Paul Wall Said Hurricane Ike Stopped Him From Visiting Travis Barker & Goldstein!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:37 pm

Hip-hop star PAUL WALL has been forced to pray for his injured pals
TRAVIS BARKER and ADAM 'DJ AM' GOLDSTEIN from his home in Houston,
Texas - because all flights from the hurricane-ravaged state had been
cancelled.

The former Blink-182 drummer and Goldstein were the only survivors
after the Learjet they were passengers in on a Friday night (19Sep08)
flight to California failed to clear the runway in South Carolina and
burst into flames.

They have been hospitalised in a burns unit in Augusta, Georgia, where
they are slowly recovering from their injuries. Four passengers died in
the crash, including Barker's assistant Chris Baker - who was also
close to Wall.

The Grillz hitmaker admits he attempted to get on a plane to be by his
tourmates' bedsides, but the recent damage caused by Hurricane Ike has
caused a backlog of flights out of Houston.

So he's been keeping his fingers crossed for their full recovery at home.

Wall tells MTV.com he's spent the last few days "thinking about my
friends going through the plane crash, thinking about not having any
power (in the city), sulking in my misery".

But being grounded has done nothing for his mood. He adds, "Just sitting at home has been depressing."

Now everything is getting back to normal, Wall is expecting to fly to New Mexico for a gig on Sunday (28Sep08).

After the show, he plans on paying Barker, Goldstein and Baker's Los
Angeles relatives a visit to offer his condolences, before flying to
Georgia to support his pals.