SecondEdition wrote:I think it boils down like this:

If you chose the Birthday Party in the BP vs. JD poll, you chose the Ramones here.

If you chose Joy Division in the BP vs. JD poll, you chose Kraftwerk.

Kraftwerk was a big influence on Joy Division.

RMW wrote:but there is no way that they've ever come close to writing a tune anywhere near as good as on the first four Ramones records.

kerble wrote:

Joey quoted me on Letterman, once. One of the finest days of my life.

nihil wrote:

kerble wrote:

Joey quoted me on Letterman, once. One of the finest days of my life.

Do tell...

kerble, in the Joey Ramone Games thread, wrote:I will use this forum to shamelessly bring up how Mr. Ramone quoted me.

Our drummer's cousin is in the horror punk band, the Independents. They are rawky. They have Pyro. They have a Large UFO. Their drummer at the time carried his hardware in a child's coffin. The schtick is more than compensated for by the rock. 30 minute set? Bingo! 17 songs in 28 minutes. No stops. See them live.

Anyway, my old band played a show with them at the fireside many many years back (pyro at the fireside is veeerrrry scaaaarrryyy). We played just before them and I introduced them as "the band that puts the 'fun' back in 'funeral'". They loved this.

Joey managed these guys and Evil Presley (the cousin) was his bestest buddy. He told Joey about it and he loved it as well. Evil told us that from that moment on, Joey always introduced them as "the band that puts the 'fun' back in 'funeral'" He is even quoted saying that on the Independents' site.
I even saw him say it on Letterman once.

I am very proud of this.

I have no shame.

This is my story.



Faiz

RMW wrote:I like Kraftwerk quite a bit, but there is no way that they've ever come close to writing a tune anywhere near as good as on the first four Ramones records.

kerble wrote:I'd love to get the copy of that Letterman tape someday.

ubercat wrote:

kerble wrote:I'd love to get the copy of that Letterman tape someday.

Do you have an episode #? PM me.