Pop Punk The Aughts Episode 9: I Miss You

The boys finally made it out of Frederick's fucked up circus. As they exited the tent, they squinted against the evening sun hanging low in the sky. When their eyes adjusted, they noticed the once empty parking lot was full of cars.

"Whoa. Where'd all these people come from? They certainly weren't in th-" Cameron said turning to point at the tent behind them but stopped short. "What the fuck? Where'd it go?"

The tent had vanished. A large field stood where it was and off in the distance they could just make out what looked like a stage.

"Hey, wait a minute," John said, turning his head like a dog to listen to the faint music emanating from the stage. "That sounds familiar...holy shit! I think that's Blink 182!"

"I think you're right!" Memphis exclaimed. "Let's go check it out!"

Memphis and John took off at a run towards the stage.

"No one else is concerned about the disappearing circus?" Cameron yelled after them before reluctantly following.

As the boys got closer, they began to hear the crowd singing along "What's My Age Again?" and they could just make out what looked like Mark, Tom and Travis on stage.

"Whoa! When did Mark and Tom get back together?" Memphis yelled excitedly. "Let's hurry and catch the show before it's over!"

They took off at a Sprint and a few minutes later they made it to the back of the crowd.

"Fuck...you...guys." John said breathing hard. "Don't ever make me run like that again."

The band just finished "I'm Feeling This" and they began to take off their instruments.

"Fuck. Did we miss the whole thing?" Cameron said with disappointment.

"I don't know maybe...wait...is that a stand up bass guitar?" Memphis said.

"It's actually a member of the viola family," John corrected. "But yeah, and I think Travis has jazz brushes too."

The band launched into the beginning of "I Miss You" and the boys were excited they were at least getting to see one song performed. Cameron turned to see a guy standing by himself near them. He was crying and mouthing the words "I Miss You."

"Guys!" Cameron said shouting in their ears and pointing. "Is that fucking Scott Raynor?"

So ends the pop punk journey of Cameron, Memphis and John. Join them next time on another exciting journey...or you know, relisten to this one.

Highlights include: Orville Population: Delicious; Hey Dude; Butt's in a name; Scott Raynor Shine; BEST damn drummer in the world; Second Skin; Jerry's Kids; Hella weed; Good word maker; All Acoustic; Not A Single Thing Right; Is he gonna bang that dead girl?; Halloween on Halloween; Treasonous Calls; Guess Who? The Butterfly Effect, that's who.