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So beloved is he, that he can be forgiven for rehashing autobiographical material he’s used before, either in his previous Broadway hit, "700 Sundays," also seen on TV and published as a book, or in one of his many TV specials. Every one of these tales of personal milestones is worth repeating as narrated by this magnetic storyteller. He has woven them together in a narrative, both hilarious and touching, inspired by the 2025 loss to fire of his family home at 860 Chautauqua Boulevard, in the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. His and thousands of other homes were devastated in the conflagration. Crystal, his wife, Janice, followed by their daughters Jenny and Lindsay, had lived there since its purchase in 1979, with a 30-year mortgage. Its pre-Crystal history (and Hollywood celebrity past), its neighborhood, and its acquisition all make for interesting narration. [more]