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How Travis Barker Is Surviving Year of Tragedy
Originally posted 09/24/2009 04:00PM
Despite all he's been through in the last year, Travis Barker is coping as best he can since the tragic plane crash and recent death of friend DJ AM, pal and pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek tells PEOPLE.
He is doing "better than I would probably think anyone would really expect," Dyrdek says. "I think he's smart enough to know everything happens for a reason and he's just dealing with it."
What he's dealing with is the harrowing experience of narrowly escaping death with Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein" last September when the Learjet carrying them crashed while taking off from Columbia, S.C., killing four people on board. The Blink 182 drummer was devastated when just last month, Goldstein was found dead in his New York City apartment.
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Blink-182 Reschedules Two More Shows
Originally posted 09/01/2009 09:50PM
Travis Barker needs more time to grieve.
"After much thought and consideration, Blink-182 has rescheduled their next two shows in order for Travis Barker to mourn the loss of his dear friend Adam Goldstein," the band says in a statement.
Blink-182, which pulled out of Monday's show in Saratoga, N.Y., will now play St. Louis on Sept. 29 and Cleveland on Sept. 30. To accommodate the change, shows in Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta have also moved to Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 respectively.
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Grieving Blink 182 Pulls Out of Concert
Originally posted 08/31/2009 05:45PM
After struggling through a weekend show, Travis Barker's band Blink 182 pulled out of a Saratoga, N.Y., concert Monday, citing the "circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein."
Performances by Weezer, Taking Back Sunday and Chester French were set to continue as planned along with "some special surprises," Blink 182 said in a statement. "We thank all of our fans for their support in this tough time."
Barker, who had been a fellow survivor with Goldstein of a plane crash last year, made it through a difficult performance on Saturday in Hartford, Conn., with a moment of silence dedicated to the celebrity DJ.
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Blink-182 Struggles Through Show After DJ AM's Death
Originally posted 08/30/2009 08:30AM
Having expressed his sadness earlier in the day via Twitter about the loss of his friend DJ AM, Travis Barker had to face the music – and the crowd – at a Blink-182 concert Saturday night in Hartford, Conn.
"This night is really hard for us on stage," bassist Mark Hoppus said from the stage. "We lost a dear friend yesterday. His name was Adam Goldstein. You probably know him as DJ AM. He was an innovator and a genius and he loved music more than anything else. Above all he was a dear friend."
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Travis Barker Expresses His Grief over DJ AM
Originally posted 08/29/2009 08:00PM
Having shared the harrowing experience of narrowly escaping death together last September – when the Learjet carrying them crashed while taking off from Columbia, South Carolina, killing the four others on board – Blink-182's Travis Barker is now sharing his sentiments about the loss of his friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein.
"Rest In Peace my brother, this really f---s me up," Barker, 33, Tweets. "I'll never forget everything we've been thru and every time i play the drums i'll think of you."
The pop punk drummer also says: "U were an amazing friend/DJ/human being … Don't know how i am gonna play 2night but i am for AM. My brother is gone.i love u and miss u, i'll never forget all the good times we had."
– Stephen M. Silverman and David Caplan
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Transcript Reveals Final Moments of Travis Barker Jet Crash
Originally posted 08/07/2009 08:00PM
The first sign of trouble was a mysterious clicking noise.
"What the [expletive] was that?" asks James Bland, 52, co-pilot of the Learjet carrying Travis Barker, DJ AM and others as the plane sped down the runway last year.
"I don't know," replies pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, according to a cockpit recording released Friday of the plane's final moments.
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Travis, Shanna Close Again Before Blink 182 Reunion
Originally posted 07/06/2009 09:00AM
What would Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler be without a little drama?
"We're not together, but we're really good friends," Moakler told PEOPLE about ex-husband Barker while she attended Saturday's White Party, hosted by Diddy and Ashton Kutcher to benefit Malaria No More. "We have a real love for one another, and we always have."
"Travis is leaving for tour, my babies are going with him, so I'm getting all prepared," says Moakler. "We're lucky that Blink [182] tours are very lavish. We each have our own buses. At the venues, we set up kid rooms so the kids can kind of get out of the buses and start running around. We have a runner to take [them] 'round. They're going to be going to Canada, to see the different parts of the States … so it's pretty exciting."
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Shanna Moakler Blogs About Split from Travis Barker
Originally posted 04/02/2009 02:05PM
Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker's on-again, off-again romance has always been dramatic, and this time is no different. A day after their latest split, Moakler took to her MySpace Celebrity blog to clear up rumors – and share some fighting words of her own.
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DJ AM Seeks at Least $20 Million for Plane Crash
Originally posted 03/16/2009 08:20PM
DJ AM has put a price on the cost to his body, career and well-being from last year's plane crash in which he and Travis Barker were the sole survivors.
In his lawsuit against Learjet and others, DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, 35, is seeking a minimum $10 million for medical damages, lost earnings and profits, plus the same amount for mental and physical pain and suffering, for a total of at least $20 million, according to court papers filed Friday.
The defendants have denied any responsibility for the crash, the official cause of which is still under investigation.
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Pregnant M.I.A. to Rap at Grammys – On Her Due Date
Originally posted 02/05/2009 12:45PM
Rapper M.I.A. had better add one more person to her Grammy entourage – a doctor.
The pregnant hip-hop star, who is nominated for two awards, is scheduled to perform at the ceremony Sunday, which is also her due date.
"They say that you're often late the first time, so I'm planning to go," the mom-to-be, 31, who is engaged to musician Benjamin Brewer, tells USA Today. "We'll see. People are trying to get me to relax and focus on the baby. It's like being in parallel universes."
Permalink | Filed Under: Grammy Awards 2009, John Mayer, Keith Urban, M.I.A., Natalie Cole, Travis Barker, Zooey Deschanel
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