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I hope you heard last weeks show and if you didn’t, go back and listen to episode 133 because tonight we complete our visit with Terry Eldredge (El) and Terry Smith (Smitty). These guys are two members of the 2011 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) Instrumental Group of the Year, The Grascals.  They are BIG Mayberry fans and I enjoyed spending time talking Mayberry with them.

We did get some talk in about The Grascals new album DANCE TIL YOUR STOCKINGS ARE HOT AND RAVELING (A Tribute to the Music of The Andy Griffith Show) but we were having too much fun talking Mayberry.  What was to have been a 15 minute interview turned into 30 minutes and two episodes of this podcast.

I want to personally thank the guys for their time and for visiting with all of us here in our little corner of Mayberry. Now, they dig you so you folks be nice and dig them back.

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Related Links:

• The Grascals – Official website
• Dance Til Your Stockings Are Hot and Ravelin’ – Purchase from iTunes
• The Grascals & Friends – Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin – The Grascals bring their own bluegrass style to life on this exclusive new CD with eight of their friends, including Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels and Dolly Parton.
• The Grascals Tour Information
• TCNW 133 facebook photos

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #134: David Morris

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:23:09

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On this episode we have a wonderful chance to visit with two members of the 2011 Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) Instrumental Group of the Year, The Grascals.  Terry Eldredge (guitar) and Terry Smith (bass) are BIG Mayberry fans….awh big ain’t the word for it….and it certainly comes through in the interview.

Most of the interview is directly about The Andy Griffith Show and their love for the show.  We do eventually talk about the release of their album DANCE TIL YOUR STOCKINGS ARE HOT AND RAVELING (A Tribute to the Music of The Andy Griffith Show) so if you love bluegrass and/or Andy, you’re gonna have a great time with the guys.

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 Grascals – Official website
• Dance Til Your Stockings Are Hot and Ravelin’ – Purchase from iTunes
• The Grascals & Friends – Country Classics With A Bluegrass Spin – The Grascals bring their own bluegrass style to life on this exclusive new CD with eight of their friends, including Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels and Dolly Parton.
• The Grascals Tour Information
• TCNW 133 facebook photos

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #133: Bob James

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:20:08

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We continue our visit from last week to the March 5, 2011 a panel discussion on Southern Rural Humor in TV & Film held at the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival. This time we hear mostly from me, Allan Newsome, as I go into the positive aspects of how rural life was portrayed on The Andy Griffith Show.

As a reminder, the participants were Birmingham author Tim Hollis, actor Danny Vinson, media studies scholar Dr. Jacob Podber, and your host of this podcast.  The topic went a great deal into the portrayal of rural characters.

Much of the discussion has been about how rural people, mostly southern, were negatively portrayed  on television, radio, and film.  I attempted to move the discussion to the more positive feel to help the panel end on a high note.  Our love of The Andy Griffith Show and the characters we found there is not limited to folks from the south. There are fans from all parts of the United States and around the globe.  That, in itself, is a testament to the character and values found in Mayberry.

Those characters become like trusted friends. We look forward to visiting our friends as often as possible.  That’s true in “real” life and with our friends on the small screen living in our hometown of Mayberry, NC.

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:

• George Lindsey UNA Film Festival – Regional independent film festival located on the campus of the University of North Alabama and various venues throughout the Shoals area.
• Facebook – The Andy Griffith Show – Behind the Scenes – Great behind the scenes photos from The Andy Griffith Show.
• Rural purge – Wikipedia article.
• Birmingham Rewound – The “This Month in History” sections of the site features BIRMINGHAM REWOUND’s Tim Hollis with an ongoing series of looks back in time through newspaper advertisements. This link will take you to March 1971 for a look back in time.
• Ain’t That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century – This book by author Tim Hollis traces the evolution of this classic American form of humor in the mass media, beginning with the golden age of radio, when such comedians as Bob Burns, Judy Canova, and Lum and Abner kept listeners laughing.
• Tim Hollis books on Amazon.com
• Tim Hollis on Facebook
• National Lum and Abner Society

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #128: Jay Hicks

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:23:58

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Cancelled! Back in March 1971 CBS went on a canceling spree and shut down production on all their rural comedies.  The end of the 1971 season saw the cancellation of Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Hee-Haw, Lassie, The Jim Nabors Hour, Hogans Heroes and of course Mayberry RFD. (Petticoat Junction was cancelled the previous season.)

