March 02, 2005
It's The End, The End Of The Century
So, Johnny and Joey and Dee Dee are barely in the ground.
It's only been a month since they unveiled the monument to the great punk rocker Johnny Ramone at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
There, all the eulogizers spoke of JOHNNY'S ethos and his never failing punk rock coolness.
It was clear what support he'd had from his wife and family and friends throughout his life and dying days.
It was also clear that JOEY never ever swayed from his persona as the coolest punk rocker on the planet.
It was only a short time after the memorial that Eddie Vedder was on the radio with Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols talking about how Johnny and Joey didn't even talk to each other for years but toured anyway just so they could BE the Ramones and play for the fans...
So how is it that NOW, all of a sudden we are subjected to a Diet PEPSI commercial with Blitzkrieg Bop as its theme music?????? I guess they were right. Punk Rock wouldn't last. I guess it was buried right alongside Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee. They may as well shoot it right out of the cannon with Hunter S. Thompson. I hope whoever is left in charge of The Ramones' rights is happy with their burgeoning bank account - that's always what punk rock was about, right?
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