Here's some weird stuff you may or may not have known about Blink:
Other Names Considered... Part 2
Some other names that were considered for TOYPAJ were 'Genital Ben', 'We're Good In Bed' and 'What Rhymes With Venus?'
King of the Dipshits
Tom was voted Homecoming King
Popcorn
In the video dammit the popcorn must be stale because you notice Tom spit out the first one and the second one he never puts it in his mouth it roles down his shirt. This is in the theater not in the lobby.
Last Resort
We've pretty much all seen the video for Papa Roach's song 'Last Resort', but how many of you noticed that at least 3 of the troubled kids had a poster of Blink on their bedroom wall?
Uh.. WHAT?
In the begining of Reckless Abandon if listen to it on headphones and take the left one off your ear, you can hear Mark talking.
The Alphabetical Albums
All the Blink albums thus far have been in alphabetical order. First, of course is Flyswatter, which has an 'A' shaped thing on the cover. Second is Buddha... begins w/ a 'B'. Third, Cheshire Cat... begins w/ a 'C'. Fourth, Dude Ranch... begins w/ a 'D'. Fifth, Enema of the State... begins w/ an 'E'. On The Mark Tom and Travis Show cover, there is an F on travis' drums. And on Take off Your Pants And Jacket, There is a G on the jacket. Kinda makes you think they planned it... hehe... tricky tricky tricky.
Mark's Speaker Messages
At every Blink show, Mark writes a diffrent message on his speaker with white duct tape. Anything from "Hi Mom!" to "I have no idea where I am". Once he even wrote a message to his girlfriend after they had been fighting over who loved the other more. He wrote "I love you More".
Travis' Body Art
Travis has multiple piercings and around 50 tattoos. All together they cost around $7,000. I guess you can afford that when you're a rock star.
Tom's Theories
Tom is a trekkie. He believes in aliens and alien conspiricy theories. He also belives that he has "been abducted and probed in the anus... on purpose".
The Party Song
Have you noticed that on the begining of the Party Song, Mark seems to mumble something. He's saying "Here we go motherfuckers."
Movies in the Dammit Video
In the video for 'Dammit' there is a poster for the Italian movie "Farinelli". Its the touching story of a man who had his testicles removed so he could sing soprano.
Party Song Continued
In the chorus to the Party Song they are actually singing "Vagina Vagina Vagina".
Degenerate Fuck Ups
If you listen very carfully, tword the end of "Degenerate" you can hear either Tom or Mark fart and say 'excuse me'.
American Pie Fuck Ups
In the credits from 'American Pie' it says 'Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Scott Raynor'. Its actually Travis Barker in the movie, not Scott.
Hidden Smoochies
In the scene of the video 'All the Small Things' where Mark is doing his Ricky Martin imitation and getting wax poured on his chest, if you look in the background you'll see a couple making out. Its Tom and his girlfriend, Jen.
Odd Jobs
Prior to joining Blink, Tom worked at a fast food joint called "Gary's Chicken and Ribs" in Poway, CA.
Nails
Tom paints his fingernails (on his left hand only) black. But, on the Enema Strikes Back cover, ALL his nails are painted black.. on both hands.
Enema's Hidden Message
If you look at the inside of the Enema Cd(the part with the eye) and then look at the inside hinge of the cd in white letters it says "Viking Wizard Eyes: Wizard full of Lies. This is because Viking Wizard Lies was supposed to be the name of the album before Enema of the State was conjoured up.
Other Names Considered
Some other names thought up for 'Enema' were "Turn your head and cough' and 'Blink-182: Electric Boogaloo'.
Let's Get Naked!
Yes... Blink was actually naked for the making of "What's my Age Again?"! Well... most of it. For some scenes they wore flesh colored speedos.
182
The '182' in Blink-182 actually has no signifigance at all. There have been several rumors surrounding what 182 means but there really is nothing behind it. Its just a number.
All the Pretty Colors
The diffrent color songs at the end of 'Cheshire Cat' mean that they are joke songs.
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