Hi all, I've enjoyed reading a lot of the fics available here and have been following the Tag game going on with Thunderbird's Harem. I'm a big fan of Battle of the Planets and remember the first time it came on and compared it to Speed Racer at the time. I didn't even know what Japanese Animation was until the 80's when I responded to a post in a Starlog magazine and wrote to Barb Cummings for years until Bird Scramble started up. Forgive me for not remembering the year I know it was late 80's. I learned about Gatchaman from Barb and provided her with tapes and she made copies of both BoftheP's and GM. I fell in love with both and recently got back into the fandom. I have 3 kids ages 8 to 12 and 1 girl adores Joe the other is hooked on Jinpei. My son likes Jun. It's been fun getting them hooked on this wonderful series. I've also been buying up the GM subbed/dubbed series and my daughter and I argue over which is best. Of course I like the subbed she's partial to the dubs. All and all it's been nice finding a site that enjoys this show as much as me. I really enjoy SJ's fics and gobble them up every chance I get. They remind me of why I fell in love with Mark and Princess so many years ago. My fav is Keyop because he reminds me of how much I loved watching him get into mischief growing up. So hi one and all.

, Pufles65. I'm always glad to see another Swallow, and especially another Keyop fan here. Glad you're enjoying the site and reading the stories.

And welcome! Always good to see another Gatchamanic join the board and come out, so to speak! And one that is corrupting, sorry... um... introducing the next generation to our favourite birdies is definitely one of the flock!

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!! Feel free to jump in on any conversations (including the IF's) at any time!

It's great to see you here, Pufles! I have kids in the sam age range as yours, so I understand the thrill you feel at corrupting... uh.... introducing them to the different series! Are you a member of Birdscramble, then? There are quite a few of us on this board who are part of that APA.

Thanks for the warm welcomes, love the pic of Keyop. So does my daughter, she calls him her hottie, lol. We fight over him all the time, giggle. She's almost 10 and loves animals and bugs just like he does. I was really worried it hadn't posted, I'm glad to see it made it on here. I have a pic I'd love to upload once it gets scanned. My girls draw really well and the 10 yr old has captured a wonderful side view of Nambu/Anderson. It's on my fridge right now. I'm glad to finally be out of lurk mode.

I love the fact that they want to be corrupted. During the first episode they were like this is stupid, until the team showed up and the music kicked in, then they were hooked, heh heh heh. I was in Bird Scramble way back when as Whirlwind Madness, but had to quit when I joined the AF. I never realized it was still going strong. Once I get more things settled in real life I hope to join back up. I miss reading it and I still have all my old copies.

Welcome, Pufles65! You're the first user here I've seen use the Swallow for you. That was very interesting to see!

Well hey hey Pufles65!! Welcome to the boards! Sorry I am late to the party ... was out all day .. but woohoo! If you are who I think you are .. :smile: Then let me say how glad I am that you jumped out of lurkdom ... I am a blushin' that you like my fics! I am wayyy flattered and thrilled that you enjoy them. There are some really fantastic writers here on this board, and i'm sure you'll find yourself swimming inside all that gorgeousness pretty soon! Very talented bunch we have here ... Welcome, again!! It's great to have you here. And, oh .. feel free to jump in at the Harem if you want to... We always have openings for new birdies who want to plaaaaaay :grins:

Welcome aboard! Have fun and hope to see you around!

A big Pufles! It's great having you here! Can't wait to see the pic you've mentioned! I hope that some day I'll manage to "corrupt" my own kids like you did with yours! They're half of your children's age, but they seem more into the new kind of cartoons, other than those I wish them to be hooked by ... certainly, Gatchaman being the favourite! I'm trying my best, though! I'm not so familiar with BotP, having only watched all the three series of Gatchaman, with which I immediately fell in love, except for the few odd episodes of BotP, about which I only have a remote memory. But, I totally understand your attachment with your favourite characters! It'll be nice hearing more of your own view about the show, and its characters, and please feel free to join in any of the ongoing conversations!

Welcome I have corrupted my kids too, I was quite surprised that they liked it so much.

Don't be afraid to join in. We're having fun with the IF, and a lot of other things.

Originally posted by PalyNerd I have corrupted my kids too, I was quite surprised that they liked it so much.

Don't be surprised! It's genetic!

