And then there were none. RIP Tommy Ramone

[DaveB]

BBC News - Ramones punk band founder Tommy dies, aged 62

This makes I glum

[barrydidit]

The drummer passed away in hospice care on Friday following treatment for bile duct cancer

Bloody hell. Is nowhere safe?

The act disbanded in 1996 after two decades of relentless touring.

Probably didn't help himself there though. Sad news. RIP

[quackhandle]

MrsQH, listening to The Ramones on some US tv show or movie: "Pah, it's been done all that."

Me: "Well not really. It's The Ramones."

MrsQH: It has, it's been done before that type of music."

Me: "Well it hasn't. The Ramones are defined as creating Punk Rock, when they formed in 1974."



There's gonna be some gig in the afterlife tonight.

qh

[darmstadt]

Quite possibly the greatest band ever. I first saw them at the following concert (can you spot me?) and numerous times following that. If you're ever in Berlin a visit to the Ramones museum is worth a visit: RAMONES MUSEUM & BAR BERLIN

[VectraMan]

I guess there's now no chance of them writing that second song. They really made Status Quo look varied.

[minestrone]

Dreadful music, dreadful life expectancy.

[Cliphead]

Never bought into the punk thing, preferred bands who actually had musicians that could play.

[Sysman]

I quite enjoyed the punk era because it brought some energy into the mainstream which was pretty crud at the time.

A local pub had lots of punk bands on, some good, some bad. If they were good you enjoyed it, if not the beer was good and so were the pool tables.

Watching the punk elements of the audience you got the feeling you were watching a rehearsal for the Muppet Show

[mudskipper]

Never bought into the punk thing, preferred bands who actually had musicians that could play.

Tut, next you'll be saying you want artists who can actually draw.

[mudskipper]

I like punk - I find listening at work quite cathartic.