Congrats to Gomer!

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Awwwww.

Clayton on January 30, 2013 at 8:30 AM

What the hell? Isn't marriage equality recognized in Hawaii? So they traveled from 85 degree sunshine to 30 degree rain (even though it was probably clear that week) to get married?

I mean, congratulations, but "Pyle!!!"

seatackled on January 30, 2013 at 8:35 AM

I always thought it was going to be Floyd...

http://www.tagsrwc.com/ebullet/archive/g…

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on January 30, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Goober sez HEY!

johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt on January 30, 2013 at 8:38 AM

In other bittersweet but thematically related news, former NFL player Kwame Harris (just google him) is out, although the reason he's in the news is for being arrested for assaulting his boyfriend at a restaurant.

seatackled on January 30, 2013 at 8:39 AM

SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE

Sorry, had to be done.

debug on January 30, 2013 at 8:40 AM

Gosh, darn, that's just the sweetest thing.
And I just smiled.

Helenka (also a Canuck) on January 30, 2013 at 8:49 AM

@6 Indeed. I'm only surprised that it took six comments!

ScrawnyKayaker on January 30, 2013 at 8:50 AM

@2 Same-sex couples' marriages are not recognized by the state of Hawaii.

esperando on January 30, 2013 at 8:51 AM

Jim Neighbors is way cool.

Bhamjason on January 30, 2013 at 8:51 AM

@2

Actually, marriage equality is not legal in Hawaii, so, unfortunately, they are not married in their home state. Of course they are also not married according to the United States, due to DOMA.

What bullshit!

passionate_jus on January 30, 2013 at 8:53 AM

The NRA's LaPierre is currently spouting bullshit (much of it of the thinly-veiled racist variety) in a Senate hearing on gun violence on a live stream on ABC at that same link. It's at the top of the page.

Knat on January 30, 2013 at 9:00 AM

6 & 8: Actually, I was looking for "Well, gollllly!!" sooner.

Teslick on January 30, 2013 at 9:03 AM

@12: And I see now that it's the top mention in the Morning News. Apologies to all for the spam.

Knat on January 30, 2013 at 9:06 AM

Shazam!

pfffter on January 30, 2013 at 9:07 AM

Shazaaaym!

Beth on January 30, 2013 at 9:09 AM

Though a bill has been introduced in the sate legislature:

http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com/p…

and polls are looking good:

http://hawaii.politics.government.blogs.…

And at least one of the US Senators is in favor:

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/gay-marria…

Interesting side note: since 1972, Nabors has sung "Back Home Again in Indiana" right before the start of the Indianapolis 500. Indiana Republicans are considering putting a measure on the 2014 ballot banning same sex marriage in it's state constitution.

It will be interesting to see how Nabors is treated at this year's race, and it will be great to see him and his partner there together.

passionate_jus on January 30, 2013 at 9:10 AM

Now let's hope that the novelty of same sex marriage wears off soon, so that the headlines read "Star marries longtime partner" rather than "...longtime gay partner".

We should start a pool based on the date when our marriages will be legal everywhere, not just "...in the following states".

PaulBarwick on January 30, 2013 at 9:16 AM

@14

Any thread posted by the Stranger in place of this one would be a useless gesture, no matter what news data they have obtained. This thread is now the ultimate power on the internet. I suggest we stay here.

seatackled on January 30, 2013 at 9:30 AM

Since no one else really said it (no I don't think saying you were expecting it is the same thing. LOL)...Well goooolllly!!

daphne24 on January 30, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Ol' Gomer is a cradle-robber!

laterite on January 30, 2013 at 10:15 AM

So sweet!!

Congrats, you crazy kids!!

:-D

merry on January 30, 2013 at 10:55 AM

Jim and his husband are welcome at my Fourth of July BBQ any day. Hot dogs and beer - plus cider!

Will in Seattle on January 30, 2013 at 11:03 AM

@17 - Jim missed the Indy 500 in 2012 due to heart surgery, I believe.

That would be REALLY interesting if Jim was available for this year's running. My parents live there and both, while very conservative on most issues, consider gay marriage a tempest in a teapot and no one's business but those of the folks getting married. The libertarian-leaning versus "Jesus is an Old Testament Conservative" arguments could get a bit heated out there.

Since his marriage is already making the Indianapolis TV news, it will be VERY interesting to see how the Indianapolis Star (which seems to periodically want to vie for the title of "God's Anointed Newspaper") reacts to this.

palamedes on January 30, 2013 at 11:11 AM

Cool, I've always liked Jim Neighbors. He has a awesome singing voice. Many decades, when I was a kid, ago I was amazed when I heard him sing on television. I was so used to his Gomer Pyle voice.

swing state voter on January 30, 2013 at 11:35 AM

@17 and 25, I did not know that an Indy 500 singing gig was a part of his routine. His career was always so geared toward the cheesy-rednecky, maybe it's how he is in real life too? As a kid I remember so often he'd be on some show and they'd "reveal" what a fine singing voice he had. To me it grated, though - here's an apt example of why, the sort of syrupy xtian nonsense that people just ate up with a spoon: http://youtu.be/S8zuyjdQ7VI

gloomy gus on January 30, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Mayberry had a gay. I wonder if he was the only gay in the village?

Rob in Baltimore on January 30, 2013 at 11:51 AM

@28. Well, there was Don Knotts (Barney Fife) who played gay.

milemarker on January 30, 2013 at 12:06 PM

1975. They've been together as long as I've been alive. Wow.

sanguisuga on January 30, 2013 at 1:03 PM

Remarkably, I know him more as a singer than an actor. I kinda wanna go tell my parents now that he's gay too! :P

The Head-shaking Lesbian on January 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM

@28, and don't tell me that barber was straight.

Fortunate on January 30, 2013 at 2:32 PM

@3: Regarding Floyd

The actors high school drama teacher (who taught many many years) told him he'd never be an actor. He enjoyed coming back to homecoming when he could get away from time to time to tell his old teacher what his salary was that year.

david on January 30, 2013 at 2:33 PM

@29: Didn't Barney have occasionaly dates with women?

Write or Wrong on January 30, 2013 at 2:36 PM

@29 & @34. Barney dated a couple of different women here and there, but his main long term squeeze was Thelma Lou.

on January 30, 2013 at 6:18 PM

@28

The Jim Nabors is gay rumors have been around as long as I can remember. I watched Gomer Pyle as a kid.

Good for him for finally coming out.

Frank Blethen's vodka distiller on February 1, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Charming. Two old gay men just had to have 15 minutes more of fame!

on February 5, 2013 at 2:24 PM

Congrats to Gomer!

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