RESULTS OF MY SECOND RAMONES VOTE (1997-2000)

I GOT THE MOST VOTES FROM THESE COUNTRIES

I can't never say enough thanks for Ramones. It was wonderful to see how my generally habits was basically Ramones lifestyle and ideology. Thanks to every member of Ramone because my future will be happy with my forever Ramones heart. Thanks also for every fan and who has helped to make this page true, it comes from Ramonesheart.
(Jari-Pekka Laitio-Ramone, 19, FINLAND (so I (Jari-Pekka) was 19 years old in 1997))

No one else had made music as good as the Ramones. Any music that was good and came out after the Ramones, was influenced by the Ramones. Dee Dee was the greatest songwriter & bass player ever. Marky is the greatest drummer ever. Johnny is the best guitar player ever. Joey is the greatest singer ever. CJ is the 2nd best bass player ever. No other band can be compared to the Ramones.
(JC, 16, USA)

After the Ramones... things will never ever be the same again!!! The dangers........ (Floren, 28, SPAIN)

RAMONES is the best and the better punk band that there was in the world RAMONE$ PUNK ROCK IS RAMONES!!!!!
(Arturo Bezerra Torres de Melo, 17, BRAZIL)

How about a reunion world tour in the year 2000, with all 7 Ramones getting together ? (even the long forgotten Ritchie Ramone)
(Cliff Hughes, 32, NEW ZEALAND)

Ramones it's everything! When I see God (Joey Ramone) saying: "It's Hard to say goodbye" on the last video I start to cry and I never will have the same emotion with nothing! Thanks Ramones you make my life make sense!
(Daniel Terceiro, 17, BRAZIL)

I say that they truly are the Godfathers of Punk. Even though there are these bands who try to be punk or say that they are punk, they don't even come near to the Ramones. I'd like to wish Marky, CJ, and Dee Dee success with there new bands. To Joey, take care of your health and good luck to your radio show and to whatever project you may endeavour in. Finally, I'd like to wish Johnny peace and with a lot of free time in your time, do the things you didn't had time to do, but try not yet to close your doors to music. Peace.
(Kenneth Fadri, 20, PHILIPPINES)

The Ramones are the best band EVER! They have been in my life since the 70s and will remain in my heart until I die! And may I say that Johnny has my vote for sexiest man alive.
(Jean, 36, USA)

I love the ramones alongside my family they are really cool one of the best bands in the history of rock n roll I woulld like to say thanks for their magnific contribution and makes me feel happy everytime in my life
(Koki Vargas Lazarte, 23, PERU)

It was sad when they decided to call it a day, but reading Johnny's comments about not wanting to end up like Keith Richards I could see his point. They came, saw and conquered and left before becoming a joke like most bands
(Nick Corey, 30, AUSTRALIA)

The smoke, the good bad ugly -theme song, it started with power and continued all the way thru to the last song! all 16 shows i saw between hammerjacks and the bayou were worth every penny!!! BIG part of my growing up.
(C Grove, 30, USA)

The feeling of being in a ramones concert is one of my best things in my life, we miss you ramones for ever!
(Micky Ramone, 23, SPAIN)

You made (punk) rock´n´roll a thrill and passion to me. They prove that the easiest music almost always is the best and most catchy. Their combination of raw power and good melodies is brilliant.
(Mats Ericsson, 26, SWEDEN)

get back in the ring, the world can`t survive without you!!!! RAMONES FOREVER
(Kaare Thode, 23, NORWAY)

Y'all rule !!!! If you don't sold many records, at least, you have the most fanatics and sincere fans over this shit called world !!!
(Rodrigo C. Rocha, 23, BRAZIL)

It's good to see that something good came out of queens!
(Todd, 29, USA)

I think I say enough by actually taking the time to fill out this voting form...
(Dylan Hunger, 16, USA)

It is very hard to pick the best, but after some minutes of careful thought I have come up with the above. Greatest Punk band ever. You'd blow the Sex Pistols of the fuckin' stage! Rock 'n' Roll
(Brian, 22, AUSTRALIA)

My only regret is not to have become your fan earlier.
(Ginzio, 22, ITALY)

