10-Year-Old Blind Boy Who Jammed with Travis Barker Loses Family Home in L.A. Fires: ‘I Knew We Had to Go,’ Mom Says
Ten-year-old blind boy Grayson Roberts — who jammed with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in the summer of 2023 — lost his family home in the Los Angeles fires.
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A 10-year-old blind boy from California who once jammed with Travis Barker has lost his home in Los Angeles' Eaton fire.
Grayson Roberts — who was born legally blind due to a chromosomal disorder — lived with his mother, Terica Roberts, and two brothers in Altadena, according to local news outlet KTLA 5.
Tericia told the outlet that the sky over their home turned red as the fire spread on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The family then smelled smoke and could see flames in the nearby mountains when they stepped outside their door.
“At the rate the wind was blowing, I knew we had to go,” Terica recalled.
She said she and her children grabbed everything they could before evacuating. They discovered their home was gone the following day.
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In a Jan. 17 Instagram video shared by the nonprofit Big Talk, an organization that is currently attempting to assist victims of the L.A. fires, Grayson described the moments leading up to when his family was forced to flee their home, as well as the impact the tragedy has had on his life.
“I lost all my Braille stuff, my Legos, my instruments,” the aspiring drummer said, before adding that the hardest part about the experience wasn’t losing his stuff but his neighborhood.
“I just love where we lived,” Grayson said.
According to a GoFundMe set up for the Roberts family, Grayson — who has undergone 37 surgeries to help his vision — is known for his big smile and positive energy. He sells lemonade to help fund his dreams of world travel, and in 2024 he raised enough money to buy 200 canes for the blind in Ghana.
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Grayson’s positivity caught the attention of musician and L.A. local Travis Barker in the summer of 2023. The Blink-182 drummer surprised Grayson while he was outside selling lemonade, and the pair ended up jamming together.
The Eaton Fire — which burned alongside several other major fires in Southern California in January — is now considered the most destructive fire in the state's history, according to CNN. Authorities estimate that more than 7,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed in the Altadena community through which it burned, per the outlet.
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In addition to the GoFundMe set up for the Roberts family, a donation site has been created to help them rebuild their lives after the fire.
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Get ready for a special family-themed episode of JTBC’s “Knowing Bros” (“Ask Us Anything”)!
On January 18, the popular variety show aired a sneak peek of its upcoming Lunar New Year special, which will feature three celebrity family duos as guests. KISS OF LIFE’s Belle and STAYC’s Sieun will appear together with their respective fathers Shim Sin and Park Nam Jung, both of whom are legendary singers in Korea. Sisters BIBI and tripleS’s NaKyoung will also be guesting on the show together.
In the newly released preview, Sieun dances with Park Nam Jung to his iconic hit “Dreaming of You,” which is famous for its choreography. Meanwhile, Shim Sin sings KISS OF LIFE’s hit song “Sticky” together in a special duet with Belle.
After BIBI enviously says she wishes she were Park Nam Jung’s or Shim Sin’s daughter, she remarks that she and sister NaKyoung didn’t fight much while they were growing up. However, NaKyoung swiftly begs to differ, insisting they fought a lot. Later, the two siblings playfully sing Block B’s “Nillili Mambo” together.
The guests and “Knowing Bros” cast members then don hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) to play a guessing game together. When Sieun argues with her dad over a story about an amusement park trip, Lee Sang Min—who doesn’t have children of his own—woefully shares, “I want to argue with my daughter too.”
Finally, the preview ends with a brief glimpse of Sieun and Park Nam Jung performing “A Whole New World” from the “Aladdin” soundtrack together.
Check out the full preview below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mR_4AKcpo
“Knowing Bros” airs on Saturdays at 8:50 p.m. KST.
Watch full episodes of “Knowing Bros” with subtitles on Viki below:
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Or watch BIBI in her film “Hopeless” below!
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On January 18, the popular variety show aired a sneak peek of its upcoming Lunar New Year special, which will feature three celebrity family duos as guests. KISS OF LIFE’s Belle and STAYC’s Sieun will appear together with their respective fathers Shim Sin and Park Nam Jung, both of whom are legendary singers in Korea. Sisters BIBI and tripleS’s NaKyoung will also be guesting on the show together.
In the newly released preview, Sieun dances with Park Nam Jung to his iconic hit “Dreaming of You,” which is famous for its choreography. Meanwhile, Shim Sin sings KISS OF LIFE’s hit song “Sticky” together in a special duet with Belle.
After BIBI enviously says she wishes she were Park Nam Jung’s or Shim Sin’s daughter, she remarks that she and sister NaKyoung didn’t fight much while they were growing up. However, NaKyoung swiftly begs to differ, insisting they fought a lot. Later, the two siblings playfully sing Block B’s “Nillili Mambo” together.
The guests and “Knowing Bros” cast members then don hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) to play a guessing game together. When Sieun argues with her dad over a story about an amusement park trip, Lee Sang Min—who doesn’t have children of his own—woefully shares, “I want to argue with my daughter too.”
Finally, the preview ends with a brief glimpse of Sieun and Park Nam Jung performing “A Whole New World” from the “Aladdin” soundtrack together.
Check out the full preview below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mR_4AKcpo
“Knowing Bros” airs on Saturdays at 8:50 p.m. KST.
Watch full episodes of “Knowing Bros” with subtitles on Viki below:
[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/tv/36478c-ask-us-anything?locale=en]
Or watch BIBI in her film “Hopeless” below!
[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/movies/40648c-hopeless]
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