Joey Ramone, 1951 – 2001 . He will be missed. The first time I heard the Ramones was in National Lampoon\’s Vacation, during a scene where Blitzkrieg Bop is playing. This was around 1989 or so, when I was 10. At the time, I didn\’t know who the song was by or even what it was called, but I knew I liked it. It was different from anything I\’ve ever heard before. I didn\’t find out until much later that it was the Ramones. They introduced me to punk rock and the world beyond mainstream music. Rest in peace.