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[canoli2006]

RIP if true.

There is word late Friday night that Tommy Ramone, the last living original member of punk legends the Ramones, has died.

Born Erdélyi Tamás and also known as Thomas Erdelyi, he was 62 years old. We’re still waiting on further confirmation, but some reports say he was currently in hospice care for cancer treatment and died Friday afternoon at his Ridgewood, Queens, home.

Tommy Ramone drummed for the Ramones from 1974 to 1978, including on the New York band’s iconic 1976 debut album.

In passing, he joins Joey Ramone (who died in 2001), guitarist Johnny Ramone (2004), and bassist Dee Dee Ramone (2002) in an afterlife reunion. In 2002, all four original members and surviving drummer Marky Ramone were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

http://www.vanyaland.com/2014/07/11/r-p-tommy-ramone-1952-2014-last-living-original-member-ramones/

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Dam, they are all gone.

Too much cool I guess, this sucks.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

He wanted sedation, not death!

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

You better believe once he got up there Joey got the band together

 

[kirby_fox]

May he RIP.

I didn't realize they had all died. I still remember their Simpsons appearance singing Happy B-day to Mr. Burns.

I guess that was a lot longer ago than I recall...

 

[speculawyer]

I got to see the ramones a few times.

At one show my friend jumped on stage and stole the baseball bat used as a prop during "beat on the brat". It was hilarious. He knocked a guy in the head accidentally when jumping off the stage and said he was sorry. The guy said it is ok, you got the bat. But the caught him took the bat back and tossed him out of the show.

RIP Ramones.

 

[Amagon]

Damn, punk is dead. I wish I was alive during their heyday to see them.

RIP Tommy.

 

[gdt]

Holy shit man. This is awful. BTW, he stayed very close with the band the entire time, even produced some of their records after he left. It was an amicable split and he still was very much part of the process.

I have a few Ramones books that I bought in high school. IIRC, he left the band cause he didn't want to tour anymore, but still wanted to help make the music as a producer with them.

I'm a huge Ramones fan. Genius songwriters there.

 

[dabig2]

RIP.

Such a shame. They've all died relatively young too.

 

[NeoRausch]

I wanna be sedated...

 

[amnesiac]

RIP. Great musician.

 

[Anton668]

was hoping report was wrong since it was the only one...

then I saw
Tommy Ramone, Last Surviving Original Member of Influential Punk Band, Dies at 65

damn

 

[speculawyer]

was hoping report was wrong since it was the only one...

then I saw
Tommy Ramone, Last Surviving Original Member of Influential Punk Band, Dies at 65

damn

Wow...he produced on a Replacements album. I didn't know that.

 

[canoli2006]

If it's a hoax I need to be sedated for falling for it.

Lock it up people.

 

[BigJonsson]

RIP. Great musician.

wait: http://en.mediamass.net/people/tommy-ramone/deathhoax.html

?

Replace tommy-ramone with any celeb name and it generates a death hoax page

 

[amnesiac]

Replace tommy-ramone with any celeb name and it generates a death hoax page

Thanks.

Confirmed by The Ramones' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theramones?fref=nf

 

[Vanillalite]

I am legit shook.

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

 

[xbhaskarx]

I'm Against It

All The Ramones dying, that is :-(

 

[CharminUltra]

Now I really want to be sedated

RIP if true.

 

[Marvie_3]

fuuuuuuuck

 

[mreddie]

Fuck.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Damn. Dude was integral in shaping my youth.

 

[BroggieDoge]

I am legit shook.

:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

.

 

[TheyTookOurJobs]

Sad, they all died from nasty stuff too.

 

[Defect]

Oh fuck no.

 

[thezerofire]

 

[dejay]

Damn.

 

[SoldnerKei]

wait.. what? oh no

RIP Tommy

 

[Ultima_5]

65 is a pretty solid age considering he probably did lots of drugs and what not during their heyday

 

[OnPoint]

Even as someone who didn't particularly enjoy their catalog, I know a few bands I'm into (and maybe some I'm even not aware of) were heavily influenced by them.

RIP Tommy, and thanks.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Marky is still around though, and most people are probably more familiar with him as the drummer (plus he played with Richard Hell & the Voidoids and The Misfits), but any case my favorite song from The Ramones' debut album is definitely Judy is a Punk, with Tommy on drums and providing backing vocals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6GAGdBiJF0

 

[BrokenEchelon]

RIP

 

[obin_gam]

Goodbye Tommy (although Joey in the lyrics)

 

[Zelias]

All the original members gone now? Damn.

RIP Tommy.

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

Aw no Tommy

RIP

 

[deli2000]

RIP. What a legacy this band brought about.

 

[caramac]

Rock on, Tommy.

 

[strafer]

greatest punk band

so many listens

 

[slit]

Love ya Tommy. R.I.P.

One of my most personal influential bands ever.

 

[Data West]

Fuck. One of the most important bands of my youth.

Remember when they were on Space Ghost?

 

[Xun]

I wasn't the biggest fan of them, but what a real shame.

So young as well.

 

[Machine]

Time to re-watch Rock & Roll High School

 

[thesuperfunk]

RIP.

 

[-ImaginaryInsider]

Goodbye Tommy, always like your drumming the best.

 

[Mr Swine]

R.I.P

 

[kess]

Damn, saw him play in his bluegrass band

RIP