blink-182’s Mark Hoppus after learning about a Straight Pride event that will be taking place this summer in a Boston, has plans to auction off one of his bass guitars for an LGBTQ charity, Trevor’s Project.
Hoppus said on Twitter:
“To celebrate how utterly ridiculous a Straight Pride parade is, I’m going to auction off one of my basses, match the final bid dollar-for-dollar, and donate all the money to the @TrevorProject. ?️?”
To celebrate how utterly ridiculous a Straight Pride parade is, I’m going to auction off one of my basses, match the final bid dollar-for-dollar, and donate all the money to the @TrevorProject. 🏳️🌈
— Louis Winthorpe III (@markhoppus) June 5, 2019
At the time the post was written there were over 23,000 likes and 4,000 retweets.
June 6th, Hoppus announced that he will be auction off his bass named Groundskeeper Willie, but further information in the bidding hasn’t been made yet.
This is the bass I’m going to auction and match to benefit the @TrevorProject. Its name is Groundskeeper Willie. Details soon. pic.twitter.com/iueUYflODt
— Louis Winthorpe III (@markhoppus) June 7, 2019
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