Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:31:26 This episode we'll listen to, and I recommend watch, a skit performed during Col. Tim's Talent Time at the 2023 edition of Mayberry Days. Mayberry Days is held in Mt. Airy, NC (Andy's hometown) the last full weekend of September each year and Col. Tim's is the wrap-up of the main portion of Mayberry Days. Col. Tim's is something you almost need to experience to understand but I would say it's kind of a "Who's...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:25:55 I found, or somebody sent it to me, a 1990 article from the Jackson Sun newspaper (Jackson, Tenn.) that covered Frances Bavier. It went into a bit of what she was like in real life versus what we all think of her as from TV. She wasn't "Aunt Bee" and the story goes in to ways she differed from the character in her daily life. We'll go over the article and then I'll add a few tidbits about Ms. Bavier that may...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:37:57 We've got lots of current Mayberry News from the November edition of the Weaver's Newsletter. A long list of events you need to consider attending and putting on your calendar for 2023 is followed by News of Cast & Crew and Chapter News. I hope you enjoy hearing about all the things happening in and around Mayberry. There is so much fun to be had for fans of the show. Well wrap things up with a few...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:30 I'm so thankful for the folks that created and and made Mayberry a real place in our hearts. The things they thought of made the town and the people who live there seem like people who could have lived in the small town I grew up with. They seemed so real, like they could have been sitting next to me in the church pew or at a ballgame at the local high school. The world won't be as good a place if Mayberry had...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:32:45 This episode we’ll play Round 2 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023 as well as the Final Mayberry question. There are ten questions in Round 2 with each being worth 200 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 200 points. Keep up with your score and add/subtract it from your Round 1 score to see what you have to wager in the Final Mayberry question. Remember, incorrect answers will are worth...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:33:06 This episode we’ll play Round 1 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023. Ten questions with each being worth 100 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. Keep up with your score and remember to remove 100 points for any missed answers….don’t guess. Next week we’ll play Round 2 (worth 200 points each) is also ten questions. Incorrect answers will be worth negative 200 points....

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:43:51 It’s the Halloween time and it is a tradition here on Two Chairs No Waiting to tell a spooky story or two around the campfire. This year we have a special guest storyteller. James Dodson has been coming to Mayberry events for a few years now as "Andy" and I thought it would be fitting to have him tell a story that I know you'll all enjoy. In the search for a story to tell you that is in the same spooky...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:35 Mayberry Days is always a great time for those that attend and the 34th annual Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC was not exception. A highlight of every Mayberry Days is the Trivia contest. This episode we step through the Qualifying Round questions and answers of the 2023 World Championship of Mayberry Trivia. The qualifying round is played to earn a spot in the Finals of Mayberry trivia. If you qualify,...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:38:14 The season is upon us when folks begin to decorate for the harvest time. You'll be happy to know you can spread the Mayberry 'spirit' during this time of year with your very own Mayberry themed jack-o-lantern. Choose between Barn, Goober, Opie and Floyd as your pumpkin, or just do one of each! This information is right out of the free Weaver's Newsletter for October 2023. That and much more can be found in...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:16 Happy 15th birthday to Two Chairs No Waiting. On October 11, 2008 the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast had it's very first episode published to the world. Back in those days, most people didn't have high-speed internet so I did my best to keep episode length short and therefore the file size small. That first episode was only 12 minutes 11 seconds long and the file was less than 6 Megs. For reference, episode 755...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:42:12 Reports about Mayberry Days 2023 from fellow fans and attendees of the event. We have a video report, six voicemail reports and several written reports. I know you're going to enjoy hearing from these kind folks that took the time to send in their thoughts on Mayberry Days. This episode releases on the 63rd Anniversary of the premier of The Andy Griffith Show! Thank you to the folks that attended the...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:30:15 I was reading the posts about the 2023 Mayberry Days event that just wrapped up this past weekend and came across an essay written by Mayberry fan Rebecca Spears. Rebecca is in the Two Chairs No Waiting chat room most Monday nights as "Lydia" so I was quick to ask her if I could share her words with you all. She did a great job answering the question "what's Mayberry Days like?" and I think it will help you...