Real Life III
Potter, Trapper, Charles
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"Jumping Jehovah's! Wayne! They have you and Alan getting pretty friendly in this one!" The older man commented, letting out a loud chuckle.
"I know Harry, that's about the 50th one I'm sure. They got you down pretty good, I thought. Always the dad figure, or then again grandfather figure." He smiled.
Suddenly the chuckle stopped and Harry sneered at him playfully.
"I'm out as the horse's patoot of course, but I think people like to use me." David grinned flipping a page.
"Oh of course they do, you were sophisticated, charming with the ladies and always good for the butt of a joke." Wayne came back with another snide remark.
"You watch in Wayne, you are about to get a heck of a lot of paper cuts you keep that up." Harry replied.
"I love this one here, this girl has been trapped in the MASH unit from real life in Australia, and I don't believe I'm in it, but it's a fun story." David smiled.
"Yeah I read that one earlier; I'm interested to see what happens to that little girl." Harry shrugged and continued his reading.
"I sure wish I were in more of these; although they do right a lot about Mclean, sure do miss him." Wayne said grabbing a new stack of papers.
"A good man." Harry said nodding his head, affirming what Wayne had said.
"Never met him heard about him thought." David replied. "But I see he was much loved as you say. They write much of him."
"Gotta admit they loved Alan." Wayne said with a grin. "I gotta call him; he should know how jealous I get when I read about him and BJ getting together." He laughed slightly.
"I wonder who was the better CO, me or Mclean?"
"Neither of us would know, maybe we should go on this site and post that question, see what these fanatics think...the good and the bad of the CO's." Trapper finished as if giving a headline for a newspaper article.
"That's a good idea...I'll have to do that." Harry smiled.
"Ya know most of these stories are really quite good, we should all go on the site and congratulate them on their fine work!" David added.
"Good thinking David, I'll call the others, right now, get their agents to give a statement." Harry replied.
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From Alan Alda:
To the MASH 4077th Fan Fiction writers,
In the past day or two I have had the pleasure of reading most if not all of your finely written stories. I find it flattering to find such an interest in this show, even more than a decade after its closing. I found many of them humorous and very entertaining. You have the characters on the shows down very well. I am glad it is a hobby of you fans, and I thank you for keeping the MASH sprit alive. Great job and keep it up!
-Alan Alda AKA Benjamin Franklin Pierce, "Hawkeye"
To Fan Fiction writers of MASH,
Wow! You folks do a great job! It is great to see such passion for this show still brewing today. I am proud to say I have read and festered over more than one of the stories which were written. They are very well done. I know the other cast members would agree. They were quite funny, while others were quite dramatic. Signs of great authors. Please continue your work, it is an exciting idea. Take care and keep the passion alive!
-Mike Farrell AKA BJ. Hunnicutt
To MAASH 4077th, Fan Fiction authors:
Amazing. Absolutely amazing! Some of these stories are simply magnificent. I found myself shedding a tear in more than one. Coming from the character himself, you have done a great job writing my character. My actions and my words are perfect. I know all of you have your own writing style and I applaud you for that creativity. Please let me congratulate you on some fine pieces of work, long and short. I will spread the word of this site to all I know. They were fun to read, thank you for them. You take care and Keep your gifts thriving!
-William Christopher AKA Father Mulcahy
To MASH Fan Fiction writers
When I first heard of such stories, I was a little taken aback and quite afraid actually. But Since I have taken upon reading them, I have found they are done quite well. They are not too obsessive, and you have a genuine interest in the characters. Though I sometimes cant believe what you do the characters, it is always fun to anticipate what will happen next. The sign of a fine writer. I may continue to read these, so please continue on in your talents. I'm sure they are a gift to fans everywhere of this show. Keep up the good work!
-David Odgen Steirs -Charles Emerson Winchester
To MASH 4077th, Fan Fiction. Net Authors:
Bravo! My friends. I found so many of these very amusing. They were such a delight to read. I think it's great that you have such a passion to continue your love for the show. This show did so much for people and I'm glad to see it still continuing today. I myself am flattered to have the opportunity to give you writers an outlet for your creativity. Please do continue your writing, it is wonderful. Great work fans!
-Loretta Swit Margaret Houlihan
To MASH writers:
Hello there! Larry Linville here. I would just like to say that though my character was not the favorite out of them all, I am pleased with they way you have written his persona in the stories. Though some of you struggle a bit with my words, some of you really excel in it. I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that I am not like Frank Burns at all in real life, and as a fan of this show, I hope it helps you to know that .Keep up the writing and please go easy on Frank, he didn't know what he was doing.
