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DJ AM Seen Out - Attending Chris Baker's Memorial Service

Sassy Smith — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:01:00 GMT

DJ AM was seen out earlier Monday morning, to attend memorial services for Travis Barker's assistant, Christopher 'Lil Chri' Baker. Adam (AM's real name) was released from the burn unit on Friday.

Travis Barker was released from hospital earlier today. Both men are lucky to be alive and I'm sure their families are very grateful. At the same time, they are mourning the loss of four people.

Our condolences once again to the families.

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Sassy Smith — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:47:00 GMT

After being severely burned in a plane crash less than two weeks ago, Travis Barker, 32, has been released from the hospital!

Spokesperson Beth Frits told Us magazine: "Travis Barker was discharged from the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital this morning. He left in good condition."

That's great news! His family must be so relieved!

His friend and music dj DJ AM, the other survivor, was released on Friday. Adam updated his Facebook page, saying, "Adam Goldstein is the luckiest guy alive."

We're thrilled for both men - they seem to be making speedy recoveries!

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Travis Barker's Video Tribute To Chris Baker

Sassy Smith — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:12:00 GMT

Travis Barker lost not only his assistant, but a dear friend, in the plane crash last weekend, that saw Travis severely burned. Barker's apparel company Famous Stars and Straps has released a tribute video to Christopher "Lil Chris" Baker to honor and remember him.

Video link after the jump!

Friends describe Chris as "a trouper."

Tal Cooperman, who runs skater brand DCMA Collective said, "He really represented Travis and his company in the best way I've ever seen."

Chris is survived by his wife and 2-year-old son, as well as his parents, and extended family.

Linda Warn, Chris's mom spoke with momlogic.com and said of her painful loss:

"When she looked through the blind this time it was her oldest son's friend. When she saw his face, she immediately knew tragedy had struck for a second time -Warn has lost her 24-year-old son Rob in a motorcycle accident just 31 days before losing Chris - She opened the door and asked him if it was her two-year-old grandson, Sebastian. When he shook his head no, she asked if it was Chris. He said yes, and then she cried, "No!" He told her about the crash, and they walked inside and turned on CNN. From that point on she was in constant contact with Chris' wife, Jessie, who was talking to Barker's clothing company, Famous Stars and Straps. The news on TV wasn't confirming Chris was dead, but they all knew he was."

You can see the video tribute to Chris HERE. It's beautiful but sad.

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Plane Crash: DJ AM Releases A Statement

Sassy Smith — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:34:00 GMT

DJ AM, one of only two survivors in last weekends devastating plane crash has been released from the Georgia hospital where he was receiving treatment for his burns. He's on his way back to Los Angeles and has released a statement:

Through his rep, DJ AM (real name Adam) released the following statement:

"Adam Goldstein has been released from Doctors Hospital. While he is deeply saddened by the events, he is thankful for all of the love and support he has been receiving from fans and friends world wide. We ask that you continue to respect his privacy as he rests and heals and mourns the loss of his friends."

No other information about Travis Barker has been released, however, according to billboard.com, the drummer was undergoing surgery for his burns.

We wish them the best.

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Remembering Chris "Lil Chris" Baker - Photos

Sassy Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:10:00 GMT

Christopher "Lil Chris" Baker, who was the personal assistant and friend to Travis Barker, died in a fiery plane crash last Friday night. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Besides his parents and extended family, he leaves behind his wife, Jesse, and his two year old boy, Sebastian. Chris was remembered by his home town....

Chris is being remembered in an article published by the sacbee.com:

(Shown are Chris' parents)

Christopher Baker – a 29-year-old Roseville native whose love of cars drew him into the world of celebrities, rock 'n' roll stars and reality television – was one of the four people killed in the weekend South Carolina plane crash involving former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.

Known as 'Lil Chris by family and friends, the Roseville High School graduate was Barker's close friend and personal assistant. "Chris got to see the world with Travis," Baker's mother, Linda Warn, said Sunday at the Roseville family's home. "He went to Japan, Australia, almost all of Europe and every state in the continental U.S., I think.

"Once he called us at 3 a.m. just to tell us he was standing in front of the Mona Lisa."

The Van Nuys-bound Learjet carrying six people crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in Columbia, S.C., late Friday, according to news reports.

Baker, along with another member of Barker's entourage, 25-year-old Charles Still, pilot Sarah Lemmon and co-pilot James Bland, were killed.

Barker and celebrity DJ Adam Goldstein, known as DJ AM, were badly burned, but are expected to recover.

Baker is survived by his wife, Jessie, and toddler son, Sebastian. The couple would have celebrated their first wedding anniversary next month, Warn said.

"We've got Sebastian and we've got Jessie. So we still have Chris," Warn said.

Baker grew up working on cars with his stepfather Robert Warn, who helped him fix a 1953 Chevrolet. As a teen, Baker participated in the Roseville Police Athletic League's car program, where he'd spend hours under the hood at police headquarters.

"He loved working on cars," Robert Warn said. "He wanted to get them looking good before they ran."

After graduation, Baker started an auto detailing business that he later took to Los Angeles.

One of the first times Warn went to visit her son, she asked him what was so great about Southern California. That evening, Baker took her up a mountain where they could see the lights from the city.

"They looked like stars and he said, 'It's like living in heaven,' " Warn said. "He loved the people and he loved the fast pace. He wasn't uncomfortable around celebrities. He treated them like you or me."

Baker struck up a friendship with Blink-182's Barker about five years ago, when the two met at a gas station.

