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  • January 16, 2005 at 2:05 pm #47573
    Bucky Ramone
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      [img]http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20050115/capt.caaj10101150141.people_ramone_caaj101.jpg[/img]

      LOS ANGELES – A bronze statue honoring late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone was unveiled before hundreds of celebrities and cheering fans at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

      Ramone, co-founder and guitarist of The Ramones, was 55 when he died of prostate cancer in September at his Los Angeles home. The $100,000 statue sits near the grave of bandmate Dee Dee Ramone, who died of a drug overdose in 2002.

      Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin said at the Friday unveiling that The Ramones were as influential on the world of rock ‘n’ roll as the Beatles.

      "There was the music before them and the music after," he said.

      Tommy Ramone, the only surviving member of the original band, said the memorial symbolized the spirit of The Ramones’ music.

      "He wanted the fans to have a place to come and a way to feel in touch with this music that got so many things right," he said.

      from Yahoo News (there is also a slideshow from the ceremony on that page)

      January 16, 2005 at 2:14 pm #106932
      Robert
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        Johnny Ramone my ass, that is Darth Vader with an electric guitar. George Lucas will definetely sue.

        January 16, 2005 at 3:42 pm #106933
        AGAP
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          Cool statue :!:

          January 17, 2005 at 1:52 am #106934
          gargoyle
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            real nice, but! it aint half ugly enough, i’ve seen the man in person, eeeek!

            January 17, 2005 at 8:16 am #106935
            SG
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              "Robert" wrote:
              Johnny Ramone my ass, that is Darth Vader with an electric guitar. George Lucas will definetely sue.

              Yeah,it kinda does.It`s the effort that counts.We need a Joey one! :)

              January 17, 2005 at 3:02 pm #106936
              AGAP
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                Is there a Dee Dee memorial anywhere, if not, there should be :!:

                January 17, 2005 at 5:08 pm #106937
                Rich
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                  Lol Johnny was ugly as hell, It’s like Howard Stern X Ugly to a infinite power

                  January 17, 2005 at 9:29 pm #106938
                  malcom
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                    I appreciate the thought, but companion pieces would be neccesary. DeeDee was always my favorite.

                    Sigh. . .what does Living Ramone have to say about this?

                    January 18, 2005 at 1:31 pm #106939
                    crazycloud
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                      thats what you get whn you die a registered republican in this country… wshew… nice statue

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