'nite, Ang.

That's how Deputy Barney Fife addressed his cousin, Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show. "Nite, Ang."

Andy Griffith passed away last Tuesday - my Dad's birthday. The Andy Griffith Show is one of my favorite television shows for many reasons - the humor, the life lessons, the country charm of "days gone by".
In a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel opinion piece, a woman from Burlington, WI writes, "If you know where "Mayberry" is, please write to me."

Well I know of "a Mayberry" - Greendale, WI, where I was born and my father was born and where I live today. And Wayland, IA, where an ex-girlfriend's from. Both towns have many of the same qualities as Mayberry. I'm sure there are lots more.

You just have to look a little harder these days, that's all.

Here's a favorite scene of mine from TAGF. It's the reason I fell in love with the show, the actors and the characters. Nite, Ang...and thanks for all the good times you gave us in Mayberry.