Later this week, and possibly now, a video will post on DesignatedWriters.com of me and an Andy-Griffith Show-related subject.

Proudly, I am President (that’s a capital “P” to you, sir!) of the local The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club. I know!, right?! We are called Hagen’s Heroes, in honor of Earle Hagen, a nice man who wrote “The Fishin’ Hole,” the show’s theme song. He wrote the theme to “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and others, too. Google him sometimes. I called him at his California home years ago to ask if we could use his name as our club’s title. He answered the phone and everything. Love him.

There are other “believers” out there who, like me, know that The Andy Griffith Show is a bit of heaven on earth. Seasons 2-5 are the best television ever made. Please don’t argue with me about his; you’ll embarrass yourself.

If you want to join, send an email to DesignatedWriters@yahoo.com. There are no dues. We haven’t met in years since we marched in the Holiday in Dixie Parade during our Formative Year. I don’t think we even have rules. We DO have an official certificate from the international TAGSRWC home office in Nashville.

So it’s more or less a club of shared love and admiration for the people of Mayberry.

And who knows? Maybe we’ll get the band back together again. I could pull up the old roster and print it. We could meet once a quarter. We could have officers and entertainment!

We could march in another parade!

(This is beginning to sound like the “What’s Your Hurry?” episode…)

Maybe we will just send out a newsletter now and then. We’ll see. Let me know if you wish to join. And stay tuned for that video on the homepage.

Goober says hey…

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