R.I.P. Tommy!
Quick Ramones story: back in the '80's when I was a music journalist I used to go to a lot of shows at The Ritz, a small club in Greenwich Village. Being a writer I would get passes etc and sit in the balcony where all the VIPs sat. At nearly every show regardless of who was playing (the Cars, The Cure, The Cult, didn't matter) there was Joey Ramone, standing in the corner hovering over someone telling some great rock 'n roll stories. He cornered me on many occassions over the years. Turns out he lived across the street and would just wander in when a band was onstage. He could hear the show from his bathroom and he would get curious. LOL The nicest dude in the world.
All the great ones are leaving us.
