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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
Goob.

Look!

Farewell to another old friend!

And of course Mr. Lindsey also played "Juke" in perhaps the finest (and most scary) episode of THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK SHOW, the adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic short story, "The Jar", directed by Norman Lloyd.

"Here, kitty, kitty..."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0394054/fullcredits#cast

Mr. Lindsey's "Goober Pyle" character was regular each week of my youth! I read the entire three pages of the bio DS attached (above). From meager financial roots but rich family and community ties, he became a total success. A lesson many could learn from today!

This comment by Andy Griffith, in this day and age of "high-tech, me-centered cultural mores," captures the essence of a wonderful life: "Our last conversation was a few days ago. We would talk about our health, how much we missed our friends who passed before us and usually about something funny. I am happy to say that as we found ourselves in our eighties, we were not afraid to say, ‘I love you.’ That was the last thing George and I had to say to each other. ‘I love you.’ ”

Tonight we will watch the "classic episode Art of Love" as a family in honor of George Lyndsey's joyous spirit!
(Sitting next to his new sweetheart, "How's your car!?" -- Beautiful!)
Peace

Our older "scruff," now sixteen (!!), sends us an occasion e-note from the computer lab during study hall in school...when he should be doing his chemistry or trig homework.

Well, our home has been without wall screens for precisely 6 yrs. now. We view movies from a home mailing company, sign out dvd's and vcr tapes from the local library, and have watched countless on-line episodes of the old shows many of us grew up with.

Just moments ago, I could not help but smile because of his recognition of the old Mayberry Tales and his youthful memories of George Lyndsey. Along with other current items, he sent me this "heads-up":
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/georg...-dies-165308205.html

I think Goober is smiling, also!

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Originally posted by fjp451:
Sitting next to his new sweetheart, "How's your car!?" -- Beautiful!

Beautiful, yes! Love that episode. Own the entire DVD collection. My favourite programme, and Goob contributed to so many of the funniest moments.

"Ain't you got a jack?"

Great feel-good television, before the age of irony and mean-spiritedness.

RIP, Maurice Sendak, 83.

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Originally posted by philnic:
RIP, Maurice Sendak, 83.

The second (and same age as George Lindsay!) of what will turn out to be a very big three indeed.

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Originally posted by philnic:
RIP, Maurice Sendak, 83.

And the film they made from the book was spot-on!

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Originally posted by dandelion:
The second (and same age as George Lindsay!) of what will turn out to be a very big three indeed.

It was Sassoon, a good word!

Carrroll Shelby, 89 ~
http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/m...s-age-200041629.html

Auto design icon extraordinaire...an American success story we need more of today! God's Speed...

Carroll Shelby

http://www.latimes.com/news/ob...0512,0,6452484.story

Here's one thing Maurice Sendak had in common with Ray, possibly two:

"He remembered no special talent — his brother, Jack, was the chosen one. But he absorbed his father's stories and he loved to dream and to create, like the time he and his brother built a model of the 1939 World's Fair out of clay and wax."