All Photos By Gail

Dee Dee Ramone (born Douglas Colvin), Bassist and primary Songwriter for The Ramones was born on this day, September 18th, in 1951. Dee Dee died of a drug overdose on June 5th, 2002 and he is still much loved and missed. He is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California (headstone above), not far from his former Ramones’ bandmate, Johnny Ramone.

Dee Dee By Shepard Fairey