STRICTLY OBSERVING: All Things Andy Zach Cooley Oct 13, 2017 Oct 13, 2017 Updated Jul 23, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This was a great year for me at Mayberry Days at the 28th Annual celebration of all things related to The Andy Griffith Show.kAmx G:D:E65 @?6 52J H:E9 >J H:76[ t>:=J[ 52F89E6C q6==2 2?5 562C 7C:6?5 $2C29 r@>3D] %9:D J62C[ x H2D 23=6 E@ C6EFC? 7@C 2 D64@?5 52J H:E9 >J 562C 7C:6?5 s2C=6?6 |23CJ 2?5 96C 52F89E6C s2?:6==6] %96 H62E96C H2D 362FE:7F= 2?5 E96 7F? E:>6D H6C6 36EE6C E92? 6G6C 367@C6]k^AmkAmu:CDE[ x H6?E E@ D66 2 D9@H DE2CC:?8 |2C82C6E z6CCJ[ E96 gg `^a\J62C\@=5 24EC6DD H9@ A=2J65 w6=6? $4@36J 2?5 q6DD |F88:?D @? EH@ D6A2C2E6 6A:D@56D @7 %96 p?5J vC:77:E9 $9@H] %96 9@FC\=@?8 AC@8C2> 56E2:=65 96C C64@==64E:@?D @7 H@C<:?8 @? 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