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:30:22 I have folks ask me all the time how much time the tribute artists spend rehearsing the skits/shows we put on at events like Mayberry Days. I thought I'd take an episode to talk about that topic and let you all know that, well, we don't get to rehearse at all. What you see is the tribute artists just stepping up and improving our way through scenes from The Andy Griffith Show and most of the time it's with almost...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:04 We had some feedback last week that I didn't cover and one in particular influenced this entire episode. The first bit of feedback, I think I did cover last week but we like re-runs around here so….I'll do it again. The second bit of feedback is from an anonymous caller talking about Otis Campbell Day in Nashville, TN. We'll hear from him and I'll clear up a few things he mentions then we'll go and hear...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:37:43 I have received a good bit of feedback from listeners/viewers of Two Chairs over the last few months. To be honest, it's a bit more work for me to put together "feedback" episodes so I haven't been able to do get an episode together until now. We have some really good thoughts and ideas from you this episode so I know you'll enjoy hearing from them. I certainly enjoy being able to hear your thoughts and I...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:38:16 It's been a long time since I did a show about the top episodes of The Andy Griffith Show so I thought to celebrate the 750th podcast we'd have some fun with the top 10 episodes. This list of top 10 comes from The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club web site poll that's been going on for years. There have been 19,281 votes cast one vote at a time. Meaning, each person only votes for one episode when filling...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:35:07 I'm always looking for things we may never have seen related to our friends in Mayberry. That being stories, photos, articles, or just about anything touching on either the characters on The Andy Griffith Show or the actors who played them. I recently ran across an article from the Los Angeles Times from January 12, 1960 titled "Howard McNear as Acting Specialist" and felt like I had struck gold. There isn't...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:49:40 This is a first for me. An "in studio" guest here on the podcast. Kenneth Junkin, who is a tribute artist for Otis and seen in the Mayberry Man movie is here with me to tell some stories. Kenneth has been on the show many times but we've never been here at Two Chairs HQ to record. He'll tell us stories about Don Knotts, Betty Lynn, George Lindsey, Sue Ane Langdon (nurse Mary Simpson), Ernest Borgnine, Donna...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:37:13 We're in the middle part of summer and that hot weather is taking the energy out of us all. What better way to recharge that to test our skill at Mayberry trivia. Not just any trivia either because these questions will give everyone a shot at getting the answer right because they are multiple choice. So sit back, recharge your batteries, and see how many questions you can get right as we go. I hope the...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:29:49 The Surry Arts Council has been having an auction of items that belonged to Betty Lynn, Mayberry's own Thelma Lou, in order to raise money for the arts in Mt. Airy, NC. The auction just ended but it brought to mind the impact that Betty had on the city of Mt. Airy during the time she lived in the community. I found this article about Betty moving to "Mayberry" that I'm sure you'll enjoy. She was such a...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:41:23 This past weekend was the Mayberry Meet-up 2023 so I wanted to give y'all a report about what went on and encourage you to join us in the future. So many fun things happen when you're with fellow Mayberry fans and I want you encourage you to join in with us at some event near you. This episode may be best consumed as a video version because I show photos and things that I believe you'd enjoy seeing but I think...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:34:59 On July 1, 2023, the Mayberry Man movie became FREE to stream on several platforms to include Tubi, EncourageTV (YouTube), Amazon Prime, Vudu, Hoopla, Emirates Airlines, and Qatar Airways. There may be other ways you can watch for free but that's a fairly large selection. Since it's now free for ALL to see, I feel safe moving forward to talk about the movie and some of what we experienced behind the scenes. I...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:31:09 For the 11th year, Jan and I are heading to Mt. Airy for a weekend of Mayberry fun and the 11th Mayberry Meet-up. I hope you can join us! The reason we started this event was, in part, because Mayberry Days (you really should attend that event) has grown large enough that we wanted to have a chance to visit Mt. Airy and do things that there just isn’t time to do during Mayberry Days. So, the Mayberry Meet-up is a...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Allan & Jan NewsomeRunning time: 0:42:05 I'm joined again by my wife, Jan, as co-host and we go through just some of the things found in Weaver's Newsletter from June 2023. There's great info in the newsletter and we add some additional details to the stories found in the newsletter. If you aren't subscribed to Weaver's Newsletter, you really should consider subscribing so you won't miss out on the fun information found within. It's free so...

Two Chairs No Waiting Host: Jan NewsomeRunning time: 0:38:13 You are in for a treat this week. I came down with laryngitis, or something like it, so my wife is hosting this weeks show. Jan Newsome, Mrs. Weaver herself, will be doing most all the talking and I'm just running the technical side of the show. She asked me what she should do the show on and I told her it was her choice. She chose to give you some of her favorite quotes from The Andy Griffith Show. She...