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Tom said on that Morse pod he's going to start demoing this summer.

The fact copies of the book handed out were not pre-signed is a little crazy, honestly.

Are you on a family plan? I share with my siblings but I'm not the primary account holder. Only my brother who is the primary account holder has access to audiobooks with the subscription FWIW.

Can't recall Finn ever having cancer or that being the story. Mark said in the book he was out having lunch, fell to the floor (ended up being a brain hemorrhage), and then sadly never woke up from a coma in the hospital.

Crazy, eh. I was flying in with my wife and I told her prior we are getting solid seats. No ifs, ands, or buts. Especially with Alexisonfire on the bill. Seems like we lucked out at the price point. Ended up getting right behind the pit which was pretty damn small anyways. Rogers Centre I've heard is notorious for horrible, muddy sound, especially in the upper deck. We actually had some people staying in our hotel who said to us it was pretty hard to make out any of the opening acts in the 500s. They had fun at the show regardless, but said Scotiabank for the reunion tour was way better. Goes back to some of the earlier discussion -- if you can afford to do it, sometimes just makes sense to bite the bullet and cry later about price, lol.

This was easily one of the biggest revelations in the book for me. I'm not totally shocked with how things played out with Tom in those years, but damn, that was a tough look.

This tour with alk3 will be the third with Tom back in the fold in a matter of years. The people coming to see them for a 2nd-3rd time since the reunion are likely more than casual fans of the band. With the ticket prices the way they are, it wouldn't hurt to fucking throw them a bone with some deep cuts mixed in or rotated..... That said, it's blink, and we know how it'll go.

Well said. I agree. I used to attend way more back in the day and things I'd be on the fence about going to - I'd just say fuck it, and go. Now, with the way live events are, I am way more selective with what I'll go check out. I'd rather just bite the bullet for teams/bands that I want to see and have the best experience possible.

Fucking ridiculous, indeed. For the OMT tour, I was looking at tickets in Toronto on the floor that got as high as $1500 on release with the surge pricing. Ultimately dropped to $750, sat for months, then slid to $275 lmao. Just a total game with TM.

This roll-out was really bizzare. One local near me was protecting it like a national treasure, saying it's street dated for Tuesday, it's not being sold before then, we're getting calls asking for it but it's not here, etc. Next local had like 10+ copies on the shelf, went in and got it no problem, and the cashier said it wasn't street dated at all. This was mid last week. Same franchise. Could just be a disgruntled employee or two I suppose, but found it odd. Not sure if it's commonplace with book releases. Either way, hope everybody enjoys the read!

Felt pretty stoked for them seeing the dates. Them making it up and doing so with Alk3 is fucking wicked.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIMCuuKghv2/?igsh=MWt0Y3RhM2IxZnVnaA== 08/28 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live * 08/29 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre * 09/01 – Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium * 09/03 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek * 09/04 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach * 09/06 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts * 09/07 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC * 09/09 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion * 09/11 – Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater * 09/13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Four Chord Music Festival 09/14 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea Hear Now 09/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center * 09/17 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center * 09/21 – Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival 09/22 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater * 09/24 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP * 09/26 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater * 09/27 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center * 10/02 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival 10/04 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena * * = w/ Alkaline Trio

Mark did an interview on Pardon My Take. Sort of wild to see this, but I know commenter especially is a massive blink guy. Starts at 1:46 - can't timestamp it on my phone. Apologies. Excited to listen to this on my drive today.

I'm just saying it made it to a blink record. Clearly that's an AVA-rehashed idea.

Yeah I mean there's really no point. Stuff like Hurt, Terrified (boxcar I know, but still shows where they are at) are being included on blink records. He still has Rubin all over the projects in his corner. Plus, wayyyy more money, fame and appeal touring under the blink name. I know it's Tom, and who the fuck knows, but I just can't see a purpose moving forward for it to continue.