearing memories from Mayberry Tribute Artist. Those in the room while recording were David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Kenneth “Otis” Junkin, Tim “Goober” Pettigrew, Jeff “Howard” Branch, Phil “Ernest T” Fox, Bob “Briscoe” Mundy, Michael “Gomer” Oliver, and myself. You’ll hear us talking about the actors from the show but also about the wonderful Mayberry fans we’ve met through the years.
I hope you enjoy these memories because they mean so much to the tribute artists that they wanted to share them with you. I also hope you see that “Mayberry” is alive and well in the hearts of many people throughout this country.
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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:15:11
This week we continue our series of episodes where we hear Mayberry Tribute Artist join me in sharing their memories. Recently David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Kenneth “Otis” Junkin, Tim “Goober” Pettigrew, Jeff “Howard” Branch, Phil “Ernest T” Fox, Bob “Briscoe” Mundy, Michael “Gomer” Oliver, and myself sat down and we spend almost an hour recording our memories of performing as the characters we all love from The Andy Griffith Show. You’ll hear us talking about the actors from the show but also about the wonderful Mayberry fans we’ve met through the years.
I hope you enjoy these memories because they mean enough to the tribute artists that they wanted to share them with you. I also hope you see that “Mayberry” is alive and well in the hearts of many people throughout this country.
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On October 11, 2008 the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast was launched and with this episode we reach the 6 year and 300th episode milestone! It’s hard for me to imagine that you have joined me for 300 episodes of a show where we visit and talk about The Andy Griffith Show and we still find new things to discuss.
Because of The Andy Griffith Show and this podcast I have been able to meet and get to know you and so many other fans of our “home town.” You are the salt of this earth and it is because of you that I take time to find a topic for us to discuss each week. You are what makes Two Chairs happen and I thank you for it.
This week we begin a series of several episodes where several Mayberry Tribute Artist join me in sharing their memories. David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning, Kenneth “Otis” Junkin, Tim “Goober” Pettigrew, Jeff “Howard” Branch, Phil “Ernest T” Fox, Bob “Briscoe” Mundy, Michael “Gomer” Oliver, and myself sat down and we spend almost an hour recording our memories of performing as the characters we all love from The Andy Griffith Show. You’ll hear us talking about the actors from the show but also about the wonderful Mayberry fans we’ve met through the years.
I hope you enjoy these memories because they mean enough to the tribute artists that they wanted to share them with you. I also hope you see that “Mayberry” is alive and well in the hearts of many people throughout this country.
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Follow me on Twitter if you use twitter. I’ve been posting Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show.
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Host: Allan Newsome Special Guest: David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning
Running time: 0:12:44
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This is the final segment of our three part David Browning interview. I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed the interview with David. He’s a wonderful friend with a lot of stories to tell. I’ll be catching up with him again in the near future so we can all hear more of his Mayberry experiences.
This episode we’ll hear about David’s favorite scene from The Andy Griffith Show as well as his favorite episode. We’ll find out what it’s like to work with the cast members from TAGS and what advice they may have given him over the years. Finally, we’ll hear about his work with Betty “Thelma Lou” Lynn.”
Thanks again for listening and please leave comments on the web site iMayberry.com/podcasts or by using the contact information given in the podcast.
Host: Allan Newsome Special Guest: David “The Mayberry Deputy” Browning
Running time: 0:09:04
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Welcome to part 2 of our interview with David Browing. In this episode David tells us about going full time as “The Mayberry Deputy” and reveals his favorite character on The Andy Griffith Show.
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