Travis Barker And DJ AM Critically Injured After Fatal Plane Crash
Travis Barker and DJ AM were critically injured after a small Learjet crashed during takeoff in Columbia, South Carolina. 3 men and 1 women were killed. Officials confirmed to NBC that two crew members and two passengers were killed. The names of the deceased have not been released.
Travis was taken by ambulance to a burn center in Augusta, GA. DJ AM was airlifted to the same burn center. They are both in critical condition.
Last night, Travis and DJ AM performed with Perry Farrell and Gavin DeGraw. It's not known if Perry or Gavin were on the same flight.
A spokesperson for the FAA said the Lear 60 was bound for Van Nuys, CA before midnight on Friday with six people on it. Air-traffic controllers reported seeing sparks. They said the plane went off the runway and crashed on a nearby road.
Condolences to the family and friends of the those who lost their lives. Good thoughts to Travis and DJ AM and their families.
UPDATE: Perry Farrell's manager confirmed to MTV News that Perry was not on the plane.
UPDATE II: Gavin DeGraw's publicist confirmed to People that Gavin was not on the plane. MSNBC reports that the female pilot, Sarah Lemmon, and the male co-pilot, James Bland, died in the crash.
UPDATE III: - MSNBC confirmed that 29-year-old Chris Baker of Studio City, CA was one of the passengers who died in the crash. Chris, who is known as "Little Chris," was Travis' assistant. One male passenger still hasn't been identified.
UPDATE IV: A witness who was driving down the highway saw two men, presumably Travis and DJ AM, taking off their clothes and trying to extinguish themselves. The two men told the witness that four other people were on the plane.
UPDATE V: 25-year-old Charles Still of Riverside, CA has been identified as the fourth victim of the crash. Charles was Travis' bodyguard.
UPDATE VI: TMZ reports that DJ AM's face has been severely burned and is being treated right now. Travis is expected to survive, but was burned from the waist down. Chris Baker, Travis' assistant who died in the crash, was a newlywed and his wife recently had a baby.
UPDATE VII: The National Transportation Safety Board held a press conference and gave a few more details about the crash. They said the jet overran the runway, hit a few lights and an antenna, crashed through a fence and careened across the highway next to the airport. The jet crashed into an embankment where it caught on fire.
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1Bloke:
i take it you are unfamiliar with the band Slayer, then.
@Karen Flatts:
Yeah that would go out to a bunch of people cuz they were all naming their funeral songs. I'm glad you fought and won! You HAVE to play the guest of honour's fave song! There's no other way to do it. And you gotta see, in death, that little details like gayness don't really matter all that much. Not really.
♥ ThreadKilla!/Lean Like a Chola/She's a Lady.
"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
This is terribly sad....and its creepy for me because i was just telling my husband about these two playing at the VMA's yesterday. :( Just kinda creeped me out...
So sad.
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I only marginally know who these people are because of Dlisted, because I really don't follow contemporary music at all.
That being said, this is a terrible thing to happen to anyone. Although I'm afraid my brain is wired to have more respect for the skills of a pilot than those of a DJ.
I hope that the survivors are able to have some quality of life and that they recover as much as possible. Burns are nasty, as it's already been discussed.
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Life's too long, as the Lemming said.
--Jethro Tull
First and foremost. My prayers go out to the Crew and their families. Very Sad for them.. and to the bodyguard and assistant. The little guys never seem to survive, do they?
On a seperate and related note -
Not sure if anyone mentioned this, but Barker is a high hollywood mason, totally into satan/devil/demonic worship. And proud of it, so Im not blurting out anything new. Notice the downward facing pentagram on his t-shirt. Look closely at his tats.
When you make a pact with the devil or a demon. They require payback at some point according to a friend.
Submitted by angel_i on September 20, 2008 - 6:12pm.
Hmmm...at my funeral I want them to play my WHOLE COMPUTER!!! It will take hours but if you love me you'll stay.
