Billy Crystal, He lost his house in the Palisades Fire, shared a moving message on Thursday evening during the La Fireaid Benefit concert at the Kia Forum.
After the performance of Green Day, Crystal came on stage to introduce the show, with proceeds that go to a non-profit, support supporting families, the reconstruction of infrastructure and promoting fire protection technologies.
“Our goal is easy tonight, to raise more money than the Dodgers spent on free agents,” the comedian joked.
Billy Crystal, who lost his house in the Palisades Fire, shared a moving message on Thursday evening during the La Fireaid advantage concert at the Kia Forum. (Getty Images)
Crystal explained that Steve Ballmer, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and the Intuit Dome, would agree on Thursday evening the donation of everyone, $ 1 for $ 1.
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The first donation of the night was from U2 for $ 1 million, who will match Ballmer, said Crystal.
“With your help in the entire country and here in the room, we will laugh again. We will listen to music again and it will be fine.”
“You will hear from a number of people who were tragically struck by these fires, and I was one of them. These were the clothes I wore when I fled my house with my wife Janice, as many of us did, on January 7 This was all I had.
A view of Billy Crystal’s house destroyed in the fire of Palisades. (Photo by Mega/GC images)
Crystal lived in his Palisades Home for 46 years. (Photo by Mega/GC images)
“I looked like an evacuee or someone who just dared a 7-11,” Crystal joked.
Crystal explained that he entered the stage in Madison Square Garden 23 years ago to keep an advantage after 9/11. He explained that he was walking to a mourning audience and held posters up with photos of their loved ones who asked if anyone had seen them.
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‘And tonight, here I am, talk to all of you in the pain, but now I am also one of the thousands of pain and asks:’ Have you seen my school? Have you seen my church? Have you seen my house? Do you have? Have you seen my city? Have you seen the 29 people who have lost their lives?
Janice and Billy Crystal evacued their house on January 7. (Getty Images)
Crystal explained that after 9/11 he honored many First -Sponders and firefighters who lost their lives.
“Tonight we are here together to thank them and all those who run to danger while we run to shelter and safety,” said Crystal.
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He was silent for a moment to cheer the first response, with some who attended the benefit concert on Thursday evening.
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“When we were finally able to return to our house in the Palisades, in which I lived for 46 years, like thousands of yours, our house now looked like this,” said Crystal, before a photo of the aftermath of the Palissades Fire appeared on the screen.
Firefighters look at a helicopter who drops on the fire of Palisades on January 11. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Firefighters work from a deck while the Palisades Fire burns a country on the beach in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
“I stepped on the site and fell on my knees and I a pity. Life for me who thinks,” How will my life be there without him? ” “
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“And now people, I am 76 years old, without a mirror and much less life to think:” What will my life look like without our house? ”
“I got on the site and fell to my knees and I moaned. I had not cried that way since I was 15 years old, and I was told that my father had just died.”
Crystal explained that while visiting the site of what used to be his home For 46 years his daughters ran over with a rock with “laughter” engraved on it.
Billy Crystal said “we will laugh again” after the la burning. (Bruce Glikas)
“Even with your worst pain people it’s okay and it’s important to laugh,” he said. “When I kept that rock in my hands, this was the only thing left, I thought it was a message from the 15-year-old me and said:” It will be fine and it will be fine. “”
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“With your help in the entire country and here in the room, we will laugh again. We will listen to music again and it will be fine,” said Crystal.
