by Floyd
on June 15, 2010
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Several folks responded to our last episode about the “king” of whistlers, Fred Lowery. If you didn’t hear lasts weeks show (#87), you may want to go back and give it a listen before this episode. We’ll talk a bit more about who exactly it was that whistled the theme of The Andy Griffith Show and theories about why people believe that Mr. Lowery was that whistler.
We’ll also be talking a bit about Mayberry Days held the last full weekend of September in Andy Griffith’s hometown Mt. Airy, NC. It’s certainly a sight to behold and I encourage you to attend Mayberry Days if you have a chance. It’s gooooood!
If you can’t attend, there are other events related to Mayberry and you can learn about them by going to the “Event Calendar” link at iMayberry.com. Try and make plans to visit one of these events and support folks that are trying to bring a little bit of Mayberry to your corner of the world.
Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d 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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Related Links:
- Mayberry Days – The Surry Arts Council official web site about the annual Mayberry Days celebration. Photos of past events, ticket information, and all kinds of information to help you see why Mayberry Days is somewhere any fan would enjoy.
- Songfacts.com – All kinds of discussion about who whistled the theme to The Andy Griffith Show.
- Fred Lowery @ Answers.com – Information about Mr. Lowery.
- Whistling – Good, everyday whistling can be heard on “The Andy Griffith Show” theme. Ho-hum. Compared to amateur whistling, virtuoso whistling is as space travel is to a walk down the lane.
- Fred Lowery @ SpaceAgePop.com – Fred Lowery was the most successful professional whistler of the 1940s and 1950s. Blinded by scarlet fever at the age of two, he was sent to the Texas School for the Blind in Austin when he was seven. Born 2 November 1909, Palestine, Texas; Died December 1984, Jacksonville, Texas.
- TCNW 87 Facebook photos – Check out the Facebook fan page for Two Chairs No Waiting for images mentioned in this episode.
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Who was “the whistler?” What am I talking about….well, there have been reports for years of folks saying “the guy who whistled the theme to The Andy Griffith Show came to my school when I was young.” The name most associated with that statement is Fred Lowery. We talk tonight about the who it was that actually whistled the theme.
The links below will give you so wonderful references about Fred Lowery who is known to many as the “King of Whistlers.” He was a famous whistler back in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d 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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- Fred Lowery @ Answers.com – Information about Mr. Lowery.
- Whistling – Good, everyday whistling can be heard on “The Andy Griffith Show” theme. Ho-hum. Compared to amateur whistling, virtuoso whistling is as space travel is to a walk down the lane.
- Fred Lowery @ SpaceAgePop.com – Fred Lowery was the most successful professional whistler of the 1940s and 1950s. Blinded by scarlet fever at the age of two, he was sent to the Texas School for the Blind in Austin when he was seven. Born 2 November 1909, Palestine, Texas; Died December 1984, Jacksonville, Texas.
- TCNW 87 Facebook photos – Check out the Facebook fan page for Two Chairs No Waiting for images mentioned in this episode.
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by Floyd
on April 6, 2010
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Running time: 0:22:07
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I’ve been getting a good bit of listener comments and questions over the last several weeks so I thought I would try and run through some of them this week.
I don’t pretend to be an expert in all things Mayberry so I may not have the answer to all the questions. Hopefully you will be able to help me where I fall short on being able to provide what your fellow listeners are asking for. Feel free to drop me a voice mail to let us all hear the answers you can provide.
Answers or not…let’s have some Mayberry fun in tonight’s show.
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Related Links:
- Archive of American Television: Don Knotts Interview – Mr. Knotts discussed his early comedy routines and ventriloquism acts which led to radio and television appearances.
- Frances Bavier Wikipedia – A nice write up about Ms. Bavier and worth a read.
- Andy Griffith Museum – Neal Brower, author of Mayberry 101, will be giving a series of lectures on The Andy Griffith Show this spring at the Andy Griffith Museum. Check the Events section of the site for details.
Voice Mail
Frank – Aunt Bee/Frances Bavier connection to NC?
Don – Frances and how did she get along with the other cast members? Request a podcast about that.
Joe – Bankbook and who’s is it?
