BLINK 182 TRANSCRIPT FROM UBL--JUNE 1, 1999. TYPED BY EVERGLEAMM. VISIT THE BLINK 182 NEWS PAGE @ HTTP://www.angelfire.com/sd/blinknews

Q: In the new video you run past John Henson. What made you decide to do that? Are you big Talk Soup fans?
B: Yes, we are big Talk soup fans. He was really super cool.
Q: Hi guys! Congrats on the new album! Tom, I heard that you are engaged? Is this true? Thanks!
B: Tom is not engaged.
Q: How different do you think "Enema of the State" is to your other records?
B: I think "Enema of the State" is a lot better than our other records.
Q: What's up with the dialogue at the end of "Cheshire Cat"? The jive stuff after "Depends." Where did it come from?
B: It came from the movie Airplane.
Q: Why did you write the song "Dammit"? Was it from a personal experience?
B: Yes, a personal experience.
Q: Mark did you really almost have sex with Allissa Milano?
B: I wish it was true, but it's not.
Q: How did you come up with the name Blink 182?
B: Tom made it up. Just made it up. No magic.
Q: What kind of guitars do you guys prefer?
B: We use Fender guitars. They're custom made to our specifications.
Q: I just saw you guys play at the WBCN River Rave in MA. When are you going on the "Enema of the State" tour?
B: In the fall.
Q: Mark, I love you so much! Will you marry me?
B: Yes, I will marry you.
Q: What inspired you guys to write "Adam's Song"?
B: "Adam's Song" was inspired by a magazine article that I read a bout a kid who killed himself.
Q: I know you guys are big on bathroom humor. Was that title of your song "Wrecked Him" supposed to sound like rectum?
B: Yes. Do you think it was a coincidence that your parents named you shithead?
Q: Do you prefer touring or recording?
B: I prefer recording because at least then I'm near home.
Q: What is your favorite band?
B: Jimmy Eat World. Tom's favorite band is Far. Travis' favorite band is a singer, Neil Diamond.
Q: Will there be anymore albums?
B: Yes, there will. By the way Travis masturbates when he watches the Teletubbies.
Q: How did you guys end up meeting?
B: We all met through friends. I met Travis when he came begging to play for us after he left the Aquabats.
Q: Was Mark a member of the New Kids on the Block?
B: I was the original New Kids on the Block until other people moved in.
Q: Are you guys really butt naked in your new video "What's My Age Again"?
B: Yes, for most of the video, I am really naked.
Q: Where did you get the inspiration for your songs?
B: From things that happened to us or to our friends.
Q: Any masturbation tips from you Mark
B: Do it a lot, and do it in public.
Q: I thought I saw Tom in a porn video, is that really him?
B: Tom is in a porn video called "Guys Guys Everywhere," he's also in the "Bathhouse" 1 through 6 series.
Q: Did any of you guys get a hard-on during the photo shoot with Janine?
B: Travis did, but that was because he was looking at me. No, none of us did.
Q: Do you guys still do the butt bra thing?
B: No, that's not funny anymore. Actually it wasn't funny in the first place, but it took me a while to figure that out.
Q: Where did you get the song title "Zulu"?
B: Tom made it up.
Q: Are you playing the KROQ weenie roast?
B: Yes, we are playing the weenie roast.
Q: Do you guys ever get sick of girlies askin' you out?
B: I haven't gotten sick because it hasn't happened yet.
Q: Can you guys tell me I'm cool, I have no self esteem
B: No. I can't tell you that your lack of self esteem is well deserved.
Q: Where did you get the title "Dick Lips"?
B: I made it up in the studio. I though it was funny sounding.
Q: What is the craziest thing a fan has done to see you?
B: One guy waited outside of a hotel we were going to stay at for 11 hours.
Q: So do you remember Bakersfield?
B: Yes, I remember.
Q: How long did it take u to make the new album?
B: It took 2 and a half months
Q: Hey did you guys opt out of warped.
B: We are doing Warped.
Q: I heard something about being in a movie, what is up with that?
B: We're in a move called "American Pie".
Q: Do you still see Scott?
B: No.
Q: What was it like to play in front of 75,000 people at the HFStival?
B: It was scary to play in front of that many people.
Q: What do you guys like to do in your spare time?
B: In our spare time we run www.loserkids.com, it comes out in a few weeks. I also manage a band called Fenix TX.
Q: Have you guys heard of The Get Up Kids?
B: Yes, we're playing in Kansas City tonight.
Q: Mark I met you at the Donny and Marie show I just wanted to say thanks, you are rad! I want to have your children!
B: That's cool
Q: Can I have Tom's younger sister?
B: Yes.
Q: Hey Mark, where was Tom at the autograph signing at the WBCN River Rave?
B: He was there for a while, he just had to leave to say goodbye to his girlfriend.
Q: What about Ben Dover, he still gay?
B: Yes. God bless him.
Q: Mark, did tom get his alien form the HFStival? Did he like it?
B: Tom got it and he liked it a lot. He likes aliens and he likes being probed.
Q: Do you guys suck that bad at surfing?
B: Yes, we really do.
B: Thanks guys. We have to go to an interview.