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So a bit back I posted that my buddy sold something on eBay to Skiba and requested a sketch. Coincidentally enough a couple months later Skiba bought something from me as well so I went ahead and requested a sketch too

the deluxe edition release of a book is such a stupid idea (cash-grab)

I think mark was doing deadpan/awkward humor there about the dead dogs. Typical intrusive thoughts too. I did not come away from the book Mark was on the spectrum of autism, but obviously OCD and just being in control of certain things/thoughts. I know that typically goes hand in hand with people who can be really hard on themselves and Mark seems like the type where he struggles with self-worth along with cynical aspects of themselves (this is kind ironic considering he's an unabashed Disney adult, but it sounds like a nice reprieve from dark thoughts and makes sense when openly has some arrested development). I don't remember if he firmly states it, but Tom being in his life gave him an outlet to be the blink 182 "Mark" and probably let him escape the side of him that dwelled on negativity and stuff he can't control. Almost like the friendship/competition between them gave Mark a form of regression therapy of sorts. You stay young/free and you don't have to deal with the problems of being an adult as much and never confront the hardships of childhood. Then you write a bleak song like Adam Song because you've been shielding/medicating yourself with friends/girls/bandshit for years and you just got into a huge fight with a true friend like Scott. When I got to the part where he was not sure what he was gonna do with his life until he met Tom/Scott and that propelled him, it felt like that was a pretty low point in his life/self-worth and that lasted until he was threatened by BCR (as far as we know). I think that was a hook for me with this memoir. I could very much relate to all of that.

I once dreamed of a blink song called Timothy and it was so amazing in the dream (they were playing it live) but I just couldn’t even hum it when I woke up because I didn’t remember it at all.

I liked the book. It found a good balance of catering to casual fans while giving hardcore fans some new tidbits. Would I have liked more? Of course, I could have read 4 volumes, 800 pages each on this guy. But the casual fans would have been bored. I do wonder if Mark is a bit on the spectrum, his writing style is very matter of fact about stuff I felt should have been more emotional. I especially found the photo of him and his dogs weird where he wrote something like "those dogs are dead". It was also odd how he referred to being alone after Travis left the Plus 44 tour meanwhile he has his tons of fans and other bandmates. This was the unscripted Mark I saw during the Blink soundcheck in 2016. Very detached. Very professional and emotionless. Tom has his faults, but after reading the book, he isn't as much of an ass as we thought all those years. Finally he talked about the TOYPAJ album signings being absolutely miserable. That was something that got lost for so many years. But I remember the posts from fans back in 2001 about it how terrible it was. 7/10

I had a dream once where I was hanging out with Tom for like a whole day. We were doing regular stuff like shopping and running errands, but I was also secretly trying not to fan girl. It was hilarious to wake up from

i don't think he's necessarily on the spectrum; his joke about the dogs being dead is just the type of typical dark humor you find in a lot of gen x-er's. as for the +44 winter tour anecdote, i feel like he was just trying to capture just HOW lost he felt. two years before, he was touring arenas and guesting on MTV. now he couldn't he count on travis -- he was stuck in germany, with some bandmates he (barely) knew playing some pretty negative songs. as for the soundcheck memory, i definitely know what you're saying -- he was super all-business as i recall, when they let fans see them at soundcheck. but the thing is, i feel like if i were a musician, it would be super annoying to have fans there when you're just trying to get the volume/mics right. they're all expecting a performance and engagement but you're just trying to get something done. it turns performing into a multi-part affair, which i might find annoying too. seems like something management may have talked them into during that era, given how little they've done it since.

But he paid to hang out with him, what do you mean they aren't friends!?

I’m so sad about it. A true genius. Changed the sound landscape in the sixties, challenged the best songwriters in the world to do better, RIP.

well I guess my wish came true

It's so weird when you hear new music in a dream. I always wonder what it would sound like if I could hear it while conscious. Would it be a complete rip-off of another song? Would it be a garbled mess that isn't even slightly musical? Would it actually be a cool (and original) song that would be worth writing and recording?

