Johnny Ramone died today[views:12528][posts:15]_______________________________ [Sep 16,2004 12:15am - Mary ""] He was 55. 8^( http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...u=/ap/20040916/ap_en_mu/obit_ramone LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones," has died. He was 55. Ramone died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, his publicist said. He had battled prostate cancer for five years, and was hospitalized in June at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Ramone, born John Cummings, was one of the original members of the Ramones, whose hit songs "I Wanna be sedated" and "Blitzkrieg Bop," among others, earned the band induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band's singer, Joey Ramone, whose real name was Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone, who was born Douglas Colvin, died from a drug overdose in 2002. Johnny Ramone founded "The Ramones" in 1974 with Joey Ramone, DeeDee Ramone and Tommy Ramone, the only surviving member of the original band. A tribute concert and cancer research fund-raiser was held Sunday in Los Angeles to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. It featured performances by Los Angeles punk band X, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins (news) and others. Along with his wife, Linda Cummings, Johnny Ramone was surrounded at his death by friends Eddie and Jill Vedder, and Rob and Sherrie Zombie. Other friends who gathered at his Los Angeles home included Lisa Marie Presley (news), Pete Yorn (news), Vincent Gallo (news) and Talia Shire. |
| _______________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 12:38am - th3rdknuckle ""] Damn A brilliant but overlooked/underrated guitarist (he didn't "shred") An icon, a symbol; a genius who found great depth in simplicity |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 12:56am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] Chuck 34 Quorthon 39 At least he made it to 55 |
| __________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 1:40am - powerkok ""] damn rip johnny! |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 1:51am - the_reverend ""] damn... they are dying off faster than idians from bonanza. there's only what, one left? |
| __________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 1:53am - succubus ""] my dad was younger |
| __________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 2:24am - powerkok ""] my mom too.... and she was a HUGE Ramones fan. She brought me to a Ramones show in 85 in a small club in Miami..It was awesome. |
| ____________________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 4:14am - Todd(Bombshelter) ""] that sucks,we'll always have the music though---rip Johnny |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 8:34am - the_reverend ""] let's all be thankful... I mean, at least he didn't go off with the misfits. |
| ____________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 9:13am - BornSoVile ""] RIP Johnny!! I need to hear Questioningly. My sister stole all my Ramones cd. |
| ________________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 10:16am - ExHuMeD4DeAtH ""] didnt he already die like a couple years ago? im confused now |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 10:19am - RustedAngel ""] a lady downstairs just called up to this office and said "Joey Ramone died" hahahaha. |
| _______________________________________________________________________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 10:20am - litacore with a strange parasitic phallus growing out of her armpit ""] he was my favorite ramone. That Hair! |
| ________________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 10:35am - armageddonday ""] RIP Johnny! \m/ |
| ___________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 12:11pm - powerkok ""] ExHuMeD4DeAtH said:didnt he already die like a couple years ago? im confused now that was joey. |
| _____________________________________ [Sep 16,2004 1:23pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] And Dee Dee died too. |