Mark Hoppus on Tom DeLonge: "We're reconnecting as friends"

Mark Hoppus, frontman of (+44) and former bassist/vocalist of multi-platinum punk act Blink-182, has updated his blog for the first time since the tragic plane crash that took the lives of four and critically injured his bandmate and friend, Travis Barker, nearly two months ago. In the blog, Hoppus touches on spending time with Barker during his recovery, as well as throws in this bombshell regarding a possible reconciliation with former Blink bandmate Tom DeLonge:

“in the midst of everything else that has happened lately, tom, travis, and i have all spoken together. first through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours. they’ve all been great, very positive conversations. we’re just reconnecting as friends after four years of not talking. it’s a good thing. obviously the first question for a lot of people will be “does this mean a blink-182 reunion?” the answer is none of us know. we haven’t talked about it at all. right now it’s just good for the three of us to see one another, reconnect, and let the past be the past. the events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. life is too short.”

Blink split acrimoniously in early 2005, with Hoppus and Barker forming (+44) while DeLonge created Angels & Airwaves. Both acts are expected to release new albums in 2009.