# 617 The Happy Birthday Episode

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Podcast: [The Mike Herrera Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143)
Published: 2026-07-06T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://mikeherrera.libsyn.com/617-the-happy-birthday-episode
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Duration seconds: 2534

## Resource

Happy birthday to MxPx! But age doesn't matter unless you're a cheese or so they say. Mike marks it by telling the full story of how the band got started in 1992: a rented Flying V, a garage-sale snare drum, and a drummer who'd barely played before their first practice. One week later, MxPx played their first show ever, a backyard barbecue, and played the whole set twice in one day. Mike also answers a longtime fan question about the real story behind "Wrecking Hotel Rooms," co-written with Mark Hoppus. Your voicemails and news on the upcoming album Living in the Chaos.

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