Posted on 10/27/2008 5:08:18 PM PDT by LibertyGrrrl
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008 AT 10:54 AM
"Punk Rock Republicans" POSTED BY MEGHAN
I am often asked what my favorite band of all time is, and for me it is an incredibly difficult decision - almost impossible. However, if I had to pick a band, it would probably be The Ramones. I have been a fan since around sixth grade when I first heard the song "I Want To Be Sedated" on the radio and was immediately hooked (I even had my first kiss while "Beat on the Brat" was playing in the background). The power, impact and influence of possibly the greatest band of all time and the inventors of punk rock is absolutely endless and infinitely spanning.
It is my great honor to announce that Linda Ramone, the wife of the late legend Johnny Ramone will be joining me to campaign for my father in Nevada on Monday and Tuesday. I couldn't be more excited and humbled if Elvis himself came out on the road with me. Looking forward to sharing with you what its like to campaign with a legend!
Song of the Day: "Beat on the Brat" by The Ramones
Rock N Roll Ping!
The Ramones — greatest band ever.
Agreed, the Ramones are sooooo underrated.
Very, very cool.
I don’t know if I’d say best EVER, but pretty close.
Some may not remember this, but RUSH would get calls from all kinds... Marilyn Manson called Rush’s Show a couple times. Even the “Dead Kennedys” also called.
And other not so well known bands also called Rush... So you NEVER KNOW!!
Just forget about that "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" song. (even though it was a pretty good song)
I gotta say I’m like so... impressed that no one has trashed your guys and girls thread yet.
They're definitely one of my favorite bands and always put on a great show. They definitely don't make punk rockers like Johnny anymore.
The Ramones — greatest band ever.
I’ll bump to that.
Tagline.
WOOHOO, glad to know I am in such good company!
Hey Ho, Let’s Go!
Man, I miss The Dead Boys
Da Bruddas are second only to the Beach Boys in my R&R pantheon. I used to see them every time they came to town - what a band! RIP Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee.
I have that EP!
People think its odd that Republicans listen to punk or alternative rock. I don’t why...plenty of us do. The music is good, we just ignore the craziest lyrics.
th ramones is mah boyz!
still sounds so fresh, an thats coming from a 18 yr old who cant stand old people music :-P
Hey LibertyGrrrl -- I didn't know there's a Rock-n-Roll Pinglist, but if there is, I've gotta be on it! Please...
BTW, fantastic profile page. You rock!
Am I in before The Blogette Ping??
Just don't tell me you have Ramones hair. Hehhehe.
8)~
In ‘76 the Ramones played their first gig outside of New York in my hometown of Madison, WI at the El Tejon (the Badger) bar, and although I was just sixteen I got in to the show and slam danced with maybe 10 people - the rest (maybe another 30) were too shocked to join in, had never seen anything like it. I moved to LA and hung at the Whiskey during the whole punk era (which was much shorter-lived than most people guess). Maybe someone remembers the old Iggy Pop (post Stooges) classic “I’m a Conservative” which set the tone for my ahem “anti-hippy” personality. Iggy once famously declared (without much irony) in an interview circa 1981 “The two greatest Americans are Ronald Reagan and Mr.Rogers.”
He would have but he's over in Ypsilanti, MI, campaigning............
nope!
Darn Right!
Stiv Bators was known to hijack the stage when others were playing. He did it to a Friends band (Lazer) at the Youngstown Agora. The guy was a hoot! We let him go!
I see from your profile that you like P.J. O’Rourke. Considering you like him and the Ramones, you’ve got some good taste!
What can I say? I am a conservative rebel ;)
I like it all.
B52s was the funnest band I ever saw.
I hear ya!
What's funny is that it really is more rebellious to be conservative.
No folks, that is NOT Tom Petty, it is Johnny Thunders (RIP).
Xer Ping
Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social (and sometimes nostalgic) aspects that directly effects Generation Reagan / Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
That is not a Fugazi album.