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angel-- Not sure if you are responding to another comment, because the few I have read are totally disheartening, so I'm not going further. However, your comment made me remember the funeral of my 23 year old cousin, who died of complications from AIDS. At his funeral, his two sisters and his (female) best friend INSISTED that the song "Save a Prayer" by Madonna be played, because it was his favorite song by his fave artist (he didn't live to see her as she is now).
His dad gave them quite a fight, because this was the early 90's and he still wouldn't accept that his son was gay. We won, and you should have SEEN the faces on the people who didn't know what was coming.
Oh, let me smell your dick is a real song, go to youtube.
and I said it before, I'll say it one more time, I don't ever, ever wish pain and suffering on anyone, ever.
and the opening song at my wake is jayz, big pimping.
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"wait! The lord is my shepherd but you're my ride home!"
G'night!
edited to add: ARG! Foiled again! What!?!? I agreed with you about laughing at funerals! ;p
♥ ThreadKilla!/Lean Like a Chola/She's a Lady.
"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
Just read about this. I send my prayers.
Are they still alive? Anyone know? I see Shanna is on her way there.. or at least she was earlier according to her mother, on People.com.
My funeral song:
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
Monty Python ~ Life of Brian
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1loyjm4SOa0
Submitted by DiamondDawg on September 20, 2008 - 6:15pm.
Submitted by RJII on September 20, 2008 - 2:27pm.
"I hope that people NEVER make jokes about you and your family when your fuckin plane crashes and you die..."
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just want to ensure everyone knows the above quote is NOT my words-- someone elses. I told ya'll to go ahead and drink and joke at my upcoming funeral. Haters invited too.
that said...
PCA
I got such a relaxing image of you spending time w/the kids outside. Cool mom way to spend a Saturday. Sad, but glad your cousin's getting better.
Goodnight Dawg.
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Submitted by DiamondDawg on September 20, 2008 - 6:24pm.
Bye gals! (and fellas). Gotta get back to cleaning the house and rearranging the furniture.
Peace and love to all who suffer.
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See that? She doesn't need a bible cuz she's already got religion! Halle Berry Loofah! Ok - who says that? cuz it's not me but I LUVS it:)
♥ ThreadKilla!/Lean Like a Chola/She's a Lady.
"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
Submitted by 2Di4 on September 20, 2008 - 6:19pm.
My sentiments exactly.
Thank you for expressing it so eloquently.
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Al Gore will help me he came up to me last night and said he would be very happy to have a conversation with me. If he is willing to help me, let's find out.
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oh my god say it isnt so....I'm so broken up inside...these two good charitable souls dont deserve this..nooo nooooo
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Submitted by Poison Candy Apple on September 21, 2008 - 8:18am.
my cousins husband was burned severely in Iraq
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That IS a tragedy.
Fuck the fucking celebrities, on their private jets.
Submitted by Sandbitch on September 20, 2008 - 3:18pm.
Submitted by DiamondDawg on September 21, 2008 - 8:07am.
Do any of you guys feel like we're having really weird times lately? like apocalyptic?
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Nup. That shit only happens if you've read the bible.
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LOL. I haven't read the Bible in AGES, but if I did it would be a Douay Rheims.
Bye gals! (and fellas). Gotta get back to cleaning the house and rearranging the furniture.
Peace and love to all who suffer.
Submitted by Poison Candy Apple on September 20, 2008 - 6:18pm
I think the first few days are definitely going to make or break whether he'll make it. Like I said, now I've crossed my fingers and am hoping for the best for him.
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Monkeypox bitches!!! Spaghetti Cat love represent!!
Usually, Im full of snark, but this is just terrible. I feel horribly for everyone, from the pilots to the survivors, its just terrible, just horrid.
