THE SOUND OVER THE RIDGE BROUGHT THE 4077TH BACK TO LIFE.
The sun was low over the California hills, casting long, amber shadows across the terrace where they sat. Loretta Swit leaned back in her chair, her eyes shielded…
THE DAY THE DRESS NEARLY BROKE THE ENTIRE MASH SET
I am sitting here at this fan convention, looking out at all of these familiar faces and some new ones, and someone always asks the same fundamental question….
THEY CALLED IT THE MALIBU COLD… BUT FOR THEM, IT WAS HOME.
The dust in Malibu Creek State Park has a specific scent when the sun hits it just right. It’s a dry, toasted smell that lingers in the back…
THE WORLD’S FAVORITE INNOCENT SON… BUT HIS SOUL WAS GASPING FOR AIR
The sun in Malibu had a way of turning the 4077th set into a pressure cooker. It wasn’t just the heat radiating off the California hills, but the…
THEY SAID GOODBYE ON CAMERA… BUT THE TEARS WEREN’T SCRIPTED.
The room was quiet, the kind of heavy silence that only exists between people who have known each other for forty years. Loretta sat across from Bill, the…
THE SOUND ON THE WIND BROUGHT GARY BURGHOFF TO A STANDSTILL
The afternoon sun was dipping low over the rolling hills of Southern California, casting long, amber shadows across the dry grass. Loretta Swit sat on a wooden bench,…
ALAN ALDA REVEALS THE DAY THE MASH SET COMPLETELY COLLAPSED
I was sitting on a stage in front of about two thousand people during a tribute for the show’s anniversary when someone in the third row stood up…
TV’S MOST FAMOUS COWARD… BUT HE CARRIED A SOLDIER’S SILENT TRUTH
The dust at the 20th Century Fox Ranch in Malibu had a way of getting into everything. It coated the olive-drab tents, settled into the creases of the…
THE SCRIPT SAID GOODBYE… BUT DAVID OGDEN STIERS WASN’T ACTING.
The party was loud, but the corner where Loretta Swit sat was perfectly still. It was one of those milestone reunions where the champagne flowed as freely as…
THEY THOUGHT RADAR WAS JOKING UNTIL THE HELICOPTERS ACTUALLY ARRIVED.
The sun over Malibu Creek State Park was doing that thing it used to do back in 1972. It was a harsh, unforgiving gold that turned the dry…