Alan Alda
@alanalda
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Mike Farrell and I today toasting the 50th anniversary of the show that changed our lives - and our brilliant pals who made it what it was. MASH was a great gift to us.
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We did eat the rum cake off the floor and were inseparable after that. But I was captivated by her even earlier in the meal when I heard her at the end of the table laughing at my jokes. She had me at Ha.
head empty, only thinking about how alan alda met his wife
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How to save a life without doing surgery. Wear a nice snug mask.
(Photo by my favorite photographer, Arlene Alda)
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In the 70s I wrote a piece for MS. magazine on why men should support the ERA. A law professor fact-checked it and said, “Whoever wrote this seems to know nothing about constitutional law.” So, instead, I interviewed HER. She was brilliant. And kind. She was Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Treat yourself to a couple of minutes of feeling good. These babies are wearing hearing aids, and for the first time they're hearing what is being said to them.
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Forever understated without being garish.
Happy birthday, Jamie. With love.
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My Dad and I in the show I wrote for him. We always loved acting together.
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Here’s me trying to do a cartwheel for no reason last year at the age of 80. Pathetic. I’ll try again when I’m 85.
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My friend Carl Reiner died last night. His talent will live on for a long time, but the loss of his kindness and decency leaves a hole in our hearts. We love you, Carl.
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I'm back to thank everyone who's wishing me a happy birthday today. You remind me how much I love birthdays. The more of them the better. Looking forward to a huge pile of them. And I wish the same to all of you.
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Two best friends. When it was still okay to hug.
So long, Carl.
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I had a wonderful conversation sitting up front with a taxi driver. A great guy. Even let me try out my poor Mandarin on him. Then he said, “You look great. Really. Wonderful. Are you over 90?”
“I’m 83.”
“Really? You’re only 83?”
“Just drop me here. “
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I decided to let people know I have Parkinson’s to encourage others to take action. I was Diagnosed 3 and a half years ago, but my life is full. I act, I give talks, I do my podcast, which I love. If you get a diagnosis, keep moving!
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I love this video. My granddaughter and I trying a way-under-rehearsed tap routine when she was about 9. One performance only in the garage.
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David Ogden Stiers. I remember how you skateboarded to work every day down busy LA streets. How, once you glided into Stage 9, you were Winchester to your core. How gentle you were, how kind, except when devising the most vicious practical jokes. We love you, David. Goodbye.
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Kelley Nakahara was a beautiful person and natural actor. She began in the background and eventually played the lead in an episode I wrote for her.She was adorable. Funnier and warmer and kinder than most of the rest of us are. Kelley was a treasure.
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In 1983 a 30 second Super Bowl ad cost $450,000 for airtime. The Hawkeye/Houlihan kiss in the finale lasted a bit longer than 30 seconds. So it was called the $450,000 kiss. It now costs $7 million for an ad. I don’t know if I’m up for this. The pressure. The pressure.
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The boots and dog tags I wore every day that we filmed MASH just sold at auction for $125,000 - all going to the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook U. I'm very grateful. The Center is thrilled. And so am I.
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Burt Metcalfe is gone now. We all loved him. If you enjoyed MASH it was in large part because of Burt. he was a producer on every season and ran the show for 7 years. We were very close. We wrote together, directed together and inspired each other. He was such a good person.
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Got my first shot today. I expected soreness, but so far, none. Feeling great. Here's my Vaxxie.
#vaxxies
#GotMyShot
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The most beautiful flash mob I've seen. Look how it brought so many different people together with unmuted joy.
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Can we agree that while PEOPLE kill people, they kill more people with guns than with their bare hands? Can we agree on something? This is heartbreaking.
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Thanks so much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday today. I'm having a great day. I love my birthdays. The more the better!
And if anybody wants to give me a huge gift, subscribe to Clear+Vivid for free. I love my podcast and I want to share it around.😉
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She touched my life and made it better. Just as she did for all of us her whole life long. Thank you, RBG. ❤️
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Of all the creative and deeply moving birthday wishes I've received, this one from Liev Schreiber tops the list. Turn your sound on.
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On this day in 1983, according to news reports, the NYC waterworks were overtaxed because so many people went to the bathroom at the same time during commercial breaks. What a salute.
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I wrote "Lend a Hand" for the 3 of us - my father, my brother and me. The operating scene at the end was my Dada's idea.
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My friend and mentor Gene Reynolds has died but his brain and heart lives on in MASH, the classic he helped create, and produced and directed. He changed my life and touched the lives of tens of millions of us. Goodbye, farewell and amen, Gene. Love you.
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This is the best of times and the worst of times. The best of times, if the best in us can rise to the top. Now is the time.
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I always try to let go of the past but this I can't let go of. This article by Marc Freeman brought back M*A*SH memories we can't forget. After more than 35 years.
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Make sure you know where to go.
Bring your ID.