You made my youth, growing up and the whole life better. Fantastic I might say. You made me fall in love and you broke my heart. There are no words to describe You, your influence upon me. I wrote you a letter (8 copies) which I threw at your concert in Prague, Czech Republic at the concert celebrating Your 20th anniversary. I bought a drumskin with your autographs there (I hope they are genuine!) which is hanging over my bed, alongside the posters, newspaper scraps and illegal photos I took at the gig. You are... nevermind. Take care guys.
(Jacek Liberak, 22, POLAND)

Thank you for all the years of fun music and even better concerts!!!
(Lisa Reed, 30, USA)

As a kidd I lived in a world of violence and hatred...as a "grownup", I live in aworld of peace and harmony. Every smile...every tear...every triumph...every disappointment in life, the Ramones have always shared the moments in my life with me thru their words and tunes. I only was able to attend 15 concerts before the band broke op for good :o( ...I wish that I could've experienced more...oh well!! so is life, right???? I'll always have recordings to listen to...each brings a different memory to mind...and there are always the decent renditions by talented local bands to keep the fire in my heart going. The band will always be in my heart...especially Joey!!! Joey was my first crush...I guess you always carry a torch for your first crush. If I ever got the opportunity to meet Joey...Marky...DeeDee...Johnny...or even young C.Jay...I would thank them for being such a vital part of who I am:o).
(Jenn Tubiello, 26, USA)

"Endless Vacation" literally changed my life. Before my encounter with that song, I listened to Led Zeppelin, Eagles, ZZ Top, etc. Then a guy down the hall in my dorm played "Endless Vacation." I didn't like it at first. After the semester, I returned home to live with my parents for the summer. It was stressful, because I had to conform the the parents' rules and I was a very angry kid. At the most stressful times, "Endless Vacation" would return to my mind and pretty soon it became my way of coping. It made me realize I didn't have to like all the bands other people liked, and I started listening to punk and ska. I once encountered DeeDee on the street in Royal Oak, Michigan, but I didn't tell him how much that song meant to me for fear of sounding like an idiot. I regret my decision.
(Mack, 34, USA)

This is the only band that don't fob you off with bullshit. this is the only band that we are all more like than somebody unrealistic (does that make sense?) this is the most un-commercial band in the world but still manage to be more poular than the most commercial band in the world-kiss. what can i say? they've been the biggest influence on every bands life and every single kid that understood why music was fun. i've been told i look similar to what dee dee looked like in 1978, then they said" that must mean your outta date in life" i said "no, that means i've got taste and i'm as sure as hell an individual". THE GREATEST BAND IN HISTORY!!!!
(CHIPPER, 19, UK)

Go Johnny Go Go Go but where'd ya get those guitars?
(Otto Kallioinen, 14, FINLAND)

Get back together and do one more tour. I never got to see them and I would like to tell my grandkids that I saw The Ramones
(Barry Southerland, 18, USA)

Tommy: You came as a little guy, and left as the biggest drummer ever existed. Dee Dee: Thanks doug, you saved my life not only through powerful lyrics, but also through the best book ever created. Joey: I know i can never get as skinny as you but I can at least use the same belt as you used new years eve 1977. I have not left my hip since i first saw it Johnny: your haircut kills em all... CJ, Ritchie and Marky: Better late than never, thank you guys you saved the most revolutionary band ever formed
(Julius, 20, USA)

I think, the RAMONES were the last really Rock`n Roll Band and I`m happy to be influensced by that band
(Roman Weser, 22, GERMANY)

I'll always recharge my batteries with them.
(Xarli, 26, SPAIN)

Thanks for the great music, sharing of yourselves in your song lyrics, staying loyal to your values in spite of the industry. I wish the best for each & every one of you. A special good wish & lots of love to DeeDee who was always my favorite, spoke the most to me in his songs, & was the one that I always stood in front of at every show I went to!
(LaDonna Smith, USA)

Misfits and Ramones who thought you could say so much while singing about nothing
(Ol Dirty Sutherland, 16, CANADA)

I love watching the old Uncle Floyd videos and seeing the boys play live. They jump all over the place - you can almost see the music in Dee Dee. Dee Dee was so sexy when he was a boy, I shouldn't choose favorites but its hard not to say Dee Dee is my favorite Ramone. The Ramones make me proud to be a punk rocker!
(cowgirl (isapunkrocker), 19, USA)

