THE SOUND THAT MADE LORETTA SWIT STOP IN HER TRACKS
It was a quiet afternoon in the hills of Malibu, the kind of day where the air feels heavy with the scent of dried sage and sun-baked earth….
HARRY MORGAN WASN’T ACTING IN THAT SCENE… HE WAS GRIEVING A FRIEND.
The afternoon sun was casting long, amber shadows across the patio as Loretta Swit watched the man she had called “Colonel” for so many years. Harry Morgan sat…
THE DAY TRAPPER JOHN LOST HIS COOL OVER A SURGICAL SLIP
It was a late afternoon in a quiet studio, decades after the swamp had been packed away and the olive drab fatigues had been retired to a museum….
THE CAMERAS WERE STILL ROLLING BUT THE ACTING HAD STOPPED
It was a quiet afternoon in the valley, the kind where the sun seems to hang just a little longer than usual. Gary sat across from Loretta, a…
THE DUST SETTLED DECADES AGO, BUT THE BOOTS STILL REMEMBER.
The drive up into the Malibu Creek State Park hasn’t changed much in forty years, but the men inside the car certainly have. Mike leaned against the window,…
THE SOUND CUT THROUGH THE AIR AND SUDDENLY IT WAS 1972.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the sharp, familiar peaks of the Malibu hills. It was a quiet afternoon, the kind of stillness that usually feels peaceful…
A FADED COSTUME AND A PRAYER: THE DAY THE ACTING STOPPED.
Jamie Farr sat across from William Christopher. They weren’t in Korea anymore. They weren’t even on the Fox ranch in Malibu, surrounded by the brown hills that had…
THAT OLD JEEP WAS COMEDY GOLD… BUT IT HELD A SECRET TRUTH.
Mike Farrell didn’t recognize the sound at first. It was just a mechanical whine in the distance, a sputtering cough echoing across the vintage vehicle show he was…
THEY ALL KNEW THE END WAS COMING, BUT NO ONE WAS READY.
It was a quiet afternoon when they finally sat down together again. Loretta Swit looked across the table at Mike Farrell and Jamie Farr. The years had softened…
HOW HARRY MORGAN BROKE THE ENTIRE MASH CAST AT TWO AM
I was sitting in the studio recently for an episode of my podcast, and the guest leaned over the microphone with a look of genuine curiosity. He asked…