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Awesome video, definitely one of the best I've heard from that tour! Also, they were almost LITERALLY on fire, holy shit they had so much pyro happening hahaha

Since Coachella happened the last two weekends I just want to bring back the glorious memory of Blink's surprise 2023 set. I'll never forget watching the live stream and suddenly seeing Mark and Tom waiting around backstage not realizing they were on camera, laughing it up and fucking around, looking like legitimate friends again. Then the show started with Family Reunion, Tom was trying again, and their entire performance was so goddamn good, beyond anything I ever hoped. They were really fucking back. What an incredible way to burst back into our lives. I feel like something "culturally" shifted that day in a way that is super rare, and absolutely propelled the new era in such a rad way. So many people outside of Blink fandom were SOOO happy they were back, it seemed like people were almost surprised to realize they loved Blink and it felt ok to admit it after that show haha.

I took it to mean that Mark was feeling a crazy adrenaline rush in that moment, and Tom by contrast was just drained, and that foreshadowed the issues they were about to face leading up to the first breakup.

Another related thing that is kinda funny to me is how much they saw TOYPAJ as some kind of "dark" left turn for the band where they were getting into post-hardcore influences and making an artistic statement and stuff when... the rest of the entire world sees it as Enema 2 haha. And not just the radio singles they wrote at the end. I mean good for them they can view it however they want, I love the album, but other than the fact that they started wearing black clothes it was certainly not a departure from what they were doing haha.

it's called a "podcast"

"Let's talk about AI...."

Unsigned - bad Pre-signed - good Stand in a line to have Mark sign it and say hello - what most people want

I've never been to a book event but I assume it's probably extremely normal to be structured like that and people who are Blink fans and not book fans probably just got weirded out based on their own expectations.

That's our Mark! haha

Didn't he also say she was really hot haha and that motivates him to try to get in shape or something? I don't know why it always cracks me up when Tom talks about hot girls, he really is just an appreciator of the female form. But yea it's clearly harmless and fun but nobody else says shit like that in public nowadays haha.

I have no idea if this theory is correct, but it seems like a lot of bands from that generation are becoming more active again and making music again at a time that probably directly coincides with their kids getting to be old enough to be out of the house haha

Great memory everybody! Now that I re-read this I do remember it and remember feeling really happy for them as people/friends. “in the midst of everything else that has happened lately, tom, travis, and i have all spoken together. first through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours. they’ve all been great, very positive conversations. we’re just reconnecting as friends after four years of not talking. it’s a good thing. obviously the first question for a lot of people will be “does this mean a blink-182 reunion?” the answer is none of us know. we haven’t talked about it at all. right now it’s just good for the three of us to see one another, reconnect, and let the past be the past. the events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. life is too short.” https://www.altpress.com/archive_5119/ Also the fact that things went to shit AGAIN and then they were able to pull it together AGAIN in an actual real way, is incredible haha.

say what?? I thought it was a complete surprise

I listened to the first hour or so of the audiobook this morning, loving it! It's really cool to see Mark on a publicity blitz for it too.

Fun episode!