is suppose to be at Mike Easley's Inauguration today in Raleigh, NC...will post an article of some sort soon

Posted on Fri, Jan. 14, 2005





Griffith Reads Poem in N.C. Inauguration

Associated Press


RALEIGH, N.C. - Television icon Andy Griffith, who appeared in campaign ads with North Carolina governor Mike Easley for two elections, will participate in his second inauguration.

The 78-year-old Griffith has agreed to read a poem at Saturday's swearing-in of the Democratic governor and other Council of State members, Easley's office said.

The North Carolina native, who played Sheriff Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," will read "The Bridge Builder" by Will Allen Dromgoole at the ceremony in downtown Raleigh.

Griffith delivered the state toast at Easley's January 2001 inauguration. His appearance in an ad during the 2000 gubernatorial campaign was touted as a key component in Easley's victory.


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