Christmas in Mayberry
~A poem about Christmas in Mayberry and “The Andy Griffith Show”~ It’s Christmas in Mayberry, the mountains are white Opie and his friends are all filled with delight. The town is lit up, wreaths are on every door Andy whistles the carols he’s whistled before. Opie skips along Main Street to hear the Mayberry band, Leon lopes close behind him; what’s that in his hand? No, it isn’t a sandwich’s sticky remains, It’s Christmas and he clutches a new candy…
Mt. Airy Coca Cola Sign to Be Restored
A project Christian Activities publisher Kathryn Darden undertook in 2001 is about to come to fruition when the Mt. Airy Coca Cola sign is finally restored
Dale Evans and Roy Rogers 100th Birthday Commemorated
October 31, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Dale Evans’ birth
Nip it in the bud!
I’ve always enjoyed newspaper comics. As a kid I would spread comic pages on the floor, lie down on my stomach, prop up with my elbows, cup my chin in my hands and enjoy the latest shenanigans of my favorite characters in such comic strips as Li’l Abner, Nancy and Sluggo, Popeye, Peanuts and Dagwood & Blondie. The “funny pages’ I called them, frequently referring to them as the “funnies,” such as when mother and daddy were reading the paper…
Beloved Sheriff of Mayberry, Andy Griffith Dead at 86
Beloved actor, singer and story teller Andy Griffith passed away today at 86. Several generations have grown up watching Sheriff Andy Taylor solve small-town crime and family disputes with humor and compassion on “The Andy Griffith Show” starting in the 1960s. The popular sitcom has remained on the air since then through reruns. Much of the storyline of “The Andy Griffith Show” was based upon Griffith’s childhood growing up in rural North Caroline in a small town called Mt. Airy….
Actor George ‘Goober’ Lindsey Gone at 83
Actor George Lindsey, 83, who played Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died today after a long illness. I was privileged to count him among my friends. George Lindsey was born December 17, 1928, in Alabama, and he died May 6, 2012 in Nashville, TN. Andy Griffith had this to say about the loss of his friend: “George Lindsey was my friend. I had great respect for his talent and his human spirit. In recent years, we spoke often…
Romance in Mayberry
Barney had a sweetheart Her name was Thelma Lou And they were fond of the duck pond Where they would sit and coo. Andy’s steady girlfriend Was Helen Crump you know, And they’d tarry in Mayberry Where couples often go. Goober’s girlfriend, Flora, Gave him a better plate Hoping no doubt he’d ask her out, and soon she had a date. So if you’d like some romance There’s just one place to be A Valentine sure to be fine With…
January Birthdays
Web www.christianactivities.com //–> January 2 – Walter Baldwin /Floyd the Barber #1 January 3 – Ellen Corby/Myrt Lesh January 4 – Sterling Holloway/Bert Miller Birthday January 5 – Mitch Jayne/Mitch Darling January 6 – Danny Thomas/Exec.Producer TAGS January 9 – Bob Denver/Dudley J. Wash January 10 – Maggie Peterson/Charlene Darling January 19 – Jack Prince/Rafe Hollister January 20 – Arte Johnson/Hotel Clerk January 23 – Arlene Golonka/Millie Hutchins January 22 – Bill Bixby/Ronald Bailey January 27 – Howard McNear/Floyd Lawson…
‘The Mayberry Poem – A Tribute to Mayberry’ A Great Gift for Any Mayberry Fan!
Andy Griffith Show’s 50th Anniversary In October of 1960, a sitcom appeared on the old black and white TV sets that celebrated family, friendship, community and the Golden Rule. That show was “The Andy Griffith Show.” It isn’t surprising to fans of the show to know that after almost 50 years, that show has never been off the air as it moved into syndication and reruns that are still popular today. Therefore, it’s little wonder to discover that fans are…
A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL
Web www.christianactivities.com //–> (From our archives, December 2000) Everyone surely remembers Corporal Max Klinger, the dress-wearing, Section 8 seeking scoundrel who together with Hawkeye and Trapper John kept things hopping on M.A.S.H. TAGS fans will certainly remember him as a conniving, singing, weather-forcasting gypsy out to con Mayberry. The latest role for Jamie Farr is in Nashville as he takes on the role of Scrooge for “A Musical Christmas Carol” playing now at the Ryman Auditorium. Although this adaptation by…
