September 24th, 2008

Though Travis Barker is mourning the loss of two close friends and suffering from severe burns after surviving a plane crash with DJ AM on Friday, a friend says the musician is trying to keep a positive outlook.

“If you make it out of a crash of that magnitude, somebody’s looking out for you,” says Bill Nosal, a friend who also acts as a spokesman for Famous Stars and Straps, a Los Angeles-based clothing and accessory line created by Barker. “He’s trying to stay upbeat.”

Four people were killed when the Learjet Barker and DJ AM were riding in crashed at the main airport in Columbia, S.C., including the pilot and co-pilot. Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif.; and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles, close friends of the musicians, died on impact. Nosal told the AP that Baker “was like extended family,” to Barker.

There has been an outpouring of condolences and get-well messages for the victims of the crash. LL Cool J, who performed alongside DJ AM and Barker at the Video Music Awards earlier this month, said Tuesday: “Definitely my condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives. I hope that Travis and DJ AM have a speedy recovery and get back out there performing and creating for people. They’re talented.”

The two survivors managed to escape the wreck by “sliding down the wing on the right side of the plane,” Lieut. Josh Shumpert of the South Congaree Police Department said.

Clay Aiken is finally taking the Measure of a Man and saying This is the Night to tell the world (or People Magazine) that “Yes, I’m Gay!” Good for him for coming out in his own way at his own time! Let’s hope people respect his decision, it will be interesting to see how some of his Claymates will react to the news. People Magazine is out (no pun) tomorrow, so we be able to read more about his decision then.

First The CW went back to school in the 90210 and now Lisa Rinna told Mark Malkin that they are thinking about moving back into Melrose Place.

“I’ve heard a rumor of them bringing back the show like they did 90210,” Rinna said at TV Guide’s post-Emmy party. “I heard that it’s somewhere at the CW.”

No surprise, but Ms. Rinna would jump at the chance to reprise her role as Taylor McBride. “I would do it in a heartbeat,” she said.

Melrose Place ran from 1992 to 1999. “Let’s bring it on,” Rinna squealed. “Melrose, 10 years later!”

I don’t know I just can’t get as excite for Melrose Place as I did for 90210. Plus I think it is way too soon to think about a spinoff from the new spinoff from the original show that the possible spinoff was spinoffed from. Does that make sense?