Obituaries

Yes, during the riots Mr King spoke out. You could see he was very emotional about it. He asked in sake of the "old folks and kids" to stop the violence, and asked that we "just get along"...Rodney seemed a quiet, gentle family guy after the fact. Just wanted to "get along", like everybody else.

 

I have an old friend in New Orleans. He handles freight at conventions for a major contractor. He's 78 and too stubborn to retire. I ran into him in Orlando in 2007. I asked him about Hurricane Katrina and he said it was beyond terrible. His house and the entire neighborhood was wiped away. But he said we pulled together, cleaned up and rebuilt, he said we had to...

I mentioned that horrible scene at the Convention Center and Superdome and the mass of helpless people. What he said made me think...

He said those same people you saw on TV screaming for the government to help were screaming way before Katrina...

 

[h=1]Andy Griffith Dead: Actor Dies At Age 86[/h]
Rest in Peace Mr. Griffith, I surely enjoyed your career in entertaining.

 

He was a good and honorable man. There was a reason The Andy Griffith Show was one of the most popular ever.

 

Yes, agreed. R.I.P. Andy!

 

The very first time I ever heard of Andy G. was in the fifties and my Dad had picked up this album of his stand-up comedy. And I laughed so hard at his description of a football game, that I had tears coming down my cheeks. I found it again on YouTube, it is as funny as ever.

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Andy Griffith Football Story from 1953 - YouTube

 

Sad to hear. The Andy Griffith Show was another one of my favourites. It went wasn't as good after Don Knotts left, but it is still a classic. I've seen every episode at least once (and probably twice).

 

That was one of the best service comedies ever made. Good bye Andy.

 

ah yes Andy of Mayberry, Aunt Bee, Opie and of course good ol Don Knots.....................nothing but Class. RIP ya all !

 

I'll admit to watching the episode's at least ten times each, probably more. My all time favortie show too, watch it whenever I find it. Was sorry to see it leave TVLand. I still laugh out loud at Barney!

RIP Mr. Griffith!

 

... Andy Griffith was country wisdom i.e. common sense, personified. I'll think of him next time I'm on the Andy Griffith Parkway, near Pilot Mountain, in Mount Airy, if I'm hungry I'll stop at Aunt Bea's for a bite.

 

I too will miss Andy. I first encountered Andy when I heard his, "What it was, was football" comedy routine in 1954: http://www.madmusic.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=867

 

Found this cartoon this morning:

 

A heads up to anyone interested:

TVLand has a Andy Griffith Show marathon today. Surprisingly, there is limited commercial interruption.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who soared to Broadway fame in “Oklahoma!” and won an Oscar in “Gentleman’s Agreement”, but whose last years were filled with financial difficulty and estrangement from her sons, died Sunday, a relative said. She was 95.


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Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95 - Yahoo! News

 

R.I.P. Celeste!

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Without Kitty Wells, there might be no Taylor Swift. Or Miranda Lambert. Or Loretta Lynn.

She was THE pioneer, the first female singer with enough spunk and fire to get noticed in the male-dominated world of country music.

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News from The Associated Press

 

Truly a pioneer. And she was married to her husband for 73 years!

Thank you, Kitty Wells.