Since those early days four years ago, Blink-182 has had the opportunity
to tour extensively
throughout the US, Canada, Japan and Australia with bands like (and including)
Pennywise and
NOFX. Heavily involved in the surf, skate and snowboarding scenes, Blink-182
has been included on
Taylor Steele's surf video tours and on the '96 (and again in '97) Warped
Tour. With the help of
Billabong, the boys always try to look their best, despite the difficulties
of life on the road and the
hassle of trying to find pants that fit their peculiar groin regions.
Over the years, Blink-182 has released a number of 7"s, and in 1995 they
released their first
full-length album, Cheshire Cat, on Grilled Cheese (a division of Cargo
Music). In 1996, they signed a
joint-venture record deal with Cargo Music and MCA Records. When questioned
about the direction
he would like to see the band take both musically and artistically, Mark,
the grandfather of the group
at 25 comments, "Well, it's nothing major. I try to eat right and I work
out a couple of times a week, but
only on my right side, so I'm basically only building up one butt cheek.
And I could kick your ass with it
right now!" Scott, the old drummer and the baby at only 18, says nothing,
having been raised by a
tribe of mimes in the hills of Poway. His parents threw him out of the
home when he was only four
weeks old after they caught him urinating on himself. Tom, the middle child
at 21 is perhaps the
proudest of his band, explaining, "We try our hardest in everything we
do, and have a lot of fun at it.
By the way, did you know that Mark only exercises one butt cheek?" Brought
together so many nights
ago by the light of the campfire, these boys have a promising future ahead
of them. They have
dedicated their young lives to playing fun, positive, energetic music for
anyone brave enough to lend
them an ear. And with the release of their last album, Dude Ranch, they
are set to conquer the hearts
and souls of America, the world and eventually Uranus.