Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Johnny Ramone Tribute

The fifth annual Johnny Ramone tribute event will be held Oct. 3 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. The event will feature screenings of the 1977 Ramones concert film, It's Alive, and the world premiere of the 3-D presentation of Night Of The Living Dead.

Star 98.7's "Complete Control Radio" DJ Joe Sib will conduct a live radio broadcast of the event and guests slated to attend include Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Billy Zoom of X, Joe Escalante of the Vandals, Pete Yorn, Stan Lee of the Dickies, Jeff McDonald of Redd Kross, Charlotte Caffey of the GoGo's and actors Rose McGowan and David and Rosanna Arquette.

NIVIDIA will also host a gaming booth for fans to play Resident Evil 5 in 3-D, along with a giveaway of a 3-D gaming system. Fans at the event are invited to be included in a documentary film about the event.

Tickets are $10 and proceeds from the event benefit the Johnny Ramone Research Fund at USC Westside Prostate Cancer Center.

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