A face mask.
Some water?
An umbrella?
Something to read?
Be ready to wait in line.
It's not such a sacrifice. People have died for our right to vote.
Please. Vote.
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I take boxing lessons 3 days a week, play singles tennis twice a week, and take a mild pill – all Dr. recommended. I even juggle a little. And I’m not entering dementia. I’m no more demented than I was before.
Maybe I should rephrase that.
Really, I’m good.
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YESTERDAY was International Kissing Day. The whole day. It was exhausting.
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Is there no other way to tell people you don't want them in your country than to sieze or tear gas their children? Can we please rethink this behavior? Cruelty to children is not a show of strength.
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
#NationOfImmigrants
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In troubling times it's good to have a happier one to remember. Jimmy was so good on West Wing. Our live debate was a moment in my life I won't forget.
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I may be the only one who never heard this quote before. I love it:
"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now."
Martin Luther king, Jr.
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A war on TV ended for a company of actors on February 28, 1983. 49 years later an actor leads his country in a war for its very survival. But this is real. And it breaks our hearts.
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Thanks so much for all the Happy Birthday wishes. (And BTW I'm 83, not 84. I'll get there eventually, but I'm not rushing.) 😊
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Arlene and I are celebrating our 60th anniversary today. Still laughing.
(Photo Brad Trent)
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I spoke at West Point last week about the importance of good communication in all parts of our lives and mentioned that I thought war was probably the most extreme form of poor communication. It was kind of moving to see a cadet lean forward and make a note of that.
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To lose weight you have to have a goal. My goal is to lose 7 or 8 pounds so I can eat like a pig again.
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So long, Stephen Hawking. In one frail body you held up an example of courage and curiosity for us all. Like a comet that comes along once every hundred years, you lit the sky. It was brief, but bright.
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All my scenes in this movie are with Adam Driver, which were among my happiest experiences ever. He's amazing, and so is this movie. I feel lucky to be in it with these extraordinary artists.
"What I Love About Charlie."
Adam Driver is Charlie in
#MarriageStory
. In select theaters and on Netflix this fall.
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I think the podcast we recorded about our days in M*A*S*H has brought us even closer together. Gary just sent me a picture of us I'd never seen before. Makes me very happy. You can be happy too. Listen in.
Feb 5. on Clear + Vivid subscribe free at
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Sarah, that was courageous and brave. You offered a helping hand instead of a fist. Bravo. .
@SarahKSilverman
Sarah Silverman's response to a Twitter troll is a master class in compassion
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Again. And yet again. 22 this year. These are children. How long will we tolerate this?
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Look at the warm, supportive smile on his face as we did an interview. He always made his dance partner look good. He created a unique broadcast personality, but he was always modest about it. He was funny and kind at the same time. We love you, Reeg.
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Got my 2nd shot this morning! So excited, I covered the lens with my hand. This is big stuff. In two weeks I can touch my face again. I've missed my face.
Finally, here's my semi-vaxxie.
#vaxxies
#gotmyshot
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We met him when he visited us backstage at Ossie Davis’ brilliant play Purlie Victorious. I’m in the back with the black eye. I can’t forget HIS eyes. They already faced death without fear. They saw through you. They saw what we could become.
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His pals from
#MASH
miss Bill powerfully. His kind strength, his grace and gentle humor weren't acted. They were Bill. ❤️
#WilliamChristopher
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Really looking forward to this. Talking with my pals from MASH in a few hours on Clear+Vivid. It'll be online in a few weeks.
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So, did anybody figure out 57 Across in The NY Times crossword puzzle today? I’m totally stuck.
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Out marching with the kids and families. And thinking. 60 years ago schoolchildren were trained to get under their desks and hide from the Russians. Now we're training them again to hide. And this time from Americans. Something's wrong here. My heart and hopes are with the kids.
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For those who asked, here's Mike Farrell in captivity.
Clear + Vivid
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Years will come and go
Good or bad, they come and go
Snow melts and spring comes
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Got my 2nd shot this morning! So excited, I covered the lens with my hand. This is big stuff. In two weeks I can touch my face again. I've missed my face.
Here's my semi-vaxxie.
#vaxxies
#gotmyshot
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A friend asks how I do a lot of things at once without going crazy. Like this:
1. I do the most urgent thing first. 2. I don't even think about the next thing. 3. When I can, I do a draft of a far off thing way in advance, so it will never seem that urgent. 4. I go crazy.
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Just realized there’s an asteroid named after me. “15131 Alanalda”. Far out. Before that I shared my name with a newly discovered tarantula, Hapalopus aldanus. I hope they both keep their distance.
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I've always loved this run of dialogue. I think Larry Gelbart wrote it.
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Moving to see women, men and children, across the globe, on the march. And at the end of the road, equality for all of us.
#WomensMarch
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Presidential Haiku:
Autumn storm. Pretty island.
