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ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:09 AM Jul 2014

Tommy Ramone, Last Surviving Original Member of Influential Punk Band, Dies at 65

Source: Variety

Drummer and producer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of the influential New York punk quartet the Ramones, died Friday at his home in the Ridgewood area of Queens, New York. He was 65 and had been in hospice care following treatment for bile duct cancer.

Born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary, and known professionally as Tom or T. Erdelyi, Ramone played on the first three epoch-making Ramones albums, “Ramones” (1976), “Leave Home” (1977) and “Rocket to Russia” (1977). He also co-produced the latter two albums with Tony Bongiovi and Ed Stasium, respectively. He appeared on and co-produced the 1979 live Ramones opus “It’s Alive.”

Read more: http://variety.com/2014/music/news/tommy-ramone-last-surviving-original-member-of-influential-punk-band-dies-at-65-1201261584/

RIP. For any of the "punks" on DU, this one hurts.

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Tommy Ramone, Last Surviving Original Member of Influential Punk Band, Dies at 65 (Original Post) ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2014 OP

I really liked the Ramones vlakitti Jul 2014 #1

Request: links to Ramone's history. delrem Jul 2014 #2

Here's a great video of them in their prime, playing live. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #5

i wore out my cassette of this live performance m-lekktor Jul 2014 #15

A sad day... N/T Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #3

yes this one really does hurt. Javaman Jul 2014 #4

Nobody sang a better song about high school... SunSeeker Jul 2014 #6

Great Punk Band Unknown Beatle Jul 2014 #7

Ramone 65?! Now I know I'm old. nt ellenrr Jul 2014 #8

I want to be sedated. nt bananas Jul 2014 #9

Ditto. eom littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #17

Ramones The Heads Patti Smith...Television.1976 hangfire00 Jul 2014 #10

I cannot believe they're ALL gone!! Terrible nt 7962 Jul 2014 #11

This makes three out of four of the Ramones who died of cancer. n/t. Ken Burch Jul 2014 #12

Too much cancer. 3 of 4 members IADEMO2004 Jul 2014 #13

Rest in Peace (nt) Babel_17 Jul 2014 #14

RIP Tommy Coventina Jul 2014 #16

And Dick Cheney is still alive.... mikeysnot Jul 2014 #18

I think even Hell does not want Cheney. nt SunSeeker Jul 2014 #22

Heheheheee. mikeysnot Jul 2014 #26

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #19

Tommy-o-way-o...rip in peace.. Tikki Jul 2014 #20

NOOOO! I can't believe they're all gone. Gumboot Jul 2014 #21

Very very sad. zappaman Jul 2014 #23

Sad rec. progressoid Jul 2014 #24

Punk Rock may be dead... GReedDiamond Jul 2014 #25

Dang! cyberswede Jul 2014 #27

vlakitti

(401 posts)

1. I really liked the Ramones

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:19 AM

Jul 2014

and I even named my cat after them. A pathbreaking punk band.

God, but they all had a wretched time of it. But I'm sorry they're all gone.

delrem

(9,688 posts)

2. Request: links to Ramone's history.

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:31 AM

Jul 2014

The actual videos.

SunSeeker

(51,740 posts)

5. Here's a great video of them in their prime, playing live.

Reply to delrem (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:55 AM

Jul 2014

Ramones - It's Alive (The Rainbow) 1977 GQ:

They start off with Blitzkrieg Bop...a classic.

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)

15. i wore out my cassette of this live performance

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 09:01 AM

Jul 2014

I saw them about 4 or 5 times in my youth. RIP

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

3. A sad day... N/T

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:32 AM

Jul 2014

Javaman

(62,534 posts)

4. yes this one really does hurt.

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:38 AM

Jul 2014

They are all gone.

All of them.

SunSeeker

(51,740 posts)

6. Nobody sang a better song about high school...

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 03:03 AM

Jul 2014

Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones:

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)

7. Great Punk Band

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 04:18 AM

Jul 2014

Last member gone.

RIP Tommy

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)

8. Ramone 65?! Now I know I'm old. nt

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 05:45 AM

Jul 2014

bananas

(27,509 posts)

9. I want to be sedated. nt

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 06:33 AM

Jul 2014

littlemissmartypants

(22,839 posts)

17. Ditto. eom

Reply to bananas (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 10:08 AM

Jul 2014

hangfire00

(27 posts)

10. Ramones The Heads Patti Smith...Television.1976

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 06:56 AM

Jul 2014

I'm feeling sentimental,in good way ....yeah

R.I.P Tommy

7962

(11,841 posts)

11. I cannot believe they're ALL gone!! Terrible nt

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:18 AM

Jul 2014

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

12. This makes three out of four of the Ramones who died of cancer. n/t.

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:34 AM

Jul 2014

IADEMO2004

(5,565 posts)

13. Too much cancer. 3 of 4 members

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:38 AM

Jul 2014

Joey Ramone 2001 lymphatic cancer age 49
Dee Dee Ramone 2002 drug overdose age 50
Johnny Ramone 2004 prostate cancer age 55
Tommy Ramone 2014 bile duct cancer age 65

Babel_17

(5,400 posts)

14. Rest in Peace (nt)

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 08:52 AM

Jul 2014

Coventina

(27,196 posts)

16. RIP Tommy

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 09:54 AM

Jul 2014

Geez, this does hurt.

I didn't know he was sick.

3 out of 4 dead of cancer?
Very strange.

Sad, sad day.....

mikeysnot

(4,757 posts)

18. And Dick Cheney is still alive....

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 10:09 AM

Jul 2014

SunSeeker

(51,740 posts)

22. I think even Hell does not want Cheney. nt

Reply to mikeysnot (Reply #18)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 12:39 PM

Jul 2014

mikeysnot

(4,757 posts)

26. Heheheheee.

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #22)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 09:28 AM

Jul 2014

he is evil incarnate for sure.

littlemissmartypants

(22,839 posts)

19. Kicking. Thank you. nt

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 10:09 AM

Jul 2014

Tikki

(14,560 posts)

20. Tommy-o-way-o...rip in peace..

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 10:23 AM

Jul 2014

Did you know Tommy came up with the style of drumming that made their songs so distinctive.
When he left as drummer he still helped produce their early albums and again later..

We saw the RAMONES a 1/2 dozen times, but never with Tommy there on stage.
Marky was the drummer each time we saw them...even though he was left out and brought back after a while.

"It's Alive" is one of the best live albums, ever...
Doug Colvin was a musical genius...one of the best composers/lyricist..ever.
I was in love with Joey..