Thanks for some great reads! I applaud your work! Larry Linville
To MASH 4077th Writers and Fans:
I am truly amazed at some of these writing. They had me rolling on the floor in laughter one second and contemplating deeply the next. Some of you have truly captured what that show as all about! I give you a standing ovation. This show is legendary and you have taken a part of that legend and kept it sacred for years! And for that I thank you. Please continue writing! You are very talented~ "Do it for the old four O double seven!" Its true spirit was found in the fans! Take care
- Harry Morgan Colonel Sherman T. Potter
To MASH writers:
Hey everyone. I appreciate the fandom of fiction you have written on the show. Though I was a little confused at first at some of the story lines, I learned quickly. They are quite hilarious and fun to read. Some of them really got ya thinking and I almost cried twice! I'm glad to see my character bringing humor to the plots just as he did in the show. I'm touched, really I am! Still mad I never got that section eight though! Maybe that's a story idea for you, if you haven't written one already. But really, you do a fine job! Please keep it up fans, you keep MASH alive! Jamie Farr Corporal Maxwell Klinger
To MASH Fans and authors:
I am amazed at your loyalty. Thank you for keeping my character true to the writers. I had the best time of my life doing this show, and to read some of these stories, it really takes me back. Please continue this great work! You authors really have talent. I'm privileged to be able to write this to you, I know you make a lot of people laught and cry with these works. Something to be proud of!
-Wayne Rogers "Trapper" John Macintyre
To MASH Fan Fiction authors:
Gee! You fans never cease to amaze. A decade and more after the show aired, it continues to touch people. Thank you for writing such great stories. I really enjoyed reading them. Though I haven't finished yet, I really look forward to it. You guys really have talent; I wouldn't hesitate to tell you to send these in for some TV movies or something of that nature. They are really well done! Thanks for these again and please continue to write! I know it makes a lot of fans out here happy!
-Gary Burghoff AKA Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
THE END.
AN: Still got one more in store folks...that is if you want one. PLEASE ANSWER HARRYS QUESTION in your review if you'd like. Best CO??
Please review, it helps me help you – TLH ‡
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"Jumping Jehovah's! Wayne! They have you and Alan getting pretty friendly in this one!" The older man commented, letting out a loud chuckle.
"I know Harry, that's about the 50th one I'm sure. They got you down pretty good, I thought. Always the dad figure, or then again grandfather figure." He smiled.
Suddenly the chuckle stopped and Harry sneered at him playfully.
"I'm out as the horse's patoot of course, but I think people like to use me." David grinned flipping a page.
"Oh of course they do, you were sophisticated, charming with the ladies and always good for the butt of a joke." Wayne came back with another snide remark.
"You watch in Wayne, you are about to get a heck of a lot of paper cuts you keep that up." Harry replied.
"I love this one here, this girl has been trapped in the MASH unit from real life in Australia, and I don't believe I'm in it, but it's a fun story." David smiled.
"Yeah I read that one earlier; I'm interested to see what happens to that little girl." Harry shrugged and continued his reading.
"I sure wish I were in more of these; although they do right a lot about Mclean, sure do miss him." Wayne said grabbing a new stack of papers.
"A good man." Harry said nodding his head, affirming what Wayne had said.
"Never met him heard about him thought." David replied. "But I see he was much loved as you say. They write much of him."
"Gotta admit they loved Alan." Wayne said with a grin. "I gotta call him; he should know how jealous I get when I read about him and BJ getting together." He laughed slightly.
"I wonder who was the better CO, me or Mclean?"
"Neither of us would know, maybe we should go on this site and post that question, see what these fanatics think...the good and the bad of the CO's." Trapper finished as if giving a headline for a newspaper article.
"That's a good idea...I'll have to do that." Harry smiled.
"Ya know most of these stories are really quite good, we should all go on the site and congratulate them on their fine work!" David added.
"Good thinking David, I'll call the others, right now, get their agents to give a statement." Harry replied.
-
From Alan Alda:
To the MASH 4077th Fan Fiction writers,
In the past day or two I have had the pleasure of reading most if not all of your finely written stories. I find it flattering to find such an interest in this show, even more than a decade after its closing. I found many of them humorous and very entertaining. You have the characters on the shows down very well. I am glad it is a hobby of you fans, and I thank you for keeping the MASH sprit alive. Great job and keep it up!
