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The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 3:36 am
by Rob Fossil
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:02 am
by Ugly Nora
The kids are losing their mind.
I saw his blues grass band, Unlce Monk, at a small club awhile back. When I got out of my car I saw this l long haired scrubby homeless looking dude walking around the street looking at the buildings. It took me a minute to realize it was the man himself.
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:02 am
by BitchPudding
So sad man.
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:55 pm
by Sparrow
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkHajhJFfM[/youtube]
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 5:04 pm
by Chankgeez
I think Joey will always be my favorite Ramone, but Tommy and Johnny are the ones who held it all together.
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:48 pm
by Rob Fossil
Dee Dee was always my favorite, he embodied the punk spirit more so than the others. Joey was willing to do whatever it took just to get a hit, even if it compromised the groups core sound. Johnny was a buisness man and was looking at the bottom line. With Tommy it seemed to me that the band was a stepping stone to other things once they gained a bit of fame.
Sure, Dee Dee was a hot mess and put out a horrible rap album, but he gave the world some of the best punk tunes ever written (Chinese Rocks being a prime example).
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:57 pm
by Chankgeez
Rob Fossil wrote:Dee Dee was always my favorite, he embodied the punk spirit more so than the others.
This is true. (Although, you may not be familiar with his career as a rapper.)
Not sure I completely agree with your assessment of the others.
Re: The end of an era: RIP Tommy Ramone
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:09 pm
by Ugly Nora
This song is the embodiment of punk
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4HuzMmEZBQ[/youtube]