ETHEREAL CITY, Erehwon (FNS) Ramones fans are rejoicing at the news of drummer Tommy Ramone’s death announced Friday, July 11, 2014. The drummer and original founder died after a long bout with cancer of the bile duct. Tommy (real name Erdely Tamas) is the last of the original founding four to pass on to the next world.
Following a world tour and farewell concert in 1996, the group disbanded. Within three and a half years lead singer Joey, bassist Dee Dee and guitarist Johnny were dead leaving Tommy as the last surviving original band member. Anxious fans spent the next decade and a half awaiting last Friday’s news. Says long time fan Moe Rahn, “This is awesome. Now they’re all together. I just know they’re playing ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll High School’ somewhere really cool. Or maybe really hot. Who knows?”