Big water drowns it.
People brown. Not us. Too bad.
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January 1st, I’m trying to go back to sleep, when Marcus Aurelius says:
“In the morning, when you can’t get out of bed, tell yourself: ‘Was I made for lying warm under a pile of blankets?’ Are you designed to act or be acted upon? Why hesitate to do your part?”
Marcus, please.
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I worry that when predators like Weinstein go away, the whole web of obstacles for women in business remains. Still lots of work to be done.
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Remember when this was still true -LIKE THIS MORNING?
Happy birthday to Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor and activist
@alanalda
. Alda has been a dedicated supporter of the
#EqualRightsAmendment
for 40 years, notably traveling the country speaking for ratification the early 80’s.
#ERANow
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Happy birthday, Gary. You gave me the longest laughing jag I ever had in the scene where you had to drop your pants & couldn’t stop laughing. Hope you laughed again today.
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Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and I about to discuss life, love and whitefish on this week’s Clear+Vivid. Carl’s new book is the World’s greatest paintings hand-scrunched by Carl. I love these guys. (Never did get to the whitefish, but life and love are there.)
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I sort of show my pal from MASH how to subscribe to a podcast, and he sort of gets it. Meanwhile, my wife Arlene is the heroic cinematographer.
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Only days to go. Do you know:
Where you can vote?
When you’ll vote?
Who needs a lift so THEY can vote?
If you can apply to vote by mail?
Please. Have a plan. Vote.
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Weirdness. I can’t get into my own Facebook account,
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. I’m missing all this good stuff I write. FB wanted a picture to prove I was me. I.ve sent 3. I’m still not me.
Mark, it’s me, Al.
Knock knock.
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Today, on the 38th anniversary of our final episode, you can hear us actually making the sausage in this first read-though of an earlier show. Brings back happy memories of warmth and comradeship.
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Thoughts on confinement: I suddenly have a rush of excitement when I see trees, blossoms, grass. I'm infatuated with nature. Even though it's trying to kill me. Must be the Stockholm Syndrome.
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I didn't realize there were so many MASH stories people hadn't heard before. Or that I hadn't heard before.
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Happy birthday, Carol! Remember when we sang this together? I treasure that moment with you. Love from Alan and Arlene.
Carol Burnett
@imcarolburnett
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Loretta Swit remembers David Ogden Stiers in this note she sent to all of us in the M*A*S*H gang.
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You said it, Dan! He certainly is.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is an American hero. Retweet if you agree.
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Somebody grabbed a video while we were doing the M*A*S*H podcast for Clear+Vivid. What a happy time to be together again with
@Loretta_Swit
Mike Farrell, Gary Burghoff and Jamie Farr. An awful lot of laughing.
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“I was thrilled to see Perseverance land on Mars. And then I found out some of the team that put it there has trained with the Alda Center for Communicating Science! We’re so proud to have worked with these heroes.
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Legendary MAD magazine artist MORT DRUCKER turns 90 today....Happy Birthday, Mort. Love this picture. What, me worry?
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Here’s a gift to you on my 82nd birthday. Put a cork in the crook of each hand by your thumb. In one motion, take the left hand cork with your right hand, and the right hand cork with your left hand. If you do it, post a video. RT to see who else can. Have fun. Don’t go crazy.
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A bit of a problem: There’s a difference between a reality show and reality. A reality show is structured in advance and highly edited afterward. Unlike a show, you can’t fix reality in postproduction.
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1983. A false alarm nearly caused mutual annihilation. 1 man kept his head. I can't be silent while a president who could cause the deaths of millions, including my wife, my children and my grandchildren, is so intemperate. Would he be as cool as Petrov?
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I loved working with you on Ray Donovan today, Eddie. Isn’t it glorious fun to act?
Honestly one of the highlights of my career, working with
@alanalda
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Einstein has been a neighbor in our offices for a couple of years, and now she's moving to a new office. We're all sad.
We'll miss you, Eins. You won't like the new people better than us, right?
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Really excited. My podcast starts July 10. I’ll be talking with fascinating people about relating and communicating. Some are famous fascinating people, but all have insight into making ourselves understood by those who are most important to us - in every area of life. Tune in.
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It’s inspiring to see the lives one person can save —at a time when each of us can save lives by doing the simplest of things.
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Opinion | Alan Alda: Trump rejects science and endangers lives. I can no longer remain silent. - The Washington Post
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We need this day every day now- remembering what we have to be grateful for, no matter how small it is. This can get us through. Gratitude is the attitude.
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Max and Mel! You did a wonderful thing here. I estimate this video alone will keep 43,321 people healthy. Funny can heal.
@maxbrooksauthor
@MelBrooks
I love you guys.
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Am I happy about the Oscar nominations for Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dorn, and “Marriage Story” itself as Best Picture? Am I happy? Am I jumping up and down here? I love it.
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