:Welcome: Yes Welcome! I agree with TJ, it is genetic. My daughter likes to watch with me and even suggests it. She likes Jinpei, too. Though she doesn't like Keyop; she really doesn't like what BotP did to him and they way they make him sound. Mine son will watch, too, but he's at an age that he won't admit that he likes it and would rather play video games. But, I know that if I get TvC, he'd be playing Joe.

Nice to meet you, Pufles65 -glad you've joined the fun! You're doing far better than me. I lurked more than 6 months after registering before I started posting.

Hi there yourself! Former "Bird Scramble" member, eh? Any thoughts about rejoining the group? There are a good many of the current memberhsip wandering these threads....

Welcome, glad to see another person sign up to the madness!

Welcome to the madness Pufles65 , it's a great place to kick back relax, and enjoy the company of others that enjoy the show as much as you.

Welcome, and all I say is that I am in no way responsible for the madness here. Just because I created the venue doesn't mean I'm responsible for the patrons. Katse

Thank you all for the warm welcomes. Allen: I couldn't think of a pic to put up for the avatar. Maybe once I get my daughters pic downloaded I can use it, if I can figure out how to transfer it from my files to here. SwanJun: Yes that would be me, grin! I finally figured how to get out of lurkingdom. I've been enjoying all kinds of fics since you recommended this site. I'm really enjoying reading everything the talented folks have provided and those that are partcipating in the IF. I find myself anxious to see, at the end of each day, where the stories are going. In fact I recently read Madilayn's Bruise of the week and TJ's While you were sleeping stories. Needless to say I couldn't quit reading until I was done, lol, got to sleep around 3 am both nights last weekend. RI: My daughter (and I) love your avatar, it's so gorgeous. Everyone has so many amazing Avatar's they are all great. I hope to have lots of fun here too. Thank you! Marie: I'm still trying to figure out how to scan the pic into my computer, worse case scenario I can take it with me when I go home for Thanksgiving and use my Dad's scanner. I probably wouldn't have gotten hooked on B of the P's if I had seen GM first. My kids just don't see what I saw in it of course since they know GM first. My daughter absolutely hates Zark giggle. Paly: It's fun isn't it corrupting them, grin! I thought mine would like it since they love Avatar the last Airbender. My daughter loves Zuko off there so I can see why she instantly liked Joe. I knew the other one would fall in love with Jinpei too since he loves animals and bugs. Here 2 favorite hobbies. UW, TJ: All my kids stop what they are doing to watch with me, they tolerate me watching the subs first before we watch the dubs. Very rarely will they let me watch 2 subs in a row, they have to know what's going on in English first, lol. They torture me with quotes off the dubbed version too, groan. Ame: My other daughter doesn't like Keyop too much either. She likes Jinpei the most. Boeke: I would love to get back into Bird Scramble, I've thought about it for years but never realized it would still be going strong. Wow, 102 issues that's wonderful. I met a lot of amazing and talented people through Bird Scramble and hated that I had to leave when I did. Thanks again to everyone for such a warm welcome, I think I'm really going to like it here. Like SJ told me a while back it's very addicting place and a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to hanging out.

Originally posted by Berg Katse Welcome, and all I say is that I am in no way responsible for the madness here. Just because I created the venue doesn't mean I'm responsible for the patrons. Katse

Uh huh.... So as proprietor, you don't have the authority to screen your guests? Hmmmm.... *snigger* PARTY!!!!

Pufles65, thank you! I love my avatar, too, and all credit goes to a brilliant artist here by the name of Thunderbird. He's done many avatars (including Green's, SJ's, Maddy's, Garnet's and Candi's), all of them wonderful! If you get a chance, go to Artist's section in this forum, and under "Let me draw your birdstyle" (or something like that), you can see more of his wonderful work. Also, he and Springie's work are also at a site called, I believe, Deviant Art.

Pufles it would be great if you came back to Birdscramble. I know we'd all appreciate contributions from someone with your vast knowledge of the fandom! I hear you on the kids just coming up to watch.,... I never intended to get my kids hooked on Gatchaman, but they just started watching with me when they were 2 and 4! I never minded their repeating or playing regarding the show... but what got me was Eagle Riders. Since I don't have much in the way of English Gatch II or F, Eagle Riders is what they saw, and ooh, it hurts sometimes to hear them playing Eagle Riders. Of course, recently their big thing is Ben 10. I'm glad you liked While You Were Sleeping! That's one of my older ones... wow. I haven't updated fics on this site in awhile, but my newer ones (along with *tons* of other wonderful fanfics, including from older Birdscramble members) are on http://gatchfanfic.com . You may want to check out that site for more Gatchy goodness!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I'm glad you liked While You Were Sleeping! That's one of my older ones... wow. I haven't updated fics on this site in awhile, but my newer ones (along with *tons* of other wonderful fanfics, including from older Birdscramble members) are on http://gatchfanfic.com . You may want to check out that site for more Gatchy goodness!

