Blink 182′s Travis Barker is out to do some good and help kids fight the urge to do drugs.  He’s teaming up with Toby Morse from H2O to promote sober living through music among young students in New York City.  They want to youth to realize that every rocker out isn’t a drug addict like the world generally sees them as.

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Travis is planning on donating 10-20 full drum sets to NYC schools through Toby’s “One Life One Chance” program.  This will begin on December 1st at Gramercy Arts High School.

Travis Barker Shares His Gratitude

How exciting for all of those kids.  I think it’s fantastic the these guys are doing this.  No one is making them.  It’s just some good love from their hearts for the kids of today that can use all the support they can get.  What a great way to kick off the Christmas spirit of giving.

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Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler (who were divorced in 2006) were acting like a couple of love-struck teenagers at Will.i.am’s Grammy Kick Off party Monday night.  Travis told US Magazine:

“[I'm] here with my babies’ mama, my wife and my kids, and I really can’t be happier,”

He still has a couple of more surgeries to go after suffering second and third degree burns from the LearJet plane crash he and friend DJ AM survived, and says:

“Yeah, it has definitely been life changing,”

Shannon is also changed:

“It has absolutely changed my life.”

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“I wanted to say thanks … and share my gratitude for everything I’ve been blessed with,”  “Family, friends, and continued support from everyone. Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living. My best to everyone.”

…….on his MySpace page

Travis Barker has taken to his MySpace account to thank everyone for their support during this time, and talks about the friends he lost:

 I want to give my deepest thanks to everyone who has helped deal with the current situation. First and foremost, Chris and Che were my friends. I would give up anything to have them here with us today, healthy and happy. To call them my employees does them such a disservice, as they were so much more than that. Chris was my best friend before anything else, and I can never put into words how much he will be missed. Che was an amazing person as well, and I was honored to have him in my life.

I am simply amazed and will be forever grateful for all the support everyone has shown to Chris and Che’s families. Its a testament to how many lives they touched in a positive way.

He goes on to talk about his recovery and the staff at the Hospital: 

Like the doctors said from the beginning, its been a slow recovery process. I am coming up on the 7th of my surgeries Monday. Today I finally was able to move all my fingers on my right hand. Every step seems huge at this point, and Im doing EVERYTHING I can possibly do to get back to my kids. Yes, I did start eating meat again, but if it helps me to be home holding my little humans sooner, then its all worth it. The staff here are all bomb! Dr. Grossman and his staff are the best. The BOSS Barbara, and nurses Betty, Jay , Emily, Julio, Lolita, and Stephanie (with the best scrubs ever!) are all taking the best care of me.

Click on “continued reading” for the rest of his entry.

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Having been a vegetarian for25 years, Travis Barker has started eating meat after doctors advised him a protein based diet would help with the healing process of his wounds.  The Blink 182 drummer is receiving treatment at a Los Angeles Hospital and tells US Weekly:

“I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet. I would do anything I possibly could if they said like, ‘There’s a possibility you might heal faster if you do eat meat or just change your eating habits’. So I did. I don’t regret it at all, I feel so much better.”

I’ve tried giving up meat on several occassions and I never could.  Have you given up meat?  What was your reasoning behing it?

At a press conference this morning  Dr. Fred Mullins, Medical Director at Georgia’s Joseph Still Burn Center, announced that Travis Barker and DJ AM both have second and third degree burns.

Mullins confirmed that Barker has burns on his torso and lower body and Goldstein has burns on his arm and part of his head.  He indicated that both are expected to make a full recovery and that anyone that survives a plane crash is very lucky (no kidding).

He also read a statement:

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. As the two recuperate and mourn this loss, privacy for them, their families and friends is requested at this time.”

Contrary to what was reported earlier, Baker’s (Travis’ assistant) wife was not in labor and they were not rushing home because of that.

US Magazine has included the following to send well wishes:

Fans who would like to send well wishes to Barker or DJ AM may go to the center’s Web site; click on “visitors” and then “email a patient.”

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