Reply #16: RIP Johnny....................

[johnnie]

I remember cutting school in the 9th grade (1979) to sneak in to the theater to see "Rock and Roll High School". Man, it seems so long ago and I am feeling my age today. The Ramones were such a great Rock band when so many of the top acts were wearing glimmery pants and disco was dominating the radio waves.
I still have my biker jacket from those days, although it doesn't fit too well (not at all actually). The scene back then was cool, but just not out in the sunshine. The Ramones were about the only ones that really got out there and were well known enough to make the impact for the punk scene. Gotta love em.
Unfortunately, I never got a chance to see them, but I did have a good friend (who passed away early last year) who was hanging out with Dee Dee a few years back. He took him thru the Hall of Fame here and told me that Dee Dee was a little impressed at what they had on the Ramones there.
Oh well, another of the legends gone and time moves on. I'm sorry for the yappin', this stuff just makes my memory banks open up.