028 - Monte A. Melnick Part One

Hey kids!

Welcome to the season finale of CJ Says: A Ramones Podcast.

This episode comes to you in two parts and we're going straight to the source for our Series One closer…

Before the leather jackets, uniform haircuts and three-chord assault that rewired the nervous system, the Ramones were just a bunch of kids knocking about Queens, riding their bikes, and figuring out what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives.

Enter Monte A. Melnick: longtime Ramones tour manager, keeper of the keys, witness to the madness, and the man who was there before the legend had a pulse.

Monte takes us back to the very beginning over the course of this two-hour conversation, to his friendship with Tommy Ramone and the unlikely chain of events that helped turn a neighbourhood connection into one of the most influential bands on the planet.

Make no mistake, Tommy was the architect. He was, as Monte confirms, the brains behind the entire operation! And that's not all Monte confirms!

So, join us for one final trip down the rabbit hole with one of the Ramones’ inner circle...

This is Part One. Part Two will close the first season of CJ Says in two weeks time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.