RAMONES BEAT ON CANCER

THE JOHNNY RAMONE BENEFIT CONCERT

October 8, 2004 at Spirit, NYC

Johnny Ramone, one of the greatest and most influencial rock 'n' roll guitarists of all time, died of prostate cancer on September 15, 2004. The third of the original Ramones to die since 1991, he was the second to succumb to cancer. The "Ramones Beat On Cancer" concert took place on Johnny and CJ Ramone's birthday with profits benefiitting cancer research and the lymphoma foundation.

It's depressing to be getting more obituaries than new albums these days out of our musical heroes who originally instigated punk. The tireless conga line of death will claim all of us eventually but lately it seems to have more and more spots opening up for those makers of music that had most to do with youth, defiance and rebellion. The original architects of punk rock are leaving the building. "Life," Kurt Vonnegut Jr. recently wrote, "is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse." The Ramones are one of those bands who have made the whole awkward, often painful experience of being alive a lot more fun for many of us and it's noteworthy that, even in death, they manage to benefit those of us who are still here - the sick, the dispossessed, the good, the bad and the ugly.

In the spirit of the Ramones, CJ started his set with "Durango 95." Wish you were there if you weren't.

- J.N.

CJ RAMONE, DANIEL REY & FRIENDS

CJ Ramone	Andrew WK	Alan Vega & CJ Ramone	Elvis & Tommy Ramone	Mickey Leigh

Joan Jett	Daniel Rey	More Daniel Rey	Josh Homme

SONIC YOUTH

"Sonic Youth"

"Thurston, Howl III"

Thurston Moore	More Moore	More More Moore	More More More Moore

Kim Gordon	Sonic Youth	Thurston Moore	Kim Gordon & Steve Shelley	There's No Place Like Home	Kim & Thurston

THE STROKES

Stroke!	Stroke!!	Stroke!!!

BLONDIE

Lost roll of film found! A new shot of Debbie.	Elvis Ramone moonlighting	Chris Stein

Muchos nachos (special thanks) to Arturo Vega for clearance to shoot the show.

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