I moved to LA from KU, thinking I would be among the finest filmmakers ever…
Through happenstance, I met who would become one of my best friends, and we started a band.
We recorded a couple albums, toured, and his folks’ home was our rehearsal space.
I was 23 years old when I met them, the “old” man in the band. I was the driver and drummer. I took that responsibility seriously. And my buddy’s parents knew I could carry the load. They entrusted me a lot, and we traveled thousands of miles playing gigs.
Got my start in showbiz due to this family, had a terrific career, and now their home is ashes.
These people, that family treated me with nothing but respect, love, appreciation and responsibility. They are like family to me. They got evacuated, and they grabbed as much “stuff” from their home. Photos, certain books and records, cards, little things but big to their family.
They’re safe. But my friend is so sorry that there are things his son will never see…. He’s in shock, he’s angry about how this was handled, it’s a fucking mess.
This is a disaster that affects all of us in many ways…. Just check the fire on an oil spot that happens to be a good region for the oil repository for fueling certain airplanes.
It ain’t just rich assholes getting burned up here, but dickheads will write this experience how they want. Most of these mooks haven’t found their asshole out of their elbow. And I’ve lived in Kansas, LA, NOLA, and NYC. I’m not an expert, but I know I have more life experience than most people alive.
And it’s not a competition! But for everyone saying this is great: fuck your mother.
This is a catastrophe. But I guess if your side is an elephant or donkey, then you have your home team. And I think you’re fucking deranged very stupid assholes who should stick with rooting for laundry and sports. But I digress…
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Originally Posted by Marcellus:
I don't know of a single person celebrating it. Unless you are talking about twitter or something.
honestly I'm numb to California's wildfire struggles. Ecologically the forests of Southern California are designed to burn. The tree's prefer it. They've got bark that's significant and designed for fires...Mushroom species in southern california have spores that are
fire activated. The idea that you've got this situation yet spend less than 2% of your 7 billion budget taxed, since 2014, for the Water Infrastructure Bond is criminal. That just goes to show how dangerous living in LA is. It looks like it was just a matter of time.
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Originally Posted by seamonster:
honestly I'm numb to California's wildfire struggles. Ecologically the forests of Southern California are designed to burn. The tree's prefer it. They've got bark that's significant and designed for fires...Mushroom species in southern california have spores that are fire activated. The idea that you've got this situation yet spend less than 2% of your 7 billion budget taxed, since 2014, for the Water Infrastructure Bond is criminal. That just goes to show how dangerous living in LA is. It looks like it was just a matter of time.
Morel hunting next spring yo
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Didn't see this mentioned outside DC.
Originally Posted by Bwana:
I wanted to follow up with Dane. He got back to me this morning and he and his family are safe. I let him know there were people on here asking about him and hoping he and his family were alright. Without getting into anything to personal, he said he and his family have been donating a lot of clothes and other items, to try to help people out that were effected by the fire.
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