[Magdalen] RIP Charles Emerson Winchester III, 75.

[Grace Cangialosi]

Thanks for fleshing out this scene, Jim! I couldn’t remember the name of the piece, just knew it had a clarinet in it. I do remember wondering how they came to have those instruments with them...

> On Mar 6, 2018, at 2:43 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That Mozart Clarinet Quintet flew off the shelves after that program, and
> rightly so. It's a marvelous, delicious piece.
> 
> I had already figured out the Charles was a good man, but my opinion was
> cemented when the Korean soldier musicians were brought back to the Mash
> dead and dying.
> Charles sees them, recognizes them and furiously exclaims, "These were not
> soldiers; they were MUSICIANS!!" And he goes into his tent and puts on a
> record to salve his spirit, but as it begins to play, he grabs it a smashes
> it in rage and frustration at the stupidity and futility of war.
> A very wonderful actor to bring such depth to that character. I liked and
> enjoyed Hawkeye and Trapper. But I loved Charles.
> 
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> 
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 11:23 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I hope it will be that wonderful Mozart chamber piece that he rehearsed
>> with the Korean POWs...
>> 
>> One of the most moving scenes in the whole series was in the last episode
>> when they were all on the back of the truck taking them to a POW camp.
>> Winchester was watching them leave, and they were playing that piece as
>> they rode away.
>> 
>> No matter how many times I’ve seen it, it makes me cry...tearing up even
>> now. And whenever I hear the piece, I picture that scene.
>> 
>> His character was amazing...
>> 
>>> On Mar 4, 2018, at 11:13 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> No other identification required.
>>> 
>>> Leaves very few of the main clan left.
>>> 
>>> I shall play a classical record today.
>>> 
>>> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>>> 
>>> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
>>> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
>>> "...[My mouth is a] shithole..." -- 45th US President.
>>