| Author |
Message |
mnx12 Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 20 Gender:  Posts: 2181 Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Location: Salt Lake City
Karma: 35 Trade Record: 39
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: Travis Barker and DJ AM in plane crash |
|
|
| Quote: |
MSNBC is reporting that drummer Travis Barker is in critical condition following a plane crash. The Lear 60 aircraft was departing an airport in Columbia, South Carolina late Friday night when traffic controllers reported seeing sparks from the vehicle. The jet reportedly failed to lift off, went off the runway and crashed into a nearby road. The Learjet was headed to Van Nuys, California. CNN has an image of the wreckage.
Two crew members, and two passengers on board were killed while two others were critically injured, including Barker. He was transferred to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia and is listed in critical condition as of this morning. The other injured party was DJ AM, real name Adam Michael Goldstein. He is also in critical.
The deceased have been identified as pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, along with passengers Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles.
Travis Barker is currently the drummer for Plus 44 and previously played in both the The Aquabats and most famously Blink 182 |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26803108/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
manOFice DollarDealNetwork Staff

Age: 24 Gender:  Posts: 10648 Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte
Karma: 110 Trade Record: 38
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| yeah i just saw that on yahoo. Everyone dies except the two performers. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ilanbg Has No Friends

Posts: 6906 Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Location: Washington D.C.
Karma: 77 Trade Record: 133
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
TERRORISTS.
it was terrorists |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
J4320 Trading Post Moderator
 Donator

Age: 19 Gender:  Posts: 14474 Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Location: Washington
Karma: 177 Trade Record: 53
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Colombian terrorists!  |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
TravMan162 Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 23 Gender:  Posts: 2064 Joined: 20 Nov 2007
Karma: 103 Trade Record: 27
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| manOFice wrote: |
| yeah i just saw that on yahoo. Everyone dies except the two performers. |
funny how that works. I bet a lot more is going to made of the two performers getting injured than the four people that died too. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
dsmith01 Newbie

Age: 18 Gender:  Posts: 6 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Location: Canton, GA
Karma: 1 Trade Record: 2
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
That's so sad =(. Blink-182 was an amazing rock band. Too bad they haven't had anything new lately.
Ahh...the good ol' punk-pop rock bands. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
theysayjump The Existence Of This User Is Unclear
 FiPG Admin

Age: 27 Gender:  Posts: 19824 Joined: 18 Feb 2005
Karma: 318 Trade Record: 357
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| dsmith01 wrote: |
| That's so sad =(. Blink-182 was an amazing rock band. Too bad they haven't had anything new lately. |
Just a guess, but it might have something to do with the fact that they split a couple of years back. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
dsmith01 Newbie

Age: 18 Gender:  Posts: 6 Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Location: Canton, GA
Karma: 1 Trade Record: 2
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Yeah...I wish they wouldn't have split =( |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
TravMan162 Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 23 Gender:  Posts: 2064 Joined: 20 Nov 2007
Karma: 103 Trade Record: 27
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
no.
the only redeeming thing about that shitty band was Travis' innovative drumming. He took crappy three chord punk and put some really creative rhythms over them.
That band was shit.
Angels and Airwaves is way better and Travis Barker was way too good a drummer to be dealing with those talentless clowns. Hopefully he comes out of this and finally finds a project where he can put his talents to good use. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
x323smostwantedx Has No Friends
 Excruciatingly Sexy
Age: 20 Gender:  Posts: 4726 Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA
Karma: 280 Trade Record: 29
|
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I was just going to see DJ AM on "Hard Fest" this halloween, I doubt hell perform now since I heard he had serious burns to his face. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
d11m Freepay Fanboy

Gender:  Posts: 480 Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Location: los angeles
Karma: 17 Trade Record: 62
|
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| x323smostwantedx wrote: |
| I was just going to see DJ AM on "Hard Fest" this halloween, I doubt hell perform now since I heard he had serious burns to his face. |
whoah im going to hard too! the lineup is pretty kewl |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
x323smostwantedx Has No Friends
 Excruciatingly Sexy
Age: 20 Gender:  Posts: 4726 Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA
Karma: 280 Trade Record: 29
|
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| d11m wrote: |
| x323smostwantedx wrote: |
| I was just going to see DJ AM on "Hard Fest" this halloween, I doubt hell perform now since I heard he had serious burns to his face. |
whoah im going to hard too! the lineup is pretty kewl |
Yeah! Did u get VIP tickets or General? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
phriq A Life of Video Games, Star Wars, & FiPG

