Yahoo! News - Johnny Ramone of 'The Ramones' Dies at 55
Joey Ramone, whose real name is Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Dee Dee Ramone, whose real name is Douglas Colvin, died from a drug overdose in 2002.
It's amazing how quick these men have died. I saw the Ramones in 1992 and they were totally cool. They played a ton of 2 minutes songs in about an hour. This was a band that was truly cool to like.
Posted by Tim at September 16, 2004 08:41 AMDid ya notice the comment at the bottom of that story, though?
In addition to his financial conservatism, the guitarist was politically conservative — the late Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) was Ramone's favorite president, Vega said.
Posted by: Bithead at September 16, 2004 08:54 AMIn my college dorms, Friday night was announced by one guy that would put his stereo speakers out the window and blast "Chainsaw Massacre." There'll never be a meaner rock riff than the chainsaw that started the song. Love ya always, Johnny. Long live the Ramones!
Posted by: Tom at September 16, 2004 09:19 PM
