Editing 39/Smooth (section)

===US tour and related events===
[[File:John Kiffmeyer 1990.png|thumb|[[John Kiffmeyer]] performing with Green Day at [[Pinole Valley High School]] in 1990]]
To assist the release of ''39/Smooth'', Green Day appeared at several Gilman gigs, some that served as benefit shows for Lookout or fanzines in the area, namely ''Cometbus''.<ref name=Spitz67/> One show also included a May 1990 performance at Pinole Valley High School, who were hosting local acts for [[List of food days|Foreign Food Day]].<ref name=Gaar38>Gaar 2006, p. 38</ref> The day after Dirnt graduated from that high school, the band embarked on the aforementioned 45-date US tour.<ref name=Myers63/> They used a van that was bought from Armstrong's brother, and was refurbished as to have more space to sleep and store their equipment. They were accompanied by Hughes, who served as their roadie.<ref name=Spitz67/>{{#tag:ref|<!-- the person, not the publication -->Cometbus also joined Green Day for the US trek as their roadie, documenting the journey in an issue of ''Cometbus''.<ref name=Gaar39/> Gaar said there was a map of the country, with markers denoting eventful instances of the tour, such as when Armstrong was stung by [[poison ivy]] and required medical attention or when Dirnt had broken his instrument in half thanks to a split [[guitar strap]].<ref>Gaar 2006, pp. 39–40</ref>|group="nb"}} It started on June 19, 1990, on the West Coast, going up to Canada, before returning to the US, from where they journeyed to the East Coast, travelling to Florida, moving to the Midwest and ending in California.<ref name=Gaar39/>{{#tag:ref|While playing a gig in Minnesota, Armstrong bonded with attendee Adrienne Nesser. She would later move to California and marry Armstrong. Alongside this, Green Day were invited to record songs for [[Skene! Records]], who were based in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].<ref name=Gaar40/> They recorded at a local studio in the area;<ref name=Myers66/> in lieu of newer tracks, the band opted to tackle Sweet Children-era material. Dirnt explained that they preferred to be recording and as they were "still playing those songs ... it was like, 'Hey, we've got studio time — let's record 'em!{{single double}}<ref name=Gaar40/> As the songs were released as the ''[[Sweet Children (EP)|Sweet Children]]'' (1990) EP, fans mistakenly thought it was the band's first release,<ref name=Gaar40/> which Livermore attributed to the poor sound quality.<ref name=Myers66>Myers 2006, p. 66</ref>|group="nb"}}

They played in a variety of punk clubs, house parties and bars,<ref name=Spitz67>Spitz 2010, p. 67</ref> with crowd sizes varying from 50 people to 500.<ref name=Myers63>Myers 2006, p. 63</ref> Venues that scheduled the band received contracts from them with two requests – that nourishment and accommodation was prioritized over money, and did ask for a minimum of $100 if there was enough to spare, though stipulated this was not a requirement. The band stated on the contracts the places "do not have to give us any of these things, of course we don't have to tune before we play either."<ref name=Gaar39/> Funds that Green Day made from the performances ended up going to paying for food and buying gas.<ref>Myers 2006, p. 65</ref> To aid their income, they bought inexpensive shirts from local business, which were then [[Printing|printed]] with their band logo and promptly put on sale at the gigs. They also gave a discount to attendees to bring their own shirts to the shows for printing.<ref name=Gaar40>Gaar 2006, p. 40</ref>

Though the tour was seen as a success by the band, Kiffmeyer did not want to go through the hassle of such an endeavor again and instead enrolled in [[California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt|Humboldt State College]] in [[Arcata, California]] later in the year. He did not outright tell them that he was departing.<ref>Spitz 2010, p. 70</ref> Armstrong was surprised by this as he only found out through <!-- the person, not the publication -->Cometbus. Afterwards, Armstrong was unsure if he wanted to continue the band.<ref name=Gaar43>Gaar 2006, p. 43</ref> Dave EC of [[Filth (band)|Filth]] and [[the Wynona Riders]] joined Green Day, though left after a few weeks.<ref>Myers 2006, p. 68</ref> Armstrong remembered [[Tré Cool]] and learned that he was free.<ref>Spitz 2010, pp. 70–71</ref> Cool had been playing with the Lookouts since he was 12.<ref name=Spitz52>Spitz 2010, p. 52</ref> At age 16, Cool was a regular of the Gilman scene, going to parties and playing with various acts.<ref>Spitz 2010, pp. 55–56</ref> Through this, he became familiar with Armstrong and Dirnt.<ref>Spitz 2010, p. 56</ref> Cool ultimately joined Green Day in late 1990.<ref>Myers 2006, pp. 67, 68</ref>

The later CD release of ''39/Smooth'' featured tracks from the two prior EPs, in addition to I Want to Be Alone, which was previously released on a ''Flipside'' magazine various artist compilation in 1990.<ref>Gaar 2006, pp. 36–37</ref> This version was retitled ''[[1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours]]'', which omitted the letters from Kiffmeyer, Livermore and I.R.S.,<ref name=Gaar37>Gaar 2006, p. 37</ref> and included the ''1,000 Hours'' and ''Slappy'' EPs.<ref name=1039comp>{{cite AV media notes|title=1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours|author=Green Day|year=1991|type=sleeve|publisher=[[Lookout Records]]|id=Lookout 22CD}}</ref> In late 2005, citing a royalty dispute, the band took control of their Lookout Records-era releases, including ''1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours'', second studio album ''[[Kerplunk (album)|Kerplunk]]'' (1991), and the ''1,000 Hours'' and ''Slappy'' EPs.<ref>Spitz 2010, p. 180</ref> "Going to Pasalacqua" was pressed on a [[Phonograph record|seven-inch vinyl record]], with "Road to Acceptance" and "Disappearing Boy" as the B-sides, as part of the ''Ultimate Collectors 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set'' (2009) collection.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Ultimate Collectors 7" Vinyl Singles Box Set|author=Green Day|year=2009|type=sleeve|publisher=[[Reprise Records]]|id=517676-7}}</ref> In the lead up to the ''[[Green Day: Rock Band]]'' (2010) video game, Cool said that while the [[Master recordings|master tapes]] for ''39/Smooth'' still exist, the process to digitize them would [[Sticky-shed syndrome|destroy the tape]] given their age.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/05/06/green-day-s-tre-cool-talks-about-green-day-rock-band-future-dlc.aspx|title=Green Day's Tre Cool Talks About Green Day: Rock Band, Future DLC|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|author=Helgeson, Matt|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=May 6, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508235333/http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/05/06/green-day-s-tre-cool-talks-about-green-day-rock-band-future-dlc.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>