Thursday, September 16, 2004
Oh No We've Lost An-Udder... :=8(
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A sad day indeed: Johnny Ramone has followed fellow punkster Joey and Dee Dee Ramone into that great beer-tossing, torn-jeans, stage-diving gig in the sky, and the world is a moooch sadder place:
Johnny Ramone dies
By Ken Barnes and Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — Guitarist Johnny Ramone of the seminal punk band The Ramones died in his sleep Wednesday at his Los Angeles home. Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer, was 55.
Ramone, whose real name was John Cummings, was surrounded by family members and fellow rockers Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Rob Zombie.
The band's singer, Joey Ramone, whose real name was Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone, whose real name was Douglas Colvin, died from a drug overdose in 2002.
The Ramones' I Wanna be Sedated, Sheena Is a Punk Rocker and Blitzkrieg Bop, among others, earned them an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Johnny Ramone co-founded The Ramones in 1974 in New York along with Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone and Tommy Ramone, who is the only surviving member of the original band. The four band members weren't related, but all took the name of Ramone. Marky Ramone later joined the group as its drummer.
The Ramones influenced scores of followers, including bands such as Green Day and Nirvana.
A tribute concert and cancer research fundraiser was held Sunday in Los Angeles to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. It featured performances from Los Angeles punk band X, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins and others.
Ramone was too weak to talk and was taking medication to reduce the pain, said Marky Ramone, who saw the guitarist this past weekend.
"It wasn't a surprise, considering the severity of his condition," he said.
Gabba Gabba Hey, Johnny, we accept you, one of us, one of us...
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- posted by The MooCow @ 10:53 PM
