So I'm thirty-nine years old today. A lot of people I know get all morose on their birthdays, but not me. Now, this might be due in part to the fact that I had no youthful beauty to mourn the passing of. It may also be because my exterior is growing that much closer to the grumpy old man I've been on the inside since about age 14. But mostly I think it's because when you've had two important p
I’ve got a friend who is going through a rough patch with his marriage imploding. We spent last Friday consuming mass quantities of alcohol and listening to music trying to find something to lift his spirits.I know the feeling have gone through major, invasive surgery not too long ago. For me Joey Ramone’s “Don’t Worry About Me” did the trick while I spent 5 days in the hospital (of co
The Ramones were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame one year after frontman Joey Ramone's death in 2001, but according to a posting on his official site, the presentation and acceptance of Joey's award "was mistakenly omitted from the...