TJ, that may be one of your older ones, but it's one of my favorites. Not sure how many times I've read it. But then there aren't that many completed Jason/Princess stories out there.

Originally posted by Pufles65 Marie: I'm still trying to figure out how to scan the pic into my computer, worse case scenario I can take it with me when I go home for Thanksgiving and use my Dad's scanner. I probably wouldn't have gotten hooked on B of the P's if I had seen GM first. My kids just don't see what I saw in it of course since they know GM first. My daughter absolutely hates Zark giggle.

Don't worry regarding the pic ... we can wait! As to preferring Gatchaman over BotP, that's what has happened to me! I was fortunate enough to have been able to watch all the three series during my childhood, after just coming to know about BotP, and I had been totally hooked by the original series, without turning back! And, I can also assure you that it's not only your daughter who hates hearing Zark giggle, not mentioning other things!

RI: Thank you for the suggestions I will definitely check out both artist sites. I'm afraid I don't have much talent in that department, I leave that to my girls. They amaze me how well they can draw. My oldest is getting into a lot of anime art lately, she loves manga. TJ: Grin, I don't know about vast knowledge but I do know I'd love to get back into Bird Scramble. I love Japanime and the Japanese culture. I was even fortunate enough to be stationed in Korea for a year but still didn't make it to Japan, well except to change planes. I'd love to visit there sometime. Maybe when my kids are young adults we can all go over together. I was also a little surprised that they took to GM so quickly and very happy all 3 love it. Once finances settle down I hope to start collecting up some B of the P's DVD's too. (I still have to get ahold of GM#13 too, sigh) I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they get GM II & III subbed and dubbed. Can't wait to see them. One of my fav fics I've read since getting back into the fandom and you wrote is Evolution. I've re-read that one at least 4 or 5 times too. I have visited the Gatchfanfic site you recommended too, that's where I learned that Bird Scramble is still around. I even found Wendy Diinzumo's site and that lead me to the info for Bird Scramble. If my real life ever calms down enough I fully plan on getting back to where I started. Thanks for the link to more goodies, I love reading all the delicious fics. Marie: Yeah watching Zark now I try to remember how we (as kids) explained away all the nonsense he use to drabble on about. My 2 brothers use to watch with me, and with me being the oldest and the babysitter we all played G-Force (which is what we called it way before Ted Turner). My older of the two brothers was always Tiny/Zoltar, the younger was Chief Anderson/Great Spirit/Col Cronus and our little sister was Zark, giggle. I got to be the other 4, wicked grin! In fact my younger brother got so good at playing Anderson he invented a finger loopy thing that not only made the eyeglasses for the Chief but he would hold them upside down so his fingers could go across his nose for the mustache. Giggle, laugh, snort, just thinking about him doing that now as an almost 40 yr old cracks me up. We hated Zark too and the really really bad animation that went with him. Loved the storyline though. Aww, memories.

Pufles, it sounds like you had a lot of fun living in Korea! I've been to Japan, but only for a few days, not a year! I'd lov to take my kids to Asia as well. I believe a lot of people here are watching BOTP on veoh.com, although I gather some of the episodes have been removed. I'd love to see Gatchaman II/F subbed or dubbed... but I'm not holding my breath. LOL, Evolution was an excuse to write some Mark/Princess smut... and more Mark/Princess smut... and, oh yeah, a little more Mark/Princess smut. I let Vulcan Pon Farr inspire me. And then, what do you know, a plot showed up! But it all came about because I had written Inhibitions and people wanted a Swan/Eagle smut fic. Amethyst, I didn't realize that Jason/Princess was such a rarity! But now that you mention it... I think I've only got one other one, which is No More Games, and that's pretty short.Oh wait, there's also International Birds of Mystery. As for other ones... EbonySwanne wrote Ice Castles, and I can't recall the name, but I know SJ has a Jason/Princess fic as well. I'll have to see if there are others...

