THE SOUND THAT BROUGHT THE ENTIRE MASH CAST TO THEIR KNEES.
The sun was beginning to dip behind the jagged peaks of the Santa Monica mountains, casting long, amber shadows across the vintage airfield. Loretta Swit sat wrapped in…
THE DAY THE WEDDING DRESS TOOK OVER THE RANCH
The fan at the back of the crowded convention hall leaned into the microphone, her voice trembling slightly with excitement. Jamie, of all the dozens of outfits and…
THE REFINED ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS GREATEST TRUTH REMAINED UNSPOKEN FOR DECADES
To the world, he was the embodiment of upper-crust rigidity. He was the man who brought a portable record player to a war zone so he could listen…
THE DAY THE DRESS DEFEATED THE ARMY
It is funny how a single question from a stranger can just rip the lid off a memory you haven’t thought about in decades. I was sitting on…
JAMIE FARR RECALLS THE ABSURDITY OF RUNNING IN A WEDDING DRESS
I was sitting on a stage at one of those nostalgia conventions a few years back, just soaking in the energy of the crowd. A young man in…
THEY THOUGHT THE TEARS WERE ACTING… UNTIL THE CAMERAS STOPPED.
The room was quiet, the kind of heavy silence that only happens when two people have shared a lifetime of secrets. Gary sat across from Loretta, the California…
THE HELICOPTER FADED AWAY BUT LORETTA SWIT COULDN’T STOP CRYING.
Loretta Swit sat in a quiet room across from Jamie Farr, the afternoon sun catching the silver in their hair. They weren’t in the dust of Malibu anymore….
THE SOUND IN THE CANYON STOPPED GARY BURGHOFF DEAD IN HIS TRACKS.
The hills of Malibu don’t change much, even when the men walking them have grayed at the temples. Jamie Farr stood on a patch of dry, golden grass,…
THE TIME WE TRIED TO PRANK THE MOST PROFESSIONAL ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD
I was sitting in a small, dimly lit studio recently, doing one of those legacy interviews where a younger actor—a kid who looked like he wasn’t even born…
THE WORLD’S MOST ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS GREATEST TRUTH REMAINED HIDDEN
David Ogden Stiers arrived on the set of the most popular show in America as a replacement for a beloved character. He didn’t just fill a gap; he…