My thoughts and prayers are with all involved. Thank you MK, for posting this with dignity and respect. I hope as DListers we can all put our differences aside and think of the victims, families, and children at a time like this.
xoxoxoxo,
BB
**She looks like a pure skankasswhoreslutskeezybitchhocumrag**
MK~ 07/01/08
i can't read all 597 rant posts. the few i glanced at made me feel sick.
seriously, forget what their jobs are and just look at them all as victims of an extraordinarily horrific accident.
i volunteered in a children's burn ward as a teenager and i can tell you that these guys were not lucky. just spared. the pain is excruciating and never ending -- third degree burns *torture* the sufferer for months without a break.
my heart goes out to everyone involved.
to all the people who spewed hate & trivial bs on this site, go f yourselves.
Submitted by DiamondDawg on September 21, 2008 - 8:07am.
Do any of you guys feel like we're having really weird times lately? like apocalyptic?
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Nup. That shit only happens if you've read the bible.
Submitted by L♥VE SPAGHETTICAT on September 20, 2008 - 5:10pm.
And I'll admit it, but my heart is softening up a bit after reading that DJ AM is burned over fifty percent of his body, the worst of the damage on his face. I feel like the poor guy might not make it. Fingers crossed that he does. Happy that y'all shamed me?
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SpaghettiCat...
my cousins husband was burned severely in Iraq. Over 70% of his body and his face was the most severe, along with losing most of his fingers.
He's alive thank god. Is going through extensive surgeries to have as close to a normal face as possible, but he will never be the same. Very sad, because he was a very handsome young man.
Anyhow, there is hope that DJ AM will make it.
L♥VE,
PCA
Submitted by RJII on September 20, 2008 - 2:27pm.
"I hope that people NEVER make jokes about you and your family when your fuckin plane crashes and you die..."
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You know what? There are PLENTY of people who hate me in RL and who will be OVER THE MOON the day I die. I expect it. Big deal.
Submitted by DiamondDawg on September 20, 2008 - 6:07pm
That stuff scares the shit out of me, so I'd rather not even open that door. Thanks in advance.
Hmmm...at my funeral I want them to play my WHOLE COMPUTER!!! It will take hours but if you love me you'll stay.
♥ ThreadKilla!/Lean Like a Chola/She's a Lady.
"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
I don't know much about any of these people but I think of the pictures of Barker with his little kids and I feel sad for them.
At that age, your daddy can be the greatest thing in your life.
No matter how odd people are, I don't wish suffering like that on anyone.
Submitted by DiamondDawg on September 20, 2008 - 6:07pm.
Do any of you guys feel like we're having really weird times lately? like apocalyptic?
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Ssshhh. I'm hoping nobody will notice so we can stop staving it off and have at it already. We really need it.
♥ ThreadKilla!/Lean Like a Chola/She's a Lady.
"You sicken everyone! Even Michael Jackson!" overheardinnewyork
And I'll admit it, but my heart is softening up a bit after reading that DJ AM is burned over fifty percent of his body, the worst of the damage on his face. I feel like the poor guy might not make it. Fingers crossed that he does. Happy that y'all shamed me?
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Monkeypox bitches!!! Spaghetti Cat love represent!!
Wow, when I left this morning this thread was all love and kisses.
Looks like its taken a tragic turn downhill. Yikes.
On another note, my soap opera name is Emma Rockefeller.
Just sayin'.
Submitted by Mrs.TimDaly on September 20, 2008 - 5:43pm
Do you mean me or the real spaghetti cat? If you mean me, then by all means, a pox on you too, Madam. And if you mean the real spaghetti cat, NOOOOOOO!!!!! Why would you wish that on a poor defenseless animal?
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Monkeypox bitches!!! Spaghetti Cat love represent!!
OMG!!!!
Condolences to the families who lost loved ones.
Get well wishes to Travis and DJ AM.
P.S. I want my funeral song to be "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen.
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I didn’t say that it was your fault – I said that I was going to blame you.
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Do any of you guys feel like we're having really weird times lately? like apocalyptic?
Pa-leeze. STOP! Too fucking funny... "Let me Smell Your Dick". Is that a real song on iTunes?
