Reply Remove Incorrect Libelous Comment By Media Lawyer I have the information now to refute what has been commented by that commenter a Incorrect Richie Ramone did not say such he would sue them for 20 years That did not happen Source please b Incorrect Richie Ramone did not say he would sue and reap millions There are no interviews with Richie Ramone about his lawsuit Only statements from his lawyers Sources please c Incorrect Most do not say Richie Ramone sued because he was embittered that he left No one has alleged that Tommy left CJ left Dee Dee left End Of The Century actually advances the case that it was an impossible situation to be in the Ramones That is public record They were in the main miserable to be in the Ramones Public record So Source please d The band did not continue to be successful Source please The band was NEVER financially successful in Joey Ramone s lifetime as far as album sales and it got worse after Richie left Richie Ramone left because he was tired of the grind playing only the 4 4 their lack of mainstream success and that was reported in Rolling Stone in August 2007 They were dropped by Sire Records that year The band deteriorated due to Dee Dee Ramone s quitting in 1989 Most sourced information is that they were on a downhill slide from then According to USA today they sold most of their albums after Joey s death in 2001 To date Ramones CDs with Somebody Put Something In My Drink have sold more than 1 3 million copies Smash You was released as the title track to Loud Fast Ramones It was called Loud Fast Ramones Smash You and has sold more than 350 000 units according to Soundscan e Richie Ramone did not sue his dead band mates He sued the Estate of Johnny Ramone as well as Ramones Productions He did not sue the Estate of Joey Ramone nor the Estate of Dee Dee Ramone nor has he sued the wives and relatives of Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone Source is the lawsuit He did not sue Joey s brother Mickey Leigh Dee Dee s wife Barbara nor Joey s truly exceptional and lovely mother Charlotte Lesher who passed away a year ago First Media Lawyer says the band continued to be successful and then it s that they have no money Fact is Ramones productions is a very lucrative business Again USA Today reported in 2002 that the band sold millions of units since Joey Ramone s death That is according to Soundscan Paper Magazine and others have reported on the big business of marketing Ramones since the sad passing of Joey Ramone Media Lawyer s statement that the Ramones are in hardship is not sourced Request Please remove what we believe is libelous incorrect TALK comment by Media Lawyer unless Media Lawyer can produce reliable sources At the very least none of it is sourced Thank you Preceding unsigned comment added by talk contribs