The following is his account of the past 72 hours.
We evacuated at 7 p.m. the night of the Eaton fire.
We were told yesterday morning by two separate neighbors that our house is gone.
Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes in 2022.Erika Goldring/Getty Images
They said, Your house is gone, we see it on fire.
Their houses were gone, too.
We were processing that.
You always just think youre going to be spared.
Wylie was like, Bro, Im in Altadena right now.
I have a gas mask on.
Im going to all of our friends cribs to see whats there and whats not.
He found out his house was gone.
He found out my brothers house was gone.
Then he called me and was like, Dude, Im on your property.
Your studio is a three-story fire.
Your garage and guest house is rubble.
But Im standing at your door right now and your house is here.
But your house is going to burn down soon.
Is there a way in?
Can I get you anything?
Im going to throw a rock through your glass door.
At this point, we had thought our house was gone, so yes.
I was crying, because I felt so much love from him at that moment.
Who would do this for another person?
Wylies small act, especially in the midst of his own loss, was very overwhelming to me.
That gave us the courage to see if the studio fire touched the house, after all.
Our house was spared, miraculously.
Few people are as lucky as we are.
There are parts of Altadena where its just blocks and blocks of everything gone.
It looks like a nuclear bomb went off.
Everybody that is in Altadena feels like theyre in on the greatest secret in California, or even America.
Were so proud and feel so lucky to be here, still.
Looking around, its like, What do we do?
I look at the restaurants and neighbors we love and their determination and it inspires us.
We want to stay and want to make it work.
Obviously, our situation is very different for a lot of people.
Some will have no means of rebuilding.
Griffin was a three-minute drive.
Wylie was a three-minute drive.
It was an idyllic little situation.
Now thats all gone.
Griffin is having his first baby in six weeks and he doesnt have a home.
Thereis a fundraiser for himand a lot of people rallied around him.
Hes a selfless person so part of him is uncomfortable with the whole thing.
I urge him to not feel guilty.
Were going on a road trip and its going to be fun!
I cant put that on them.
We take a stab at shield things from them but sometimes you just cant.
Right now, I love this place more than ever.
Im more committed than ever.
Its easy to see how someone gets embittered or broken and stays that way.
This is a gnarly tragedy and theres no two ways around it.
The amount of loss and harm and pain is unthinkable and unfathomable and unforgivable on a cosmic level.
Its definitely weird to have people, even family, who lost their homes and you didnt.
Its a very complicated, strange emotion.
I would give anything to have it be Griffs house that is still standing and not mine.
However bad theyre making you feel, thats how bad it feels for us, too.
If people are wondering, Is it really as bad as it looks?, it is.
Today, there were tanks and military and they were like, Nobody is going up.
This is now a crime scene.'
I dont expect the whole world to stop and pay close attention to whats going on here.
Of course I appreciate peoples compassion and regard.
But I do hope people also enjoy their day.
Go to a nice meal and be like, Were so lucky to have this.
If you want to find some heartache, draw a bigger circle.
If you want to draw some gratitude, draw a smaller one.
Ive gone back to our house every day, but today there is no going up.
Today, there were tanks and military and they were like, Nobody is going up.
This is now a crime scene.
There are missing people and they have to check house by house for remains.
Until they can do all that, nobody is allowed to walk up and down.
I have no idea when anybody can get back up to our neighborhood.
People are so determined to fight for this city.
I was so scared of that at first.
I still think walking away is just giving up on it.
The love is crazy.
Hopefully thats enough to carry us over.
Its inspiring to see this stuff.
Youre waiting on cues from others.
We feel like we belong here.
