Freshmen Car. Eades - Kennett , MO Kimberly Earls - Louisville , KY Cheryl Easley - Little Rock, AR Mi(hul Eckm.nn - JacksonvIlle, Fl Timothy Eddings· Ferndale, t-.:tl Dany Effendi - Jakarta, IndonesIa M.rth. Ellis - Columbus, MS Kimberly Elmore - Annanda~e, VA Angeli. Enns - BellevIlle. Il Shirley Ev.ns - Minnwia . FL Robin bell - Corning . AR John Farmer - Aoren«. AL Brett Fe'ltuson - Dexter , MO David Finley - lowelL OH Amy Fisher - Nashvill e, TN Paul Fite - Pascagoula . MS Allen Fitzgerald - Cedar Rapids. IA Robin Aanrey . Ashdown , AR TAGSRWC Means "Fun" There I was, sitting in the mid~ dIe of the living room, watch ing the "Andy Griffith Show." Just over from me sat a guy with an intense stare and a wide smile, and the only words that came out of his mouth were "Be quiet ," or "Shut up, " Only during the commercials was talking all owed and then it was usually him imitating Barney Fife's last scene. He knew it all by heart, because this was the fourth time he had seen it like all of the other episodes. It wasn't hard to tell that Roger Beck was the local president of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers' Club , or TAGSRWC. sicn stations and asking them to show the "Andy Griffith Show" reruns. There are currently about 2,000 members in 4S states across the nation. After the show, Beck explained the club was not started on Harding's campus, but was just one of about 50 chapters. The Harding chapter was termed as the "Wally's Filling Station" chapter. Beck said, "I started the club to have fun . It's just something different. The new shows today just aren 't that funny and always filled with sex and violence. The 'Andy Griffith Show' is just good clean humor. There's no one that really hates the 'Andy Griffith Show: How can you?" The original club was started at Vanderbil t University in Nashville by Jim Clark and some fraternity buddies. They really enjoyed the show and started writ ing televiDues were onl y one dollar a year and that included "The Bullet ," a paper put out four times a year for the entire club. Beck also published a bulletin called "The Pocket" just for the Harding chapter. "The Pocket" told of news and upcoming events and had trivia quest ions and games. There were meetings every other Tuesday night at which the club watched different episodes of the show. "It's almost a joke, but there is a little seri ousness in it. We just enjoy watching the show," Beck sa id. By December , the club consisted of approximately 75 active members . The ultimate goal was 150 members by May. Beck said the main reason for someone to join the club, simply stated, is "fun. " I1!!J - Dav id Hall Memorabilia of The A/zdy Griffeth Show Renm Watdlers Club iI/eludes bumper stickers. T-shirts, pictures. the . local newsletter The Pocket , th e 1IatimJal newsletter The Bullet , Qlld the boo k The Andy Criffeth Show_ Sonda Retcher - Hanson , KY Janel Ford - FJ Dorado, AR 174 Freshmen Billy Fore - Houston . TX David Foster - Pangburn, AR Lynda Foster - Fl. Smith . AR Kimberly Fo," - Hubertus . WI Margaret Fry - Blevins, AR Ch ris Fulkerson · Newport , AR Jeffrey Futrell - Poc.hontas. AR Sandra Garner - Greenville. Il Kimberly Ga rrison - Thayer . MO Djuan. Gasldn - Romance. AR Kevin Getter - Douglas. AZ Kritt;e Gillett - Rolla, MO Bec:ky GiUpatrick - Hot Sprinjs. AR Lind. Gipson - Mable'>'a e. AR Kit. Glenn - Strafford , MO KHla Glisson · Rantoul . Il
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