# Quickly running out of Ramones

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 16, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753 "2004-06-16T22:52:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753/1 "2004-06-16T22:52:04Z")

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[Johnny Ramone losing battle with cancer](http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/16/people.ramones.reut/index.html)

Not a Ramones fan, but I respect their place in punk music.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753/2 "2004-06-16T23:13:35Z")

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He’s just doing it to get ahead of The Beatles.

Not that he has anything to worry about. Ringo will live forever. And Keith Richards with bury _him!_

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**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753/3 "2004-06-16T23:26:10Z")

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God just must have decreed “There Shalt Be No Old Ramones”…

Damn, I am just sick to death of this people dying shit. ☹

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753/4 "2004-06-16T23:42:30Z")

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The Ramones’ rotating drum seat appears to have all of its occupants alive and well: Tommy, Marky, Richie (and Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who planned on becoming Elvis Ramone but was dumped after two pitiful shows with the band). And latter-day bassist C.J. is still alive, I think.

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2004, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickly-running-out-of-ramones/250753/5 "2004-06-17T01:50:51Z")

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> God just must have decreed “There Shalt Be No Old Ramones”…

He’s obviously decided they’re too good for this world after all.

If only “Too Tough To Die” were true.

☹