Editing Cheshire Cat (Blink-182 album) (section)

==Touring and ''GoodTimes''==
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[[File:Blink-182 at the Showcase Theater in Corona July 18,1995.jpg|thumb|Blink-182 at the Showcase Theater in [[Corona, California]], in 1995.]]
The band expanded their fan-base outside of San Diego by embarking on their first national tour shortly after the release of ''Cheshire Cat''.<ref name=shooman32>Shooman, 2010. pp.&nbsp;32–33</ref> Alongside [[7 Seconds (band)|7 Seconds]] and [[Unwritten Law]], the band travelled in a small convoy of cars, being too young and broke to afford a van. Unwritten Law loaned the band their van, named "The Cock", for their first out-of-town gig in [[Reno, Nevada]], and it broke before they were able to make it back.<ref name="shooman32"/> The band eventually purchased a [[Chevy Beauville]] tour van they christened "[[The Millennium Falcon]]".<ref name="p43"/> Through new manager Rick DeVoe's connections, the band broke through the surf/snowboarding scene by appearing on the surf video ''GoodTimes''. The video was financed by Taylor Steele, friend of DeVoe, who wanted to put together a tour in support of the tape.<ref name=p43>Hoppus, 2001. pp.&nbsp;43–44</ref>

The [[GoodTimes Tour|''GoodTimes'' Tour]] of October 1995, featuring the aforementioned bands and [[Sprung Monkey]], introduced the trio to the [[Southern United States|south]] and [[East Coast of the United States|east]] and was the band's first national tour. The trip was not without its incidents: DeLonge was arrested for underage drinking on [[Halloween]] 1995 in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], and on another occasion, a small riot broke out between bouncers using excessive force and fans.<ref name="shooman32"/><ref name=p46>Hoppus, 2001. p. 46</ref> The trio desperately wanted to continue on the second leg of the tour in Australia but lacked the funds; the members of [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]] helped out and bought the band's plane tickets. Raynor recalled the tour fondly in 2010: "Honestly, the shows went well. We always got a good reaction, and the next time we came around we had more fans and better floors to sleep on — some with carpet!"<ref name="shooman32"/> Hoppus' sister, Anne, made T-shirts and described the tour: "Any money made goes back into the gas fund. You only have five dollars and it has to feed you all day. You eat nothing but crappy fast food, or on a good night, [[Denny's]]."<ref name=p50>Hoppus, 2001. p. 50</ref>

Early 1996 saw the three trekking to [[Alaska]] to perform and compete in a ''King of the Hill'' snowboarding contest.<ref name=shooman36>Shooman, 2010. p. 36</ref> It was the site of an infamous prank fight between the members of the band and Pennywise that ended with local police being called and hotel security banning them.<ref name=p54>Hoppus, 2001. pp.&nbsp;54–55</ref> The band's first headlining tour took place afterward, and the following February dates — later dubbed the "Shitty Weather" tour — found the band performing through a harsh rain and snow.<ref name="shooman36"/> A seventeen-hour drive to [[Quebec City]] found DeLonge driving the entire way, unable to see through a snowstorm ("the biggest to hit the Northeast in forty years").<ref name=p57>Hoppus, 2001. pp. 57</ref> By March 1996, major labels began courting the band and the trio signed a joint-venture deal with [[MCA Records]] to distribute their sophomore effort, ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]'', to be recorded that winter.<ref name=shooman37>Shooman, 2010. pp.&nbsp;37–39</ref>

In all, the group toured the US three times and went to Alaska, Australia and Hawaii twice. "It's tiring," DeLonge told ''[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]'' in November 1996. "Then again, I just remember I used to work at this stupid job. I think about that, and I realize I'm not that bad off."<ref name="thrash">{{cite web|url=http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Burnout/2013/Magazine_1996/November_1996/TH1196Nov1996p88-89_800t.jpg |title=Blink-182 |last=Walker |first=Morgan |work=[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]] |publisher=High Speed Productions |pages=88 |date=November 6, 1996 |access-date=September 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015173006/http://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Burnout/2013/Magazine_1996/November_1996/TH1196Nov1996p88-89_800t.jpg |archive-date=October 15, 2013 }}</ref>