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Johnny Ramone, of 'The Ramones,' Dies at 55 Johnny Ramone, of 'The Ramones,' Dies at 55
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 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, Pete Yorn, Vincent Gallo and Talia Shire. 09/15/2004 22:59:37 EST Associated Press tA  Tribal Disorder
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They sure weren't a very healthy bunch.
This is unfortunate, so not to take away from it, but for a second I thought I was going crazy. I am only a casual Ramones fan, and didn't realize they all were actually named Ramone, so I was thinking to myself reading the first part of this story "I could have sworn this guy already died a couple times, what the hell is going on?" "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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Damnit! Sorry to hear this. I remember when Johnny was Savagely Beaten years ago around St Marks by his Girlfriend's Ex. RIP Johnny...Bye Bye Ramones..Gabba Gabba Hey....  | |
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man, there aren't many ramones left.
r.i.p. johnny. | |
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r.i.p. Johnny
what is interesting is that they follow eachother is such a short period of time! | |
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That sucks.
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Geez, there's only one of them left now. He wasn't very old at all either.
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Anxiety said: man, there aren't many ramones left.
r.i.p. johnny.
Indeed. | |
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WTF?!
Damn, one of my fave groups is basically gone. When Joey died, I was crushed, when Dee Dee died, I wasn't surprised, but Johnny? damn.....this sucks. Gabba Gabba Hey indeed..... | |
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Rip Johnny boy... | |
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SO sad! A great band, who influenced sooooo many different acts from different genres of music. Now, only Tommy is left (crap, I'd be sweating if I were him right now).
"Hey Ho! Let's GO!!!" R.I.P. Johhny! The Ramones are rockin' in Heaven! 
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i'm always surprised at how many people STILL think of the ramones as this "weird", super-mega-hardcore punk band. to me, they're as rock'n'roll as bill haley & the comets and as important as the beatles or elvis to the history of pop music. they were just a good rock band with a good gimmick and a lead singer who started out wanting to sing like ronnie spector. it's sad and a bit odd to think of the ramones as being mostly dead. | |
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Yeah, I heard yesterday. Man, 55, that's young. He was always my favorite in the band. I dug The Ramones. I first really got hip to them when I went to go see "Rock And Roll High School" when I was a kid. Love that movie. From there, I bought a few of their albums over the years. I liked what they stood for, and their songs were cool. Short and sweet. Their first album is a classic. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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(as i did when joey and dee dee passed, i actually cried)
gabba gabba/ we accept you/ we accept you/ one of us... wise up world; the bruddas from queens were one of america's greatest contributions to rock... posture your mandables towards the sky
and oscilate them in an apathetic manner throw your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care | |
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I thought he had been dead.  | |
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okaypimpn said: I thought he had been dead.
no. | |
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Look's like they should take that s away from the band name. [Edited 9/16/04 16:22pm] | |
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Anxiety said: okaypimpn said: I thought he had been dead.
no. Whoops! My bad. | |
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theAudience said: Johnny Ramone, of 'The Ramones,' Dies at 55
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones," has died. He was 55.  VOTE....EARLY | |
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magnificentsynthesizer667 said: Look's like they should take that s away from the band names.
[Edited 9/16/04 8:53am] i could only agree with you until the next time i heard a ramones song. then i'd realize that "s" is tacked on there pretty well. | |
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omg, no....first joey, then dee dee, and now him... | |
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Barry White, Joe Strummer, Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny, Rick James.....it's not just '60s hippies succumbing anymore (not that it completely ever was)... This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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RIP, my man.... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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The Punk community is gonna miss you, dude.
But thanks so much for inventing the genre and starting a music and cultural revolution. Without it, I'd be stuck with the likes of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.   NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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| Only one Ramone left. | |
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Wierd and sad.
RAMONES:   | |
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RIP Johnny....
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Did anyone hear Tommy Ramone on Howard Stern this morning? I'm surprised Marky didn't call in too.
Also - Howard said that Johnny was shceduled to call in this week because he wanted Howard's show to be his last interview and a chance to say goodbye to the fans. So sad VOTE....EARLY | |
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Anxiety said: okaypimpn said: I thought he had been dead.
no. you always say dumb shit. dumbass fo' someone who can't stand dem tv dinnas, you sho' eat enough of them mutha#@$%!s | |
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