I’m not gonna do a column proper today. Rather, I’m going to share with you a fun little activity you can share with your alcoholic punk rocker pals. It’s called the Ramones Live Album Drinking Game, and it goes like this:
Take a sip:
If the CD starts with the music from The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Every time Dee Dee/C.J. shouts, “1-2-3-4!” Every time Joey introduces a song by awkwardly saying its name Every time Joey mispronounces Dee Dee’s name as “Dee Tay” Every time Joey inserts extra syllables into a one syllable word (“dog” = “daw-hawgg!”) Every time Joey mentions chicken vindaloo, mental institutions, or surfing Every time Johnny refuses to play a guitar solo
Every time Dee Dee/C.J. counts off in German Every time Joey mentions what city/state/country the band is in Every time Joey is too lazy to sing the complete chorus of “Blitzkrieg Bop” Every time Joey skips a song’s entire verse in favor of a few “yeahs” Every time Johnny attempts to play a guitar solo
Chug an entire can:
The ultimate step: if any of the Ramones start playing or singing a different song than they’re supposed to and they have to stop and start the song over, shoot Budweiser directly into your veins with the nearest hypodermic needle.
Gabba Gabba Twelve Step Program!
