# Johnny Ramone reported dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658 "2005-05-26T20:21:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/1 "2005-05-26T20:21:37Z")
Another legend gone before his time… [http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/mmx-040916-celebritynews-johnnyramone,1,5652675.story](http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/news/celebrity/mmx-040916-celebritynews-johnnyramone,1,5652675.story) ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/2 "2005-05-26T20:24:57Z")
Damn. He was the last one left, right? DAMN. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/3 "2005-05-26T20:25:08Z")
Jesus! Ramones are dropping like flies. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/4 "2005-05-26T20:28:01Z")
Wow. So, are the Ramones the only rock band where 100% of the original members are dead? I certainly can’t think of another one. ---
**Author:** ![waits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waits)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/5 "2005-05-26T20:30:12Z")
Johnny died last year. Sept. 15, 2004. Tommy’s the only original Ramone left (kind of like the reverse of Spinal Tap–only the drummers are still living). ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/6 "2005-05-26T20:31:32Z")
Upon further review, that article is from September 16, 2004. See for yourselves: [http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=entertainment&Query=johnny+ramone](http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/search/dispatcher.front?target=entertainment&Query=johnny+ramone) And I thought Johnny was the last Ramone left, but I was wrong–Tommy is still alive, as well as Marky, who joined later. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/7 "2005-05-26T20:33:51Z")
Isn’t Gummo still alive? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/8 "2005-05-26T20:34:14Z")
From the article in the OP: > [@](#): > > Ramone, born John Cummings but known by the surname adopted by each of the punk group’s members, died in his sleep surrounded by friends, according to his family. The guitarist had been battling prostate cancer for five years **and took a turn for the worse in June** , when he was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with an infection. I’m thinking this is from last year. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/9 "2005-05-26T20:38:55Z")
Whoops. Entirely correct. My bad. :o Apologies… Certainly don’t wish to bring any more bad luck to the band than they’ve _already_ had! Mods, how about giving this thread a decent burial? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-ramone-reported-dead/305658/10 "2005-05-26T21:01:40Z")
Well, just because it’s a while back doesn’t mean many don’t still mourn, but still…