Posted on 01/10/2025 9:30:03 PM PST by nickcarraway
Primus guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde is among the Southern California residents who have lost their homes due to devastating wildfires.
In a post to Instagram, Les Claypool, Primus’ bassist and frontman, shared the tragic news.
“All that is left of our good friend Ler Lalonde’s home,” Claypool wrote, his message accompanying a picture of a totally eviscerated house, with only a chimney remaining. “When Mother Nature gets up on her hind legs, it can be brutal. My heart hurts for him and his family.”
LaLonde has been a member of Primus since 1989 and has contributed to each of the band’s nine studio albums during his tenure. In a separate post, the guitarist’s wife, Shane, posted video of the family’s destroyed neighborhood.
“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,” she wrote in part. “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.”
Other musicians affected by the devastating fires include Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk, Anthrax's Scott Ian and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, all of whom posted messages to their fans saying that they had to evacuate.
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The band made their money off Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver?
Heh, one of the creepiest music videos...
Don’t they play the theme song to the TV show South Park?
Saw them this summer. Great show, still know how to rock.
I’m sorry for his loss, but are we gonna get separate stories for each celebrity? Lucky these journos get paid by the article.
Jerry was a race car driver
My Friend Fats. Sailing the Seas of Cheese is my favorite album.
Yes.
You should go watch Mr krinkle if you wanna see creepy
Saw them play with Clutch for the first time precovid, was very
impressed by their live performance.
My Name Is Mud is right up there too.
but he never did win a race...
Yeah, that was a good one. I also like “The Return of Sathington Willoughby“
It has a good beat, and like so many primus songs, just a comical but dark undertone mixed with an occasional noisy erotic guitar that reminds me of a soundtrack going through someone’s head when they are insane
Primus Sucks!
Les Claypool doing the South Park theme song at the South Park 25th Anniversary Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfKVF19TwcQ
Maybe if they see enough individual articles, the state and local government will take it seriously? Doubtful, but still.
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