P.O. Box 395

I go to check out my P.O. Box...

...And it’s empty!

So I make a sad face.

See, Motherfucker?

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Marty Wombacher
P.O. Box 395
New York, NY • 10113

Where The Neon Lights Are Pretty

I love neon signs and New York is chock-a-block full of them. Every now and then I thought I’d post a picture of interesting neon signs I run into in my travels.

This Halal Food joint looks almost radioactive. I wonder if the tea cakes glow in the dark here?

Special Guest Star

Just a reminder, check out this week's Special Guest Star, Gary Pig Gold!

Hi Asshole!

Hi asshole!

T.F.I.F

Thank fuck it’s Friday! And thanks to everyone for checking out Ramones Thursday! We had a lot of viewers yesterday and I’m always grateful for that.

One more day of work and then it’s the motherfucking weekend! I can’t wait. But until then, the show must go on! I’ve got a brand new edition of “Hi Asshole,” coming up and a neon light post and speaking of posts, later today I’m going to check my Post Office Box and see if anyone has sent me anything. And of course the usual daily posts at Daily Photo and Condensed Gossip and I’ve got three posts for fishwrap lined up for the day, starting shortly with “My Three Covers.”

And of course today’s Hindenburg art is by “Boris!” Thanks for another hilarious and fantastic job, “Boris!” As I said yesterday, if you have any graphic needs from a CD cover to a logo and anything inbetween, “Boris” is your guy. Just send me an email via this website and pass your information along.

Okay, I feel some explosive diarrhrea coming on, so I’ll be back soon. Check the links at the bottom of the Home Page for the most recent update. I gotta go...literally!

Beer Frame

Commentators

Last week I didn’t get a chance to do my usual Commentator shout out and I apologize. But I’m back and I thank all of you for leaving comments this week. I really appreciate it and read all of them with delight! So here now is a comment from everyone from last week.

I’ll start posting around noon tomorrow, so see yez all then! Thanks!

Cheers,

Marty

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I think she was of Spanish decent, her name was "Cunts-way-low"
"Boris"

Wow. You were a fucked up kid. After sewing my best friend's eyelid shut, we dipped him in Developer part A. For those who dont get it, go work in a photolab.
Joey D

I have to agree with Joey, You were a fucked up kid! The eyelid and turpentine thing...........that is beyond just having some laughs with your buddies! Human heads in the fridge is a whole different thing! Here in Milwaukee, My old pal Jeff and I used to collect many heads and store them in the freezer so they would not spoil! We had great fun in collecting our heads and making delightful Kabobs on the grill for our lady friends Yeah! Good Times!
Professor Dungpie, Fountainhead of Enlightenment!

i hate rolling stone too! AND i hate rolling ROCK!
biff

Ironic, Gutenberg invented the printing press, and now print and Steve Gutenberg's career are dead. Coincidence?
tiefighter25

More like a snake in the bummer. I saw pictures to prove it.
mrs5000

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.I can't understand a word of what she says.I need a translation of Cuntology.;-)
Heide

Actually, it's D'Oprah!
Aleksandra Stamenkov

When are they going to make the vibrating Comfort Wipe? Now that would be a big seller!
cfo

You got change for a dollar?Lookin' good, Marty. ; )
Xo Ms CosMod

where's my cheeseburgers?
tuesday weld

She has a nice pair of kings! I would like to poker up her ante!
Goober! Hung Like A Chipmunk!

7. Why the word "God" in French means a "sex toy" ?
A. Because God loves to put his cock in the ass
B. Because a creator can only to be in the shape of cock
C. Seriously... Do you know a French who believe in God???
D. Because the real creator is not Satan, but Santa (claus), Every french know that !!!
zioum zioum the chainsaw

D! !!I answer "D" to ALL of 'em , Marty!Yikes, that lightning bolt was CLOSE...watch out, Marty!
Marty (Louisville)

hey marty, looking good.
never stop..................................
wendylouwho

How much did they pay those actors? What would it take to admit on camera that "being a big guy has its advantages, and disadvantages. This is a great product."?
Alex

I almost hate to admit this, but I love me some Kendra.
meleah rebeccah

Clap, clap! I just gave you the clap Marty!
Gene

You a dickface
dickface

youre a celeb dave, funniest random shittt ever
bentzy moskowitz

My f'n god, how much do I live Triumph. I recently acquired a DVD of his...he was feeding the girl dog the wiener...TAKE IT ALL BITCH..hahahaha....gah...I'd let triumph lick my snootch.
Dr. Flavor

I love this, Marty! [and I can actually comment here! Yay!]

