TRAVIS BARKER IS IMPROVING

Travis Barker turned to his Myspace page late Saturday night to speak out for the first time since the plane crash that killed four people, but somehow spared Barker and DJ AM.  You can go here to read the whole thing, but here are a few excerpts…

"I want to give my deepest thanks to everyone who has helped deal with the current situation. First and foremost, Chris (Barker, his assistant) and Che (Still, his security guard) 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. It's a testament to how many lives they touched in a positive way."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. 'I got to see AM the other day. Seeing him after he was discharged was an inspiration. I saw just how awesome the doctors' work here is, and got to see how well he is doing. I am so happy to see him doing well, and we are both so lucky and grateful that we are alive today.

The pictures below (from splash) are AM on September 30th, at the memorial service for Baker.  It was his first public appearance after the crash, and his burns are still clearly visible under his collar.  Mourners were asked to wear green, if you were wondering.  I think I would have a hard time wearing anything but black.  Unless it was funeral for Sean Penn, in which case I would wear a cheerleading outfit.