worldrecordplayer Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Hard for me to believe, but every one of the 4 original Ramones has now passed. Gonna bust out my Ramones records today. GABA Gabba Hey! Saw them for the first time upstairs at Max's Kansas City with my brother. First of many times. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/07/12/us/ap-us-obit-ramone.html?_r=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I've always loved the Ramones. When I discovered their music in the early 80s (along with the Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, etc.) it gave legitimacy to my teenage anger and disdain for mainstream pop culture. I imagined myself as a punk rock girl (sans safety pins or a pink Mohawk) and therefore had the right to put on a hateful face, almost flunk out of chemistry and trigonometry, and puke from too many cheap beers. Those were the days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Sixties dinosaurs The Rolling Stones (well, 80% of them) and The Who (well, 50% of them) are alive and doing 50th anniversary tours, while the poor Ramones lived to an average age of 54. What a bad run of luck they had. Well, at least the band's back together out there somewhere ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 And Iggy lives. RIP to the producer of The Replacements' Tim as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 All this time I thought all the Ramones were related -- what a dope. They are always fun to listen to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Sixties dinosaurs The Rolling Stones (well, 80% of them) and The Who (well, 50% of them) are alive and doing 50th anniversary tours, while the poor Ramones lived to an average age of 54. What a bad run of luck they had. Well, at least the band's back together out there somewhere ... They lived a rough, rough life. RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Didn't listen to any Ramones records today. Watched this on You Tube instead. 1 2 3 4! http://youtu.be/IVhjBmcOP30 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I wanna be sedated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Sixties dinosaurs The Rolling Stones (well, 80% of them) and The Who (well, 50% of them) are alive and doing 50th anniversary tours, while the poor Ramones lived to an average age of 54. What a bad run of luck they had. Well, at least the band's back together out there somewhere ...I'm trying to think of another band from the 60s and after - in which all of the original members are dead... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Still glad I got to see them on their farewell tour in 96. They only played about 30 minutes, never stopping for more than a few seconds in between songs. It was awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'm trying to think of another band from the 60s and after - in which all of the original members are dead... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Nice piece by Jon Wurster in Spin: http://www.spin.com/articles/jon-wurster-remembers-tommy-ramone-rip/ Didn't realize there was a debate over the Replacements' "Kiss Me On the Bus" solo ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I found some photos I took on an old disc camera at my first show in 1983. It was at Jannus Landing in St Pete and the show was sponsored by local station 98 Rock, so tickets were 98 cents. I saw them one more time, also at Jannus Landing, on their farewell tour in 1996. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Wow, Hixter, those are great. Priceless memories! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Gabba, gabba, ney indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Nice piece by Jon Wurster in Spin: http://www.spin.com/articles/jon-wurster-remembers-tommy-ramone-rip/ Didn't realize there was a debate over the Replacements' "Kiss Me On the Bus" solo ...Jon Wurster gets all sincere. It's refreshing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I'm trying to think of another band from the 60s and after - in which all of the original members are dead... Hendrix was the only one I thought of, didn't realize about T-rex. There has to be others I assume? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I found some photos I took on an old disc camera at my first show in 1983. It was at Jannus Landing in St Pete and the show was sponsored by local station 98 Rock, so tickets were 98 cents. I saw them one more time, also at Jannus Landing, on their farewell tour in 1996. Wow, Jannus Landing? I caught my first Wilco show there in 1999.Small world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Wow, Jannus Landing? I caught my first Wilco show there in 1999.Small world.I saw a lot of shows there between 1983 and 2008. The Ramones gigs were the best, but I also saw a great Blonde Redhead performance circa 1997 that was attended by about a dozen people. It wasn't technically at Jannus Landing, but at a pub that opened onto the courtyard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I love the Rising Sun style shirt that one kid is wearing. Totally early 80s. I wonder if he was wearing parachute pants too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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