I’m a Middle-age Lobotomy: Liberalism and My Hollywood Road to Ruin

This is the story of how I got kicked out of Hollywood…and how I hope to kick myself back in again. 

From the late 70’s to early 90s I made my living as a Hollywood screenwriter. I’m best known as co-writer of cult film Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, which features the seminal punk band The Ramones. 

My writing partner and I worked every day on the set of the film, and we spent a lot of time with the band, including a 22-hour marathon Ramones concert at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip. As a souvenir of that day, I still carry around a 40% hearing loss and white-noise tinnitus in both ears. 

Over the years, I’ve been approached by many Ramones fans wanting to know what it was like to work with band members Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Ringo. Of the four, the most interesting, approachable and, yes, intelligent glue-sniffer was Johnny Ramone, and my partner and I would often spend time talking with him about his film collection and our shared affection for Buster Keaton movies.  (more…)

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Posted Mar 26th 2009 at 5:05 am in Entertainment, Featured Story, Politics | 8895468 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rdvonch/2009/03/26/im-a-middle-age-lobotomy-liberalism-and-my-hollywood-road-to-ruin-by-russ-dvonch/I%27m+a+Middle-age+Lobotomy%3A+Liberalism+and+My+Hollywood+Road+to+Ruin2009-03-26+12%3A05%3A31Russ+Dvonch