Andy Griffith died this morning.
Here’s the recording of his amazing 1953 comedy record, What It Was, Was Football, set to illustrations that accompanied the lines to the monologue in a 1958 issue of Mad Magazine. I could go on and on and on and on and on, and probably will eventually go on and on and on, about what Andy Griffith’s work has meant to me, how it has defined me, how it has made me skip school just to cuddle up with it.
But the eagle-eyed among you can probably get an idea of his influence at around the 2:11 mark. (Just to be on the safe side, maybe don’t tell anyone.)
We’ll likely have more Auburn-related, Mayberry-themed content posted throughout the day.
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One quarter when I was at AU (this was during the 60′s and the start of the counter-culture era), I had an hour break between classes. Most days I would go over to the student union and catch the Andy Griffith Show re-runs that aired every morning. There was only one TV in the lounge area, and by the time the show started there would be a hundred or so of us gathered around the set. I thought it amusing that this oh-so-sophisticated and oh-so-cool group of college kids would be laughing out loud at Andy, Barney, Gomer, and the gang. The gentle humor Andy brought us was universal – and it’s still darned funny today. We’ll miss you Andy.
God’s Honest Truth: when I was a kid my mom would have me watch The Andy Griffith Show to teach me morality. She also sprinkled in some To Kill a Mockingbird for good measure.
I hope this is played at Andy Griffith’s funeral. I know it will be played at mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFU10kFu90I&feature=related