With over two thousand objects, a log that records so far 50 multi-band concerts and the whole spirit of punk, the Ramones clubhouse has become one of the most important museums in the world devoted to the iconic band Ramones, just put down inaugurated in Berlin, Germany.
Maybe the location could be considered a problem, because this place is located at the foot of a hill in Ecatepec, State of Mexico, and no car or bicycle can help raise over 100 steep steps leading to this place.
But worth the climb. The facade of the house is painted white that helps highlight the image of a black jacket, a reference Ramones, is also the logo that has always characterized the group, forged metal and modified for the place.
The entrance is a corridor leading to a small door and opening it is a crowded world Ramones, from vinyl windows arranged in one hand, shelves full of pins, keychains and lighters, to propagandas of concerts performed by the American band worldwide.
It was the May 12, 2013 when the clubhouse was opened. Founded by Alejandro Garrido “La Rocka”, this place offers visitors much of the history of this group of punk without charging a single penny. Part of the collection is from the personal collection of Garrido and also has some donations.
“Eventually the Life gave me the opportunity to have this place, a lot of things and had because I was gathering from young, the left fixing because the group I have always been passionate and now that clubhouse there, “Garrido said in an interview with Notimex.
His love for Ramones made him collect from 14 years all kinds of objects, records and rarities, contributed also works at the Tianguis Cultural del Chopo, point where all kinds of albums can be found.
“Punk starts to catch me, I like it because it is to be a bit against the system, poor, was against almost everything and the Ramones arrive there in a hole funky, when they give me another played but propaganda came a picture of them, I do not know but I gave myself the task of knowing who they were.
“I got a record and I caught eventually went looking for things and guarded, never thought I’d have this, a friend who had an exhibition at the Poplar Rolling Stones I incited to do something similar, but I did not, I preferred to build the clubhouse, “he said.
Life Garrido put an ally in the way, who would become one of the pillars of Clubhouse, Arturo Vega, the Ramones and the manager responsible for creating the iconic band logo when he visited Saturday the Tianguis Poplar.
“I met him when the clubhouse was a year and a half of construction, that evening we became friends, then told him of the place and the next day it was released, he wanted to see discs had, especially rare, it took four or five, many more than he imagined.
“When I see says’No know how you done, are many and are even more of those in Berlín’, from there formalized friendship begins to come more often to the clubhouse and make large donations, “said Garrido.
Among the objects are flattered records, t-shirts, books, pamphlets, sticks, t, some photographs autographed by Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy Ramone and advertisements, all detached Collection staff Vega, who died in June 2013.
“Arturo was very important to us because many things were donated by him and is mounted as the place, the shelves and shelves It is as he wanted, I liked the idea because he had already exhibited in other countries on Ramones and his own art as well; not think never move, he already died and it’s like pay tribute, “he said.
Ramones clubhouse has two floors, the first in which all the band objects are exhibited upstairs also has a small space for concerts, all we out without pay.
“I keep my job, which is to sell clothes and jackets fix the place did not come in order to profit, the same people prompted me to make this showcase features if they sold objects.
“We want that culture is transmitted, not wave money, we do not charge, Arturo wanted we charged for maintenance, but to date we do not, very few things cost us everything costs us, I’ve been a bit against it, we do it to feel like home, so it’s Clubhouse “.
At national bands have played as unresolved, Sella, the Argentine group Expelled, and other Costa Rica and Austria. Even Yaps exclusively met to inaugurate the place. More than 50 bands have played there.
“Punk is not dead, it is a constant influx of groups each week in the Poplar, punk is and has always been a slower underground, and what good because if Trendy, it would fall into the absurd, what characterizes the punk attitude is, “he said.
The February 4, 1976 was released the first album of Ramones and there were many more. The clubhouse has brought together 214 taxes in all genres, blues, bossa nova and even music for babies.
Officially there are three museums dedicated Ramones, one in Germany (Berlin), another in Brazil and in Mexico (Ecatepec).
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