Bye Bye Johnny

Johnny Ramone died wednesday afternoon in his sleep after a five year battle with prostrate cancer.

Jackson did him right with his post, so I'll just send you all there.

How am I going to break the news to Josh?

UPDATE: I broke the news to Josh and he was OK with it, but he wanted to know why only the drummers didn't die. He's a drummer, btw.

Also, Tom Watson has another great post on Johnny. Man were these guys loved.

Comments

[jackson]

Straight up I guess. I suppose that he knows that Joey and Dee Dee are gone.

[Jason Chervokas]

Fred-

Did you show yr son Spinal Tap? There only the drummers die!

[jackson]

Both Joey and Johnny died of cancer, that's luck of the draw. Dee Dee had a weakness of the soul. As For Tommy, he got out early after the third record, and Marky wasn't in the band the whole time either (though he was kind of like Ron Wood, still the new gut after twnty years). There is no real reason, though. It's just what happened.

[scott partee]

as a drummer, i will assert that if we can avoid choking on our own vomit or drowning, the fact is that we get actual exercise during the performance.