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2 Rock Guitarists Dead In Last 24 hours...Ratt's Robbin Crosby and The Ramones Dee Dee Ramone
AP/Reuters/All media outlets | 6-7-02 | my favorite headache

Posted on 06/07/2002 9:27:06 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache

I am posting this thread if anyone cares to add to it. I am a fan of so many different styles of music and the last 24 hours has claimed the lives of 2 men who took part in 2 totally different rock bands during 2 totally different periods of popularity.

The death's of Layne Staley from Alice In Chains was a waste. A total waste of incredible talent, gone forever due to an addiction to heroin. Dee Dee Ramone from the famous punk band The Ramones died of the very same thing a little more than a day ago. Robbin Crosby one of 2 guitarists in the 80s hard rock act RATT died from a long battle with AIDS, attributed from use of a dirty heroin needle.

Robbin was really a great guy. I saw RATT live with him and he was a great performer. He was also responsible for some of the best licks i.e. Round and Round, Wanted Man,Lay It Down, You're In Love,Back For More, Dance, Dance, Dance,Way Cool Jr., What's It Gonna Be? and much more. Hit after hit from Ratt.

He also dated everyone from Heather Locklear (who didn't?), Tawney Kitaen, and various models and actresses. He had such great talent but it all went to hell by way of the needle. A personality to light up a room. Yes a ton of people in here probably have never heard of him and will just call him another heroin junkie rock star who got what he deserved. But Robbin never denied that.

When he was on Geraldo's show about 7 yrs ago...his hands were swollen, he could not even play the guitar anymore and he had been diagnosed with HIV at the time.But he accepted it and also accepted CHRIST. He knew he played russian roulette and lost.

I am not going to gush over this anymore. I just came home from a 12 hour shift at work to have the news sent to me about his passing. I just wanted to recognize his life in some way because his music was something that was just downright...good.

Robbin is up with Christ now and his long and painful battle with AIDS is over.

R.I.P to the both of them.


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KEYWORDS: deedeeramone; music; ramones; ratt; robbincrosby
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To: Ciexyz
Headbangers Ball (Sorry, it just came to me)
61 posted on 06/07/2002 10:26:55 PM PDT by AgentEcho
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To: My Favorite Headache
Not my genre of music, but very glad to see that his life everlasting is with the King of kings and LORD of Lords. THAT is what it's all about.
62 posted on 06/07/2002 10:27:05 PM PDT by gracex7
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To: All
Who cares
63 posted on 06/07/2002 10:28:55 PM PDT by trevorjohnson
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To: Big Bunyip
Well, most I know in the younger generation listen to about anything(outside country). One minute AC/DC is on the CD player, Eminem the next, NWA after that, then Doors, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, and DMX.
64 posted on 06/07/2002 10:30:22 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
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To: Huck
Freebird!
65 posted on 06/07/2002 10:30:53 PM PDT by Washington-Husky
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To: Dakmar
Just because life goes on for others, doesn't make it any less sad for those who care about the deceased. No matter how they died.
66 posted on 06/07/2002 10:31:08 PM PDT by pjb819
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To: Big Bunyip
My favorite is Bonfire Box set - With the Live "Let there be Rock" CD with the Bonfire set. "Live Wire, Highway to Hell" all live. There was an Atlantic Records live one as well in the box set with a great version of "Problem Child".

I like the Brian Johnson stuff as well, but Bon Scott was the man by far.

The Detroit radio station had a countdown recently on the best Rock songs of all time. "You Shook Me All Night Long" was ranked number one.

67 posted on 06/07/2002 10:35:05 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
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To: hole_n_one
You must be a Judas Priest fan. Too bad about Rob Halford. He was such a talent.
68 posted on 06/07/2002 10:35:18 PM PDT by Huck
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To: Huck
My niece has been a user since 1968.
I'm 52 and she's a year or so younger than me and last time I saw her she looked about 70.
I'm amazed she's never OD'd.

Heroin...it's my wife...it's my life!--Lou Reed

69 posted on 06/07/2002 10:35:29 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: pjb819
I wasn't trying to belittle the death of anyone, I was responding to Don Myers attempt to turn this thread into a D.A.R.E. podium.
70 posted on 06/07/2002 10:36:35 PM PDT by Dakmar
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To: AAABEST
Just 1-2-3-4 from one song to the next.

Yep. Loved it.
By the way it was "Up-tu-tre-fa !".

71 posted on 06/07/2002 10:38:30 PM PDT by dread78645
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To: Big Bunyip
I liked that post!!! Funny... but in a bittersweet sort of way.

Ah, the youth of today, where did we fail them??!

72 posted on 06/07/2002 10:38:38 PM PDT by Washington-Husky
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To: Huck
So would that be something like:

Peter Puffer
puffed a peck
of puffed peters?

73 posted on 06/07/2002 10:41:26 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: Dan from Michigan
On a Highway to Hell ringing Hells Bells!
74 posted on 06/07/2002 10:43:10 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: capitan_refugio
AMEN, brutha!
75 posted on 06/07/2002 10:44:21 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: Huck
No, the Hells Angels kicked ass in Gimme Shelter!
76 posted on 06/07/2002 10:46:22 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: My Favorite Headache
RIP to both but Stepen Pearcy was the RATT sound. Listen to him and Dweezil jam and you'll know he needed to break out.

Sorry to see the Ramones lose two in one year.

77 posted on 06/07/2002 10:46:42 PM PDT by nunya bidness
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To: rockfish59
It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll!
78 posted on 06/07/2002 10:48:00 PM PDT by Dakmar
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To: greydog
I haven't had a cold in 3 years and I ain't no frikkin' junkie! =^)
79 posted on 06/07/2002 10:48:12 PM PDT by rockfish59
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To: Washington-Husky
Wrong!! (try "My Sharona" by the Knack...)

Just slightly ahead of D(r)exy's Midnight Runners's "Too-Rye-Aye" (Come-on Eileen) ...

80 posted on 06/07/2002 10:49:36 PM PDT by dread78645
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