As a tribute to DJ AM, longtime friend and graffiti artist JoeX2 designed a billboard that was just unveiled over Travis Barker's Famous Stars and Straps store in El Lay.

It reads, "In Loving Memory DJ AM."

He will continue to be missed!

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We're not really sure what to make of this.

DJ AM's estate is suing for wrongful death Clay Lacy Aviation, the company that chartered the plane that crashed in South Carolina carrying both DJ AM and Travis Barker.

Additionally they are suing Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of both pilots who were killed in the crash.

According to the documentation, they're suing for wrongful death because "the crash ultimately caused Adam Goldstein's death."

The lawsuit makes note that Adam was forced to take drugs as a result of not only the burns he suffered from the crash but also to deal with the emotional distress. Adam became incredibly afraid of flying and began to take drugs to calm his nerves whenever he had to fly after the crash.

DJ AM's death was directly caused by a combination of the various prescription drugs and cocaine and in this case they are claiming that the drugs were a result of the crash.

We just don't know.

What do U think about the lawsuit?

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On a Blink 182 tour stop in Atlanta, Travis Barker visited the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, who treated his injuries and friend DJ AM after a plane crash last September.

He stopped by with the intention of thanking the doctors that saved his life!!

"I'm here to say 'thank you' to everyone who took care of me after the accident," said Travis. "I was sort of unconscious the last time I was here, and I felt like I owed them a big 'thank you.' "

The drummer met with patients being treated at the center and signed autographs for them!

He even Tweeted his gratitude: "Just leaving the JMS burn center here in GA. Amazing talented people over there, angels is what I like to call them. Wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for them. Glad I was able to go by and say thank u. I'll never forget them or what they did for me."

And on top of the sizable donation, it was an especially honorable gesture!

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Blink-182 has announced that $100,000 of the proceeds from their show in Phoenix, AZ, Saturday night will be donated to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia as well as the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California.

Pay it forward!

According to the press release, the donation is "being made in recognition of their tremendous care and aid of Travis Barker through his recovery from the 2008 plane crash."

The band is hoping their generous donation will "help these burn centers continue their lifesaving work."

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Blink-182 has pulled out of performing at SPAC in Saratoga, NY, Monday night due to the recent passing of the band's close friend, DJ AM.

Mark, Tom and Travis posted the following message regarding the cancellation on their official website:

Due to circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, Blink-182 will not be playing tonight in Saratoga, NY at SPAC. Performances by Weezer, Taking Back Sunday and Chester French will take place as planned along with some special surprises. We thank all of our fans for their support in this tough time. For additional information, pleas visit http://www.blink-182.com.

Stay strong, fellas.

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Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker was more than just a friend to DJ A.M., who passed away Friday of a suspected drug overdose.

The two were also musical collaborators and both survived that deadly airplane crash that killed four people last year.

On Saturday, Barker opened up for the first time about the loss of A.M.

He says:

"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.

I'll never forget everything we've been thru and every time i play the drums i'll think of you. U were an amazing friend/DJ/human being.

Rest In Peace my brother, this really fucks me up.

Such a huge loss.

Adam was truly one of those people that NO ONE had anything bad to say about.

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Here we go again!

As you'll read, this is the third time Shanna Moakler has taken to her MySpace blog to personally address the issues being speculated upon concerning her and her ex Travis Barker.

We commend her for using her blog - it shows she is willing to write more than 140 characters defending herself.

Here is what Shanna wrote:

Enough.

Current mood: annoyed

This is about the 3rd time I have had to come to my blog to defend myself when dealing with my ex. I have said over and over I do not find playing personal relations in the media anything I want to be a part of! I have taken great strides to not be a part of it or the mudslinging have tried to bite my tongue and be the one to take the higher road for some time now. AGAIN I am backed into a corner, I will not bash my ex, as that IS the father of my two children and someone regardless what he thinks, I love very much and will always love. relationships change, people grow apart and life takes you different places. No matter how close the general public may think they are to two people. you never know what truly goes on behind closed doors and it is wrong to judge on either part.