I start to play bass with the Ramones, I consider myself dee Dee's daughter, I'm proud to play Ramones tunes. I'm proud to be a Ramones' fan
(Enrica, 25, ITALY)

I just want to say that I believe the Ramones are really the best band forever. Or is there another band that had such influence on rock'n'roll and today's rock bands??????????
(Robert Perner, 18, AUSTRIA)

I grew up with the Ramones, Is for this reason that The Ramones are de best band in the world.
(David, 24, MEXICO)

When the fuck are they gonna put a CD with all of their album outtakes- there's whole lot of unreleased song waiting 'ta see the light of 'da day
(Mariano Asch, 24, ARGENTINA)

Rock! Rock! Yeah! Yeah!
(Shawn Carpetbagger, 20, USA)

To Joey: Record more stuff with Dee Dee.
(Pär Mathias Allin Landin, 22, SWEDEN)

Ramones is the best, fuck ALL the rest.
(João Paulo Wengrzynovski, 14, BRAZIL)

Ok, i can't see why everyone loves Pet Sematary so much, i mean, that is the worst Ramones song i have ever heard.
(John Joseph, 18, USA)

Yes, Ramones is one of the best rock group ever. And so, I think, is Kiss of the 70's. Yet, I have never heard any Ramone saying something positive about Kiss. Do you really not like early Kiss music, or is your dislike of Kiss based on something else? (Five great Kiss songs(!): strutter, goin' blind, c'mon and love me, take me, is that you? To pick only five Kiss songs was as hard as being alowed to vote on only five Ramones songs!)
(Anders Hansson, 27, SWEDEN)

I have followed Ramones religiously for seven years too less of my life and I will continue to keep on Blitzkreig boppin' and Cretin Hoppin in the name of the Ramones.
(Chris, 24, USA)

The ramones are the best band ever because they are original and they truly love their fans. there not in it for the money, the love music. And I love theirs. I love joey ramone for ever. They are the best band ever!!!
(Nancy, 15, AUSTRALIA)

All your songs are really good and you can dance to them. and they are full of energy and that rocks.
(Arthur Hatfield, USA)

I wish i was born in the 60's to follow everything you guys have done in all those years, you guys rock and always will!!!
( Etienne Desormeaux, 17, CANADA)

FUCK that they're gone!
(Stoffel, 17, GERMANY)

I've seen you every time you come to town and have been a fan for almost 20 years. I only wish I would have seen you more when I had the chance. You are the poster children for true punk rock and may your music live forever!!! GABBA GABBA HEY!!!!!!!!!!!
(John Peugh, 30, USA)

Never surrender ! we'll always be with you !
(Péter Tóth, 30, HUNGARY)

You guys are the greatest, you will never be forgotten as the kings of punk rock.
(Dave, 15, USA)

Onneksi meillä on Ramones sadepäivien varalle! (We are lucky,we have ramones for rainy days!)
(Aki, 36, FINLAND)

Ramones are the parents of the punk Rock . They're the best in the world and they rules.
(Rafael Ribeiro, 13, BRAZIL)

I love the ramones..one of my favorite punk bands..alot of the lyrics are funny but at the same time express feelings about this confusing world..I feel the same way as joey in songs of isolation confusion anger..(animal boy, something to believe in..outsieder..were a happy family.psychotherapy) ramones rock, tim
(Tim O'connell, 19, USA)

I wanna say that they must back because today kids can't grow up listening to Prodigy and Oasis.
(Fernando Ramone, 17, BRAZIL)

They're just fuckin great man!!! the legend of the legends i tell ya! RAMONES RULES THE WORLD!!!!!!!! HEY HO!
(Kurdt, 22, MALAYSIA)

The Ramones crushed cheesy, over-synthed pop music with one blow. They Took rock&roll back to the streets.
(Andrew Sowerby, 17, CANADA)

I met Joey twice (once in 92 at a record signing and once in 95 at a show) and both times I looked him dead in the eye and said "Hey, Joey". Both times he replied (and I quote) "uh". There is nothing better than a grunt that is meant just for you. In a world where heroes are lost it is nice to know that some in the spot-light still care enough to recognize the fans (even if it's incoherent).
(Sean, 23, USA)

