Blink-182’s Travis Barker auctions off boarding pass to mark conquering his fear of flying after accident

nme.com:

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is selling off his boarding pass from his recent trip to Australia for charity in recognition of him conquering his fear of flying.Barker developed the phobia after surviving a plane crash that killed four other people on board in 2008, including both pilots and two of Barker’s close friends, Charles ‘Che’ Still and Chris Baker.

He was left with third-degree burns on over two-thirds of his body, for which he spent three months in hospital and had 26 surgeries.The only other survivor of the crash was Barker’s friend DJ AM, who died of a drug overdose a year later.After the crash, Barker didn’t get on a plane for 13 years and for a period was insistent on touring via boat.

However, that changed in 2021, when boarded a flight for the first time since the crash when taking a trip to Cabo, Mexico.Now, Barker has put the piece of paper up for sale for $8000 (£6220) on the auction site Trophy.

A cut of the proceeds will go to the Lost But Not Forgotten charity, which helps support teenagers in crisis.He has drawn a cross at the bottom of the boarding pass from Qantas, and written, “I know I got angels watching over me.” He was seated in row 7.Travis Barker's boarding pass from 2024 trip in Australia up for sale for $8K – after rocker overcame fear of flying following 2008 crash https://t.co/LezTNnxC0c pic.twitter.com/PXzTUxibQT— Josiah Williams (@Josiah_FL) July 29, 2024The description on the website reads: “A true one of a kind item for the ultimate Travis Barker collector.