Help Ralph Anybody Go Home: Fans of KPIG Deejay Donate To Restore

COMMUNITY NEWS Help Ralph Anybody Go Home

Fans of KPIG Deejay Donate To Restore His House

By Richard Stockton

Ralph Anybody, the morning voice of KPIG radio in Santa Cruz, was on the air in the “Pigsty,” warning his listeners about the devastating wind when he got a call from his wife Ellen.

“She said the tree fell and knowing the answer I asked the question anyway, ‘Our tree?’ We call our home Little House Big Tree and I knew the house was no match for the giant oak above it. We have all said it, ‘Wow, that could have happened to us.’ This time it did happen to us.”

Ellen says she was in her home near Felton when she felt their big oak tree shove against the porch roof, moving the walls.

“I was looking out the glass door and saw the tree on the rubble along the house, on the car and across the street. I smelled gas, leashed the dogs, ran out the back door and down the neighbor’s steps, calling 911 on my way down the hill to my family’s house down the street.”

Walk into what is left of the house and you’ll see that this is no longer a house.

The wind wielded the giant oak like a sledge hammer to knock the little house off of its foundation. The floor is askew. The windows and doors don’t work, the plumbing is fractured. Ralphie and Ellen have been driven from their home.

Ralph shakes his head, “The expenses grow. We’re temporarily housed with our On Jan. 19, 2021, punishing 100 mile per hour winds that roared through Santa Cruz County toppled enormous redwoods and oaks onto roads, power lines and a popular radio personality’s house. two little dogs Lily and Daphne in a rental. Thank you neighbors! Working full-time, the two of us face expenses, beginning with giant tree removal and on into rebuilding our home of 24 years while we struggle with our insurance to get the restoration started. The insurance company is not moving us forward.”

Ralphie and Ellen say they are so grateful to those who have contributed to their Go Fund Me page. This has allowed them to get the giant tree off of their house. They are waiting for the county to look at the house to see what their legal path is to rights permits.

The insurance company has offered little and done less.

As for me, I listen to Ralph five mornings a week and when his show is over, I just want the man to be able to go home. If you want to donate to Ralph and Ellen’s Go Fund Me page to restore their house you can contribute by going to www.GoFundMe.com, and enter Help Ralph Anybody Go Home. https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpralph-anybody-go-home?qid=1f2e5d06c28 2e1f8fbe5783b2a36f82d n ••• Richard Stockton is a local comedian. To find his latest gig, see richardstockton.com. ••• Editor’s Note: John Sandidge of Snazzy Productions and host of “Please Stand By” on KPIG Sunday morning, organized a fundraiser Oct. 23 featuring local musicians, singers and songwriters at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz, raising $3,000 for Ralph Anybody. Sandidge said it was one the best shows he’s done, but Ralph and Ellen are still short of their $20,000 GoFundMe goal. Please help if you can.