IN THE EARLY HOURS OF AUGUST 14TH 1983, THE RAMONES NEARLY LOST ONE OF THEIR OWN TO A VIOLENT FIT OF JEALOUS RAGE. FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PIONEERING PUNK BAND THE RAMONES, JOHN CUMMINGS, AKA JOHNNY RAMONE HAD A RUN IN WITH A FELLOW PUNK ROCKER, SETH MACKLIN FROM THE BAND SUB ZERO AFTER A GIG IN QUEENS NEW YORK…OVER A GIRL THAT MACKLIN THOUGHT WAS HIS EXCLUSIVELY, BUT THE GIRL THOUGHT THEY HAD AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP…THE GIRL? 27 YEAR OLD FORMER DANCER AND UK ROCK ICON NAMED CYNTHIA WHITNEY BUT WENT BY THE STAGE NAME “ROXY”…SO YOU SEE…RAMONE AND ROXY HAD BEEN AN ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN “THING” SINCE THE LATE 70’S MAINTAINING A 20 YEAR AFFAIR…THE 2 PUNK MUSICIANS ENGAGED IN AN EARLY MORNING PHYSICAL ALTERCATION OVER ROXY THAT LED TO JOHNNY RAMONE SUFFERING A SKULL FRACTURE REQUIRING EMERGENCY BRAIN SURGERY TO STOP THE BLEEDING IN HIS BRAIN! REMARKABLY, RAMONE SUFFERED ZERO BRAIN DAMAGE AND AFTER A FEW MONTH OF REHAB AND HEALING, HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO THE BAND, …ACTS OF PASSION AND JEALOUSY IN YOUR LIFE? DON’T BE LIKE JOHNNY RAMONE,SIMMER DOWN AND CHILL…SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO BE SEDATED, WANNA BE?
