Adam’s Song (How Blink 182 Screwed Our Friend For $500k) by Rookie Card

Another one-time only performance from the 2006 Dizzy’s show with San Diegans playing songs by other SD folks. This is the true story of our friend/roommate Pat Secor and how Blink 182 made millions off of their first album that he paid for without a contract. Short version: Pat asked if he could put it out on cd, they stalled and got a well-known musician/lawyer friend to “handle“ Pat in exchange for letting him put it out on cd. Totally within their rights and totally uncool. Here’s a 2001 article from