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Andy Griffith Memorial Page
Derek Lewis ·
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2 days ago
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Someone ask me how I could watch the Andy Griffith Show over and over and not grow tired of them… Now any true fan will tell you that the black and white seasons with Barney were the best and although it ran for several more seasons… it was just not the same …. In my defense as to why I tune in is really quite simple…. Mayberry is a state of mind!! In those 30 minute episodes I can go back to a simpler time when wholesomeness and morals and values meant something…. When friends were true and strangers were treated with kindness…. When the world was in transition of change the town chose to stay the same and it was a decision that all were rewarded by….. What’s better than being in a place where when adversity arises … you are surrounded by true friends who lift you up…. The South are often labeled as Hillbillies and many jokes about accents and backwoods have been made but in reality they are quite the intelligent for most are blessed with Common sense and wisdom which is not so common in today’s world!! You see if for nothing else I tune in to go back in my mind to when the world made sense… A time where a sense of humor was a way of getting through the tough times and not offensive…. I’ve watched Andy and Opie walk to the fishing hole as the famous whistle plays and settled myself down and took a little time to go back and pretend I’m too a mayberrian… Just as in “The Stranger Comes to Town “ episode, Although I have never lived there or been there before…I know everything and everyone and you can say Mayberry is my Hometown!!!
Derek Lewis