THE STILL WAS SILENT… BUT THE CLINK ECHOED ACROSS DECADES
It sat in the back of a darkened warehouse in North Hollywood, buried under a heavy sheet of plastic and a thick layer of industrial dust. Alan stood…
THE LAST HELICOPTER LEFT DECADES AGO… BUT THE DUST NEVER SETTLED
It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon in a small, sun-drenched garden in California when two old friends sat down to share a pot of tea. Mike Farrell leaned…
THE SALUTE WAS SCRIPTED… BUT THE GRIEF WASN’T READY TO LEAVE
The sun was low over the Santa Rosa hills, casting long, amber shadows that reminded them of a different ranch, in a different canyon, a lifetime ago. Harry…
THE NEW COLONEL AND THE SURPRISING SURGERY OF THE STEAMED ARTICHOKE
The studio lights were dimmed low, casting a warm, amber glow over the set of the late-night retrospective. Harry Morgan sat comfortably in a leather armchair, his face…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR’S WEDDING DRESS TURNED INTO A MUD SLIDE
The microphone was humming slightly as I sat across from the host of the podcast. It’s funny how, even after decades, people still want to talk about the…
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED THE LAUGHTER IN THE MALIBU HILLS
The dry heat of the Malibu hills hasn’t changed much in fifty years. It still smells of scorched sage and dust that never quite settles. Mike Farrell stood…
THE DAY HARRY MORGAN ABSOLUTELY SHATTERED THE MASH PRODUCTION CREW
Jamie Farr leans back in the leather chair of the recording studio, the soft glow of the “On Air” sign reflecting off his glasses. He is guesting on…
THE JEEP WAS JUST A PROP UNTIL MIKE FARRELL SAT IN IT AGAIN.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the dry, golden hills of the Malibu ranch, casting long, dramatic shadows across the dirt. Mike Farrell stood with his hands…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE MOST EXPENSIVE LAUGH IN TELEVISION HISTORY
I am sitting across from a young journalist in a quiet studio, and she asks me a question I have heard perhaps a thousand times in my life,…
THE JEEP WAS RUSTY… BUT THE VIBRATION BROUGHT THE TRUTH BACK.
The Santa Monica mountains have a way of holding onto the heat long after the sun starts to dip toward the Pacific. Gary stood by the edge of…