Blink-182 are often credited with leading the pop-punk resurgence of the early 2000s. For a few short years, pop-punk was a legitimate force on Top 40 radio, MTV, and in malls across America. Not only did skateboarders and inline skaters listen to it, but so did jocks, theater kids, gamers, and old normal people. For a moment, our country was united around power chords and lyrics about adolescent angst. It was a beautiful time.
It’s 1999 and my uncle is asking me if I’m gay because I have a blink 182 poster and not a poster of a bikini babe. It’s 2002 and I discover the “secret” original title to enema of the state. It’s 2019 and I am outside Lollapalooza on my pedicab and groan when I get a ride right as I hear the beginning notes to Dammit play.
It’s 1999 and my uncle is asking me if I’m gay because I have a blink 182 poster and not a poster of a bikini babe. It’s 2002 and I discover the “secret” original title to enema of the state. It’s 2019 and I am outside Lollapalooza on my pedicab and groan when I get a ride right as I hear the beginning notes to Dammit play.