At my funeral (don't really want one) I've asked everyone to dress like Satan's bitches. I want them to play, "Can a N*gga Get a Table Dance".
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you all are killing me! lmfao.
And here I wanted something fucking cheesy like Andrea Boccelli and nuns crying while framing with white, pink and yellow roses on a wonderful picture of my youthful self smiling and with good flowing hair.
L♥VE,
PCA
Submitted by christine the hoff on September 20, 2008 - 4:52pm.
At my funeral, all I know is when they release the white doves, "Let me smell your dick" is going to come on full blast, along with the organ accompiant. heee, organ.
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BWAHAHAH! LMFAO omg CTH. I love it! LOVES IT!
God, this weekend has not gone off to a good start. We get this news, when we come here for laughter and silliness, then my hubs was being a complete dork, then I fell asleep in anger for 4 hours and didn't want to and woke up at quarter to 5 confused and screaming from a nightmare where helicopters were falling on me. And Jesse from full house was the pilot and he had huge hair. Disturbing.
Now I know why my mother used to throw her hands up in the air, run to the bar and make it an all nighter with sex drugs and rock & roll.
Damn my morals. Damnit all. I wish I could just throw my hands up and ignore all my responsibilities and become a "Bar Whore Sally". NOT.
I'm gonna just finish mopping my kitchen floor and then go sit outside with my kids and dog.
L♥VE,
PCA
Submitted by christine the hoff on September 20, 2008 - 5:52pm.
At my funeral, all I know is when they release the white doves, "Let me smell your dick" is going to come on full blast, along with the organ accompiant. heee, organ.
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Pa-leeze. STOP! Too fucking funny... "Let me Smell Your Dick". Is that a real song on iTunes?
At my funeral (don't really want one) I've asked everyone to dress like Satan's bitches. I want them to play, "Can a N*gga Get a Table Dance".
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Blogs aren't for the sensitive at heart - FU
I'm NOT an economist, I'm an optimist. GW Bush
At my funeral, all I know is when they release the white doves, "Let me smell your dick" is going to come on full blast, along with the organ accompiant. heee, organ.
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"wait! The lord is my shepherd but you're my ride home!"
Submitted by Mrs.Kravitz on September 20, 2008 - 5:39pm.
Submitted by RJII on September 20, 2008 - 2:27pm.
Fiery in a moralistic way. This is ruining my buzz.
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Eggs-actly, and when I read stuff like that I think, "WOW, these people really are emotionally out of control!"
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Out of control...like that plane. Opps. Now I've gone and done it. Somewhere out there, a woman with lots of shoes is praying for my demise. Damn, the devil made me do it.
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Blogs aren't for the sensitive at heart - FU
I'm NOT an economist, I'm an optimist. GW Bush
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh143/FamousChick315/Blog%202/l_85b66...
That's Chris and his baby.
Too bad spaghetti cat wasn't on the plane.
Submitted by RJII on September 20, 2008 - 2:27pm.
Fiery in a moralistic way. This is ruining my buzz.
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Eggs-actly, and when I read stuff like that I think, "WOW, these people really are emotionally out of control!"
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"Ooops baby! Ah thank ah dun doodied on mahself this time!"
Submitted by Avon Lady on September 20, 2008 - 3:16pm
Eww, who brought up Creed? I used to HATE hearing their music; had to change the station or rock and moan until it was over. Then there was that damn Disney movie that used their song 'Higher' or whatever it's called that they used to play the commercial for over and over again...sorry, but I hear that name and I can't help but rant. And their stupid 'christian when it's convenient so I can make more money' lead singer who tapes sex parties on the side...AAARRGGG....
*deep breath* Ok, I think I'm better now.
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Love me or hate me
It's still an obsession
Love me or hate me
That is the question
And if you love me then 'thank you'
And if you hate me then 'f--- you'
Shoe Addict
I was replying to both you and Notoriousrem, concerning your similar indignations of other's post, but mistakenly left off Notoruisrem_22's name.
But let me recall snipets of both yours and N's kind messages.
