Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 18:07:54 -0400
From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood-AT-panix.com>
Subject: Re: M-G: BOB DYLAN IS DEAD!


Louis Proyect wrote:

>Did I ever tell M-General about how I invented punk rock back in 1975. Joey
>Ramone, who I used to sell marijuana to, was over at my pad strumming his
>guitar. I turned to him and said, "You know somethin', Joey, life sucks."
>He looked up at me and said, "You know something, you're right. All that
>disco sucks. Goddamnit, I'm going to start playing music that articulates
>that message." (Of course, Joey never used words like "articulate," but he
>said something to that effect anyhow.)


"I never fucking voted in my fucking life, but I'm fucking voting for
fucking Jerry Brown, man."
  - Joey Ramone, at a Jerry Brown rally in New York City, March 1992

Doug




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