Quote from thorn:
Cute Pabst. The Ramones happened to be my favorite group of all time. I saw them at least 20 times in concert, which is alot for me, since i've only been to a total of 25 concerts in my life.
Joey was intent on ending his life before he hit the big "50". So was Dee Dee. And they both succeeded in their goal as they both passed at 49. Pabst has it right about the drug use. By the time Joey was 35 he was very hard to understand, though he was speaking English. He had little interest in anything but drugs, rock n roll and women. He did like Maria B. but only in the same way people here think the current CNBC chicks are hot.
I hope that they cashed in on their anthems, which are endlessly played in stadiums and on commercials. Otherwise, it's obvious they only knew a few cords on the guitar, but they still turned out some great tunes. Rest in Peace.