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Richard Reinhardt (Sometimes 'Beau') was born on August 11, 1957. He is better known as Richie Ramone. He joined the Ramones in 1983 after second drummer Marky Ramone was forced to leave due to his alcoholism. Richie left the band in 1988 when Marky Ramone returned.
Richie features on the albums To Tough To Die, Animal Boy and Halfway To Sanity. He also wrote the classic Ramones song Somebody Put Something In My Drink after his drink was spiked with acid.
Richie attened former bandmate Joey Ramones funeral when he passed away on April 15, 2001 from cancer, even though he was told several times not to go. He had been estranged from the other Ramones for years before this. He also features in the Ramones documentary .
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