Bill – George Lindsey in Mt. Airy within the last year.
John – Lectures being done in Mt. Airy…are they being recorded?
Kyle – Later work of some of the Mayberry characters. Angel in my Pocket, All in the Family (Burt Mustin and Ethel Pendleton schoolboard member play by Ruth McDevitt), etc.
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by Floyd
on February 23, 2010
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Running time: 0:21:14
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There was recently an online chapter meeting of the “Who’s Been Messin’ Up the Bulletin Board (WBMUTBB)?” Chapter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club. As part of that meeting, chapter members discussed what Don Knotts had meant to them as we drew close to the 4th anniversary of his passing away back on February 24, 2006.
In order of appearance you will hear from WBMUTBB? members “Aunt Bee (of IL)”, Mike Peacock, Jewell Kutzer, Ron “Emmett” Blankenship, MariEllen, and Vicki Pillow. These wonderful Mayberry fans share what many of us feel and enjoy as we watch the performances of Mr. Knotts.
We also have a voice mail and some e-mail listener feedback for you to enjoy.
Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the iMayberry.com/podcasts/ website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be part of our next feedback episode. Our voice mail number is (256) 513-9526 and you can leave a voice mail. (If you’d like to call toll-free, I only give that number as part of the podcast so you’ll have to listen to hear that number. )
Related Links:
- Jewell Kutzer (link no longer active) – Jewell M. Kutzer is a Motivational Humorist who instantly captures the hearts and minds of her audience. Jewell grew up in the same small Blue Ridge mountain town as Andy Griffith.
- Them Timers are Tricky” Chapter – The home to Emmett’s WAVs. A great collection of sound clips from The Andy Griffith Show produce by Ron “Emmett” Blankenship.
- Who’s Been Messing Up the Bulletin Board Chapter – Sign up for the WBMUTBB Digest. The Digest is an automated daily mailing list about The Andy Griffith Show and things related to Mayberry.
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by Floyd
on January 19, 2010
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Running time: 0:19:11
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Do you ever have conversations with fellow Andy Griffith Show fans that ONLY another fan would understand or enjoy? Well, I do and I ran across one such exchange recently and I believe it will be something that you, as a Mayberry fan, will enjoy hearing about.
The conversation you’ll hear about was between The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club (TAGSRWC) Presiding Goober Jim Clark, the members of The Schumpsters, The Mayberry Texans, and Mother Figure chapters.
We also hear from some listeners about episode #66. We’d love to hear from you, too so…don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the iMayberry.com/podcasts website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.
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by Floyd
on January 5, 2010
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Running time: 0:16:04
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This episode we have some news reports about The Andy Griffith Show from back in the early and mid-1960’s. One from TV Guide and another from the New York Times.
Floyd the barber visits with us and we have a little feedback from you, the listeners.
Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the iMayberry.com/podcasts website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.
Related Links:
- Follow Allan on Twitter – If you have Twitter, follow along with me so we can get to know one another a little better.
- Visit our new Chat Room – Located on the front page of the podcast web site. Just scroll down a little and you’ll see it there on the right. Another way for the Mayberry community to visit and get to know each other.
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by Floyd
on December 22, 2009
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It’s that wonderful time of the year when we take time to visit with family and friends and slow down to reflect on and enjoy the gifts we’ve been given.
I want to take this time to visit with you and hear from some of our fellow Mayberry fans and I hope you enjoy our visit.
I also have an online Christmas card I’d like to share with all of you. I have the link below so please drop by and accept this small gift from my family to you and yours.
Don’t forget to leave comments or ask questions on the iMayberry.com/podcasts website or using the contact information given in the podcast. We’d love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode.
Related Links:
- Christmas Card from the Newsome’s – Jan, Adam and I hope you enjoy this years card. It’s always fun trying to think of a new twist on the Mayberry theme and for some reason, Charlie Brown was on our minds this year so here we are. Mayberry and Charlie Brown…I believe this might be a first time for this combination.
- The Ghosts of Christmas Past – You might like to see The Ghosts of Christmas Past in the form of all the “old” online Christmas cards from the Newsome’s dating back from 1997 through 2008.
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