Eric Wilson (born February 21, 1969), affectionally nicknamed The God of Thunder, was the bass player for Sublime (1988-1996) and also bassist for Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997-2002). He currently is the bassist for the band Long Beach Shortbus, which is comprised of several members of Long Beach Dub Allstars and Sublime. February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... Sublime was a band whose style was a mixture of garage punk and ska from Long Beach, California. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Long Beach Dub Allstars were a punk band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Long Beach Shortbus is a reggae influenced punk band from Long Beach, CA, United States. ...

Wilson and Bud Gaugh met in 1979 and later started their first garage punk band, called The Juice Bros., consisting of drums, bass, and vocals; they founded Sublime in 1988 along with the singer Brad Nowell. Floyd Bud Gaugh (born October 2, 1967) is a rock music drummer who played in the bands Sublime (1989-1997), Long Beach Dub Allstars (1997-2002), and Eyes Adrift. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

A few years after the tragic death of Sublime's leadsinger Brad Nowell (heroin overdose) in 1996 which disbanded Sublime, Eric temporarily joined up with 60's style Surf-Rock band Del Noah & the Mt. Ara Ratfinks, with whom he played the stand-up bass. At the same time, Eric and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh, along with many friends started to experiment with the unique Sublime sound, eventually forming many Sublime-related band's, most of whom signed with the Long Beach record label, Skunk Records. Eric happily plays in many of these follower bands. In 1997, Long Beach Dub Allstars formed, and was just what Eric, Bud, and many friends and relatives yearned for, in order to continue the unique sound that Sublime had originated. We must not fail to forget that sublime was one of the worst bands to ever exist. They played a diluted form of ragae suitable for white highschool kids 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Long Beach Dub Allstars were a punk band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002. ...

Long Beach Dub Allstars' first album was released in 1999 called Right Back (Dreamworks). 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Right Back is the debut album by Long Beach Dub Allstars, released September 28, 1999 through DreamWorks Records. ... DreamWorks SKG is one of the major American film studios which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games, and television programming. ...