What a weekend. For those of us living in Southern California, it was pretty unbelievable. First there was the Sylmar Canyon fire to the north, which tragically wiped out an entire community of mobile homes. Then from the south, the Corona fire followed on its heels, and I watched the TV in horror as it skipped the 91 freeway and raged westward, destroying beautiful homes indiscriminately. I live in Studio City (nowhere near the fires), and still, ash fell from the sky all day Sunday, and everyone was asked to stay indoors and conserve water. All this came just a couple of days after the terrible Montecito fire, just south of Santa Barbara. I've performed in Montecito so many times over the years, and I wondered whom I might know up there who might have been affected.

My heart really goes out to all these firefighters, who have been battling these blazes for days now. I can't imagine how exhausted and stretched thin these guys must be...they've managed to save hundreds of homes, and it looks like today that the fires are at least partially contained.