-Alan Alda AKA Benjamin Franklin Pierce, "Hawkeye"
To Fan Fiction writers of MASH,
Wow! You folks do a great job! It is great to see such passion for this show still brewing today. I am proud to say I have read and festered over more than one of the stories which were written. They are very well done. I know the other cast members would agree. They were quite funny, while others were quite dramatic. Signs of great authors. Please continue your work, it is an exciting idea. Take care and keep the passion alive!
-Mike Farrell AKA BJ. Hunnicutt
To MAASH 4077th, Fan Fiction authors:
Amazing. Absolutely amazing! Some of these stories are simply magnificent. I found myself shedding a tear in more than one. Coming from the character himself, you have done a great job writing my character. My actions and my words are perfect. I know all of you have your own writing style and I applaud you for that creativity. Please let me congratulate you on some fine pieces of work, long and short. I will spread the word of this site to all I know. They were fun to read, thank you for them. You take care and Keep your gifts thriving!
-William Christopher AKA Father Mulcahy
To MASH Fan Fiction writers
When I first heard of such stories, I was a little taken aback and quite afraid actually. But Since I have taken upon reading them, I have found they are done quite well. They are not too obsessive, and you have a genuine interest in the characters. Though I sometimes cant believe what you do the characters, it is always fun to anticipate what will happen next. The sign of a fine writer. I may continue to read these, so please continue on in your talents. I'm sure they are a gift to fans everywhere of this show. Keep up the good work!
-David Odgen Steirs -Charles Emerson Winchester
To MASH 4077th, Fan Fiction. Net Authors:
Bravo! My friends. I found so many of these very amusing. They were such a delight to read. I think it's great that you have such a passion to continue your love for the show. This show did so much for people and I'm glad to see it still continuing today. I myself am flattered to have the opportunity to give you writers an outlet for your creativity. Please do continue your writing, it is wonderful. Great work fans!
-Loretta Swit Margaret Houlihan
To MASH writers:
Hello there! Larry Linville here. I would just like to say that though my character was not the favorite out of them all, I am pleased with they way you have written his persona in the stories. Though some of you struggle a bit with my words, some of you really excel in it. I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that I am not like Frank Burns at all in real life, and as a fan of this show, I hope it helps you to know that .Keep up the writing and please go easy on Frank, he didn't know what he was doing.
Thanks for some great reads! I applaud your work! Larry Linville
To MASH 4077th Writers and Fans:
I am truly amazed at some of these writing. They had me rolling on the floor in laughter one second and contemplating deeply the next. Some of you have truly captured what that show as all about! I give you a standing ovation. This show is legendary and you have taken a part of that legend and kept it sacred for years! And for that I thank you. Please continue writing! You are very talented~ "Do it for the old four O double seven!" Its true spirit was found in the fans! Take care
- Harry Morgan Colonel Sherman T. Potter
To MASH writers:
Hey everyone. I appreciate the fandom of fiction you have written on the show. Though I was a little confused at first at some of the story lines, I learned quickly. They are quite hilarious and fun to read. Some of them really got ya thinking and I almost cried twice! I'm glad to see my character bringing humor to the plots just as he did in the show. I'm touched, really I am! Still mad I never got that section eight though! Maybe that's a story idea for you, if you haven't written one already. But really, you do a fine job! Please keep it up fans, you keep MASH alive! Jamie Farr Corporal Maxwell Klinger
To MASH Fans and authors:
I am amazed at your loyalty. Thank you for keeping my character true to the writers. I had the best time of my life doing this show, and to read some of these stories, it really takes me back. Please continue this great work! You authors really have talent. I'm privileged to be able to write this to you, I know you make a lot of people laught and cry with these works. Something to be proud of!
-Wayne Rogers "Trapper" John Macintyre
To MASH Fan Fiction authors:
Gee! You fans never cease to amaze. A decade and more after the show aired, it continues to touch people. Thank you for writing such great stories. I really enjoyed reading them. Though I haven't finished yet, I really look forward to it. You guys really have talent; I wouldn't hesitate to tell you to send these in for some TV movies or something of that nature. They are really well done! Thanks for these again and please continue to write! I know it makes a lot of fans out here happy!
-Gary Burghoff AKA Walter "Radar" O'Reilly
THE END.
AN: Still got one more in store folks...that is if you want one. PLEASE ANSWER HARRYS QUESTION in your review if you'd like. Best CO??
Please review, it helps me help you – TLH ‡
