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A very special edition of The eBullet, the official newsletter of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club, focused on Remembering Andy Griffith was published the last week of July 2012 just before this podcast was recorded.

The effort that editor of The eBullet, Jim Clark, put into the creation of this wonderful tribute is something I couldn’t let pass without sharing with all of you here on Two Chairs No Waiting.  Jim captured the feelings of no only himself but those of Andy’s co-workers, family and friends.  All were fans of Andy and we able to express their love of the man in ways I never could.

Thank you to Jim Clark for allowing us to provide an audio version of this issue of The eBullet to you in the form of our podcast.  I encourage you to go and read the words and see the photos in the published version of the article because I can’t share it all in the time we have together. There’s just so much to be said about Andy Griffith…we’ll never finish.

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.

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.

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

Related Links:

• The eBullet Special Edition: Remembering Andy Griffith
• iMayberry.com Mayberry Memorials – http://www.imayberry.com/memorial/
• iMayberryCommunity.com – http://www.iMayberryCommunity.com
• Mayberry Bible Study Podcast – http://MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com
• Andy Samuel Griffith (Wikipedia) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #198: Andy Griffith

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Some time has passed since Andy’s passing on Tuesday July 3, 2012 (I misspoke last week by saying Tuesday July 5th) but fans of Andy continue to express their love of the man who gave us Sheriff Andy Taylor, Ben Matlock, and so many other great memories.

We’ll look a bit in the history of Andy Griffith, his career, and more.  We’ll also hear from more fans like you so sit back and lets honor the life of THE man of Mayberry, Andy Griffith.

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.

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.

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

Related Links:

• iMayberry.com Mayberry Memorials – http://www.imayberry.com/memorial/
• iMayberryCommunity.com – http://www.iMayberryCommunity.com
• Mayberry Bible Study Podcast – http://MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com
• Andy Samuel Griffith (Wikipedia) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #197: Andy Griffith

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Andy Griffith passed was on Tuesday July 3, 2012.  It was a sad day in the lives of Mayberry fans all across the country.

People have been leaving memorial messages, writing poems, sharing photos, and in general sharing their feelings about this entertainment legend.  iMayberry.com, the iMayberry Community, Facebook, and just about every way a person can think of has been used by fans to let anyone willing to listen know what Andy meant to them.

Let’s take a few minutes to hear from fellow fans as they tell us what Andy meant to them.

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.

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.

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

Related Links:

• iMayberry.com Mayberry Memorials – http://www.imayberry.com/memorial/
• iMayberryCommunity.com – http://www.iMayberryCommunity.com
• Mayberry Bible Study Podcast – http://MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #196: Andy Griffith

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:21:09

We’re gonna be talking about Leonard Blush on the Two Chairs No Waiting podcast this week.  If you don’t know, Leonard was the “Masked Singer” and is somewhat of a legend in Mayberry.  You know…he sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” a the opening of the county insecticide convention.

What we’ll be talking about is a story that Two Chairs No Waiting listener John Foster made me aware of about a Pest Control company  in Florida who’s owner says TAGS was his inspiration in creating his company 24 years ago.  I’m sure that Leonard Blush had something to do with the whole thing.

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.

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.

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.info – The Song Festers
• Pest Control Technology – A Gem of a Business
• iMayberryCommunity.com – http://www.iMayberryCommunity.com
• Mayberry Bible Study Podcast – http://MayberryBibleStudyPodcast.com
• Burke on Mayberry – http://imayberry.com/podcasts/category/burke-on-mayberry/

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #195: John Foster

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Bobby Fleet and his Band with a Beat has been the focus of the last two episodes of this podcast.  Both episodes of The Andy Griffith Show featuring Bobby Fleet were in the very first season of the series.   Now we move along to season 3 of The Andy Griffith Show when an episode titled “The Mayberry Band” aired on November 19, 1962 and introduced fans to Freddy Fleet and his band.

The mistake made by everybody, including me, is calling Freddy’s band “The Band with a Beat” just like Bobby’s band but that title is never used during the episode.

We always assume that Bobby’s and Freddy’s bands are the same and while Freddy does mention that every time he comes through Mayberry that Andy tries “pot bellied schemes” we don’t know that it is the same band.

