Cyberpunk Blitz

!!!!!WOW!!!!!

WHAT A PARTY For all of you late comers, the Cyberpunk Blitz took place at CBGB's on Dec. 17 1999, it was a celebration of real Ramones mania. Joey CJ and Tommy were there, Johnny and DeeDee apologized for their absence and promised to be there next time.

It truly a great night the looked and was Ramones-ready, stacks of Marshalls on one side Ampegs on the other side producing that familiar chainsaw sound and a drum kit with the classic setup first used by Tommy Ramone the bands original drummer. There were 14 kick ass bands, we had fun playing with Tangerine Puppets, saw exploding white mice beat on the brats, got f-up with tequila in Durango 99 (Durango is a city in Mexico), it felt like an endless vacation. It was a battlefield when commando took the stage, there was plenty more Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy Crummy stuff. Cheap beer and tequila gave us a case of Monte's Revenge and we had to be sedated to make it to the Ramonas, who tried to pick up the boys from 53^rd n' 3^rd and got into the danger zone by the time we heard the next 1-2-3-4 count. There was one more high power chord before the Melnicks hallucinations.

This was just the first part of the entertainment, then Joey and CJ announced the winners, they were Commando and Sedated for CJ, who performed a pair of killer sets. Then Joey Ramone himself announced his choice, and it was Durango 99 (aka The Huntingtons) as a Ramones fan you can imagine what these guys felt like performing with Joey Ramone in CBGB's the birthplace of the Ramones WOW!!!!! These guys are a really great band in their own right, check them out.

The whole night was high energy and wildly fun a truly Mondo Bizarro experience.

You can watch the whole thing at collegemusic.com (go to the archives), and you can also get a t-shirt with the names of the bands on the back, at the sites store. We will be adding more photos in a few days.

If you were there, thanks for coming, and let us know how you liked it.

Don't miss our next event,

Enjoy the pics

Arturo