"On The Road With The Ramones" by Monte A. Melnick with Frank Meyer Monte saw it all: the arrests, the ODs, the fights, the breakups, the make-ups, the girlfriends, the hotels and the binges. As the band's tour manger from their CBGB debut on 16 August 1974 to their final show in Los Angeles on 6 August 1996, Monte toured with The Ramones for 22 years. On The Road With The Ramones is his story. Known as much for their trademark leather jackets, torn jeans and dirty T-shirts as their unique sound and brilliant yet hilariously simple songs, The Ramones were an undeniable force. As pioneers of punk and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers, at the peak of their 2,263 live-show career they were arguably the greatest band on the planet. Yet for all their influence and infamy, the band never had a breakthrough hit, were hardly embraced by radio or MTV and failed to be accepted by mainstream audiences until years after their retirement. While their road-dog mentality and fierce live shows garnered them a legion of faithful fans, the band paid a heavy price, both physically and emotionally. Monte A. Melnick now working as the Audio Visual Associate at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY. Frank Meyer has served on the editorial staff of KNAC.com, AVN magazine, AVN Online magazine and POPsmear magazine, and contributes to Bizarre magazine, Launch.com, New Times and LA Weekly and is a musician (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs and Sweet Justice). THE RELEASE DATE FOR THE BOOK IS NOVEMBER 20. PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY SIGNED BY MONTE NOW WE HAVE A LIMITED QUANTITY.