Gender:  Posts: 513 Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Location: North Dakota
Karma: 7 Trade Record: 4
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| TravMan162 wrote: |
no.
the only redeeming thing about that shitty band was Travis' innovative drumming. He took crappy three chord punk and put some really creative rhythms over them.
That band was shit.
Angels and Airwaves is way better and Travis Barker was way too good a drummer to be dealing with those talentless clowns. Hopefully he comes out of this and finally finds a project where he can put his talents to good use. |
I tend to agree with you that Travis Barker was the best musician of Blink, but you cant deny blinks fans and credibility by saying they are just not good musicians. they were not shit. They were one of the most influential bands of the 90's and still are today. And even though i think Tom Delonge is a big D-bag, AVA is still pretty good (though they are a modern day U2 rip-off).
Travis Barker is, IMO, the best drummer out there. you can see that by how he is able to take 3 chord punk harmonies and make the beats amazing. He based his drumming and started with Jazz drumming, which also IMO is one of the most complicated styles to drum.
None the less, Its sad how 4 deaths get overlooked by 2 celebs being saved. However, it would have been a HUGE loss to drummers and music in general if Barker would have died. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
TravMan162 Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 23 Gender:  Posts: 2064 Joined: 20 Nov 2007
Karma: 103 Trade Record: 27
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I agree that he is good an innovative, like I said, but I think you might be giving him a bit more credit than he deserves.
He's not the best drummer out there. If you put Danny Carey or Carter Beauford or even the guy from Dream Theater or Shadows Fall against him, he's getting his ass beat.
It would be a loss though because all in all, it is refreshing to see some sort of musical competence come from a genre that is generally an instrumental disaster. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
tylerc CG's neighbor, lol Donator

Gender:  Posts: 10130 Joined: 14 Sep 2005
Karma: 195 Trade Record: 62
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ilanbg wrote: |
TERRORISTS.
it was terrorists |
Actually, it was a government conspiracy. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ESMcCready Freepay Fanboy

Age: 22 Gender:  Posts: 424 Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Location: Maryland
Karma: 3 Trade Record: 8
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Awwwwww...damn, DJ AM just can't get a break...
As for Travis, I'm going out to his family...all 8 of the little tots running around. But Travis is a GREAT drummer, I wouldn't say the best in the world, but he's definitely in the top 5, to me.
Any drummer who doesn't need the cym clashing on every beat is a good drummer to me! |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
TravMan162 Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 23 Gender:  Posts: 2064 Joined: 20 Nov 2007
Karma: 103 Trade Record: 27
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| ESMcCready wrote: |
| Any drummer who doesn't need the cym clashing on every beat is a good drummer |
eh, no, not so much haha, but you're on the right track |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
akalic Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 19 Gender:  Posts: 2094 Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver BC
Karma: 36 Trade Record: 13
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| man, super tragic, best wishes go out to them. I grew up on blink 182, they got me into rock. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ilanbg Has No Friends

Posts: 6906 Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Location: Washington D.C.
Karma: 77 Trade Record: 133
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Enema of the State was the first CD I ever bought.
I should get a hold of a copy of that. Would be nostalgic. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
akalic Wanna-Be Moderator

Age: 19 Gender:  Posts: 2094 Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Location: Vancouver BC
Karma: 36 Trade Record: 13
|
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| first cd i ever owned was the mark, tom and travis show. My buddy gave it to me for a breakfast burrito haha. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
phriq A Life of Video Games, Star Wars, & FiPG

Gender:  Posts: 513 Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Location: North Dakota
Karma: 7 Trade Record: 4
|
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:12 am Post subject: |
|
|
Tom Delonge was one of my main influences when I first started guitar way back then. Thought, it was pretty damn easy stuff to play, it was sure fun to crank up Enema of the State in my bedroom and jam to it. Speaking of nostalgia, I should do that again. Would for sure bring back some good times.
The first CD's I actually bought were from BMG music, that thing where you get 12 cd's for like a dollar and then have to get 3 more throughout the year. Dude Ranch was my first pick of the 12. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
ragefu Addict
 OC

Age: 20 Gender:  Posts: 822 Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Location: Virginia
Karma: 7 Trade Record: 176
|
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I saw the concert last friday it was sick, they were playing at our school. I've been watching the news it sounds like they'll make a full recovery but dj am had some burns to the head |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
|