2 Rock Guitarists Dead In Last 24 hours...Ratt's Robbin Crosby and The Ramones Dee Dee Ramone

AP/Reuters/All media outlets | 6-7-02 | my favorite headache

[My Favorite Headache]

I am posting this thread if anyone cares to add to it. I am a fan of so many different styles of music and the last 24 hours has claimed the lives of 2 men who took part in 2 totally different rock bands during 2 totally different periods of popularity.

The death's of Layne Staley from Alice In Chains was a waste. A total waste of incredible talent, gone forever due to an addiction to heroin. Dee Dee Ramone from the famous punk band The Ramones died of the very same thing a little more than a day ago. Robbin Crosby one of 2 guitarists in the 80s hard rock act RATT died from a long battle with AIDS, attributed from use of a dirty heroin needle.

Robbin was really a great guy. I saw RATT live with him and he was a great performer. He was also responsible for some of the best licks i.e. Round and Round, Wanted Man,Lay It Down, You're In Love,Back For More, Dance, Dance, Dance,Way Cool Jr., What's It Gonna Be? and much more. Hit after hit from Ratt.

He also dated everyone from Heather Locklear (who didn't?), Tawney Kitaen, and various models and actresses. He had such great talent but it all went to hell by way of the needle. A personality to light up a room. Yes a ton of people in here probably have never heard of him and will just call him another heroin junkie rock star who got what he deserved. But Robbin never denied that.

When he was on Geraldo's show about 7 yrs ago...his hands were swollen, he could not even play the guitar anymore and he had been diagnosed with HIV at the time.But he accepted it and also accepted CHRIST. He knew he played russian roulette and lost.

I am not going to gush over this anymore. I just came home from a 12 hour shift at work to have the news sent to me about his passing. I just wanted to recognize his life in some way because his music was something that was just downright...good.

Robbin is up with Christ now and his long and painful battle with AIDS is over.

R.I.P to the both of them.

[AgentEcho]

Headbangers Ball (Sorry, it just came to me)

[gracex7]

Not my genre of music, but very glad to see that his life everlasting is with the King of kings and LORD of Lords. THAT is what it's all about.

[trevorjohnson]

Who cares

[Dan from Michigan]

Well, most I know in the younger generation listen to about anything(outside country). One minute AC/DC is on the CD player, Eminem the next, NWA after that, then Doors, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, and DMX.

[Washington-Husky]

Freebird!

[pjb819]

Just because life goes on for others, doesn't make it any less sad for those who care about the deceased. No matter how they died.

[Dan from Michigan]

My favorite is Bonfire Box set - With the Live "Let there be Rock" CD with the Bonfire set. "Live Wire, Highway to Hell" all live. There was an Atlantic Records live one as well in the box set with a great version of "Problem Child".

I like the Brian Johnson stuff as well, but Bon Scott was the man by far.

The Detroit radio station had a countdown recently on the best Rock songs of all time. "You Shook Me All Night Long" was ranked number one.

[Huck]

You must be a Judas Priest fan. Too bad about Rob Halford. He was such a talent.

[rockfish59]

My niece has been a user since 1968.
I'm 52 and she's a year or so younger than me and last time I saw her she looked about 70.
I'm amazed she's never OD'd.

Heroin...it's my wife...it's my life!--Lou Reed

[Dakmar]

I wasn't trying to belittle the death of anyone, I was responding to Don Myers attempt to turn this thread into a D.A.R.E. podium.

[dread78645]

Just 1-2-3-4 from one song to the next.

Yep. Loved it.
By the way it was "Up-tu-tre-fa !".

[Washington-Husky]

I liked that post!!! Funny... but in a bittersweet sort of way.

Ah, the youth of today, where did we fail them??!

[rockfish59]

So would that be something like:

Peter Puffer
puffed a peck
of puffed peters?

[rockfish59]

On a Highway to Hell ringing Hells Bells!

[rockfish59]

AMEN, brutha!

[rockfish59]

No, the Hells Angels kicked ass in Gimme Shelter!

[nunya bidness]

RIP to both but Stepen Pearcy was the RATT sound. Listen to him and Dweezil jam and you'll know he needed to break out.

Sorry to see the Ramones lose two in one year.

[Dakmar]

It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock'n'Roll!

[rockfish59]

I haven't had a cold in 3 years and I ain't no frikkin' junkie! =^)

[dread78645]

Wrong!! (try "My Sharona" by the Knack...)

Just slightly ahead of D(r)exy's Midnight Runners's "Too-Rye-Aye" (Come-on Eileen) ...