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On this lively episode of The Adventures of Pipeman on W4CY Radio, Pipeman sits down with Tom and Theo from the band Gob during the Warped Tour 2026 in Montreal. The conversation is filled with wild tour stories, prank tales, and candid insight into the joys and challenges of life on the road. The band and Pipe Man share laughs over old-school punk trivia, memorable pranks, and the mysterious origins of the band's name.Main Topics CoveredGob’s Warped Tour Experience in 2026Wild and hilarious tour storiesOnstage and offstage pranks (coins, chocolate bars, striptease)The importance of humor and pranks for band chemistry on long toursChallenges of touring life and keeping things lightDiscussion about punk band acronyms and trivia (MDC, DRI, Gob)The myth and meaning behind the name “Gob”Encounters with other bands (including a soccer match for the name “Gob”)Key Discussions & StoriesWarped Tour 2026 VibesPipeman reflects on the surprise and excitement of being at Warped Tour in 2026 00:29.Remarks about the energy and unpredictability of the festival scene.Unique Pit Experiences and PranksDiscussion about mosh pits featuring dinosaurs, crabs, and Gob-themed ideas 00:44.Gob tells a story about fans throwing loonies and toonies (Canadian coins) at them for tips during performances, which, while lucrative, was painful 01:07.A hilarious on-tour striptease incident is recounted, where coins were thrown to make a member put his pants back on 01:23.Craziest Tour StoriesChocolate bar prank in a Calgary hotel pool:Late-morning chocolate bar purchase thrown into a hotel pool to prank unsuspecting swimmers 02:56.A young child alarms everyone, mistaking it for a turd, causing the pool to be evacuated 03:37.Follow-up prank in Sum 41: sneaking chocolate bars into the drummer’s cold plunge 04:11.Discussion about Canadian O’Henrys not floating compared to the “Baby Ruth” in films 04:25.The pool guy’s struggle to clean the “turd” as kids react in horror, cementing the story as a legendary prank 04:57.Band Humor, Touring Challenges, and SurvivalMaintaining band morale on the road through pranks and humor 05:46.The reality of touring: long hours of travel, short bursts of stage time, and the need for tension-breaking activities 06:11.On cycling through bass players and jokes about their mysterious disappearances 06:47.Punk Rock Acronym TriviaPunk band MDC and the multiple meanings of its acronym (Millions of Dead Cops and others) 07:14.Other punk band acronyms (DRI: Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, AFI: A Fire Inside/A Bunch of ... Idiots) 07:31.Reflections on how some acronyms are hard to Google or trace, unlike Gob 07:56.The Story (or Mystery) Behind "Gob"Pipeman and Gob discuss speculative and humorous origins of the band name, “Gob” 08:17.Possible meanings offered: Good Old Boys; “Gay or bust” also mentioned in jest 09:04.Story about playing a soccer match against another band called Gob to win rights to the name 09:32.Notable Quotes“I say people should be like throwing around Gobstoppers in your pit.”“There was a point where we started asking for tips while we were playing and people started throwing loonies and toonies at us...we made a few hundred bucks out of it, but it hurt.”“When that guy from France, when his— when his giant penis hit the bar.”“There’s a turd in the pool! There’s a turd in the pool. And everyone screamed and evacuated...pretty fucking worth the dollar.”“Isn’t this though how you get along being on tour and doing stuff like, because otherwise you might, you like get pissed at each other, but instead just have a good...