Joey Ramone
1951-2001 R.I.P.
by David Lee Beowulf
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| courtesy www.officialramones.com |
I knew it...
At the Coney Island High reunion show with The Dickies and Murphy's Law the previous Friday, a candle was lit on stage for Joey -- a wish for speedy recovery was made, the old C.I.H. bartenders sang "I Remember You"...
Last October, Bobby Steele told me Joey was sick...
At about 5:47 PM -- after "Blitzkrieg Bop" ended (it's a Ramones song, less than two minutes, of course), she announced Joey had died. She mentioned that she'd heard he was sick only three weeks ago. Then she played a few more Ramones tunes and ended her show with "...see you, brother."
Joey Ramone was born on May 19, 1951 (that's Pete Townshend's birthday, too), and died a month and a half before he hit 50. 
