PICTURE ON LEFT: Later I decided to return to signing place, because I wanted to get signed copy of the book to my friend Kimmo Aaltonen, and after it was happened I was walking out from the store, but then... Barbara Zambini shouted me nicely "Hey, I remember you...!" and thanked of the copy of my first book Heaven Needed A Lead Singer: Fans Remember Joey Ramone. I was sent it to Mariano Asch who was delivered it to her. Like you probably know, Barbara and Dee Dee Ramone were married. We were so happy to meet each other and we hugged for a long time. I was touring in Scandinavia with Dee Dee and Barbara in 2000. I wanted to take picture where I'm together with Tommy and Barbara.

PICTURE ON RIGHT: I asked from Barbara if she wanna come to restaurant which is really close of Tower Records and where my friends were waiting me. She agreed. I also got chance to give there my second book Rock In Peace: Dee Dee And Joey Ramone and Main Man: A Tribute To Dee Dee Ramone CD for her. Together with Barbara also came her friend Emily, who plays in Frantic RomantiX.
We were speaking around 1,5-2 hours and Barbara also browsed in the same time my second book. She liked of it lot and was speaking as well stories of people who were in the book. We also discussed of Mariano Asch's Ramones tribute CD, it comes out in November, 2004, and is probably one of the best Ramones tribute albums ever. In general Barbara was in happy mood, expect when we started to speak of Dee Dee's grave. She was going to visit it in a few days and we were discussing that I would go then together with her. Sadly it didn't happen as I didn't reach Barbara via phone during the next day. People on the picture are from left to right: mighty Randy Wisebrod, Maria Montoya-Kaye, Shazz Carrington, Nathaniel Kaye, Barbara Zambini, Jari-Pekka Laitio-Ramone and Emily.


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