That isn’t a complete listing but gives you the idea about how, as Alabama native Pat “Mr. Haney” Buttram put it, “CBS cancelled everything with a tree, even Lassie.”  At the time of the purge, Mayberry RDF was #15 in the ratings.

On Saturday March 5, 2011 a panel discussion was held as part of the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival on Southern Rural Humor in TV & Film.

The participants were Birmingham author Tim Hollis, actor Danny Vinson, media studies scholar Dr. Jacob Podber in the discussion, and the host of Two Chairs No Waiting Allan Newsome.  The topic went a great deal into the portrayal of rural characters on television, radio, and film.

Hear from Tim, from his portion of the panel, as we discussed the purge of rural programing.

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:

• George Lindsey UNA Film Festival – Regional independent film festival located on the campus of the University of North Alabama and various venues throughout the Shoals area.
• Rural purge – Wikipedia article.
• Birmingham Rewound – The “This Month in History” sections of the site features BIRMINGHAM REWOUND’s Tim Hollis with an ongoing series of looks back in time through newspaper advertisements. This link will take you to March 1971 for a look back in time.
• Ain’t That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century – This book by author Tim Hollis traces the evolution of this classic American form of humor in the mass media, beginning with the golden age of radio, when such comedians as Bob Burns, Judy Canova, and Lum and Abner kept listeners laughing.
• Tim Hollis books on Amazon.com
• Tim Hollis on Facebook
• National Lum and Abner Society

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #127: Jay Hicks

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:18:28

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We talk often to tribute artist for characters on The Andy Griffith Show and from time to time to the actual stars themselves.  I thought it would be nice to hear from some Mayberry fans.  What The Andy Griffith Show means to them and what it is they like about the show.

I met up with Mayberry fan Al Gandolfi back in March 2009 following an event in West Palm Beach, Florida held at Grace Fellowship.  The event was called “Mayberry Comes to Grace Fellowship” and Senior’s pastor Frank Ingram helped make that event happen.  You may think that the Mayberry events held around the country just “happen” but that’s certainly not true.

Al, like Pastor Ingram, also made a Mayberry event happen in his town.  It was called “Good Ole Days – A Tribute to Mayberry” and it was held in Cocoa, Florida on April 8th-9th, 2005.  We get to hear a bit from Al about the hard work that goes into making these events happen for all of us, the fans, to enjoy.

I believe you’ll enjoy getting to meet Al and you’ll certainly hear from a man that loves The Andy Griffith Show.  I think you might also hear put into words some of the same feelings you have when watching Andy, Barney, Opie, Aunt Bee, and our other Mayberry neighbors.

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:

• A Tribute to Mayberry Brings Good Ole Days to Cocoa – Cocoa Florida’s “Good Ole Days – A Tribute to Mayberry” which took place April 8 and 9, 2005, surprised everyone by being a smashing success. (Al Gandolfi is on the left of the photo on a knee in front of Goober, Floyd, and Opie.)
• Event Calendar – Visit the iMayberry.com event calendar to stay up-to-date about Mayberry related events all around the country. When ever you’re listening, even if it’s long after the podcast was recorded, you’ll find what you’re looking for by visiting.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #123: Ann Newsome

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Host: Allan Newsome
Running time: 0:16:47

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Part 5 of 5 of our wonderful interview with Jackie Joseph. Recorded in front of a live audience on Mayberry Cruise 2010.  Jackie tells us all about being in the movie The Cheyenne Social Club, movie makeup, being a writer, and what she’s doing now.

I want to personally thank Jackie for allowing me to use this interview on the podcast.  Jackie is a great lady and I hope when you finish this series of podcast episodes you have a bit more of an understanding of the incredible career that the amazing lady has had.

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:

• Facebook Fan Page photos for TCNW 112
• 2010 Mayberry Cruise photo album – Check out photos from this years Cruise to Mayberry and start making plans to go with us in 2011 (Nov 12-17).
• 2011 Mayberry Cruise photo album – Details about the 2011 cruise by visiting this link.
• Actors and Others for Animals – Main mission is to curb the pet overpopulation problem by subsidizing spay/neuter surgeries.
• Talk with Jackie – The Tolucan Times articles written by Jackie.
• The Who’s Been Messin’ Up the Bulletin Board Chapter of TAGSRWC – The WBMUTBB Digest mailing list has over 1500 members from all over the world. All content is “family-friendly.” (This list is moderated for content to block questionable material as best as the moderator can.)

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #112: Jarrod DellaChiesa

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