The Ramones are the greatest Band in the World, because: 1.Absolutly every song is a great Hit! 2.They are the coolest men who ever wrothe any songs 3. They are simply THE BEST!
(Florian Rück, 16, GERMANY)

I love the ramones. Everybody loves the ramones. yu should see my room. it's covered in ramones pictures from everywhere, posters... it's also up there with Screeching Weasel... that reminds me... Ben Weasel from screeching weasel wrote an article in mrr (maximumrocknroll) once about his Punk Rock Dress Code. He went on for a while about leather jackets and boots (not doc's aparently) and jeans, but then at the end, he finished up saying something liek "if you don't like the ramones and think they are the best band ever or put ANY band above the ramones, you're not a punk, your not even fucking close. come july i'll be buying insurance from you" anyways... i guess thats all.
(Adriane, 14, USA)

They simply changed Rock 'n' Roll History. Gabba Gabba Hey
(Rodrigo B. Demarch, 18, BRAZIL)

They saved rock and roll from a deep dark pit, which rock is starting to slip into now
(Justin Hauser, USA)

Let's end the break-up and GET BACK out on the road. Rock and roll is not the same without you.
(Brian Parisi, 29, USA)

I saw the Ramones 17 times - 9 in Columbus, OH - 4 Times in NYC, 3 times in Chicago and once in Roskilde, Denmark. They are the best band around and I can't wait to see them play again. There is no fucking way they can stay retired - they'll either need the money or just plain need to rock!!!
(Demos C. Ioannou, 34, USA)

Los ramones son mis papas, y yo los amo. viva la revolucion arriva LOS RAMONES GABBA GABBA HEY
(Mauricio Roldan, 17, MEXICO)

No matter what anyone says they are the greatest musicians to have walked the planet and they should all go on the Howard Stern show together.
(Stu Scipione, 15, USA)

WHEN I WAS IN NEW YORK I WENT TO THE CBGB'S JUST BECAUSE OF THEM, AND THE GUY THERE TOLD ME IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME....
(Guilherme Kalil, 21, BRAZIL)

I love you so much and you're so cool!!!!!!!! Ramones rules!!!! you are the best fucking punk band!!!!! Long live the king!!!!!Ramones!!!!!
(Berkowitz, 14, USA)

I was a Ramonee in H.S. ('77-'81) . The Ramones are were like MAD magazine put to music. Loud and abrasive, but never mean! Twenty years later, I still feel that rush when I hear the Ramones on a movie soundtrack (Like Steven King). Even the newer stuf f gives me that nostalgic feeling, for cruising and GTOs. Those were the days. Just think about how many people the Ramones saved from Disco and Pinto Hatchbacks!!!
(Dan Brownlee, 34, THAILAND)

You guys ARE the Greatest Rock & Roll Band I ever saw (28 times)
(Dave, 41, USA)

The Ramones were the first band I ever saw live and the band that got me into Punk rock. They are incredibly mighty and if it weren't for them we'd all still be listening to disco.Without a doubt the greatest band of all time. Viva la Revolucion...Viva La Ramones!!!!! (Brendan, 19, USA)

If the Ramones played local for the next 50 years...Id be there Every night !
(Bruce, 29, UNITED KINGDOM)

The Ramones really changed my life. When I saw DeeDee on a show shouting 1-2-3-4 for the first time I thought I had to die !!! Thank you for all your great songs and for changing my whole life. R.I.P. THE RAMONES ARE THE GREATEST ROCK`N`ROLL BAND EVER !!!!!!!! I´ll always be Ramone !!
(Jochen, 25, GERMANY)

Please say it aint so!!!!! you guys gotta come back. i need my ears to ring again.
(Charlie, 39, USA)

You guys are definitly the best...you are definitly my favorite band...i'm only 16 and ot one those trendy new school bastards.......you guys are my idols...joey has the coolest voice,marky is my idol(i'm a drummer),johnny,dee dee and CJ are all great players and rule!!!!!thanks for being around..you are truly the best!!!!!!Adios...
(Tristan, 16, USA)

