Sam Houston

"Yeah it's not clear to me why when blink split in 2005 it ended up also being a split with Chris/Rick, at least for Mark and Travis." - Sam Houston

"True. I think it would be really hard to turn down $50k a night (or whatever each one of them makes) when they're on tour." - Sam Houston

"Back then he was pretty positive and excited about blink. They were playing sold out shows all across the U.S. and Europe at the time. Go back and read his interviews, he was quoted as talking about how big he wants Blink to be. He was blown away by their success." - Sam Houston

"Maybe I'm naive but I don't see them getting back together just for the money. All three guys are fairly rich at this point and don't need to do something just for the money. I don't think this will become some sort of KISS band that does 20 million reunion tours." - Sam Houston

"Tom's career is not destroyed. Was he possibly hurt in some way? Probably. But I don't think it's destroyed by any means. Hell, I'm not happy with him (and haven't been for years) but I still enjoy his music. I think he's a bit of a dick but he still writes music that I find catchy." - Sam Houston

"Really sure Chris Georggin has taken over most/all of day to day management of Tom's stuff." - Sam Houston

"I don't really know how much Rick is involved these days. I do know that Chris Georggin is still involved, though, and he has been there since the early days with Rick. Whenever you see Tom out doing fan stuff, Chris is there too (I met him when I met Tom when he did the I Love Boobies signings). That nitpick aside...I think your post is based entirely on speculation and I'm reluctant to agree on a lot of your points. Tom has always acted as if AvA is his #1 priority, this isn't some schism that's caused by Rick/Chris. If anything, it seems that Rick/Chris are the messenger and (likely) the friend that lets him get away with this behavior. Personally, I wish someone in his camp would just say "Man, this is kind of a dick move" and encourage him to handle things better." - Sam Houston

"Yeah, I really think blink needs to hire a counselor" - Sam Houston

"I don't necessarily think Tom's more right than the others, but I do want to get an understanding of what his view of the world is. His letter he posted yesterday gave some more insight. He just feels that he's made commitments else where and he can't put that on hold for Blink, and also holds resentment against the other guys because of some troubles when they recorded the EP. I want to hear those stories. I want to get a better understanding of how he approaches Blink and how he sees it fitting into his life. Currently it seems his priorities are: 1) Family 2) AvA and his businesses 3) ????? 4) blink-182. That's fine, I'd just love to hear more about how he thinks blink should fit into his life." - Sam Houston

"Sure? I haven't seen that movie but I've heard good things." - Sam Houston

"Fwiw, having people handle all of your bills and bullshit isn't really that unique. I worked out an investment company's office last year and a rich guy's assistant took care of all of his bills for him. She'd call his insurance company, credit cards, etc and take care of stuff for him. Obviously he'd pay for it all, but his assistant would do all the boring managerial stuff." - Sam Houston

"I wonder how Leo feels about all of this drama" - Sam Houston

"I'd love to know more about what happened with that EP..." - Sam Houston

"This just got way more complicated. I'm glad he gave his side of the story. I'd love to know more about the EP and what happened there to shake his confidence in the band. What went on with the recording and release? I can understand what he's saying about his AvA contracts, but at the same time, he KNEW they were going to record and put out a record in 2015. He's said so himself in interviews. So to act as if being required to do so is putting him out somehow..it doesn't jive. It really seems like he's poor at planning and executing things, and Blink's communication problems really need to be fixed asap. Not even joking: These guys need to go to a relationship counselor and work some shit out." - Sam Houston

"This just got way more complicated. I'm glad he gave his side of the story. I'd love to know more about the EP and what happened there to shake his confidence in the band. What went on with the recording and release? I can understand what he's saying about his AvA contracts, but at the same time, he KNEW they were going to record and put out a record in 2015. He's said so himself in interviews. So to act as if being required to do so is putting him out somehow..it doesn't jive. It really seems like he's poor at planning and executing things, and Blink's communication problems really need to be fixed asap. Not even joking: These guys need to go to a relationship counselor and work some shit out." - Sam Houston

"Travis has come across as pretty fed up with his bullshit in past interviews. Glad he finally said what he thinks of this situation." - Sam Houston

"It's bullshit to commit to something and then to back out of it. IMO. Here's more details: http://www.rollingstone.com/music..." - Sam Houston

"I agree and this lines up with what I've heard. Tom is the one that has been delaying everything." - Sam Houston

"So it sounds like there might be a scenario here, where according to Tom, he's still in the band but can't do much with them this year. Which is still BS. It was just a month or so ago where he was talking about recording a new record." - Sam Houston

"Such a bummer. Very, very disappointed in Tom and how he's handled the last couple of years. Super shitty to say you're going to record a new record, then bail at the very last second." - Sam Houston

"Very disappointing but ultimately not surprising with how Tom has been acting over the years. The context is this: AvA finally has a record that has received good reviews, he released it entirely on his own and it probably has sold alright. He's now probably really excited about the future of that band and all of the stuff around it (movies, cartoons, etc). All of this he has completely 100% control over. Tom has really come off as a control freak over the last 8 years and this is just another example (seemingly). Sad he couldn't do right by the fans and the band." - Sam Houston

"The article has an old interview with Tom in the magazine. It mentions nothing new at all, just that they hope to record." - Sam Houston

"As far as I know it shouldn't really affect the "lag". Regarding buffering, the buffering is happening on the viewer's end..which means their internet connection is probably not fast enough for the bitrate that you're streaming at. What are you streaming at now? The "lag" or delay between what happens on your end and what your viewers see is actually a delay caused on Twitch's end. It takes time for them to process and stream back out to viewers, this usually adds about 20 secs (more or less) delay between you and the viewers. There's nothing you can do to change this as it's mostly an issue on Twitch's end. They've talked about how they're investigating ways to lower the delay." - Sam Houston

"Try streaming at 720p 30FPS at 2000kbps. That will help." - Sam Houston

"What a pain in the ass" - Sam Houston

"My guess is that he's especially excited and into AvA right now because of their relatively successful independent record release. They've accomplished a lot in the past few weeks. That said, if/when blink puts out a record and they go on tour and sell out stadiums...that will reignite his excitement in the band. That seems to be what happened with the last record and tours." - Sam Houston

"I'm of the same mind regarding the documentary. At this point the band has said a lot of things that haven't necessarily come true. Given how complicated things must be in the band, whether it's between the members and their management, then between the band and their former record label...it's probably not easy to release that movie." - Sam Houston

"It's been fairly clear that AvA is Tom's #1 priority..which makes sense, given that it's a band that is 100% his and he can do whatever the fuck he wants. Blink is a lot more complicated, you've got three guys that have different managers and their own successful careers...it can't be a dictatorship." - Sam Houston

"I doubt it. Green Day has been hugely influential, released many successful albums, created a successful broadway musical....they've got a lot of staying power. I think blink is awesome and they're my favorite band of all time, but blink has not been as impactful as bands/artists like Green Day, Nirvana, KISS, Jefferson Airplane, etc. Shitty to say it but it's true. I think blink is awesome and super impactful to many people, just not as impactful as Green Day or other bands." - Sam Houston

"Hopefully this is something that can be remedied or made more formal after the Amazon acquisition." - Sam Houston

"Congrats dude. Really admire that you've been able to make this happen in such a short period of time." - Sam Houston

"Nice! That's awesome. On mine his pen was obviously starting to falter a bit. Funny you got "The One" :)" - Sam Houston