So what is the connection between The Goo Goo Dolls, and The Cult? The answer is ultrarunning! Perhaps that's the answer you were expecting but its true, no sex, drugs and rock'n'roll here, just miles and miles of running.
Mike Malinin the drummer with The Goo Goo Dolls is an avid ultramarathon runner, having completed several 100 milers. Then there's Michael Dimkich of The Cult. Dimkich notes in his chapter in "Running Through The Wall: personal encounters with the ultramarathon" that, "music and running crossed paths as a musician friend of mine, Mike from the Goo Goo Dolls, mentioned that he'd done a local 50k not too long ago. I couldn't let another "rock guy" tackle an ultra distance while I just ran marathons." So off he went and ended up completing the Angeles Crest 100.
Perhaps Goethe said it best,
Whatever you think you can door believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.
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