You are probably the greatest rockband ever because of your unforgettable songs , the sincerity, the good feeling you radiate, the originality, just being yourself and not being influenced by trends. Twenty-something years of pure legendary rockpower. Adios RAMONES!
(Lary, 24, CROATIA)

WELL GOTTA SAY THAT WHEN I LISTEN THEM MUSIC I FEEL SOMETHING IN MY STOMACK I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, AND I LOVE THEM MUSIC 'CAUSE I HAVE FUN WITH IT AND WHEN I MEET WITH MY FRIENDS AND WE HAVE A BAND, SO WE PLAY THEM MUSIC IT ISN'T THE SAME BUT WE LOVES THEM AND HAVE FUN WITH THEM TOO FOR US THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. ANY OTHER BAND WILL TAKE YOUR PLACE 'CAUSE NOBOBY IS LIKE YOU.AND........................... GABBA GABBA HEY!
(Mercedes, 13, ARGENTINA)

I followed you guys for twenty years and all i have to say is, Gabba Gabba Hey!
(Danny, 37, USA)

When I learned about their separation, I was very sad. Though, there is hope that, one day, they come back together, isn't it?
(Rene, 18, CANADA)

I just finished watching the video "We're Outta Here!"...man, I sure am glad there was documented footage of all this! It was wonderful, and I am certain I will watch it again and again =) A few years ago I started the USENET Newsgroup "alt.music.ramones". When Joey got wind of this, he actually called me up to thank me! Can you imagine anyone except a Ramone showing such appreciation toward a fan? Unfortunatly, I was not home when Joey called, but I kept the tape of the message he left.
(Rick, 38, USA)

Thanks for the tunes and the memories.
(Wayne, 28, AUSTRALIA)

I love the Ramones! They are the best band EVER! I wish I could meet them. It is so hard to pick a favorite album or band member. They always make me feel better about my boring life because when I listen to them I know that there are people out there I can relate too.
(Lauren, 14, USA)

Stop fighting!!!!!!!!
(Daniel, 23, CANADA)

The Ramones are one of the greatest bands ever, I love them since I first heard "Sheena is a Punkrocker" back in 1977. It's a shame they aren't granted their well-deserved top place in rock history yet. Of the people I meet, who knows the Ramones? It's sad, for a band of such brilliance, genius, humor und influence!
(Andreas, 38, GERMANY)

Thanks Ramones! You save our lives from the "Comercial Bands".Thanks for the happy moments of my "punk live".Thank you very much!
(Bernardo, 13, BRAZIL)

The Ramones , a legend for everyone .You guys will rest for my young ears and f$ (Pascal, 17, CANADA)

THEY INVENTED PUNK ROCK... NOT ONLY A MUSIC STYLE, BUT AN ENTIRE PHILOSOFY OF L$ ITS HARD TO ACCEPT THEIR BREAKING, BUT IM HAPPY TO SEE THEM PART, AS THE RAMONE$ A SUCCESFUL CAREER, GET OFF WHEN YOU ARE AT THE PEAK OF YOUR POWERS. RAMONES IS$ (Jorge Ibarra, 20, MEXICO)

"You are the best most loyalist and that's for sure"
(Júlio Todesco Longo, 15, BRAZIL)

I learned to figure out songs from the Ramones. I used to play along to the tap$ (Ray, 26, USA)

I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM, BECAUSE SINCE I WAS 7 YEARS OLD, THEY HAVE MADE ME ABSOLUTELY HAPPY WITH THEIR GLORIOUS MUSIC.AND I'M GLAD , LAST YEAR WHEN THEY C$ MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE, NOW I'M HAPPY. BYE BYE(SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH, I'M FR$ (Maria Mendoza, 13, ARGENTINA)

I can find myself with their songs
(K.K, TURKEY)

I saw the Ramones Nov.22,1989.It was Dee Dee last tour.I havn't been the same since.Thank You.
(Ashley Eubanks, 24, USA)

Thank you for so much great, high-energy rock'n roll for so many years!
(Kurt Porter, 32 USA)

There are so many things I'd like to say, but it's not easy....I love them...I ..You guys never die....Knock them Granola heads down with punkrock...yeah!!!!! Please Joey can't you play "Tell em I'm surfin'" ???????? I know it will be a big hit with you...
(Jonas, 24, SWEDEN)

