Jesus—what is there, a Ramones serial killer on the loose?!
Looks like a drug overdose too
I guess it’s time I finally start reading the copy of Poison Heart that has been sitting in the bookshelf for the past few months.
Punk’s not dead, but it’s losing its pioneers
Watch your back Johnny. The Grim Reaper’s taking prisoners.
I hated to see this as well. RIP.
I’ll have to blow the dust of my copy of “Standing in the Spotlight”. Listen to “2 Much 2 Drink” – he had such a gift for prose.
Yes, I’m poking fun at his rap career. In all honesty, I am sorry to see him go.
Damn it…
A drug overdose?
That’s just too sad.
RIP
SAD?!?! Try incredibly stupid.
I have no sympathy for him.
NONE.
WSLer be glad this isn’t in the Pit where I could really tell you what I think of that statement.
Suffice it to say, lots of people take drugs. Lots of those people, including Dee Dee Ramone, get addicted to drugs. It has nothing to do with smart vs. stupid. That’s one reason addiction is recognized as a disease. It’s got squat to do with intelligence or will power.
A talented man with a long-standing disease died as a result of that disease. I don’t care if you have no sympathy, but your moralistic, judgmental ignorance is just too much to bear. Not to mention the fact that you had the bad taste to vent your simplistic vitriol in a memorial/RIP/commiseration thread.
RIP Dee Dee. Tell Joey we said hi. We’ll miss you both.
I Wanna be Sedated…
I coulda done without this news. I guess his demons cant kick his ass around anymore… Rip Dee Dee… hug Layne for me
MTV NEWS
Dee Dee Ramone Found Dead In Los Angeles
Dee Dee Ramone, a founding member of punk pioneers the Ramones, died Wednesday night in his Hollywood home, according to a spokesperson for the L.A. County Coroner’s office. The bassist was 50.
Ramone (born Douglas Glenn Colvin) was found unresponsive by his wife at approximately 8:40 p.m. PT. She then called the Los Angeles Police Department, and L.A. City Fire Department paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
A cause of death is yet to be determined by the coroner, whose spokesperson said the case will be worked as a possible accidental drug overdose. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday (June 6).
Dee Dee formed the Ramones in the Forest Hills section of Queens, New York, in 1974 with guitarist Johnny Ramone (John Cummings), drummer Tommy Ramone (Tom Erdelyi) and singer Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Hyman), who died of lymphoma last April (see “Punk Pioneer Joey Ramone Dead At 49”). Dee Dee left the band following the release of 1989’s Brain Drain to adopt the persona of rapper Dee Dee King and was replaced by C.J. Ramone (Christopher John Ward).
When his rap debut, 1988’s Standing in Spotlight proved less than successful, he formed the Chinese Dragons.
Dee Dee returned to the Ramones fold in the ‘90s, penning several tracks on the Ramones’ studio swan song, 1995’s Adios Amigos. He last shared a stage with his fellow Ramones in March, when the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (see “Vedder Rambles, Green Day Scramble As Ramones Enter Hall”).
—Joe D’Angelo and Gideon Yago
RIP Dee Dee
Would someone please introduce drugs to N’Sync…
See ya Dee Dee…remember when you kicked my sunglasses off the stage back in '79? Yeah, I know…I was looking at Lita Ford too…
R.I.P.
Damn.
“I wanna be sedated”…I guess Dee Dee got his wish!
Can something not be sad and stupid at the same time?
And I’d wager that the Colvin family and friends are getting along just fine without your sympathy.
Jackass.