Submitted by shoe addict on September 20, 2008 - 2:39pm. “Wow, …No one deserves that and anyone who thinks its funny to be burned alive is seriously fucked up in the head…u were a loser in high school, ur a loser now Get a life...and move out of your parents basement"
Submitted by Notoriousrem_22 on September 20, 2008 - 3:02pm.
“… all and you people who are making jokes about it are straight fucked up. Get a fuckin grip, making lame ass jokes about people who almost died in a fuckin plane crash? Who the fuck does that? Its a beautiful day go outside, play with your dog, play with your fuckin kids be happy YOUR stupid asses were not in a plane crash that killed 3/4 of the people who were on the plane. There are some really sick fucks on this board, how embarrassed I am to be part of DListed right now. You 'haters' need to get a fuckin life, there is a time and place to make fun and people and their families and this is NOT one of them. I guess it is true that the internet is where all the sad and miserable people hang out to live vicariously through other people. This post is devastating and if I gave a shit about the loose screws on this board and their fucked up comments then it WOULD HAVE ruined my day. Fortunately for me I know when the time is WRONG to open my fuckin pie hole and spew out bullshit. Hiding behind a computer sure as fuck gives some people brass balls. I hope that people NEVER make jokes about you and your family when your fuckin plane crashes and you die..."
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Fiery in a moralistic way. This is ruining my buzz.
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Blogs aren't for the sensitive at heart - FU
I'm NOT an economist, I'm an optimist. GW Bush
I hope that these guys recover, and I feel sorry for the families of the deceased.
"Shaking in their boots, invisible bully like the gooch" Biggie Smalls
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.
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"Ooops baby! Ah thank ah dun doodied on mahself this time!"
Love Anderson - ah good. Long as it's you , diff name is nothing. Brad is looking beatdown lately, the sadness.
And spaghetti Cat- nothing wrong with that at ALL! :)
radio siren on September 20, 2008 - 5:11pm
No wonder it looked familiar.
And no, I won't change it yet, i have to find more pics of the Coop.
...I am aka BRADIFUL BITCH, I SWEAR!!!...
That's a really good explanation. I wonder if someone forgot to do some maintenance on that plane before it took off.
I don't like flying in small planes because of stories like this one today.
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Submitted by Avon Lady on September 20, 2008 - 4:06pm:
"I think there's a simple reason why these two survived;
they were probably sitting by the door.
Travis may have opened the door first, exposing only his legs to the flames, but the air rushing into the plane from the door being opened may have blown the fire back and up, onto DJ AM's face. I'm just throwing out some physics; just a guess."
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'Cause we all just wanna be big rock stars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars...
-Nickelback, "Rockstar"
Submitted by radio siren on September 20, 2008 - 5:09pm
Renting that one this weekend... Maybe I'll buy it from xbox marketplace...
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Monkeypox bitches!!! Spaghetti Cat love represent!!
Submitted by LOVE ANDERSON on September 20, 2008 - 1:05pm.
^^^^^^^^
I LOVE your avie, but I used to have that same avie of the Coop, and it slightly throws me off to see it now. I keep thinking your posts are mine and for a split second I think, "I didn't type that, did I?..."
But DON'T CHANGE IT!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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"Paris is fucking lame. She's more offensive to me than anything. She's a total, raging, disgusting, rich, lazy party slut. I pray that my daughter will not turn out like her." - Dave Grohl
Submitted by L♥VE SPAGHETTICAT on September 20, 2008 - 12:51pm.
Radio, my feelings exactly! BTW, is that a young foxy-looking Mickey Rourke I spy in your avie?
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You know it is! Back he was young and hot! I bought 9 1/2 Weeks when I was a teenager just to see him in it. *blushes*
O/T: Thanks, I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
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Dlisted's a hellava drug.
"Paris is fucking lame. She's more offensive to me than anything. She's a total, raging, disgusting, rich, lazy party slut. I pray that my daughter will not turn out like her." - Dave Grohl