I guess most of all, what I loved is that you really had to watch his infomercials and jot down some of his lines in order to pull this off.

You know the Germans always make good stuff!
Beau Brooks

Marty, it is scary how similar some of these stories are to mine. But, we are related. I hope my mother doesn't read this...she knows most of it anyway, and has probably blocked it out of her memory.
Acid at Disney Land...classic--you know, I did that at Six Flags, and there isn't a single person I've told who didn't think I was nuts for tripping on roller coasters--even the druggiest of friends. (To be honest, I spent the first hour or two in the newly installed lazy river--mind blowing...)

My favoroite quote of the day is Marty Wombacher on downers:
"They'd make you feel and act like you were dead drunk, and I preferred to get to that place naturally, by drinking."
Sammy G

A great rock 'n' roll tale, I'm going to check out Mr. Gold's website now!
Rockin' Bob

Man, I love these guys! Quite possibly the most seriously under-rated group of all time!!
Dan McKenzie

JEESUS Marty, The Ramones - I went to see them EVERYTIME they played in Chicago or suburbs! It seemed like every month they were in town. One of the first nights in my single white female apartment, I came home with a kitten. Didn't know what to name her. Put on a Ramones album,when Sheena is a Punk Rocker came blasting out - the kitten attacked the speakers - she became Sheena that night.
Madonna

Daily Video

I thought I’d close out Ramones Thursday with a collection of interviews.

Enjoy and Gabba, gabba, HEY!

Here’s a Canadian interview.

This is a funny, quick Dee Dee clip

Marky on eating bugs.

Here’s a good one, Geraldo has Joey Ramone and his mom on a segment called, Heavy Metal Moms! Hey Geraldo, the Ramones aren’t heavy metal, asshole!

Dee Dee talks about his song Chinese Rocks.

A Johnny Ramone interview where he gives Dee Dee proper credit.

The Ramones on The Simpsons

Happy Birthday! (This goes out to Sir Paul!)

Marky Ramone Interview From 1996

Here’s the fishwrap interview that Ida Langsam set up for me with Marky Ramone way back in 1996. Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for 1996!

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As we all should know Marky Ramone drums for pioneer punk band, The Ramones. Last summer the Ramones released Adios Amigos!, a hard hitting album that finds the Ramones staying true to their original punk rock roots and reuniting with Dee Dee Ramone who co-wrote five songs on the album. We caught up with Marky in San Diego where the Ramones were playing to support their newest album. Marky confirmed that Adios Amigos! is their last Ramones alum, and this is the last Ramones tour. He told us that the band is breaking up in March., so catch ‘em while you can.

The longtime Ramones drummer has his very own album coming out this March and it’s self-titled after the name of his new band, The Intruders. the album will be on Blackout records, and will include Marty’s re-recorded version of Richard Hell’s punk anthem, “Blank Generation.” Marky played on the original before he became a Ramone.

This is what he told us concerning the topic of rock & roll magazines.

“I like Slug and Tab, they’re fanzines. Tab is from the Chicago-Ohio area. This guy Mike Heck wrote an article about me in Tab and he knew every detail. I called him up and said, ‘How did you get this information?’ He says ‘We’re very thorough.’ when I heard that I asked him to send me some other issues and as far ass their takes on bands and their politics, they’re right on the money.

As far as more mainstream magazines go, I like Pulse. And Details is okay, for a glossy mainstream magazine. I hate Rolling Stone. Politically I agree with them, but as a big international magazine sometime they overlook certain origins. Origins of bands like the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, the Clash. If they do articles on punk bands they won’t even mention their influences. Even if a band would cite us as an influence, I don’t think they put it in the article. But I do like their politics, but they lost their vision. You know what happened? All the hippies turned to yuppies and they have to cater to the yuppie. When they started putting Army Reserve ads and Army Marine shit in there, you they just caved. And I never thought Rolling Stone would cave in.

I like Spin magazine much better than Rolling Stone. Spine is what Rolling Stone should have become. They’re more in tune with the music [scene] than Rolling Stone is.

Vanity Fair, you know, it is what it is, but politically they’ve done some good stuff.

I used to like Punk magazine, which Legs McNeil and John Holmstrom did. John did some of the early artwork for the Ramones. Now he does High Times which is good occasionally, but it can get a little repetitious.

I like Hits, they’re very good.

The main thing I don’t like in any kind of a magazine is when they start to cater to the yuppie. There’s nothing wrong with the American Dream, but when you start getting greedy and you don’t care about things like the environment,, the poor, the homeless, ‘I’m in it for me, screw everyone else,’ then you’re a fucking prick. I don’t like any magazine that has that kind of an attitude in it’s editorial content.”

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