There are 17 endemic mammal species in the California Biodiversity Hotspot including the Channel Island Fox found off the coast of Ventura County and the Mount Pinos Chipmonk in northernmost Ventura County. As of 2003 (Roth and Sadeghain 2003 - Checklist of the Land Snails and Slugs of California.
The initial version of the Ramones included Jeffry Hyman on drums, John Cummings on guitar, and Douglas Colvin on bass and lead vocals. Colvin was the first to use the name Ramone, calling himself Dee Dee Ramone.
(Updated April 20, 2014) Jay and the Americans were one of the greatest groups of the 60s. The main lead singer was Jay Black. But in their first couple of years the lead was Jay Traynor. He sang on their first classic hit She Cried in 1962, and on the resulting album. Jay Black came in starting with Only In America and Come a Little Bit Closer.