Re: (TV) Bye bye joey

["J.Germaine" <jpg55@home.com>]

Amen!!

> From: SCOTT ALDRICH <scott.aldrich@worldnet.att.net>
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> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 11:31:18 -0400
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> Subject: (TV) Bye bye joey
> 
> I just heard the very bad news. So soon, such a New York staple, such a guy.
> I was just another kid in high school, playing at CBGB's in a band called
> Dexter and the Dandelions. Joey Ramone, an idol of ours was at the bar. He
> was completely nice and approachable and gave us advice, what songs he
> thought worked, he took a copy of our demo, we were starstruck. Later at a
> Talking Heads concert we saw him on line with us and said, "Hey Joey". I'm
> sure he didn't remember us from Adam, but he was really sweet, said, "How's
> it goin? How's the band". I can't say this too much, but we loved him. He
> got us backstage at that Talking Heads concert and had a beer with us and
> his girlfriend. the Ramones were the essential soundtrack to our teenage
> years. At Ramones concerts you felt that class distinctions were erased,
> Bikers, punks and kids all mixed in good spirit. they were what the MC5 was
> to an earlier generation, pure rock adrenaline and fun. I'm gonna put on
> Rocket to Russia now and dance around. "1 2 3 4 Cretins wanna hop some
> more!". 
> 
> Scott
> 
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