Messages from Michael, Part One

>My household was buzzing the night we found out that Michael Billington
>has a web site. So, both my eldest son, Duncan, and I wrote to him.
>And, last night, we both received messages from him. I am still in a
>state of shock.
>
>Here's Duncan's e-mail to Michael:
>
>Hello Michael,
>I am a fan of the TV series UFO (thanks to my dear mum) I am the age of
>13 and coming up to 14 in November.
>
>1.Did anything weird or unusual happen when the cameras were not rolling
>on and off the set of UFO?
>
>2.In Kill Straker when you where slapped nastily by Commander Straker
>(Ed Bishop) in the firing room, were they real slaps and if they where
>real did you ever what to thump Straker back?
>
>
>Well, hear from you soon! I've got to get myself ready for bed, let's
>just hope some does want to kill me in bed like in Kill Straker.
>(LOL)
> !!!But where right!!!
> !Phrase from Paul Foster- UFO!
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>And this is Michael's response:
>
>Duncan Sutherland
>
>Dear Duncan,
>
>Thankyou for your message.
>
>It is nice to know that people as young as yourself are 'hooked' on this
>old Sci Fi series. You are the most important of my fans. I hope you
>discover that there is some message about human behaviour and values in
>it's 'creaky old stories'? It is not as important in today's
>entertainment industry to talk about these things-or maybe it's just not
>fashionable any more?
>
>I can't think of anything unusual that happened during the filming.It
>was all pretty straightforward and we had to work very fast.
>
>Ed did make contact in those slaps.However I knew it was going to
>happen. The rest was acting! Did I ever want to thump Straker?It never
>occured to me.We were too busy getting on with the next scene and as
>long as the results were good, we were happy to coninue together.
>
>Duncan,you must trust that nobody will try to kill you in bed.These kind
>of events are common in modern popular culture but are extreemly rare in
>real life. I hope you never get into the situation when you grow up that
>you will feel so angry at anybody to want to kill them either. Remember,
>Foster was overcome by a power he could not control.That won't happen to
>you.
>
>You are a very valuable commodity to your family and your community.
>Never forget that!
>
>All the very best,
>
>
>Michael Billington
>
>--
>Suzanne Sutherland
>The Fat Fetuccine Mama
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