Intersection To Be Named for Joey Ramone

NY1 ^ | 11/28/03

[hellinahandcart]

Intersection To Be Named For Joey Ramone

NOVEMBER 28TH, 2003 The corner of the Bowery and Second Street will soon be called "Joey Ramone Way." The city will honor the late front man of the seminal punk band The Ramones by unveiling a street sign this Sunday at 1 p.m. The block is home to the CBGB nightclub where the band rose to fame. The club will host a reception after the dedication. The Ramones are considered by many to be the original punk band, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year. Joey Ramone died of cancer in April 2001.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yep, that's what I heard!

Also, would you guys believe that Keef Richards is supposedly something of a conservative?!

[Senator Pardek]

Rolling Stone Keith Richards exposed! He's a conservative church-going Lutheran

[sushiman]

1-2-3-4 !

Saw The Ramones live a couple of times back in the 80's : once in a Hartford club ( opened for Brit group Magazine ..pogoed the whole set ! ) ; and once at UCONN outdoors . Man those guys rocked and kicked arse big time . Pure energy ( well , possibly fueled by illegal substanbces :) ) ...

[sauropod]

I don't believe that! That fool has more heroin in his veins than Rush Limbaugh!

...ducking...

[Timesink]

Joey Ramone may be the only guy in Simpsons history so pale that they couldn't draw him as yellow!

[Timesink]

Pity he was a raving leftist. Remember Bonzo goes to Bitburg?

I don't think "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" was exactly a sneering condemnation of Reagan Administration policy. This is the RAMONES we're talking about here. It was about chords and silly lyrics.

[sauropod]

I seem to recall several interviews w/Joey where he defended the lyrics and expounded on them...

[fhayek]

Awe, they should have named a High School after him...

[BudgieRamone]

I believe I will have to do that too..:)

[Bonneville]

From what I've read, Johnny made the band rename the single "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" For album release because he was a Reagan supporter. It may have been on the liner notes to the Ramones Mania compilation but I'm at work and can't check it out.
There was a much greater conservative/libertarian contingent in the earlier days...

[NYC GOP Chick]

Nice Googling, oob. ;)

[NYC GOP Chick]

You are SOOO bad! ;)

[NYC GOP Chick]

Aren't you going to be there at the Dedication Ceremony, what with you being a member of the family and all? :)

[TheSpottedOwl]

I saw the Ramones in 1978 or '79. They opened for Black Sabbath and appeared at the Orange Show Auditorium in San Bernardino. They threw their instruments down and walked off the stage, because the jarheads(no offense guys)were heaving beer bottles and whiskey bottles on stage. This was back when you could actually get *that close*. I was actually touching the stage during both bands performances!

Those were the days!!!!

[StriperSniper]

I was specifically going to post, "Morons! If it's anywhere besides Bowery and 2nd, it's wrong!"

If they got it wrong, we could have always gone down there and "Beat On The Brat". ;-)

[Senator Pardek]

Oob?!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yep, oob.

[fhayek]

...maybe they could rename Vince Lombardi High School...

[Senator Pardek]

Off Off Broadway?

[NYC GOP Chick]

Re-read your FReepmail from last night, oob.