"End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones"
The subhed reads: "A heartfelt look at the four misfits from Queens who saved post-'60s American culture."
The Ramones weren't just part of the mid-1970s New York punk scene; in their sneakers, leather jackets and limp, stripy T-shirts, with an exuberantly messy guitar sound cobbled together from oddly shaped driftwoody bits of '60s surf pop, they essentially carved it out.
Reading this, it struck me again - nearly all of the bands I love are like dysfunctional families, full of love and hate for each other (or like gangs, as Marcus Gray puts it)


Ah, takes me back. Remember how we used to steal underwear from the sorority girls next door and go wind-surfing? Y'know, I think I still have that Yogi Bear crack pipe somewhere. Those were the days...
i was going to see this when i was in new york, but never got the chance! this better come out on dvd soon!
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