Mark's New Toys

Mark has received his brand new toys for the 2009 summer tour; 2 brand spanking new custom Fender Basses. Along with the octopus bass, "Like a Boss", Mark has also gave the new basses names, the black one: "I'm on a Boat", and the other is named: "D**k in a Box". Quite lovely names, don't you think? If you don't already know, these names are from "The Lonely Island", a group of 3 friends singing funny songs, and making their own funny digital shorts. Mark seems to really like their song "I'm on a Boat", earlier this year he would twitter "im on a boat!" several times, so I guess the name fits it.....I guess?

Along to go with the new basses, Mark also has new bass picks, of course, with the octopus on the back, and the front blink-182.

And what else do you need Mark? Oh yea, of course, ear-pieces with the octopus on them.

Tom's Radio Interview With Manno Brothers

Tom Delonge had a radio interview over the phone with The Manno Brothers, Q101. You can go to there website and listen to the whole thing.

Blink-182 Tour Party

To start the tour off right, Blink-182 had a party to celebrate and get to know each other better (with all the bands on tour with blink). The party was held at El Compadre Mexican Restaurant on Sunset in Hollywood, CA. Blink headed to their party after they played on the Jay Leno Show. Some of their fellow tour-mates from Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, Panic! at the Disco, and Chester French were there along with the boys and many other friends. OH! I forgot, a mariachi band was there too! Mariachi Voz de America covered songs from Blink, including "The Rock Show", "Dammit", "What's My Age Again?", "I Miss You" "All the Small Things", and "Josie" (All the Small Things and Josie are both played on the same video). Mark, Tom, and Travis seemed to really enjoy it, as well as I did too! (The videos on Youtube anyway).

*Taking Back Sunday* *Weezer*

*Chester French* *Panic! At the Disco*

“We’re actually here with all the bands and friends going out on tour — it’s always awkward when you first start touring, and it’s the first day and there’s a bunch of people walking around and you don’t know who you’re supposed to talk to or not, and some people are standoffish,” Blink bassist/singer Mark Hoppus told MTV News. “So we thought, ‘Why don’t we throw a big party before the tour, [so] everybody can come and hang out?’ You know, get some beans, eat some Mexican food, bond. The guys in Chester French gave me some flowers. We bonded. It’s going to be a good tour.”

AP has a video from the party: Blink and They're Back!
Mtv has an article and a video from the party as well.

More Blink 182 Updates

If you saw my older post I show pictures of the old blink bunny they're bringing back, the new blink bunny. Well Mark showed us a picture of the new bunny with a makeover...and some clothes. It's quite a big change to go....

from this: to this:

Haha! I like it alot! :)

I also have a new picture of blink at a photo shoot. I think it's for AP Magazine, not positive, but pretty sure. Whatever it's for, I like it!