Thank you to Krista (Mike's girlfriend) for scanning and emailing this to me!
Runner's World (April 2004 issue)
P.F. CHANG'S ROCK 'N' ROLL ARIZONA MARATHON
PHOENIX; JANUARY 11
Race Roundup - page 117
In a word, debut P.F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Marathon was huge. A total of 24,031 runners packed the streets of downtown Phoenix at the start-the largest field ever for a first-time running event. Bus traffic delayed the start by 30 minutes, but no one worried about that much. Probably because 70 percent of the field were runners from outside Arizona, and had escaped freezing climes to run in 70-degree January temperatures.
Mike Malinin, drummer for the rock group Goo Goo Dolls and an accomplished marathoner, ran the race, stopping to play with each of the bands along the route, which took runners from Phoenix, through Scottsdale, to the finish at Arizona State University in Tempe. It took Malinin five hours, eight minutes to complete his drum-athon. "I ran one mile, then sat down and played for four minutes," he said. "I took the Galloway walk/run program to a whole new level." After the race, 15,000 of us headed for Tempe Beach Park for the excellent postrace concert. That's right, the Goo Goo Dolls.
The infamous story of John strip teasing for Mike! It's not the best quality hopefully I will get a hold of a better copy! Right click and either hit "save as" or "save target as" to save to your computer. I added the transcript from it sense it's kinda of hard to hear exactly what they are saying.
Radio Host: Can you dance like the Spinners?
John Rzeznik: Psssh...yes!
Radio Host: Yeah right.
John Rzeznik: Ask Mike! Mike, what did I do to you in Italy?
Mike Malinin: He gave me a private Italian table dance. It was very erotic...
John Rzeznik: And you know what the cheap bastard did?!
Mike Malinin: You know what I did? I told him to get off the table, and I went to sleep.
John Rzeznik: He didn't even give me a tip!
Mike Malinin: Nope, no tips!
John Rzeznik: I didn't even get one dollar in my G string!
Mike Malinin: Do you know what its like when your trying to eat your nice roast beef sandwich, and there's this guy dancing on your table?
John Rzeznik: In his black cycling shorts!
Mike Malinin: He'd had a few glasses of the nice Italian wine by then, of course...
John Rzeznik: I was high on amore!
Watch a greeting from Mike to the "Gutterflower Team" below.
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Hear Mike talk about the TGGD'S 'game plan'. This interview was done after the release of "Dizzy Up The Girl" There were five parts to this interview.
A very special thank you to 'Robin' for this clip with Mike ONLY! Right click and either hit "save as" or "save target as" to save to your computer.
Goo Goo Dolls drummer MIKE MALININ will steal time before the release of his group's next album, Gutterflower, to play the record-release party for Los Angeles group Act Of Faith. The drummer will join the band, which fuses modern rock and Latin influences, at the city's famed Roxy Theater on April 4, in support of its new CD, Jade.
Malinin can also be found on select tracks on Jade. Of his playing, members of Act Of Faith commented, "Damn, he's loud!"
Act Of Faith was produced by former Oingo Boingo bassist John Avila. More information on the group can be found at actoffaith.com.
The Goo Goo Dolls' Gutterflower arrives April 9 from Warner Bros. ---Launch Daily
Poughkeepsie Journal
Thursday, October 31, 2002
Goo Goo Dolls drummer runs to own, unique beat
By Pete Colaizzo
The stereotype is almost as old as rock 'n' roll itself.
A popular band rolls into town, thrills the audience with a raucous show -- then parties all night before boarding the bus for the next town and the next gig.
The Goo Goo Dolls roll into Poughkeepsie tonight with a show at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center. But don't expect to see the band's drummer partying until the wee hours. Along with keeping the beat for the immensely popular band, Mike Malinin is a serious ultra-marathon runner.
''Most people think we love to stay up and drink beer all night, but we're pretty low-key,'' said Malinin, who joined the Goo Goo Dolls as a drummer eight years ago. ''If nothing else, my running keeps me out of trouble.''
Malinin's running does far more than that, though.
Last year, the 35-year-old Los Angeles resident finished the grueling Angeles Crest 100-mile trail run in 29 hours, 41 minutes. The race scales seven mountains and features wildly undulating terrain. The course both gains 21,000 feet in elevation and drops 24,000 feet.
''It was a pretty amazing feeling to finish that race,'' Malinin said
Even more amazing is the fact that Malinin discovered afterwards he was running with a stress fracture in his ankle. Midway through the 100-mile endurance test, his ankle was so swollen he had to stop for an hour. Race volunteers taped his ankle to reduce the swelling and he was back on his way.
Malinin's running -- like his life -- takes place in two distinct scenarios.
When he's home, he trains and trains hard. Leading up to Angeles Crest, Malinin completed mountain training runs between 25 and 40 miles each weekend and his weekly mileage approached 100.
When he's on tour, Malinin tries to run every day but keeps it more low-key. ''My goal is 40 miles per week when I'm on the road,'' he said, ''but the reality is more like 30 a week.''
A new start in the sport
Malinin ran cross country in high school but gave up the sport for eight years. In 1994, he was inspired to start again when he watched the Los Angeles Marathon.
Like most new runners, Malinin took to the roads. He ran popular distances like 5K, 10K and eventually moved up to the marathon. But his true love has always been trail running.
''I've been into the mountains and into hiking all my life,'' he said. ''I really like the challenge of trail running. It puts you where you won't normally be. There's more to it than just the times.''
Malinin has completed the JFK 50-mile run in suburban Washington, D.C., twice, and he has plans for more 100-mile races when he gets home from the road.
One would think with all that solitude in the woods, Malinin would be working on the next big Goo Goo Dolls hit. Usually, though, the drummer's mind is on everything but his band's music.
''It's kind of a separate world,'' he said. "My running time is my thinking time.''
Rewind with Ex-Warrant Drummer Mike "The Sack" Fasano
From Metal Sludge Ex-Warrant Drummer Mike "The Sack" Fasano"
In the article Mike Fasano was asked this question;
15. Which do you prefer and why: Goo Goo Dolls or New Found Glory
Mike Fasano answered;
I like them both, did I ever tell you my Goo Goo Dolls story? A long time ago when I worked on the Goo Goo Dolls record ("A Boy Named Goo") I was getting drums sounds playing some basic time to get levels in the control room, they really liked the way the drums sounded when I hit them. They had inner problems with their drummer George at the time, and when the record came out, they fired George. I got a call from Johnny Rzeznik and he said he really liked the way I played, and asked if I wanted to come down and audition. I said, I was just there in the studio doing my job getting sounds and tuning drums, i wasn't there to try and get somebody's gig, I feel funny about coming down and doing this audition. They said they were going to see a drummer friend from Dallas named Mike Malinin, and we agreed if that didn't work out and do it, I'd go down and and play with them. The Goos are like brothers and dig their style of music, it's totally different than New Found Glory.
The following below is from the Mishmash Archives. Just a small blurb about Mike.
Fallmishmash - Run-ins with Renown Runners...
Your Web site—well, the C.D. selections—makes me feel old. Don’t know why—just because I ran the old Washington Marathon in Beltsville in ’67 and ’68 when you were a wee (wee weeing?) toddler and I was already 29/30. But I like your lists of stuff you don’t like since I share most of your dislikes. Can’t say about the C.D.s since I haven’t even heard of most of ’em. But, hey, I’m cool. I coached Mike Malinin, the drummer for the Goo Goo Dolls, when he was in high school. He wasn’t fast though his older brother was good. Mike’s a dedicated runner now—and I’ve learned who the Goo Goo Dolls are.
