>Saw the Ramones in the '90s at a large venue called the Purple Onion in 
>Oshawa. It was a converted supermarket with a humongous floor area for 
>patrons furnished with a lot of stand-up drinking stations...no seating. 
>There was a second floor at the back overlooking the dance floor featuring 
>pool tables and some couches for those of us not wanting to be trapped in 
>the mosh-pit melee. I watched enthusiastically from the balcony area as the 
>guys did 38 songs in 1 hour and 12 minutes. Then the room cleared. As we 
>descended the stairs it became apparent real fast that the audience had 
>never bothered to drink anything they'd bought that night because the 2,000 
>sq. foot dance floor was 4" deep in beer.
>
>After getting pulled over by a police RIDE inspection me and my car-mates 
>had to explain why the car smelled like beer...but our breath didn't. I 
>showed the officer my beer-drenched shoes and the stained pant-legs and 
>exclaimed "THE RAMONES". The cop laughed and let us leave.
>
>
>Jaimie Vernon,
>President, Bullseye Records
>"Not Infecting Our Customers' Computers Since 1985!!"
>http://www.bullseyecanada.com
>http://www.bullseyerecords.com
>Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
>http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
>
>http://www.myspace.com/jaimievernonsmovingtargetz
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