I can empathize with the time in Korea - although I did manage to get to Tokyo a couple of times... at least long enough to get the visa for Seoul! I also dropped you a PM on the subject of Bird Scramble - just in case you overlook the notification...

TJ: I did, just missed my kids badly. 1 yr remotes suck, that's why I want to go back with them some day. BTW-Love your new avatar. I'll have to check out veoh.com I didn't know they had any sites other than you tube. Thanks for the hook-up. I think that's why I like Evolution so much, M/P smut, giggle. Kinda partial to it. I was thinking that while I was reading it, glad to see I was right on target and it explained so many things too. I love it so much talking about it I had to start reading it again. Grin! Boeke: I wish I could have made it to Tokyo, I would have had the funds if I hadn't decided to come home to the kiddos for my mid-tour, they always come first and by the time they finally let me take off I missed them badly. I didn't see a notification, what's a PM? Sorry to be so clueless...

Pufles, go into your profile and you'll see a section for Private Messages. Notifications come through your email. My brother is career Air Force, he did two 1 year tours in Korea (brought home some killer custom made Niner jackets). What years were you there. He mostly worked the intelligence office, briefing the pilots and such. One time, while in Korea, Tom Cruise visited and he got stuck taking pictures for everyone else. Though I think it was intentional that he didn't get one, he's 6'5".

Thanks, Pufles! I believe the avatar pic comes from one of the old laserdisc covers (back when that was the only way to get the Gatchaman series). Hum... now you've got me thinking... I haven't written any Mark/Princess smut in awhile. Well, unless you count that random ficlet in the Rubber Room. I've been writing a lot more Gatch smut. Ah, the sacrifices...

Pufles, if your comment about M/P smut gets us another of TJ's fics then let me be the first to you

Welcome Pufles. I am sorry I have not been around much to welcome you earlier. Hopefully we will manage to persuade you to post some of your work for us newer members to read. As you have already been told, we always love new stories.

AME: Thanks for the info on the PM. I was in Korea from Aug 06 to Aug 07. Wow that would have been cool to see Tom Cruise. My ex was deployed when he got a similar job following Robin Williams around with his digital camera. I was at work and he sent me a pic email with him and RW. It took me a few minutes to realize who he was standing next to. I was excited to see a pic of him, LOL. TJ: I love laserdisc, we had a few of them after I first got married, the Ex was the collector so he took them with him when he left. I didn't have any I really wanted to keep anyway, would have loved to had GM though. Ooo that would be wonderful if you get inspired to write more M/P smut. Wicked grin! I agree with Gatchgirl, more fics are a real treat. CD: Nice to meet you, and thank you for the warm welcome. I hope things are going better for you real soon. I'm still timid on posting Fic, I can read mine over and over and it just doesn't look right to me. I know something's missing but can't figure out how to make it flow. The ideas are limitless, it's the talent that scares me. I will definitely post here first though to share and get as much constructive criticsm as I can to get better. TJ, SJ, Maddy, Green, Garnet, RI, and the many other talent writers here just make it look so easy.

And CONSTRUCTIVE help is all you will receive here Pufles. I know !! When I first began writing and posted my first story I was very afraid they would not be appreciated, but it was. And with lots of support from many people here I was able to continue trying and have managed to write some more stories. Some of which I have even been convinced to post.

Pufles, if you're nervous, you can always send your story to someone you trust to beta for you. I find that it always helps to have a fresh perspective read stories and make comments... sometimes people see things in ways you never intended.

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm hoping once the winter sets in that things will slow down and I'll have more time to write. I have a bunch of ideas started and even a few that I've taken to a few pages, I just keep getting interrupted with kids and work to go further. Love my kids and missed them bunches this summer but all spare time goes away when they are home, grin! My daughter keeps encouraging me to write one of the stories I let her read and if she nags me enough I might get it polished up enough to show here. Here's hoping. Thanks again for the encouragement, it is greatly appreciated.

Looking forward to read your ficcies, Pufles! I've hesitated a lot before submitting my few ones, but, with some help and encouragement that's always found here, and with the fortune of having the best, first beta ever, I've managed to get out of the shell!

Good luck with your stories! And I hear you about interruptions! I can write when my kids are home, but I get far more done when they're at school!

Can't wait to read you fics Pufles.