I
just found out that Andy Griffith died today (well, yesterday). I loved that
show. What I find kind of neat is that I have seen where some of Matlock was
filmed and I sat on those actual courthouse steps. Then I have also been to Mt.
Airy, the town where he was born, raised, and where filming for the Andy
Griffith Show took place (known as "Mayberry"). We went in the
replica buildings and we even met Floyd the Barber in the old barbershop! This
was maybe five years ago, but just last week we drove by Mt. Airy once more
while we were on our way to Myrtle Beach. We didn't stop this time but it brought back
memories and I had to listen to Rascal Flatts' "Mayberry" on my iPod
just for kicks. Maybe some people have forgotten this show, or have never
heard of it, but I sure haven't. It's kind of a part of me now. Needless to say I am
saddened at his death.
Of
course I just googled him for more info, and according to Wikipedia, he was a
singer (a gospel singer!) and he played the trombone... he even went to school
for music and has his bachelor's degree in music. Yeah!! One
more reason why he was awesome. RIP Andy Griffith.
He
began college studying to be a Moravian preacher, but he changed his major to
music and became a part of the school's Carolina Play Makers. He attended the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, and graduated with a bachelor of music degree in 1949. At UNC
he was president of the UNC chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia,
which claims to be America's oldest fraternity
for men in music.[6] He
also played roles in several student operettas, including The Chimes of
Normandy (1946), and Gilbert and Sullivan's
The Gondoliers
(1945), The Mikado (1948) and H.M.S. Pinafore
(1949).[7]
