DEE DEE RAMONE TURNS PUNK SCENE SCRIBE

DEE DEE RAMONE TURNS PUNK SCENE SCRIBE

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Former Ramones member Dee Dee Ramone has traded his bass guitar for a pen and paper. The 48-year-old ex-punk has just published his autobiography, "Lobotomy" (Thunder's Mouth Press), and says writing has become one of his favorite activities. Just like his music, Ramone's writing technique is stripped down: he says he prefers to write everything out longhand. However, he admits his spelling and grammar are so horrible that he received tons of complaints from the professional typists who transcribed the autobiography. Ramone has been able to remedy the problem by investing in a hand-held "spelling calculator" that he now uses to correct his writing.