thank you again

Good night Allan

By everyone

Thanks so much Allan and Alec - that was a real treat.

Thanks Alan, Allan and Alec ... fascinating listen

That was fun!

THANKS ALAN & ALAN..Have a great night...Great night!

Your welcome. I have to say i really enjoyed it too

Thank you Alan and Allan. It's been a memorable evening

Thanks, Alan.

Sorry we didn't get to you Dean

I just installed Gigabit Ethernet in my house tonight

sorry...!<br/>

lew - you're breathing a little close to the microphone...

I loved that movie too... saw it years ago.

I would like to ask what was your most memorable encounter with a fan that touched your heart or made that special??

Just added it to my NetFlix queue.. and you can watch it online instantly.. guess I know what I'll be doing after this call.

bye phoebe. thank you for joining in.

Bye. My phone battery's giving out. Love you, Alan!

Looking forward to read your great book.. Grandkids i dont have but my daughter of 2 years old. They are great. Remember, when I was younger we would have MASH night with my family and parents every week! Still remember. They were fans...

Thank you Heidi! We have a telco grade conference server on the back end. Same equipment as AT&T and others use.

I'd love to see that cartoon!

Alec, this is a great system! No static or screaming babies in the background.

Recommendation for a great read about living in the moment and what it means to be live ... "Miracle in the Andes" by Nando Parrado

http://www.peternut.com/

that's very funny!

how RUDE!!!!!

Q. So, what makes us human beyond the science? Science is peeling back so many of the mysteries.

Q. How do you read people? As an actor you probably master the art of reading people to work a scene, can talk about how normal folks can do that so that we can adjust will people better?

tell me about it

sorry Phoebe :(

nepotism appears to be alive and well here at Calli

Jill - will talk about that one I hope too.... I've got so many questions now!

thanks for that one Heidi. I'm adding to my list

Switching to cell phone to listen in transit somewhere to rest of call...thanks so much for doing this.

A few years ago, Meryl Streep was thinking of quitting acting because of the dearth of roles for older women. As a man, have you noticed the same problem of fewer roles for men?

great to be here listening in on this btw, thanks for taking the time to talk plainly alan

Now, I'm REALLY insulted.

Alec, you should ask him to recount the story of when he became ill while climbing. It's a good story.

s'allright. ;-)

sorry phoebe ;)

Thanks, Alec. Stealing my thunder.

(its pretty bad when you say something about 'great writing' and then you use horrible grammar doing it...)

Great writing is always makes a show interesting, no matter what era its in

Very interesting discussion...thanks.

Definitely. Beautiful, true, deeply sourced, natural humor a wonderful thing.

My kids love MASH too! We drove from Ottawa to Boston and back last year and watched MASH episodes in the car all the way!

and how hard it is to do it subtley

Love the comment about humor, and making people laugh, as being an art. That ability is a gift, truly.

amazingly human. Einstein's romances are such an interesting side of him as well.

Alan was also nominated for a Tony for The Apple Tree - directed by Mike Nichols.

@Phil Wolff Great question & similar to what I'd like to know.

Q. When was the last time you were politically inspired?

Q: So what's the geekiest thing you've done?!

Another question - how much did your time in Korea influence your writing for the show? Were there any episodes that were tied to specific events that you saw?

Diminished capacity....you played a man with Alzheimer's. Do you think about that.

Alan also worked with Mike Nichols

Q: You were a compelling senator and presidential candidate on West Wing. Do you have any public office aspirations?

opening the lines shortly

put them on the board...

absolutely

How do you manage your privacy as a public figure? What advice would you give to others who enter the public eye?

are you taking questions via text chat as well?

john candy

Q: Alan, I'm assuming you're at the point in your career where you can be very choosy about what you work on -- (a) how many "pitches" come your way every year? (b) what is your criteria for saying "Yes" ?

So is Donald Sutherland a Canadian! (Thank you for my life, Donald)

Question: how did you come up with the idea for the story about Pierce breaking down for the last episode of MASH? How hard was it emotionally to complete that scene on the bus?

He is Shelora!

and I will keep track of them for Alan and Allan!

Candy

Alan should have someone edit the Wikipeida pages.

Hey folks, we'll be opening questions up in a few minutes -- so have those questions ready.

That's so true. I used to advise inventors and they often told stories about having their ideas stolen. In fact it is impossible to steal an idea and very easy to give it away by talking about it unprotected.

hey Jill! So glad you got in

@bizlady08 it's our fault... we stretch it to fit your spot... hoep you don't mind

Wise man.

we're going to talk for about 45 minutes, and then open the floor for questions. So please be prepared!

How come my pic is so distorted in chat?

why, yes she does. heard that before Shelora?

It's certainly nice to have Alan squared!

You guys are a HOOT! Listening to you figure it out. This is fun!

http://apps.calliflower.com/conf/show/33145

Hi back Phoebe. Just discovered the chat.

Alan and Alec have great connections...Allan's is not so good.

no problem. Just wanted to assure Mr. Alda how much we love him. :-)

Doesn't Shelora Fitzgerald resemble Loretta Swit somewhat?

LOL

yes, it's VERY exciting!

plus it's a little faster

Let's ask Alda when is M*A*S*H* coming back ...

I want to hear how Mr. Alda is doing today@

Mash is so 20th century

Hi Heidi!

Hey Bizlady! ;) We'll unmute your line a little later, OK

Thanks, Alec! I'm excited about this service & the opportunity to "hang out" with Mr. Alda!

I read his book, "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned" a very good read.

Good evening Alan

we're waiting on Allan Hunkin and Alan Alda to join us

Good evening all

We are all so excited to be here waiting for Alan, Allan. (tee hee)