I am VERY aware that one day my children will grow up and read what is on the internet. THAT is why I have tried every avenue to stop the abusive and false accusations which only hurts them in the long run, I have also tried to change how I interact on the internet as well.

let me make something else very clear and the fact I AGAIN have to do this, is vile. I have a ZERO tolerance for pedophiles and if you touch a child in my eyes, you should be sterilized. you're rights taken away. I think it is not only ABSURD to suggest I would ever allow my child remotely near such a thing. this accusation is false and cruel and publicly damaging. not to mention I also have blogged and wrote my senators to help pass the child protection ACT.

I think running to social networks to slander others only draws negative attention, begins falsehoods for both parties. I have cooperated with my ex in every measure he has asked. I allowed my children to go on tour for 4 weeks with their father, I make visitation as easy as possible, I am even willing to take a tour bus home to ease his tensions with the children flying, a 3 days drive, I have worked with our family attorneys to sign any stipulations to put to rest any insecurities he may have, many which I believe stem from my ex's horrible plane crash and the post traumatic syndrome he suffers from.

I also have another daughter from a previous relationship before Travis, and I know what it takes to keep a child happy and healthy, well balanced and loved through a public break up. I also work with my first ex and have over the past 10 years and have never had an issue. I make great strides everyday to ensure the well being of my kids, so they can grow into confident healthy adults. I do not post pictures of my kids on the internet anymore, I keep them away from the paparazzi, I live outside of LA to give them as much "normalcy" as possible. I wish I was able to give my children the childhood i had growing up including their parents being together. Living in the spotlight and going through a divorce changes that. Such is life. I am still VERY confident in my ability to give them the well balanced, beautiful childhood they deserve, and have. Free of public humiliation and anyone who truly knows me personally or has seen me with my children knows this. I am a AMAZING mother, who loves and will protect her children fiercely! any other notion would be simply ridiculous!

s.xoxo

Surprisingly well said.

What do U think?

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More details have come to light about Monday's dramatic fight between Travis and Shanna, which led to Moakler calling the cops on Barker!

Travis believed Shanna's "uncle", a convicted child molester, was at the Moakler family home in Rhode Island when Barker arrived to drop off the kids with Shanna. Travis spotted what he believed to be Moakler's uncle's car on the street.

Note: Sources close to Moakler tell us the man Barker believes is her uncle is not and is definitely not a member of her family.

Police say Barker didn't "want to leave the kids in the residence with a pedophile and wanted a certified nanny with the kids."

Makes sense to us!

Well, after Shanna called the cops on Barker, police searched the home for Moakler's "uncle", quickly realizing the convicted pedophile was not at the family's home.

Barker finally agreed to leave, only after requesting and receiving the names and numbers of two of the nannies helping Shanna take care of the kids.

It's been reported that Shanna then questioned to police on how to obtain restraining order, but nothing has been officially confirmed.

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We mentioned this morning that Travis Barker was asked by the cops to leave the home of his ex-wife Shanna Moakler's family after a bitter showdown between the two in Rhode Island on Monday.

We were to understand that the argument was over a nanny Travis wanted to stay with the kids while they were with their mom, which Shanna refused. Now we're told, via Travis' Twitter page that it was something else entirely. Travis explains:

"Would u leave your kids at a house where a child molesters(Rick Sinnott) car was present? Me neither. The REAL reason the cops were involved yesterday."

For those of you who don't remember, Rick Sinnott is alleged Shanna's uncle, an alleged convicted child molester (according to Travis), and Barker has made it very clear he is unwilling to let his kids be in the presence of this man. Along with the Tweet was a picture of Rick's license plate, acting as proof that Rick was at the house when Travis arrived.

Shanna has denied that she has a child-molesting uncle.

He said/she said.

These two need to just work out their beef in court!

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