# Holy crap! First Joey, now Dee Dee. What next???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 11, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485 "2002-07-11T19:37:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485/1 "2002-07-11T19:37:01Z")

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Well, Dee Dee Ramone died a few days ago, apparently from a drug overdose.

[http://nydailynews.com/2002-06-07/News\_and\_Views/Beyond\_the\_City/a-153459.asp](http://nydailynews.com/2002-06-07/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-153459.asp)  
[http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/06/deedee.ramone/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/06/deedee.ramone/index.html)  
[http://www.deedeeramone.net/](http://www.deedeeramone.net/)

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485/2 "2002-07-11T19:50:39Z")

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A few days ago? Dude, that was in June.

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485/3 "2002-07-11T21:35:50Z")

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Heh. Dumbass me. I somehow read 6/7/2002 as 7/6/2002. I thought it was last week.

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**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485/4 "2002-07-12T00:27:06Z")

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Lay off the drugs bro, or you’ll end up at the CBGBs in the sky as well.

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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-first-joey-now-dee-dee-what-next/118485/5 "2002-07-12T00:36:16Z")

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Hmmmm, time dyslexia. **Joe Cool** , you could be a character in a Philip K. Dick story.

Joey fought a long battle with cancer, lymphoma I believe; and Dee Dee was addicted to drugs. While sad, neither death could be considered suprising.