Stopgap homes
Six months after California wildfires, some adjust to new life in recreational vehicles
Kilgore, who once played with former Van Halen front man David Lee Roth, says he lost some of his best guitars in the fire, including a 1953 Fender Telecaster and a 1904 Parlor, along with an estimated $120,000 in equipment from his home studio. He said he saved five guitars that he grabbed on his way out the door to evacuate.
He once lived in a comfortable home with a high ceiling and tree-filled yard. Now he sweats inside a recreational vehicle and washes and shaves with cold hose water in an outdoor basin. His main goal, he said, is to re-record all his original music that was lost in the fire.
"That's probably what's left for me to do," Kilgore said.
"I could die after that, for all I care. I've seen enough of this monkey show, I'm telling you."
Agencies Via Xinhua
