Earl Hamner Jr. died.
 

First- Gary Shandling, now Earl Hamner Jr.
Okay- yes- he is older than Gary- but it sucks none the less.

I was reading about Mr. Hamner today before he died. I was reading a story that he bought a motorcycle during the depression- which he could not get to run right- so he took it to the quarry down the street- shot a bullet through the engine block, and tossed it into the quarry. This is a quarry I ride bikes by occasionally. Rick V should know it well.

He lived right down the road in Schuyler, Va.
I was looking up the link to the theme song:
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Why was I reading about him? This was after reading about the threads on this forum about the videos/etc. Ironically, as ppot threads often do- it sends me on internet searches into obscurity and interest, which I take pride in the fact, that whatever I am searching "is probably not 'trending' ."
There is something about 70's music that is amazing. It is all played with real instruments. The Waltons puts me back into a place in time- yes- the 70's- not the 30's, but it was a simpler time none the less.

My wife told me tonight. Heck of a coincidence.