When I was a kid, my dad used to love "The Andy Griffith Show". Under two criteria. It was a black and white episode and that Barney Fife (Don Knotts) was in it. Because of the way the show was syndicated, on a bad night you could get a single helping of Andy, Barney, Goober, and all the rest. But, on a good night there was three episodes on. The show became a staple of my growing up. My father, my uncles, and I all were fans of the show to the point that you were shamed if you couldn't give a 2 minute synopsis of the show after watching the first 10 seconds of the show.

There was a lot of lessons taught in that show. So much so, that there are even short term Bible Studies that are based on episodes of the program. I could talk for years on the life lessons aspect of the program, but tonight I realized what a cool grounding it gave me in music. The Andy Griffith show introduced me to "The Darlings", or "The Dillards" in real life. This band played some great bluegrass music that I have just grown to love. The harmonies, the chords and discords that lead to a toe tappin' appreciation of the art. So for your viewin pleasure, a snippet of "The Darlings" from the Andy Griffith Show. Oh and for your quick synopsis, Andy and Barney went up to see the Darlings because of problems they were having with Earnest T. Bass (one of the producers of the show that made cameo appearances as Earnest T. Bass). Earnest used to hollar out, "It's me! It's me! It's Earnest T! He-he-he-he! Anyway, on with the show.