I don’t know about ever. Heck, I wouldn’t even say they’re the best punk band ever. But they’re pretty damn good. From a musical standpoint, unfortunately, some really good punk bands are leftists. But I’m smart enough to know better than to take advice from musicians.
I’ve always been a punk and always will be. Even in a suit and tie sometimes that look comes across my face and the people I work with realize there’s something different there.
Ramones at the Rock and Roll Hall Of fame Induction 2002-
Johnny rebels against libs at 2:18!!!
While still in college at UT, I followed the Ramones from Austin to Germany the summer of ‘91 and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life! Joey’s presence in the room was one of the few times I’ve ever been star struck. One of the greatest bands ever!
Yeah, lots of us “alternative” conservatives here at FR;-) There’s a whole slew of us at www.conservativepunk.com too.
Yay! That RULED!
Linda Ramone, the widow of the late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone, poses next to a statue in his likeness, after unveiling it during a ceremony at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, January 14, 2005. Lisa Marie Presley , Eddie Vedder , Rob Zombie, Nicolas Cage and Pete Yorn were among the notable friends in attendance. Johnny Ramone, co-founder and guitarist of seminal 70's punk rock band The Ramones, died on September 15, 2004 at his home in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen
I kinda' like the lyrics too:
Holiday in Cambodia by The Dead Kennedys
Now we can go where the people are one
Now we can go where they get things done
What you need my son, what you need my son
Is a Holiday in Cambodia...
California Uber Alles by The Dead Kennedys
Zen fascists will control you
Hundred percent natural
You will jog for the master race
And always where the happy face
Kill The Poor by The Dead Kennedys
Jane Fonda on the screen today
Convinced the liberals "It's OK"
So let's get dressed and dance away the night
While they kill, kill, kill, kill, kill the poor...
TV Party by Black Flag
TV me shows what it's like out there
It's a scare
You can go out if you want
We won't care
Beverly Hills by Circle Jerks
Beverly Hills, Century City
Everything's so nice and pretty
All the people dress the same
Don't they know they're so damn lame?
Blood Stains by Agent Orange
I know they know the way I think
I know they always will
Someday I'm gonna change my mind
Someday I'd rather kill
Democracy by The Adolescents
Democrat, Republican, Libertarian
Do you really know what party you're in?
Camarillo by Fear
First I fell down then I got shot up again
First I fell down then I got shot up again
First I fell down then I got shot up again
First I fell down then I got shot up again
Perfect System by Oingo Boingo
I had an operation
With no adverse reaction
They tampered with my brain some
It helped me see the reason
For living in the system
I've got their "Acid Eaters' album cranking on high volume while typing this.
The KKK took my baby away!
The Left show their true colors in using that song to slam Johnny AND his wife. The story goes that Johnny “stole” Joey’s girlfriend.
Truth is the woman made a choice to be with someone else.
Look at their relationships in NYC in the 1970s and ALL of the people in that music scene went out with the same girls (they didn’t share women, the girls just went out with different people in their small circle of friends into that kind of music at the time).
When Joey insists that Johnny TOOK his girl, he’s treating her like a piece of property. That she is willing to step out and espouse politics that Joey would have disagreed with (even though he did vote for Reagan once), there are any of a number of levels on which they may have been incompatiable. The woman stayed with Johnny for decades until his death.
I’ve always been a punk and always will be. Even in a suit and tie sometimes that look comes across my face and the people I work with realize there’s something different there.
I'm right there with you. My college mentor summed me up many years ago: "You're just a different bird, kid." Worked as a financial writer and editor for a number of years in Boston (see, a Creative Writing degree CAN make money...;-) Walked among the 'normals', spoke their language, but never (quite) fit in -- was always, "That Liz -- she's quite the character."
Jaws would drop when I'd talk politics. Inevitably, the response was (and still is) "I NEVER figured you for a conservative..."
Fun at cocktail parties and corporate outings, but I always prefer the mosh pit.
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