F A C T S
- Travis was once a trashman in Laguna
Beach.
- Mark's sister, Anne Hoppus, is currently
dating Damon from Fenix TX.
- Mark's
father's name is Tex, his mother's name is Carrie, and his younger
sister is Anne.
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Tom's mother's name is Connie.
- Tom chose
the name [Blink] simply because he likes short verbs
- Other names
considered for Enema of the State were: Turn your head and cough,
Viking Wizard Eyes and blink 182: Electric Boogaloo
- Adam's
song was inspired by a magazine article about a teenager who committed
suicide.
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Used to call themselves "Sexual Monkey" as a joke.
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Appears in the movie, American Pie.
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Their album, Dude Ranch, is certified gold in both the U.S. and
Canada, and is certified platinum in Australia.
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Enema of the State, is certified gold in the U.S. 'Viking Wizard
Eyes, Wizard Full of Lies',was a consideration for the name of
the album, instead of 'Enema of the State'
- Enema of
the State' has sold over 1,000,000 copies.
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The band's favorite movies are: Fletch, Three amigos, and Vacation.
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Now, the band runs their own on-line retail skate shop called
Loser Kids.
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The store has music, clothing, and boarding/skating items.
- Tom uses his right hand to
paint his nails on his left hand.
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Tom worked at a place called Gary's Chicken and Ribbs in his home
town Poway, California.
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I've heard numerous things about Tom's lip piercing, like he doesn't
have his lip pierced and its fake.
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I've also heard that its real and he has the scar to prove it.
- He
has a big obsession with Aliens, claiming the only reason he got
a computer was to look up UFO sites. His big belief in Aliens
also formed the song, Aliens Exist.
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Tom formed Blink
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Tom, grewing up in Poway, California.
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His mom, Connie, is now a real estate agent.
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His dad, Tom, is a energy company executive.
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He has a sister, Kari, and brother, Shon.
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Tom once got expelled for a year for drinking alcohol.
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Tom has 8 tattoos.
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Tom works out every day on tour.
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Tom Doesn't smoke.
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Tom's favorite CD of all time is Less Talk, More Rock by Propaghandi.
- Tom appears
in the movie Idle Hands as a fast food employee, who wears a sombrero.
He only has one line.
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The very first album Tom ever bought was a DI album.
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Tom attended Poway High school in California.
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Tom was voted homecoming king by his friends to piss of administrators
because they all hated him.
- Tom's girlfriend, Jennifer
got mad about the line from Dumpweed, "I need a girl that
I can train..."
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[Tom's]Favorite movies are: Karate Kid, Back To The Future Trilogy,
Die hard Trilogy, and Braveheart Last Of The Mohicans.
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Mark wrote "Going away to college" on Valentine's Day
after watching can't hardly wait.
- Mark
has his nipple pierced.
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Mark's hero of all time is none other than Homer J. Simpson.
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Mark has 0.0 tattoos on his most of the time naked body.
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Mark appeared on-stage nude, at MTV's Castaway Countdown, during
the band's performance of What's My Age Again?
- Mark
hates playing any tour dates in Europe
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Mark appeared on-stage nude, again, at KROQ's 1999 Weenie Roast.
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Mark actually hates the taste of beer, no lie.
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[Mark]At a show in Boston, he took an inflatable sheep, shoved
a drum stick up it's ass, and tossed it into the crowd.
- Mark
thinks Disney Movies kick ass!
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Mark attended Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest, California.
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Mark wrote Dammit in just 5 minutes, about a break-up that never
actually happened.
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Mark owns a pet beagle, named Ahi.
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Travis is a former member of the Aquabats.
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Travis' Stage name for the Aquabas was "Travis Baron von
Tito."
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Travis has 40 - 50 tattoos on his body, including a giant boom
box on his stomach.
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Travis is really big collector of muscle cars
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Travis also played in a band called Feeble.
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Travis loves leopard prints he has a cowboy hat to prove it.
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Travis grew up in Fontana, California, which is located in San
Bernadino county.
- Travis
tried taking up Tatoo drawing because he got board in high school.
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Travis' favorite cereal is Lucky Charms.
Also
see:
 Band's
Biographies
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