The 10th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute

You’d think it would be a somber event to celebrate someone’s life in a place that homes the dead, but the TENTH ANNIVERSARY JOHNNY RAMONE TRIBUTE last Sunday at the HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY was anything but quiet! Don’t worry – I doubt the residents complained.

And much like the previous annual events, LINDA RAMONE sure put on ONE HELL OF A PARTY! And why not – thrown in honor of her late husband, the quintessential punk guitarist JOHNNY RAMONE, there is much to celebrate – even ten years after his passing (of prostate cancer) – and 40 years since his band, the RAMONES, first hit the scene in that little club in New York called CBGB.

Wow – has it really been TEN years? So hard to believe that it’s been that long since the passing of this punk icon. It’s also hard to believe that we lost singer Joey (in 2001) and bassist Dee Dee (in 2002) as well. And just this past July – only a little more than a month ago, we lost drummer Tommy Ramone – the last original member of the band. Keeping their legacy alive is certainly one reason Linda continues to put on these yearly tributes.

The 10th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute

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