GOD! THIS GUYS SIMPLY CHANGED THE HISTORY OF ROCK IN '76. BRAZIL LOVES THIS BAN$ (Diego, 16, BRAZIL)

I just want to say you guys are one of the origonals and the best. Thank you for sticking to your guns, and never selling out. You stayed true to the music that I grew up with through the '70's, '80's, and into the '90's. The first Punk song I heard was a Ramone's song back in the 70's and it changed my life forever. Now that I am older and getting on with my life, and yes even working on my PhD, I think back to the times I went to CBGB's and the east village when I was a teenager just to be there, where it all started, punk, and I think now when I visit how much I miss the old days, the real days the beginning of puk rock. I don't know if you will ever read this message but I just wanted to say thanks, thanks for everything, thanks for the music, and especially thanks for just being yourselves, a kid from Queens, just like me.
(Jeff, 25, USA)

Thanks for the 23 years of great music, I saw them 7 times and I hope they come back someday.Ramones music will never go old.I'll listen to it forever.
(Eddie, 26, USA)

I Love the Ramones!!! I will always love them this much. Joey is the one i relate to the most. He is so right about how MTV fucked up the music business. MTV sucks/the Ramones RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes i get so happy when I listen to their songs, I almost cry! I barely ever cry. I really can relate to the part about being an outcast and all. Kids at my school frustrate me cuz all they care about is being cool. They dont care bout music at all. It really pisses me off! Music means alot to me. I also love Joey Ramone, he just rules Damn it! I just hapen to have a lot of the same opinions about stuff as him. (Lauren, 14, USA)

You've had a marvellous career, thank you for the best music ever released. I wish you all the best.
(Tero, 21, FINLAND)

I just want to say that I tried so hard to be like the Ramones. I bought the Keds, the Cons, I cut off the sleeves of basically all my T-shirts, and as of now I still live in jeans. I think the Ramones are the greatest punk rock band out there. LONG LIVE THE RAMONES!!!!!
(Matt, 14, USA)

Thanks a lot for all your great concerts in holland,and coming to see the dutch fans.At my last concert (the adios amigos tour) i finally caught a plectrum thanks.
(Daniel, 30, NEDERLANDS)

Ramonesmania is the best album ever made in the world, my choice if I were to have only but one album with me. You're great.
(Flavio, 23, BRAZIL)

Ramones, i´m from Uruguay and you are my life; you are really in my heart (Eduardo, URUGUAY)

Thanks for the fantastic memories!!!!
(Anna, 21, GREECE)

Thanks for your superberymostablepunkmusic I like so much (Nicolas, 15, CHILE)

Reunite and do a bar tour I saw the ramones in a bar in St.Louis Mo. and it was the best show I will ever see. (M.C, 21, USA)

Ramones is three chords, a lot of fun, true punk and the real spirit of Rock'n'Roll music.
(Vinicius, 17, BRAZIL)

Excellent career and thanks for two decades of music (Aaron, 20, USA)

THE RAMONES IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD. ANY OTHER BAND CAN'T DO BETTER THAN THEY.
(Sergio, 20, SPAIN)

I grew up listening to you, I've always loved you, and I will miss you more than I can say. For a band that started punk and got it to where it is today, you have shown that the talent you started with never withered. Thank you for the years and the songs. I'll be Lisa Ramone for ever!
(Lisa, 24, USA)

because every song above two minutes sucks + man who wear black are cool + punk is fun ! + joey ramone is the tallest man in punk history + because i wanna be sedeted
(Dror , 21, ISRAEL)

We can never replace you, but the next generation needs Ramones...Any chance of a second generation Ramones???
(Shaub, 18, USA)

they're cool...i love their music........they're the best band on earth...... hail the ramones.........
(Razlan, 19, MALAYSIA)

The Beatles OUT,The Ramones IN.
(Fernando, 18, Brazil)

Thanks for the fantastic memories!!!!
(Anna, 21, GREECE)

I wan't to say that I think that Marky was their best drummer and that I love them. My dream is to see them. But I have Markys drumsticks at home. I got them on his consert
(Johanna, 16, SWEDEN)

I know you guys broke up because you've been together forever and you were ready for a change but you need to get back together soon.
(Ratt, 28, USA)

