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Mayberry Christmas to all!  Lets have some fun and sing along with “Barney the Mayberry Deputy” (Sung to the tune “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer). The lyrics are below.

We also get to hear Miss Ellie sing Away in a Manger for the close of the podcast.  I hope this episode brings to mind the joy of the Christmas season no matter what time of year you happen to be listening.

Barney the Mayberry Deputy
(Sung to the tune “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer”)

Barney the Mayberry deputy,
Had a very shiny badge,
And when he cleaned his bullet,
He would use liquid Pledge.

All of the other deputies,
Tried but it just wasn’t the same,
They couldn’t match ole Barney,
Tiger Fife was his name.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Andy came to say,
Barney with your build so right,
Won’t you be our Santa tonight.

My how the folks there loved him,
Andy, Opie, Ellie and Aunt Bee,
Barney the Mayberry Deputy,
You’ll go down in History!!!

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Related Links:

• Newsome’s Christmas Card 2010 – You can also see all our past cards at the The Ghosts of Christmas Past.
• Mayberry Fan Fiction –  Here’s a trip back to Mayberry using your mind and the written word. You’ll love reading these stories and traveling back to “our hometown.” If you have a story of your own that’s about Mayberry and the friends that we find there, please submit them to us for placement here so that other fans can enjoy your talents.
• Lost Episode–An Unforgettable Christmas©  – Join your Mayberry Friends as they again visit the holiday season. Written and copyright by Joe Gritton. You can download or read online. (28.0KB) Rich Text Format (.rtf) file. (Most word processors will read this format.)
• Opie’s Christmas Wish © – The 2nd new script written and copyright by Jeff Gainer. Yours to download or read online and enjoy. (10.7KB) Rich Text Format (.rtf) file. (Most word processors will read this format.)
• Ronnie Felker – Christian Speaker and Impersonator
• David Morris – – Ernest T.’s real life son may not be throwing rocks but he is “playing” rock. David Morris, son of Howard Morris, has been busy recording a solo rock album dedicated to his dad. Many folks won’t know that “Ernest T.” started out as a drummer and bought David a drum set when he was about 10. Check out and purchase David’s “rock” album called “Picture an Accident” by visiting the albums web site.
• Video Version of this podcast episode on YouTube

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #115: David Morris

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Mitch Jayne, a Dillards founder and the bass-playing Darling boy in Mayberry, passed away August 2, 2010. Mayberry fans are grateful for his friendship and all the joy & inspiration he brought to people all over the world. Mitch was a master storyteller and humorist as well as as a musician. Read more about Mitch and share your thoughts as well.

Born July 5, 1928, Mitch Jayne is someone that all fans of The Andy Griffith Show will miss. The stories he shared from the stage at Mayberry events are priceless and are second only to the music he was such an important part of giving to us all. Thank you, Mitch, the the fun and the everlasting music.

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Related Links:

• RONNIE ELLIS: Remembering an old friend (article)
• Jayne influenced music world (article)
• Mitch Jayne: Ozarks Storyteller (video interview)
• Mitch Jayne, By Kathryn Love and Diana Jayne (article)
• Remembering Mitch Jayne (Photo Album) –
• http://sites.google.com/site/mitchjayne1/home – You’ll want to go and read this page. Down toward the very bottom is a wonderful account of Mitch Jayne’s life and passing by his wife Diana.

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Mayberry fans know “Good Ole 14-A” or “Welcome Sweet Springtime” as Barney identified it in the episode “Barney and the Choir” (#52) but do you know the history of the melody of that Mayberry ballad.

Two Chairs crack staff…okay, it was Allan since I’m the entire staff…..found out the history of this beautiful song just this past weekend and you’ll find out the rest of the story if you listen to this episode.

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Related Links:

• Anton Rubinstein Melody in F – Russian composer and concert pianist Anton Rubinstein. Although Rubinstein was a prolific composer, the only piece of his to be found in today’s classical piano books is the Melody In F.
• Swinging melody in F – This is a version of 14a, the music anyway, that would have Gomer and Mary Grace up and dancing.
• Ragging Rubinstein’s Melody in F Ukulele – Check out this ukulele version.
• Anton Rubinstein – To learn more about the man who wrote this piece of music that brings a smile to Mayberry fans everywhere, visit Wikipedia.
• Lyrics to Good Ole 14-A – “Welcome Sweet Springtime” lyrics.

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Following episode #88, Mayberry fan Gaither Harwood stayed around in the chat room (I record the show live and some folks drop by and watch the live feed) and confirmed that Earle Hagen’s son was the original finger snapper for the Theme of The Andy Griffith Show.

I had thought that Earle had told me that during a conversation so when Gaither mentioned the same fact I was excited. I had not mentioned Deane Hagen’s finger snapping on the podcast because I couldn’t confirm my information. Thankfully Gaither has a better memory than me and pointed me right to that odd fact known by few in “The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference” by Dale Robinson and David Fernandes (page 310 of the hardcover edition).

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Related Links:

• The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference (Hardcover) – Weaver’s only remaining copy of this book in hardcover does have a little shelf wear on the bottom edges and corner of the front cover, but it’s in very good shape for a book that’s now 16 years old.

Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #90: Bob James

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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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Executive Producer of Two Chairs No Waiting Episode #88: John Foster

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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.

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

Related Links:

• 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.
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