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It looks like there is now a major fire threat to the area of Topanga in which Neil’s famous “After The Goldrush” wooden house is situated. According to my information there is an evacuation order TOP-U009 now operating in that area. The main Topanga Canyon Road has been closed to normal traffic for some time. If the wind turns more easterly than it is now there is an even higher risk. The house is pretty exposed on a hillside in a wooded area. What a tragedy that would be among so many others. And the fire perimeter seems also to be around 8 miles or so east of his home with Daryl in the Malibu hills that was burnt down once already in recent years. He has already lost 2 houses and a warehouse to fire. Must be extraordinarily traumatic for him.

In that area around the Lookout Mountain Air Force Station if it still has the film

stored there (it is now a private residence) that could be a concern.?? They made a

ridiculous number of war propaganda films at that station.?? If film is stored in a bunker

that the home owner maybe doesn't know about it could be quite explosive at the top

of the canyon to feed fires below.

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During an interview with director Robert Altman I ran out of questions so we talked

about Neil Young and Leonard Cohen music for films.?? He volunteered he worked at

the top of Laurel Canyon at the Lookout Mountain film studio when he was

between gigs as a director and needed money to raise his family.?? He also made the comment

he couldn't talk too much more about working there.?? It was 50,000 sq ft and was

used by the DoD and A.E.C. for decades just after WWII.? Could be a lot of stuff still

stored there since it was so huge and just carting it away would be expensive.

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Who knows?

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Clearly, part of the spoke filled dark side of the canyon.

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Lookout Mountain is in the Laurel Canyon area not in Topanga Canyon. Laurel Canyon and Neil’s little cabin there are not under threat. Must be a little misunderstanding!