Callie’s favorite Beach Boy is Al Jardine. Al Jardine’s redwood house & barn are threatened by the Big Sur fire. Al is fortunately out of town for a concert and Southern California Public Radio did a phone interview with his wife as he was packing to leave:
Mary Ann Jardine: (to her husband, Al Jardine): Wait wait, can I give you a kiss before you leave?
Al Jardine: Tell them I have a surfboard on my car.
Mary Ann Jardine: And he has a surfboard on his car, actually!
Steve Julian (interviewer): (laughs) Of course. He’s a Beach Boy, why wouldn’t he?
Happy Independence Day.
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July 4, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I drove past that place when we went to Pfeiffer Beach in 2004! It’s such a beautiful area, and it’s sad to know that the landscape will be so ragged for several years. I hope not too many homes are wiped out and that nobody dies trying to save property.
July 7, 2008 at 10:55 am
Fire update: Apparently they are holding the fire “east” of Highway 1 – which means it has to cross the highway and burn through to the beach, so for now it would appear the house and barn are safe.