Ramones is three chords, a lot of fun, true punk and the real spirit of Rock'n'Roll music.
(Vinicius, 17, BRAZIL)

You're the best. I'm sorry I only saw u live twice.I wish u would give it another go cause there can only be one RAMONES!
(Mark, 25, USA)

THE RAMONES IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD. ANY OTHER BAND CAN'T DO BETTER THAN THEY.
(Sergio, 20, SPAIN)

I grew up listening to you, I've always loved you, and I will miss you more than I can say. For a band that started punk and got it to where it is today, you have shown that the talent you started with never withered. Thank you for the years and the songs. I'll be Lisa Ramone for ever!
(Lisa, 24, USA)

because every song above two minutes sucks + man who wear black are cool + punk is fun ! + joey ramone is the tallest man in punk history + because i wanna be sedeted
(Dror , 21, ISRAEL)

We can never replace you, but the next generation needs Ramones...Any chance of a second generation Ramones???
(Shaub, 18, USA)

It's like smells, hearing the Ramones...really puts me back fifteen years. I love this band, and it inspires me to remember good FUN music that didn't rely on friggin' shock value or negativity, while still being rebellious enough to freak my family and fellow students out!!
(Diane Stimets, USA, 29)

Thank you for not taking it too seriously
(Mike Davey, 34, GREAT BRITAIN)

I wish I was a Ramone.
(Chip Boyd, USA, 18)

How can you limit these choices to 3 or 5? i could list 30 or 50 songs and easily 5 or 10 albums. i've seen the boys over 25 times, from the cbgb days to the 90's. as many of you young'uns seem to know, they really are the greatest!
(Electroncloud, USA, 47)

I don't want they to play again, because that would be an offense for us. I'll remember them as the greatest band on earth since 1974 until my death.
(Fabian Luque, ARGENTINA, 21)

Ramones rocked the world for twenty years and now it's over, but it was twenty wonderful years and the stoped with style! I just want to say thank you!
(Tomas Andersson, SWEDEN, 17)

Retire from retirement.
(Bas Kuit, NETHERLANDS, 32)

Marky Ramone: stop selling your shoes, that´s disgraceful. And Ramones: don´t spoil your legend by doing one revival concert after another. You were the greatest Rock´n´Roll band in the universe. We all love you for just being that!
(Rainer Schlossmacher, GERMANY, 30)

Ramones are the best band ever because of the harmony in the music. The guitar, the drums and the great voice just creates a feeling of the ultimate music experience. No band could ever achieve the same thing. Ramones will ALWAYS be the best.
(Erik Johansson, SWEDEN, 18)

Hey joey, I just meet your brother the other night at the continental in NYC. ask him what he thought of the Hustlers from St. Pete, Fl
(Dave Hustler, USA, 17)

We can't say they are punk!Because punk is a way of living... They understood it in such a way....They are not punk:They feel punk!!!
(Goria Simon, ITALY, 22)

I think you guys are THE BEST band because you have stayed true to yourselves and to your fans. I have never seen a show put on so good and sound so great!!
(Chucky Gair, CANADA 22)

The Ramones rule. I had the chance to see them live about 8 times here in Toronto Canada over the years. Every show was great. I am sad to see them retire, but I guess they thought it was time to move on. Johnny Ramone is the coolest looking guitarist that there ever was.
(Dave, CANADA, 24)

I want to say that they mean a lot to me. They are the best band in the world. They have a lot of fans in Argentina, where I was born. Now, I am living in LA. I feel that they still exist as a band, but I'm very sad that they pulled out.
(Garine Izmirlian, USA, 21)

I wanna say GREAT THANKS to YOU. You're really wonderful & nice. Ramones fan from Moscow (Russia).
(Serguey Kassian, RUSSIA, 19)

Ramones is the one and only best band in the whole world.There won't ever be such good music as the RAMONES.It'll ALWAYS be the best.cool. RAMONES ON PERKELEEN HYVÄ(obs. mean with Finnish language fuckin' great!!
(Katri Kurki, FINLAND, 15)

You are the best, I won't see you stoping playing!
(Luiz Henrique, BRAZIL, 17)

