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11-24-2007, 07:31 PM
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Damn! http://news.aol.com/story/_a/wildfir...00010000000001
MALIBU, Calif. (Nov. 24) - A fast-moving wildfire pushed by Santa Ana winds raced through the canyons and mountains of this wealthy enclave for the second time in little more than a month Saturday.
The blaze destroyed more than 30 homes and forced as many as 14,000 residents to flee. Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Flea, aka Michael Balzary, said in a text message that his house "had burnt to a crisp," the Los Angeles Times reported.
The fire erupted shortly before 3:30 a.m. after the long-predicted Santa Anas finally returned, and it quickly grew before the winds died down. By midafternoon it was estimated at 4,500 acres, or about 7 square miles, with 25 percent containment.
Fifteen helicopters and 15 airplanes, including a retardant-dropping DC-10 jumbo jet, attacked from the air while 1,700 firefighters battled flames on the ground. One firefighter suffered an unspecified moderate injury, and five others suffered minor injuries.
"It's great to be able to say that we have no loss of lives," Jennings said.
Helicopters lowered hoses into pools and the nearby Pacific to refill their tanks for water-dropping runs, and SuperScooper amphibious airplanes skimmed the ocean to reload.
Hundreds of firefighters and equipment from throughout the state had been positioned in Southern California for most of the week because of the predicted winds, which had been expected to blow most of the week but didn't arrive until late Friday. |
11-24-2007, 07:43 PM
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Endorsing artist:see profile/Current Setup | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CHICAGO,IL. | | | It has been confirmed that Fleas house did not burn down as reported in the link. |
11-24-2007, 07:47 PM
| | | | Thank G-D. I hate hearin bout that stuff |
11-24-2007, 07:48 PM
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11-24-2007, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bongomania  Confirmed by whom? |
By me. |
11-24-2007, 07:50 PM
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Endorsing artist: Musicman basses, Hipshot products | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York City | | | I hope Flea reads this thread then. It'll make him happy that his house DIDN'T actually burn down as the news reported. The news. Oh boy.
Too bad for all the others. |
11-24-2007, 07:50 PM
| | | | I see Flea is also the band's guitarist now. Amazing. |
11-24-2007, 07:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas Texas | | | The link says that a house he owns had burnt to a crisp... Not his home, but a property that he owned...
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11-24-2007, 07:56 PM
| | | | flea called jauqo as soon as his family was safe cuz jauqo knows everyone. I think flea and jauqo are working on a record together if jauqo can clear his schedule. |
11-24-2007, 08:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LOS ANGELES, CA | | Word. The record, produced by Billy Dickens, will be called "Do Midgets Like Waffle Houses?". Flea will drop in trumpet lines and "mad beatz".
It was Flea's "old house". Quote:
Originally Posted by Crackalack flea called jauqo as soon as his family was safe cuz jauqo knows everyone. I think flea and jauqo are working on a record together if jauqo can clear his schedule. | |
11-24-2007, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Crackalack flea called jauqo as soon as his family was safe cuz jauqo knows everyone. I think flea and jauqo are working on a record together if jauqo can clear his schedule. | JAUQO clears up a error by the media, and people give him a hard time about it, what's that all about? 
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11-24-2007, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jerry JAUQO clears up a error by the media, and people give him a hard time about it, what's that all about? | Hey Jerry, that's the world we live in today. |
11-24-2007, 09:00 PM
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Again? 
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11-24-2007, 10:14 PM
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11-24-2007, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tbirdbassist Is it wrong for me to have first thought about his Wal and other basses he has hanging in his house being gone? | no its not, because i was thinking about his pink 60's j-bass when i saw the heading...
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11-24-2007, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Crackalack flea called jauqo as soon as his family was safe cuz jauqo knows everyone. I think flea and jauqo are working on a record together if jauqo can clear his schedule. | I think I sense a bit of jealosy, here...After all...not everyone on TB gets to record with Bernard Purdy...
But that's ok, Lackacrack, I'm jealous, too (just not dirty about it)  |
11-24-2007, 10:36 PM
| | | | said in a text message that a house he owned
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11-24-2007, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SgtKoi said in a text message that a house he owned | ohhh...not THAT house 
That's my GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE! ok...maybe you don't think that's funny...NEITHER DOES MY GRANDMOTHER... |
11-24-2007, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraBass I think I sense a bit of jealosy, here...After all...not everyone on TB gets to record with Bernard Purdy...
But that's ok, Lackacrack, I'm jealous, too (just not dirty about it) | I thought it was rather comical.
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11-24-2007, 11:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA | | | If I were flea I would grab my kids and tell each of them to grab on of my 64 fender jazz basses (I think he has a couple, right?) and then I would run like hell screaming at the wife and dog to high tail it just a bit quicker...
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