The Tom Delonge Thread

[Speedo]

Maybe but probably not.

[Ghent]

I hope they don't take away his monkey tree house when the bankruptcy stuff goes down

[Chewy030]

I'm surprised they're just now shooting a video for Rebel Girl... I would think it'd be time to release another track. 

[OldManFan(of blink)]

1 hour ago, Champ182 said:

Seriously, I'd hope those people just think of it as a donation I guess.

If they sent you certificates signed by Tom I could sort of see the fanboy mentality of buying shares. But you’re helping them pay rent and salaries for zero return and nothing material. I mean you’re not even getting a t-shirt or album (without buying them). 

But I assume between hardcore fans that somehow feel like they’re partners with Tom or hardcore UFO folks who think this is going to make a difference... there’s a ready supply of “investors”. 

The company has over 11 million shares of stock outstanding and its net worth is a negative $742,000. That means each share has a book value of a NEGATIVE $0.06. 

[NotNow]

4 hours ago, Kay said:

Wow, that's scary lol interesting that he's donated loads of his own money and despite technically being owed 100,000 a year from TTS he hasn't actually had any of it back and is owed like 300,000 outside of it. in a weird way I actually feel better knowing Toms putting his own cash forward and not just trying to pump people for money. 

if they're relying on the AVA tour and album release to make TTS profitable though, then they haven't got a hope in hell. 

He hasn’t donated TTS any money. $0. He loaned them 1.1 million with 0% interest, but the debt can be called at any time. It’s still his money and he will be repaid it at some point or however much TTS can repay when they go under.

[Coddled Jan]

I understand artist purity and Tom's odd passion for going balls to the wall with these big projects/business ideas, but at this point why do this to yourself?  It's not going to kill you to tour with blink here and there yeesh.  He must really really hate touring and on blink's demands.  

[Coddled Jan]

2 hours ago, Chewy030 said:

I'm surprised they're just now shooting a video for Rebel Girl... I would think it'd be time to release another track. 

Well once they got such great feedback for such a fantastic song they had to do the fans justice.

I was hoping for a new song but Rebel Girl has a shelf life of at least 2 years.

[Speedo]

2 minutes ago, Oliver>Skiba said:

I understand artist purity and Tom's odd passion for going balls to the wall with these big projects/business ideas, but at this point why do this to yourself?  It's not going to kill you to tour with blink here and there yeesh.  He must really really hate touring and on blink's demands.  

I mean, if you've got the funds, I guess ... I can't imagine what kind of stupid shit I'd spend money on if I had millions.

[Lauren]

8 minutes ago, Margie Whipple Homicides said:

I mean, if you've got the funds, I guess ... I can't imagine what kind of stupid shit I'd spend money on if I had millions.

But.... a spaceship? 

[Speedo]

1 minute ago, Reg said:

But.... a spaceship? 

Who knows what kind of crazy hijinks I'd get up to!?

[Coddled Jan]

I don't like that they haven't recruited Tom yet for this Area 51 raid.

[_Kyle_]

wow Matt Rubano is still kicking huh

[theedge00]

Looking like Leo a bit haha

[Bucko]

8 minutes ago, theedge00 said:

Looking like Leo a bit haha

He looks like he's lost a lot of weight 

[daveyjones]

17 hours ago, WimpyDrivesThroughHarlem said:

Like forever ago ... jeez, cry about it ...

it's just PTSD. there are scores of folks who have been in near-fatal plane crashes who, even years of therapy, still can't get back on a plane. and the crash travis was in was particularly gnarly.

[Speedo]

Just now, daveyjones said:

it's just PTSD. there are scores of folks who have been in near-fatal plane crashes who, even years of therapy, still can't get back on a plane. and the crash travis was in was particularly gnarly.

I was only joking Davey, I know it was bad and I don't blame him one iota.

[Speedo]

4 minutes ago, Bucko said:

He looks like he's lost a lot of weight 

He looks pretty good ... except for the backwards hat.

[Coddled Jan]

He looks like a teenager in the mall.

[daveyjones]

2 minutes ago, WimpyDrivesThroughHarlem said:

I was only joking Davey, I know it was bad and I don't blame him one iota.

ah, k. nothing like a /s tag to clarify. 

[NotNow]

2 hours ago, Oliver>Skiba said:

I understand artist purity and Tom's odd passion for going balls to the wall with these big projects/business ideas, but at this point why do this to yourself?  It's not going to kill you to tour with blink here and there yeesh.  He must really really hate touring and on blink's demands.  

Do you not remember that Tom got kicked out of blink because he would only tour? Tom was fine with touring, but not recording an album because touring made money to fund. Recording an album didn’t so he basically refused to record a new album for two years in 2013 and 2014 even though they were supposed to record a new album during that time. They continued to tour no problem. They tried to sign to a label so it would force them to record an album and Tom refused the contract and everything went balls to the wall from there. I’m sure Tom would happily still be in blink if it only required him to do short 1-2 month tours in the summer ever year.