Tuesday, October 14, 2008

In Honor Of The Fam

As most of you know, Travis Barker and DJ AM survived a horrid plane crash recently. Everyone hears about them and how they are recovering and everyone who paid them a visit, but what about the others who have passed?
Yes there were the two pilots as well but seeing as how I don't know any information on them I will focus on the other two.

One of the men's names is Charles "Che" Still (age 25). Just like his boss Travis he had a love for clothing and Cadillacs. It is said by his mother that everyone in his area knew him, and seeing some other people talk about him on websites, it seemed like this was true. One comment even said "The Smoothest Mothafucka". haha.. He was a church going Christian who tried his best to make the best decisions in life. He was hard on himself to make the right choices. He called his mother at 11:35 that night, told his mother that they were coming back instead of staying the night, told her he loved her (like he always did) and that he would call when he landed. Sadly the call she received was not from her son.

The other man was Chris Baker (age 29). Barkers long time friend and assistant. You may of even seen him appear on Travis Barkers TV Show "Meet the Barkers" when it was on air. Baker had a love for cars which led him talking to Barker more after meeting him at a gas station. They formed a fast friendship and Baker eventually became hired as Travis' personal assistant. In an article I read what people such as Lil Jon, Paul Wall, Game, all the way to members of Fall Out Boy and Cobra Starship had to say about the young man. Everyone of their comments had something in common and followed a pattern. They all felt a tight bond with him. They said he was good hearted, always joking, always smiling, and one of the most caring people you would meet. Besides that he was a loving son and also a loving father. He has been known by a few names "Lil Chris" and "The Original Wild One"
Cell phone pic taken in front of the jet that night
Barkers clothing company, FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS released a tribute video to Chris that can be viewed here : http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228142,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
Famous Stars And Straps has released a T-Shirt in honor of these two fallen soldiers. Proceeds will go toward their memorial and their families. No money can mend a broken heart, but it is just showing as much support as we can.

To order your shirt visit the Famous website at http://www.famoussas.com/ and go to the online store. From there go to The Fast Life section labeled TFL and wah-lah.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Steve I love how the cell pic has the TMZ pownage. lol