You have inspired everyone who has come after you.You here it alot,but you are the best.You proved less the better is really better.If it werent for you,there would have been no Sex Pistols,No Clash,or Mudhoney,or Sonic Youth,or Dead Kennedys or anyone cool,thanks for being so great.
(Barry Levinsky, USA, 14)

I want to tell them that they changed my life forever!! As soon as I saw them in "Rock N' Roll High School" I had to go out and buy one of their albums. I bought "Brain Drain" when I was 9 years old, and I haven't been the same since. They are by far the best band ever to walk the face of this earth!! It is because of them that I started to listen to punk rock and formed my own bands. They let me know that you don't have to be some extremely talented, fake person to make it in Rock N' Roll. You can be yourself, and just rock out!! Thanks RAMONES!!!!!
(Ronnie Ramone, 19, USA)

The Ramones change my life and my mind, now for stay happy I just need Ramones!!!!!!!!!!
(Daniel Augusto P. de Knegt, 18, BRAZIL)

Ramones - Rulessss!!!!! We want Re-Union
(Igor, 20, RUSSIA)

I wish they would get back together cause I only seen them once and that was at Lollapalooza and they got like 45 minutes which sucked cause they're was a bunch of songs i wanted hear that i thought they would do and theyre my main influence and theyre the main reason i make music well them and Local H i also want Rock N Roll High School to come back out cause Rock N Roll High School Forever sucks and alot of people havent seen Rock N Roll High School that really deserve too thats all i have to say (I got alot to say, but I cant remember now)(CJ, 16, USA)

Ramones it´s too great for my miserable critics. RAMONES ROCKS!!!!
(Marco Aurelio Siquinelli, 20, BRAZIL)

Make a new record!
(Thomas Keuncke, 22, GERMANY)

I Remember Ramones Radio
(Marcel, 34, CZECH REPUBLIC)

OOoOO Behave..! The best of the best till the last...need I say more?
(Pusat, 21, MALAYSIA)

The first time I heard the Ramones I was licking tits for the first time at age 15. Rock n Roll High School was on tv and the music kept distracting me. It was the greatest music I had ever heard and I still love their stuff. Definitely the most fun music to play.
(CLE, 25, USA)

Dont forget about the Jackies and Judies of this world .We love you too much!!
(Andre Ramone, 19, BRAZIL)

I just wanna say thanx for starting the band and for doing all that you've done for yourself and for your fans! thanx for everything. your the best rock 'n' roll band of all time, and if it wasn't for you playing c.b.g.b.'s in 1974 then there wouldn't be any of those thousamds and millions of bands that are inspired by you. you guys are 100,000,000,000,000 etc. than the sex pistols and all those bands, you are number one on my list and on a lot of people's and it's gonna stay that way forever! your the best band of all time!thanx for everything...a loving fan, Will
(William Alvarez, 16, USA)

I think they with AC/DC and motorhead are the best rock `n` roll bands I have ever heard. the ramones are complete, they made great songs, ballads, hardcore, and their classic material is incredible. They`ve never came to my country, but... I don`t care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Javier F, 20, PERU)

Come play at my house please...... Come sleep with my old roomate rachel, joey she is in love with you....
(Josh "fuckin rockin" Johnson, 21, USA)

Settle your differences, get back together, and play one last reunion tour in the UK ( both CJ and Dee Dee could play) if not thanx 4 the memories oh yeah, get the Ramainz over here now!!!
(Phil, 16, GREAT BRITAIN)

The Ramones are a cornerstone of punk rock music. They kicked butt in an era that was dominated by disco and pop music. I really wish they wouldn't have split up, but I guess that's the way it goes sometimes. Now everything is done on mixers and these crappy boy bands and rap bs is all over the radio and tv. I really miss punk music, especially the Ramones. They've had a huge influence on my life and really motivated me to start a band and write music of my own. Who knows? Maybe one day, traditional punk rock will resurface and bury all this trendy crap for good. Only time will tell.
(Ricky, 18, USA)

First of all; thanx for all the great albums and shows over the years. Secondly; could it be Joey has 4 runaway daughters in California all named Donna?
(Marcel, 30, NETHERLANDS)

Thanx for showing me that there is somebody out there who feels the same things about girls, school and family.My life would be different without the Ramones: I found something to believe in.
(Pavlos, 17, GREECE)