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Travis And Alabama Barker Have Lost Their Precious French Bulldog, Blue
Blue, the French bulldog who belonged to Travis Barker and his daughter Alabama Barker, was a much-loved household pet. On Wednesday in Los Angeles, the 46-year-old drummer for the band Blink-182 and his youthful youngster have been seen leaving a veterinarian’s clinic and have been captured trying dejected whereas hugging one different.
Alabama, who was 16 years previous on the time, wiped away her feelings whereas holding canine toys in her arms. Throughout their stroll collectively, the daddy and daughter sported equivalent pairs of sun shades and black hoodies and shorts.
Blue was not there and judging from what was posted on their Instagram Tales a couple of hours later; it appeared probably that the canine companion, who seemed to be getting on in years, had been euthanized.
Blue, you’ll be sorely missed. You have been probably the most glorious canine. Travis captioned a video of himself and his daughter cuddling the canine affectionately: “I used to be at all times ready so that you can say one thing.” Within the background, you possibly can hear some sniffling sounds.
After that, Travis went on to share a close-up image of Blue wrapped in blankets, which he paired with an emoji of a damaged coronary heart. He additionally shared pictures of himself caressing and cuddling his expensive pet on the finish of the put up.
Alabama’s unhappiness stemmed in no small half from her childhood companion Blue not sharing her mattress. She added a video of her cuddling and petting the canine, “I like you blue, you’ll by no means perceive how a lot you saved me in my saddest days.”
She recalled the style that she would throw [his] ball, and [he] would run with pleasure, and she or he acknowledged that his stunning eyes “affected everyone.” I promise I will always remember you, my little pet. I’ve little question that you will have probably the most great time taking part in with all the opposite canines in canine heaven. So, till we meet once more, my darling, Alabama, completed.
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Opinion: Remembering our colleague and friend, Ina Jaffe
I think Ina Jaffe would want me to remember today that the first time I saw her, she was onstage and unclad. It was the 1970s, and she was in a science fiction production called “Warp! My Battlefield My Body” at the Organic Theater in Chicago. Ina was an early member of the company, along with her husband, Lenny Kleinfeld.
The next time I saw Jaffe, a few years later, she was smartly dressed and had a portfolio under her arm, like artists carry. It was full of clips from a scrappy local weekly, on theater, local politics — which, of course, can also be theater in Chicago — and heart-stopping crimes and colorful characters. The more I read through Jaffe’s clips, the more I thought: Of course they’d be in an artist’s portfolio. She had an artist’s eye for detail, and a performer’s ear for the ring and rhyme of human speech.
Jaffe became part of the group who began NPR’s Chicago Bureau, planting an outpost in Mid-America when the network wasn’t quite yet mainstream. We all saw each other through long election nights, trials, loves, losses, Cubs games, and a full hug of all the complexities of life in a great city.
Primary election night for Chicago mayor, February 1983. I rushed over to meet Jaffe at Harold Washington’s campaign headquarters. The crush was so great, she couldn’t get through the crowd to put up her mic. So Harold Washington supporters lifted her up and passed her along over their heads, to reach the stage just in time to record a moment of history.
“Now that’s an entrance,” she said.
We both came to Washington. Jaffe was the first editor of Weekend Edition. In many ways this program grew out of our Chicago Bureau, and the style of reporting we tried to practice there. “Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry, make ‘em come back for more,” Jaffe used to tell us. I hope you hear that in this show to this day.
Jaffe went on to our Culver City studios, where she created her own beat to cover the challenge and complexities of growing old in America. She made people who can be easily overlooked and lumped together as “seniors,” vivid, unique, and compelling. Jaffe used her skills and stagecraft to bring us stories that will play on in our hearts.
Jaffe died this week, at the age of 75. Thinking about her today will make us laugh, cry, and wish she could come back for more.
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Astrid Kayembe is a writer from South-Central Los Angeles covering style, food, art and L.A. culture. She was a 2022-23 reporting fellow at the Los Angeles Times. Her work has appeared in USA Today, ABC7, L.A. TACO, The Memphis Commercial Appeal and Refinery29.
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