Blink 182 Update Thread

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....just add the band on facebook/myspace/twitter.

A V A wrote: »

chris holmes twitter "

A V A wrote: »

he's their producer/sound engineer / good friend , he works with mark on alot of things when mark is producing band and things

NORTHSIDER Neil Brady is on top of the world after meeting his idols, punk band Blink 182, who were “blown away” by his shoulder-to-wrist tribute tattoo in honour of them.
The 22-year-old was given preferential treatment by the world-famous band when they played to a sell-out crowd in the O2 on August 31.
The VIP treatment was more than deserved given that the Baldoyle local shed tears, blood and is e1,600 lighter in the wallet as a result of his one-of-a-kind arm homage to the band that he has been a fan of for over a decade.
More than 40 hours of wincing and agonising pain amassed through 12 sittings paid off for Neil as his idols branded him a “legend and their biggest fan” when they met him.
“It was touch and go whether I would get to meet them or not because they didn’t want to do any meet and greets before the gig,” Neil explained.
“I was waiting at reception when their big security guy came down to talk to me.
“Once he saw the tattoo on my arm he said today was my lucky day before escorting me backstage to meet the guys who said they would love to check out my arm.”
Quivering with excitement and apprehension Neil stood outside the dressing rooms waiting for his dream of meeting his idols to come true.
“I almost had to pinch myself, I was just so excited,” he stated.
“I was absolutely bowled over when Travis Barker the drummer came out and shook my hand.
“Then Tom DeLonge, the lead singer, came out and checked out my tattoo. He loved it and said he’d never seen anything like it before.
“The bassist thought the tattoo was amazing.
“I told them how much of an honour it was for me to meet them but they said the honour was theirs.”
Neil added: “I was really overwhelmed and shaking but then Travis Barker told me to relax and that they were just normal people like me.”
The delighted fan was given his pick of the band’s memorabilia before they posed with him for pictures which, like his tattoos, he will have as a constant reminder of the band that got him through the dark days following the death of his mother some years ago.
Meeting the members of Blink 182 was the icing on the cake for Neil who is recognised as “the Blink 182 guy” by some youths in Malahide and Portmarnock where he regularly walks with his friends and his dog.
“I get people coming up to me all the time asking if they can take a look at the tattoo and students are always taking pictures of my arm,” Neil said proudly.
But will the young post office worker feel any differently when the benefit of age, wisdom and saggy skin kicks in?
“Regardless of what anybody thinks or whether the band splits up and my skin gets saggy, I’ll always love my tattoo,” Neil stated with absolute conviction.
“That tattoo represents my memories of a band that got me through some pretty tough times.
“My mother passed away about five years ago after a long illness so I would lock myself into my room in times when the ambulance had to come and take her to hospital.
“Those were very difficult, sad and stressful times for me growing up and the one thing that remained constant in my life was my love of Blink 182.
“I would fall asleep listening to their music.
“I don’t know how I would have coped otherwise.”
He added: “Meeting the band was the icing on the cake for me and I’m a very happy man now.”