Monday, March 02, 2015

Ramones Channel 1990 maybe 1991

Ramones Channel 1990 maybe 1991

Even though
Dee Dee was gone,
making rap albums
and shooting too much
smack, it was still
the Ramones.

Even though
I had seen them
the year before,
and they played too
fast, losing the melody
for the speed, afraid
of losing the hardcore
kids, always afraid
of being passed
by, it was still
the Ramones.

Even though
I wasn't sure if
Greg was going
to make the show,
and Greg made
every show, barreling
down 44 too fast in
his Nissan to the
Living Room or
crawling up 93
in my Cavalier
to a Rat hardcore
matinee, it was still
the Ramones.

Even though
I drove through
the worst fog I'd
ever seen on the
Expressway, so
thick my 45 mph
with the highbeams
on put me about
even with everyone
else on the highway,
for a change, still
the Ramones.

Even though
I ended up at
the show, alone,
standing near the
back with all
the old guys, old
like I am now,
nursing their
Buds and nodding
their heads to
the Cretin Hop
and Rockaway
Beach, still
the Ramones.

Even though
later Greg told
me he was there
up near the stage,
away from the old
guys old like
I'm old now, bobbing
their heads like
I do now, still
the Ramones.

Even though,
still played
too fast through
the fog
and the years
and no Dee Dee
and the old men
like I'm old now,
there was never
a time to say
no to
the Ramones.



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