R.I.P. George Lindsey

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By Nads | | 10:43 am | 4 Comments
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George Lindsey aka Goober Pyle passed away yesterday. He was 83. In 1985, George Lindsey said in an interview, “America has grown up with me. Goober is every man; everyone finds something to like about ol’ Goober.” And that he was…everyone loved him.

Andy Griffith told USA Today“George Lindsey was my friend. I had great respect for his talent and his human spirit. In recent years, we spoke often by telephone. Our last conversation was a few days ago. We would talk about our health, how much we missed our friends who passed before us and usually about something funny. I am happy to say that as we found ourselves in our eighties, we were not afraid to say, ‘I love you.’ That was the last thing George and I had to say to each other. ‘I love you.’”

Thanks for the laughs, Goober. R.I.P.

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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

4 Comments

  1. 1
    itchy itchy
    Posted May 7, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    The Andy Griffith Show/Mayberry RFD was one of my favorites growing up. Seriously. I always wished real life was just like that.

  2. 2
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted May 7, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Awww, our itchy-bear is all sentimental. Best post of the day.

  3. 3
    Robin Robinez
    Posted May 8, 2012 at 12:07 am

    My Mother, Sister and I say we are “Going to Raleigh” when we go to the big city. . we don’t live anywhere close to Raleigh but we do live in a small town’s and watched alot of Andy, going to Raleigh seemed like such a big deal so we have always said “going to Raleigh” when we are planning a trip into TOWN.. Just a goofy sentiment.

  4. 4
    Mister_Dangerous
    Posted May 8, 2012 at 7:29 am

    I will still watch it today. R.I.P. George.

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