New York City- Joey Ramone

Today, it has been 12 years since Joey Ramone passed away. So I think it is an appropriate day to start my blog and pay respect to an innovative and influential rocker. He formed The Ramones in 1974 and was a leader in the US punk movement.
Born Jeffry Ross Hyman, he was only 49 years old when he died after a 7 year fight with lymphoma. On November 30, 2003, a block on 2nd St was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.

Truly an icon of Punk, he was well respected. I had the chance to hang with his brother Mickey Leigh in Forest Hills (seems like a lifetime ago) and he could not say enough great things about him.
Unless you haven't turned on your radio in the last 25 years, you had to have heard, "I Wanna Be Sedated", "Blitzkreig Bop" (my son's favorite) or "Rock N Roll High School". I wanted to share one of my favorite songs so here we have "New York City". This can be found on Joey Ramone's solo album ...Ya Know?. Enjoy.
RIP Jeffry Ross Hyman- Joey Ramone