Maybe Bobby and Freddy Fleet are brothers who both have bands that travel the state and sometimes come through Mayberry.  Maybe the script continuity person missed this one and gave Mr. Fleet the wrong name.  We’ll never know and it’s for fans to discuss and decide for themselves.

We do know that Freddy Fleet is played by actor Joseph Sirola (born October 7, 1929). Joseph, or Joe, Sirola was once a case worker for the New York City Department of Welfare before becoming perhaps the most successful “voice-over” actor in the history of the profession. His voice has been heard in scores of advertisements since the 1960’s and one cannot listen to a radio or watch a television in a major market without hearing his distinctive voice.

In his long career, Sirola has done everything from beckoning people to Club Med to convincing them to rent from Hertz.  Listen to the podcast for a chance to hear his voice over work and I’m sure you’ll recognize his voice.

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.

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.

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

Related Links:

• Joseph Sirola (iMDB) – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802903/
• 1965 AMC Rambler Classic vs Ford Fairlane Brake Test Commercial Joe Sirola – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6kdTaO1e0
• Boar’s Head Commercial-Bologna (Joe Sirola voice over) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H11l8jhV_w
• Mayberry Historical Society: The Mayberry Band – http://www.mayberry.info/
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com
• Facebook Album TCNW:170-172 – http://facebook.com/twochairs

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #172: Rebecca Spears

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In the last episode of the podcast we talked about the 3rd episode of The Andy Griffith Show (TAGS), “The Guitar Player.”  James Best played “Jim Lindsey” and Henry Slate played  “Bobby Fleet.  Now we move on to the character Bobby Fleet’s second appearance on the series in “The Guitar Player Returns.”

“The Guitar Player Returns” is only 7 months and 28 episodes later and the 31st episode of season 1 of TAGS (Oct 17, 1960 – May 16, 1961) and when “Bobby Fleet” appears, he’s a different man.  No longer is Henry Slate playing the character but instead Fleet is played by Herb Ellis.

I mentioned the name Herb Ellis last episode and asked that you remember his name.  There has been discussion about who played the guitar on close-ups of “Jim Lindsey.”  James Best has stated at reunion events that he thought Herb Ellis was the one doing the actual playing of the guitar but he said he wasn’t certain. The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watcher’s Club member Paul Mulik asked Earle Hagen (the music director for TAGS) who was playing for Jim and he answered he was pretty sure was Barney Kessel.

Barney Kessel as a jazz guitarist from Oklahoma and is considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarist of the 20th century.  He was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a “first call” guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions.

Back to Herb Ellis.  Turns out Herb Ellis is also the name of a jazz guitarist but this is a different Herb Ellis from the one who plays “Bobby Fleet” in this episode.  That’s right, there are two “Herb Ellis'” just like there are two “Bobby Fleet’s.”   Let’s leave the guitarist, his name is Mitchell Herbert Ellis (Aug 4, 1921 – Mar 28, 2010), here and move long to the actor.

Herb Ellis the actor was born in Cleveland, OH on Jan 17, 1921 ( 91 years ago the day this podcast is released) and his birth name was Herbert Siegel.  Herb Ellis the actor is best known for work with Jack Webb.  He played Officer Frank Smith on the TV version Dragnet (1952) and many other characters on the radio version of Dragnet.  He appeared on many other series Peter Gunn and Perry Mason.

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.

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:

• James Best – http://www.jamesbest.com
• Mayberry Historical Society: The Guitar Player – http://www.mayberry.info/
• iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com
• Barney Kessel (Wikipedia) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Kessel
• Herb Ellis (actor) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Ellis_(actor)
• Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Ellis
• Facebook Album TCNW:170-172 – http://facebook.com/twochairs
• Mayberry FAQ – http://www.mayberry.info/history/index.php?title=Category:FAQ
• Two Chairs No Waiting 38: James Best Interview – http://imayberry.com/podcasts/2009/06/two-chairs-no-waiting-38-james-best-interview/
• Henry Slate (Bobby Fleet #1 from TCNW 170) on Starsky & Hutch – http://www.tv.com/shows/starsky-and-hutch/watch/losing-streak-32886/ –  The 34:10 mark where his scene occurs.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #171: Rebecca Spears

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