#18 - The famous and the infamous

Spelunking in the vault for a specific item for the college freshman, instead of finding it, I came across this timely card.
In the usual "T-V" style, the card peeked out at me through a sea of old flotsom and jetsom (aka Mom's favorite ephermera known as "receipts, et al").

See, the infamous man listed on the card (some of us knew him as "dad") just shuffled off this mortal coil last Sunday.



Boy, timing is everything, isn't it?


But what was more remarkable to me was what I discovered when I flipped the card over.

Here's what's handwritten on the BACK of this card:

Yes, I'm assuming it's THAT Joey Ramone in his own handwriting; the one made famous with his band (one of my favs), The Ramones. How do I believe this? I'll explain.

The last piece of this puzzle relies on this photo I found within a few pieces of paper beyond this duplex card (a quick aside: I'm one of those people who have always adored the 4 frame b&w photo booth pictures. Glad to have found this one too.)


The one on the left was lucky enough to be a member of the cast of that cult classic, Rock and Roll High School, and so I'm guessing that's where Joey's contact information came from. Why it's on Stu's business card is another question entirely.

Oh, and the on one the right?

Well, suffice it to say he wasn't in Rock and Roll High School.

Strange what things from the wayback machine reappear.