"Chris told Travis that he had a really nice car, but he needed to hire him to take care of it," Warn said.

The men quickly became friends and Baker spent a year touring with the drummer before being hired as his personal assistant.

In addition to concerts, Baker was seen in several episodes of "Meet the Barkers," an MTV reality show that followed Barker and his family.

"They were inseparable," Warn said. After the crash, the drummer was in critical condition with burns." Travis called Jessie and just kept saying, 'I lost our Chris.' He's devastated," the mother said.

The Warns said Baker always shared his good fortune with his family, frequently sending them products from from Barker's clothing line, Famous Stars and Straps.

When Robert Warn, an avid country music lover, couldn't take time off for a last-minute concert, Baker sent him a program signed by all the artists.

"It really warmed my heart," Robert Warn said.

Baker's death was the second tragedy to hit the family. Last month, Baker's 24-year-old stepbrother, Rob Warn, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Sacramento. Another son, James Warn, is 22.

"We're going to work it out. Chris would've wanted us to go on," Warn said. "Now they're both with God. We had our hands full with those two, so now God is busy."

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Travis Barker & DJ AM Plane Crash: Profiles Of The Four Who Died

Sassy Smith — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:10:00 GMT

Friday night's plane crash saw drummer Travis Barker and music dj DJ AM luckily surviving but both being badly burned. Unfortunately four others did not survive. Those who died are pilot Sarah Lemmon, co-pilot James Bland, Chris Baker, and Charles Still. A statement, on behalf of all four victims' families was issued, "The families wish to thank fans from all over the world for their prayers and concern. Deepest sympathy is expressed to the loved ones of those who perished in the crash."

Our deepest sympathies to the families. The profiles of the victims are from thestate.com:

James Bland, known to friends as “Jim,” had recently retired as a pilot for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, where he worked for 20 years.

Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Calif., was co-pilot of the plane that crashed at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, killing him and three others and injuring performers Travis Barker and DJ AM.

Helicopter pilot Tim Ferrill had known Bland for 30 years. Ferrill said Bland flew jets to South America over the Pacific Ocean in the middle of the night, intercepting aircraft smuggling drugs.

Bland had logged more than 10,000 flight hours, flying more than five days a week for the past 20 years, Ferrill said. He had an airline transport pilot license, the highest level of certification.

Ferrill, a retired detective-sergeant with the Long Beach Police Department, was a co-pilot during two of Bland’s missions.

“To my knowledge, he’s never put a scratch on any kind of aircraft,” Ferrill said. “He was just an absolutely meticulous pilot. He’s the last guy I’d ever think something like that happening to.”

Bland is survived by his wife, Anne, and teenage daughter, Erin, said his friend of 20 years and neighbor, 67-year-old Maria Cleary.

Cleary was watching the television news early Saturday and jumped up from her chair when she learned he was among the victims.

“He’s a very nice fellow, and I’m heart broken,” she said.

Chris Baker:

As Travis Barker’s personal assistant, Chris Baker was a familiar face on the 2005-06 MTV reality series about the rocker’s chaotic family life, “Meet the Barkers.”

Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., was with Barker late Friday night when the private plane they were in crashed at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Baker and three other people died in the crash, which left Barker and his performing partner, DJ AM, critically injured. The plane was traveling to Van Nuys, Calif.

According to E! Online, Baker was a newlywed who also was a father of a 2-year-old son. His nickname was “Little Chris.”

A comment posted on Baker’s MySpace page read: “RIP, Little Chris. ... Forever in our hearts.”

His family could not be reached for comment Saturday.

Sarah Lemmon of Anaheim Hills, Calif., was the pilot of the plane that crashed Friday night at Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Lemmon, 31, died in the crash.

Her family could not be reached for comment Saturday.

Charles “Che” Still shared a love for Cadillacs and clothes with his boss, rocker Travis Barker.

Still, 25, worked as Barker’s security guard. He was one of four people who died late Friday night in a plane crash at Columbia Metropolitan Airport that critically injured Barker and DJ AM.

Still, who grew up in Riverside, Calif., had talked about opening a store featuring Barker’s clothing line, Famous Stars and Straps.

Still spoke to his mother, Thelma, at 11:35 p.m. Friday to tell her they were leaving Columbia then instead of Saturday afternoon.

“He just told me he wasn’t supposed to be coming back that night,” she said. “It’s almost like they went there and did the concert and turned around and came right back.”

Thelma Still told her son to call when he landed, and they both said, “I love you.”

“We never hang up without saying, ‘I love you,’” she said.

Shortly after the crash, she got a call from one of his friends who told her Still was dead.

“He was my baby,” she said.

Still graduated in 2001 from Centennial High School in Corona, where he played wide receiver on the football team, winning a conference championship, his mother said.

“There’s just an aura around him when he walks into a room,” she said. “He was very handsome, caring, loving and sharing. ... He made a very good man, and he made a very good friend and a good son.”

Still was a church-going Christian who enjoyed lifting weights and teaching others about fitness, friends said.

Neighbor Becky Avery last saw Still about six weeks ago when she stopped by his mother’s house to drop off roses to place on his father’s grave. Still’s father died of an illness two years ago.

Almost everyone in the neighborhood knew Still, Avery said.

“He was just friendly and outgoing,” she said. “And he was cute as a button.”

In addition to his mother, Still is survived by older brothers Miguel and Marlon and older sisters Mia and Monica.

Kristi Cheslaw, 39, grew up with Still.

“He was always happy, and he just always wanted to better himself and just make the right choices, and you knew he was gonna go places,” she said.