{"id":9369,"date":"2022-05-17T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/?p=9369"},"modified":"2022-08-16T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T02:53:07","slug":"tcnw-685-cody-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/2022\/05\/tcnw-685-cody-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"TCNW 685: Cody Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iMayberry.com\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/tcnw_2013_logo150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two Chairs No Waiting\" class=\"wp-image-3528\"\/><\/a><figcaption> Two Chairs No Waiting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Allan Newsome<br \/><strong>Running time:<\/strong> 0:39:31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January 2014 I received an e-mail that changed things for me. It was from this weeks guest, Cody Ray DesBiens. At the time he sent the e-mail, he was 19 years old and he said he was a &#8220;<em>HUGE Andy Griffith Show fan<\/em>&#8221; who watched episodes every night with his mom. That wasn&#8217;t the part that impacted me, though I was glad to hear a fairly young man was a Mayberry fan. What got me was that Cody had been diagnosed with a chronic type of Leukemia in October 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went through chemo and eventually needed a bone marrow and stem cell transplant. He was in the hospital for a long time and needed something to keep his mind off the pain and sickness. It was then that he came across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCm9tLlT-NsH-7k97fZDpNHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube version of this podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing that hit me was him saying that <em>Two Chairs No Waiting <\/em>helped him keep his mind off things. Wow\u2026I was, and am, humbled by that and I&#8217;ve been wanting to have him as a quest ever since and FINALLY had a chance just last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know you&#8217;re going to enjoy hearing Cody&#8217;s story directly from him LIVE from the IHOP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll hear this weeks installment of &#8220;<strong>Returning to Mayberry<\/strong>&#8221; by SpiritWalker that he&#8217;s calling &#8220;<em><strong>Chunkin&#8217; Rocks<\/strong><\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"TCNW 685: Cody Ray\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_NDcMU5qqwZE\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDcMU5qqwZE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NDcMU5qqwZE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT39M38S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-05-17T22:06:02Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NDcMU5qqwZE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDcMU5qqwZE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">TCNW 685: Cody Ray<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NDcMU5qqwZE\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDcMU5qqwZE\/0.jpg\" alt=\"TCNW 685: Cody Ray\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Two Chairs No Waiting - Andy Griffith Show Podcast can be found at https:\/\/www.TwoChairsNoWaiting.com In January 2014 I received an e-mail that changed things for me. It was from this weeks guest, Cody Ray DesBiens. At the time he sent the e-mail, he was 19 years old and he said he was a &quot;HUGE Andy Griffith Show fan&quot; who watched episodes every night with his mom. That wasn&#039;t the part that impacted me, though I was glad to hear a fairly young man was a Mayberry fan. What got me was that Cody had been diagnosed with a chronic type of Leukemia in October 2011. He went through chemo and eventually needed a bone marrow and stem cell transplant. He was in the hospital for a long time and needed something to keep his mind off the pain and sickness. It was then that he came across the YouTube version of this podcast. The thing that hit me was him saying that Two Chairs No Waiting helped him keep his mind off things. Wow...I was, and am, humbled by that and I&#039;ve been wanting to have him as a quest ever since and FINALLY had a chance just last week. I know you&#039;re going to enjoy hearing Cody&#039;s story directly from him LIVE from the IHOP. We&#039;ll hear this weeks installment of &quot;Returning to Mayberry&quot; by SpiritWalker that he&#039;s calling &quot;Chunkin&#039; Rocks.&quot; == Links == # The Paranormal Couple (Cody&#039;s website) - https:\/\/paranormalcouple.com\/ # FTC Connected story about Allan (p.8-9) - https:\/\/issuu.com\/wordsouth\/docs\/22-0051-ftcconnected-_mayjune # The Loaded Goat podcast episode &quot;Floyd, the Gay Deceiver&quot; with Allan as quest (loadedgoat.net) - https:\/\/lnns.co\/1gY48C9fVNv # Weaver&#039;s Department Store - http:\/\/www.weaversdepartmentstore.com # Facebook Group The Andy Griffith Show Esquire Club - https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/tagsesquireclub # 10th Annual Mayberry Meet-up - https:\/\/bit.ly\/mayberrymeetup2022 # Mayberry Man Movie - https:\/\/MayberryMan.com # The Mayberry Effect - https:\/\/theMayberryEffect.com # Maggie Peterson (GoFundMe) - http:\/\/bit.ly\/maggiepeterson # Subscribe to The eBullet - https:\/\/tagsrwc.com\/the_ebullet\/subscribe-to-the-ebullet\/ # Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list - http:\/\/www.imayberry.com\/mailman\/listinfo\/twochairspodcast_imayberry.com # iMayberry Community - http:\/\/imayberrycommunity.com\/ # The Mayberry Historical Society - http:\/\/www.mayberry.info\/ # The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com - http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/mayberrycom https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/stores\/two-chairs-no-waiting?ref_id=15499\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NDcMU5qqwZE\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sign-up-for-the-two-chairs-e-mail-mailing-list\">Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imayberry.com\/mailman\/listinfo\/twochairspodcast_imayberry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list<\/a>.&nbsp; I want to be able to reach out to you if there&#8217;s a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t worry, I won&#8217;t be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say &#8220;hey&#8221; if the need arises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-info\">Contact Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twochairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/allannewsome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow me on Twitter<\/a>. I&nbsp; post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about <em>The Andy Griffith Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please leave comments or ask questions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/TwoChairsNoWaiting.com\/\">TwoChairsNoWaiting.com<\/a> website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. <strong>Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (256) 513-9526<\/strong> and leave a voice mail to be part of the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use iTunes, please visit the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=293597632\" target=\"_blank\">Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store<\/a> and leave a review and rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-links\">Related Links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/paranormalcouple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Paranormal Couple<\/a> (Cody&#8217;s website)<\/li><li>FTC Connected <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/wordsouth\/docs\/22-0051-ftcconnected-_mayjune\" target=\"_blank\">story about Allan<\/a> (p.8-9)<\/li><li>The Loaded Goat podcast episode &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lnns.co\/1gY48C9fVNv\" target=\"_blank\">Floyd, the Gay Deceiver<\/a>&#8221; with Allan as quest (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/loadedgoat.net\" target=\"_blank\">loadedgoat.net<\/a>)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/stores\/two-chairs-no-waiting?ref_id=15499\" target=\"_blank\">Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/mayberrymeetup2022\" target=\"_blank\">10th Annual Mayberry Meet-up<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/tagsrwc.com\/the_ebullet\/subscribe-to-the-ebullet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to The eBullet<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayberry.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Mayberry Historical Society<\/a> <\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/mayberryman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayberry Man<\/a> Movie &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MayberryMan\">Mayberry Man Movie<\/a> (YouTube channel)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themayberryeffect.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Mayberry Effect<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weaversdepartmentstore.com\/catalog.php?category=89\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Peterson Collection<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/maggie-quotcharlene-darlingquot-peterson-needs-help\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie &#8220;Charlene <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/maggiepeterson\" target=\"_blank\">Darling<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/maggie-quotcharlene-darlingquot-peterson-needs-help\" target=\"_blank\">&#8221; 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