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Offline dhall57

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Andy Griffith Dies
« on: July 03, 2012, 05:47:18 PM »
Didn't know him and had never met Andy Griffith, but I felt like I knew him. I was born and raised in North Carolina just like him and have watched each episode of the black and white Andy Griffith Shows more times than I could possibly count. What a great show with great characters, Andy, Barney, Aunt Bea, Gomer, Goober, Otis, Opie,  Floyd and many more. Just about all the main stars of the show have past away now and it's hard to believe the show first aired 52 years ago in 1960. R.I.P Andy and thanks for the laughs.
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2012, 05:57:52 PM »
Yup, huge but underrated legacy. In 1996 he had a gospel album went platinum!  Love those kind of guys.  :'(
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 06:13:06 PM »
 Great man and will allways be held as an example to how simple things can be.
 Truely missed and looked up to.
 My grandparents are from this generation and I'm 50 years old.
 Simple values and simple needs....or stupid is as stupid does.
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 06:22:28 PM »
He made me want to live in Mayberry.
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2012, 06:29:54 PM »
I recall seeing the very first episode, (re-runs about 10 years ago ::)) when Aunt Bea first came to live with Andy and Opie. Barney was introduced as Andy's cousin. In later episodes, they were friends.
 
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 07:08:54 PM »
One of my favorite songs made better by Andy.
Brad Paisley With Andy Griffith - Waitin' On A Woman
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2012, 07:32:46 PM »
Quote from: BobbyR on July 03, 2012, 06:22:28 PM
He made me want to live in Mayberry.
For many years Andy denied the show was based on his childhood town, but later in life he admitted  that a lot of the show was took from his life growing up in Mt Airy,NC. Several weeks ago I went through Mt Airy on my K6 on the way to the Blue Ridge Parkway and even rode by the house he grew up in.
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2012, 08:03:33 PM »
Thanks, Magpie. :'(
dhall, this might be a good place to re-post your pic of Andy's home...
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2012, 04:22:41 AM »
stand up actor
never heard anything bad about him
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2012, 07:43:50 AM »
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=45183.0;attach=188570;image

Here you go Scott. My K6 in front of Andy's boyhood home in Mt Airy, NC.
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Re: Andy Griffith Dies
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2012, 07:06:12 PM »


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