BigMouthStrikes
08/15/07, 12:25 PM
I found this on toastandbananas.net. No explanation needed really..
Rumours of a Blink 182 reunion are running wild across the punk-rock music circles of America. This latest twist in the tale to this break up will only add more fuel to the fire after a string of odd behaviour and cryptic messages from the trio. At a recent Atticus clothing show Tom Delonge and his band Angels and Airwaves took to the stage for a short 3 song set, during the course of the set it was noticeable Delonge was acting distant and distracted from his new band mates. In return his band mates gave the lead singer frosty looks during the entire set, and there was no banter with the crowd at all during the show. This set was only supposed to be a 3 song set according to the show promoter, unexplainably after the 3 song set which was in all honesty was quite shabby, due to Delonge being the main focus of the band and his lazy attitude, Delonge unexplainably re took to the stage alone 5 minutes later. This time Delonge was in different clothes to the black emo attire he previously wore, this was a different Delonge in a backwards baseball cap, 3 quarter length shorts and white Macbeth top, strikingly similar to the attire he wore during his Blink 182 days. On his return to the stage he no longer had his trademark Tom Delonge Gibson ES-333 in his hand but a plain white Fender, again one strikingly similar to the one he used in his previous Blink days. Nobody was aware of what Delonge was doing, least of all the promoter who was visibly trying to pull Delonge off the stage, however with no luck. Delonge proceeded to silence the crowd then played a full rendition of the Blink 182 smash hit ‘Stay Together For The Kids’, a song previously sung in unison with former band member Mark Hoppus. However it was Delonge and Delonge alone with his guitar as stunned onlookers stood in disbelief to what was taking place. Delonge sang all his parts and played all his parts in those 3 minutes with more passion and drive than the whole 25 minute 3 song set he just performed with Angels and Airwaves put together. However during the course of the song obviously he was alone without his former band mates, and when it came to the Hoppus verse of the song instead of covering it, he left it mysteriously silent with just his guitar playing. After his heartfelt rendition of the hit song finished he spoke softly into the microphone; ‘fucking stay together for the kids, i’m sorry.’. One fan at the show stated; ‘It was like Tom was crying out for help, and for Mark and Travis to forgive him and join him!’. Another fan said; ‘I’m a fan of Angels and Airwaves, I didn’t like Blink 182 much, but it looks pretty obvious Angels and Airwaves are over, it sucks how this was obviously just another Delonge side project [like box car racer]’. Another onlooker said this; ‘it’s like Tom realised what he had done when he quit blink, it finally got through to him and he wants to go back, why else would he sing a blink song and dress like he did in blink?’. If this was a shout out to his former band mates this throws both former Blink 182 members new groups futures, Angels and Airwaves and Plus +44, into complete uncertainty. Was this indeed a cry to his former band mates or just a sign of yet another rock star losing their mind and spiralling out of control?
SORELLE SAIDMAN (August 05, 2007)
Source:http://toastandbananas.net/blink-182/143-blink-182-tom-wants-back.html
People's thoughts?
Rumours of a Blink 182 reunion are running wild across the punk-rock music circles of America. This latest twist in the tale to this break up will only add more fuel to the fire after a string of odd behaviour and cryptic messages from the trio. At a recent Atticus clothing show Tom Delonge and his band Angels and Airwaves took to the stage for a short 3 song set, during the course of the set it was noticeable Delonge was acting distant and distracted from his new band mates. In return his band mates gave the lead singer frosty looks during the entire set, and there was no banter with the crowd at all during the show. This set was only supposed to be a 3 song set according to the show promoter, unexplainably after the 3 song set which was in all honesty was quite shabby, due to Delonge being the main focus of the band and his lazy attitude, Delonge unexplainably re took to the stage alone 5 minutes later. This time Delonge was in different clothes to the black emo attire he previously wore, this was a different Delonge in a backwards baseball cap, 3 quarter length shorts and white Macbeth top, strikingly similar to the attire he wore during his Blink 182 days. On his return to the stage he no longer had his trademark Tom Delonge Gibson ES-333 in his hand but a plain white Fender, again one strikingly similar to the one he used in his previous Blink days. Nobody was aware of what Delonge was doing, least of all the promoter who was visibly trying to pull Delonge off the stage, however with no luck. Delonge proceeded to silence the crowd then played a full rendition of the Blink 182 smash hit ‘Stay Together For The Kids’, a song previously sung in unison with former band member Mark Hoppus. However it was Delonge and Delonge alone with his guitar as stunned onlookers stood in disbelief to what was taking place. Delonge sang all his parts and played all his parts in those 3 minutes with more passion and drive than the whole 25 minute 3 song set he just performed with Angels and Airwaves put together. However during the course of the song obviously he was alone without his former band mates, and when it came to the Hoppus verse of the song instead of covering it, he left it mysteriously silent with just his guitar playing. After his heartfelt rendition of the hit song finished he spoke softly into the microphone; ‘fucking stay together for the kids, i’m sorry.’. One fan at the show stated; ‘It was like Tom was crying out for help, and for Mark and Travis to forgive him and join him!’. Another fan said; ‘I’m a fan of Angels and Airwaves, I didn’t like Blink 182 much, but it looks pretty obvious Angels and Airwaves are over, it sucks how this was obviously just another Delonge side project [like box car racer]’. Another onlooker said this; ‘it’s like Tom realised what he had done when he quit blink, it finally got through to him and he wants to go back, why else would he sing a blink song and dress like he did in blink?’. If this was a shout out to his former band mates this throws both former Blink 182 members new groups futures, Angels and Airwaves and Plus +44, into complete uncertainty. Was this indeed a cry to his former band mates or just a sign of yet another rock star losing their mind and spiralling out of control?
SORELLE SAIDMAN (August 05, 2007)
Source:http://toastandbananas.net/blink-182/143-blink-182-tom-wants-back.html
People's thoughts?