The To-Do over Blink 182

[johnj1582]

see what i did there? you like that?

anyway, so it's only recently come to my attention (probably because a. I'm a newish mason, and b. I don't like pop-punk) that Tom Delonge, the guitarist for Blink 182 and Angels and Airwaves, has been using the S&C's (and a few other masonic devices) in his apparel line and on his instruments.

I have to head to the lodge, but I thought I'd toss this out there... Helpful or harmful, do you think? Is he a mason, or is it just marketing?

 

[removed12612]

I did a google search of him and didnt find anything you mentioned....you have any links to show what ya are talking about

 

[Duncan1574]

I googled Tom Delonge masonic and received a bunch of hits. It appears that he might be a Mason.

 

[removed12612]

OK...so I found out what you was talking about....not too sure he is a FM....could very well be a publicity stunt

 

[Duncan1574]

OK...so I found out what you was talking about....not too sure he is a FM....could very well be a publicity stunt

Perhaps someone should ask him for a due card?

 

[johnj1582]

See, now even though I can't stand the music, I kinda want to go to a show and ask him to produce his dues card.

for some reason this appeals to my slightly warped sense of humor.


anyway, the only reason I brought it up is because someone recognized the S&C's on my necklace and asked if I was a Blink 182 fan. o_0

 

[gnarledrose]

I did some looking into this over the weekend because I was a big Blink 182 fan back in the 90s.
There's not a lot of Masonic sites claiming Mr. Delonge, but apparently he's been using Masonic symbols since being in Boxcar Racer. It's awfully hard to do actual looking into it, though, when apparently so many of his fans don't approve of Freemasons.

 

[johnj1582]

it also doesn't help that he himself has always been interested in conspiracy theories... It kinda makes you wonder.

 

[removed12612]

I believe he does it for the attention...look at the discussion of him on here....free publicity...