Milestones Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Jim Nabors died peacefully at age 87. He made a nice little contribution to The Andy Griffith Show, and for reasons I still don't quite understand I was a pretty big fan of Gomer Pyle USMC. I have to say, though, that there were moments in Gomer Pyle they were absolutely hilarious. Other than Ron Howard, is anyone significantly associated with Andy Griffith still alive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 RIP Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Milestones said: Jim Nabors died peacefully at age 87. He made a nice little contribution to The Andy Griffith Show, and for reasons I still don't quite understand I was a pretty big fan of Gomer Pyle USMC. I have to say, though, that there were moments in Gomer Pyle they were absolutely hilarious. Other than Ron Howard, is anyone significantly associated with Andy Griffith still alive? Betty Lynn, who played Don Knott's sometime girlfriend Thelma Lou, is still hanging in there at 91. I think all the others except Howard are gone. gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Milestones said: Jim Nabors died peacefully at age 87. He made a nice little contribution to The Andy Griffith Show, and for reasons I still don't quite understand I was a pretty big fan of Gomer Pyle USMC. I have to say, though, that there were moments in Gomer Pyle they were absolutely hilarious. Other than Ron Howard, is anyone significantly associated with Andy Griffith still alive? That's a shame. He was a riot on Andy Griffith. "Citizen's arrest, citizens arrest!" I know Ellie Walker and Charlene Darling are still with us, as is Opie's pal Johnny Paul Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted November 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 I think we should include Ken Berry too, popping in there near the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted November 30, 2017 Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 I received this afternoon an email from Autoweek Magazine entitled JIM NABORS, FAMED INDY 500 PRE-RACE SINGER, DEAD AT 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 2:14 PM, GA Russell said: I received this afternoon an email from Autoweek Magazine entitled JIM NABORS, FAMED INDY 500 PRE-RACE SINGER, DEAD AT 87 I got that same email (I've been an AutoWeek subscriber for probably close to thirty years). I gotta admit, when I found out earlier that he had passed, the first thought I had wasn't of Gomer Pyle, but of him singing "Back Home In Indiana" before the 500 every year. I had figured he wasn't long for this world three years ago when he said that it would be the last time he was going to sing before the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Surely everyone remembers the first time they heard Nabors sing and felt their jaw bounce off the floor. It's the only reason Santa Lucia makes my favorites list Edited December 2, 2017 by Jazzmoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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