Part 2 here: http://www.73q.com/video.php?vid=31522

write one song
play it 30 times for an hour
do that for 25 years
quit
die

and still be one of the greatest bands of all time

It's really great to hear what their setlist was like before they had 'greatest hits' of any sort.

I saw them in their last tour through Cleveland, with CJ on bass. They skipped their whole middle cataloge and just stuck with the first four and last album, plus "Pet Semetary". It was good, they went out in style, and CJ is an awesome Ramone. By then though, their songs were stretching out to 2.5 minutes +..

CJ is like.. they took the greatest Ramones fan ever and, for his prayers, said "Ey, you gonna play da bass and sing a bit." He always had more fun than any one else at any gig. Including fans.

But this is true raw Ramones at their height. Rock bullion, extra concentrated, 1:50 slabs of pure rock energy.

True story: Joey and Johnny couldn't get NY state drivers licenses because by state standards they were mentally retarded. That is so.. fucking.. PUNK.

ps: Originally, Dee Dee was the singer/bass player, and Joey was the drummer. Joey always loved drums. Even though he's the perfect lanky androgynous singer, he only got his job because Dee Dee was such an awful singer that their sound man, Tommy, offered to learn drums on the fly so Joey could sing and keep Dee Dee quiet.