Tom DeLonge Inducted into High School Hall of Fame

Box Car Racer

Tom DeLonge is being inducted into the Poway High School hall of fame.

Poway High School’s Titan Hall of Fame will honor four successful graduates on Saturday, including the founder of the pop-punk band Blink-182.

The event is an opportunity to celebrate former Poway High students that are joining 35 past honorees whose plaques are displayed at the Titan Museum and Hall of Fame on the campus. To qualify, contenders should have graduated from Poway High at least 10 years ago and attended the school for at least two years.

The Lasting Power of “All The Small Things”

Enema of the State

Spin did a profile on Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” as it turns 25:

Blink didn’t jump at the idea. “I remember Mark saying, ‘I don’t think this is funny,’” recalls Siega. “And when I told Tom, ‘You’re gonna run down the beach with a dog chasing you’ [parodying Britney Spears’ “Sometimes” video], he went, ‘I don’t get it.’ The biggest challenge was getting them to understand what they were making fun of. They were hesitant. We had to really rehearse those dance sequences.”

Tom DeLonge Talks With Spin

Blink-182

Tom DeLonge talked with Spin:

“That said, Blink will be the priority forever,” he continues, his eyes lighting up. “Look at this dressing room. How do I go back from this fucking dressing room? We have to play stadiums, because I need a ping pong table in my dressing room. Honestly, I think this is a whole new beginning for the band. With what we’re planning on doing, who we’ve become, and how we’re doing it now I think it’s really, really exciting.”