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When Kirk and his wife MJ evacuated their house in LA on the second day of the fires, they could see the flames up the hill from their backyard. They packed the car full, got their seven and eight year old kids inside with a family cat, hit the road. And Kirk started recording.
Okay, now I know it's scary.
Did this happen when mommy or daddy was little?
He records his kids a lot and just had a feeling like this is an important moment.
Can we just turn on to like a song by the Beatles? Sure. Not rock band, okay? Sure. Not like we're the kings. I don't really want to listen to rock.
Okay, but let me, can I just say something?
I don't really want to listen to rock music when Kirk is Kirk Johnson.
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