Very true. First albums and now (possibly) books. How much material could he possibly add? Just stuff from the OMT tour?

great song, can't wait for the album.

This thread will either be crickets or me getting bullied by Fap, but I need to be the first to mention this album and dude on here so I can come back to this thread and brag that I was on them from the start like T-Swift (had her as my signature during her very first album run 🥇) Album is called Kansas Anymore (yeah that's right) This is the song that hooked me. Kept hearing it on the radio (yes) and dug for more. Been listening to the album pretty much non-stop for several weeks now. My kids like him too which is a bonus. It's not just this song, it's the whole album. If you check it out be sure to listen to the Deluxe. It's like if you combined 90s pop alternative with the best of Conor Oberst with the Lumineers and added a hint of country twang?

Hell yeah! I've really started to like Old Recliners. Song is a straight vibe, makes me want to do Tom Delonge AVA stuff with my hands

So this is really sad news for the music world. May his soul rest in peace. What a loss. His music plays a huge part in my life since I was a teenager. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/11/brian-wilson-beach-boys-dies

Beach boys/Brian Wilson tribute right now on CBS is pretty legit. I don’t really remember it, but Beach Boys was my first concert experience ever, I remember eating a giant turkey leg and then bouncing back and forth between BB and Verve Pipe..it was a cool concept. I was never a huge beach boys guy but the whole aura behind Brian Wilson and how he was able to tap into that music no one else could really create is nothing short of amazing

What a nice summer album, I really liked it! Favorite songs: Oh Gemini, Sally, The Longest Goodbye, Some Protector, Something Somehow, Writing’s on The Wall.

Fans are not going to help someone as famous as Mark not feel lonely. He has millions of fans. I’m sorry to tell you this, but he does not think of you like friends or family.

I found it strange how the writing style of his C diary was to the rest of the book and makes me wonder how much involvment Ozzi had. Tom wanting to introduce a blink board game instead of talking about new music cracked me up.

I finished it last night. I didn't expect it to this good. I definitely preferred the chapters befote blink though. I'm not sure why the 43rd chapter was about +44. Was also a bit surprised even if I shouldn't have been that Mark wasn't familiar with the pop videos they were parodying in atst. That's why it was so weird he was so into getting into the pop game with NINE.

This sounds like something I’d like & I could always use more kid appropriate stuff too. I’ll check it out soon

We're usually on the same page taste wise it seems. I'm thinking you will like it!

this video is insanely cringe but the song is fucking great!

Thanks Ghent, life is too exhausting at the moment and I needed some new music (something completely different to what I’m usually listening to) so I’ll check it out tomorrow.

Barry is straight Kansas Krew, born and raised in Wichita

Maybe lol. I’ll offer you a truce though. Wasn’t gonna show ya. This hurt my soul:

You think about her and post about her WAY more than anyone else here dude lol

I didn't say she was doing it to piss off Trump, I'm just saying it's funny to think that Trump will probably be butthurt. Taylor has obviously been fine hanging out with MAGAts for a while, this isn't new.

Your obsession with TS is cringe dude. It surpasses even her fans here

An Aviator Nation hat. He seems to use eBay a bit but not a crazy amount so the fact we both sold something to him is a pretty big coincidence.

Listened to his Gershwin album today. I love his version of "I Got a Crush on You"

I mean, the silver lining here is that it will likely piss off Trump to see his pal Gretzky hanging out with Swift. 😂

Rest in peace, Brian!

This just reminded me of the random noob we had here a few years ago who claimed he was related to Jen and absolutely insisted Tom and Jen weren't getting divorced.

I've been wanting her to do a rock album for like a decade now. I think she could make it work Team up with Hayley Williams

Kinda like AI, I assume.

Obsession? I don’t think about her at all. I saw something randomly and posted it. When’s the last time I talked about her and how does that constitute obsession? I just find it funny you say billionaires shouldn’t exist but yet you think Taylor is the “good one.” LOL. Travis is a MAGA, she’s a MAGA who lies to the public. But I couldnt care less about her