![]() ![]() I think most can agree that together with Green Day, Blink-182 influenced a music and pop culture industry that sorely needed an injection of freshness. As months turned to years, Blink 182 would go on to sell over 30 million records worldwide, ushering in a pop-punk movement that would be a mainstay on the charts for years. ![]() As the following school year had come to pass, I swear to you, every kid that came to school was riding a skateboard to class and had bleached their hair blond to the point of it being near white – clearly inspired by Tom DeLonge’s look in the “Josie (Everything’s Gonna Be Fine)” video that had come out JUST before Thanksgiving of the same year. For the most part, my musical taste ranged from Blues Traveler to a post-grunge movement that was quickly growing tired amongst my group of friends, and you can tell the typical suburban kids were yearning for something fun that would reinvigorate their love of music. When Blink-182’s Dude Ranch was released in June of 1997, I was JUST coming out of the 6th Grade. ![]()
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