NewsJanuary 13, 2025 12:23 PM ET2,348 views

Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde loses home to California wildfires

Les Claypool: "My heart hurts for him and his family."

Primus LaLonde home

Elisa Moro / LaLonde family

Longtime Primus (and former Possessed) guitarist Larry LaLonde is among the many terribly unfortunate Southern California residents who have lost their homes to the devastating wildfires.

LaLonde, whose family home is in Pacific Palisades, had the following to say on Instagram:

"Well, we were bouncing around different ideas to remodel our home, but ultimately the Palisades fire decided on a more 'open' floor plan. My mind is still trying to convince me this whole thing is real.

"As the losses in this fire trickle into my brain, it feels like being hit with a bag of rocks over and over, but the people around us make me feel like the luckiest mother fucker on the planet to have these people in my life. I don't know how we could mentally survive this without the support of some amazing friends. Unfortunately this is a situation almost everyone in this town is in.

"Many unknowns here for now..."

LaLonde's wife, Shane Stirling LaLonde, also took to Instagram to share her thoughts on their loss alongside several photos and videos:

"Our home is gone, and so are the homes of every one of our friends and neighbors. I am still in shock, not quite sure what just happened. The first photo is the video confirmation we received that our home was lost. Ours is the second property with the tree still with oranges in the front yard but nothing else. The other videos are our evacuation videos and some other videos shared to us. I'm not sure what happens now. But I am realizing hour by hour all that was lost. Especially hurtful my Grandmother's paintings, our letters and notes we shared, my incredible book collection omg both my Norman Rockwell signed Norman Rockwell books!!!! I just realized as I was typing this!!!!

"I went to buy an outfit today since I don't have anything but the clothes I left in and realized I don't have socks or shoes or a jacket. The memories, the family heirlooms, things I can't say, and even hard drives we forgot in the chaos. We lost everything. It doesn't sink in easily that you have nothing…. It's still sinking in minute by minute. I know we are safe and yes I am grateful, but I can't even begin to be close to grace yet as I can't even comprehend this yet. Not just the things, but our town, our community. We all no longer have a home, a neighborhood, a school, a community. I am gutted to the core. 💔

"Thank God and our friends who gave us a wonderful home to evacuate to. You are our guardian Angels during this time. To all my friends I love you so much, I am so sorry this has happened. 💔"


Meanwhile, Primus founder Les Claypool also weighed in via social media:

"All that is left of our good friend Ler Lalonde's home. When Mother Nature gets up on her hind legs, it can be brutal. My heart hurts for him and his family."




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