THE WORLD SAW A COMEDIAN, BUT THE CANVAS REMEMBERED THE MAN.
The wind at Malibu Creek State Park still carries the sharp, dusty scent of dry sage and sun-baked earth. It is a smell that never truly leaves your…
THE DAY JAMIE FARR LITERALLY COLLAPSED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF HIS FASHION
I was sitting on a small, dimly lit stage in Burbank recently, looking out at a sea of camouflage hats and faded 4077th t-shirts. It was one of…
JAMIE FARR DIDN’T EXPECT THE CHOPPER TO SOUND LIKE THAT TODAY.
Loretta Swit sat on a narrow canvas chair, the California sun beating down on the tarmac with a familiar, punishing intensity. Next to her, Jamie Farr was adjusting…
SHE WAS THE TOUGHEST WOMAN IN KOREA BUT THE FINAL GOODBYE BROKE HER.
It started with a joke about a stubborn jeep engine that refused to turn over in the California mud. G.W. Bailey was laughing, that signature raspy chuckle filling…
THE DAY GRAVITY DEFEATED KLINGERS MOST ELEGANT GOLDEN SATIN EVENING GOWN
Jamie Farr leans back in the padded folding chair on the convention stage, the bright spotlights reflecting off his signature glasses. He has that familiar, mischievous grin, the…
THE SOUND THAT MADE MILLIONS CRY… REVISITED FORTY YEARS LATER
The sun was a searing eye over the Malibu canyon. Mike Farrell and Jamie Farr were moving with the careful, deliberate pace of men who had seen many…
THEY CALLED IT THE PERFECT GOODBYE… BUT THE SILENCE WAS UNBEARABLE
The lights were dim in the corner of the small banquet hall. Two men sat at a table near the back, their faces lined with the gentle map…
THE DOCTOR WAS IN… BUT HIS TONGUE WAS DEFINITELY OUT
THE DOCTOR WAS IN… BUT HIS TONGUE WAS DEFINITELY OUT Alan Alda’s voice has a way of cutting through the noise of a crowded room. It’s a familiar,…
THE ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HE FOUND HUMILITY IN THE SILENCE
People saw him and immediately thought of the high-backed chairs of Boston royalty. He had that voice. It was a resonance that felt like old money, expensive brandy,…
THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT LORETTA SWIT BACK TO THE HELIPAD
The sound started as a low thrum in the distance, a vibration Mike Farrell felt in his teeth before he actually heard it. It was a clear afternoon…