The Louie Report

One of the recent issues of the New Yorker magazine had this cartoon… In case you didn’t catch it, this cartoon references the 1988 movie “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!”, starring Leslie Nielson as a tough cop. There’s a sequence where the evil villain played by Ricardo Montalbán, gets shot by [...]

After International LOUIE LOUIE Day, it’s time for….. more LOUIE LOUIE! This is the HSU Marching Lumberjacks performing at their Spring 2010 Concert. It shall be this Week’s LOUIE…

In a previous posting, I mentioned a 1966 recording of LOUIE LOUIE by the Franklin High School Choir Orchestra and Stage Band. At the time I wrote it, I wasn’t sure where this high school was located but I had a feeling it was based in Seattle. I just received another message that confirms that [...]

This week, I’m awarding the LOUIE of the Week award to a thrift store special. My pal Jeff Miller of Wiley’s Golden Oldies of Tacoma sent this LP to me. As luck would have it, I’m thinking this could very well be the world’s FIRST high school recording of the iconic melody. This is a [...]

Actor Ricardo Montalbán has passed away today at the age of 88. In the LOUIE LOUIE circles, he is best known for the role of Vincent Ludwig in the 1988 movie “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!”, playing an evil villain that died after being shot by Leslie Nielson, falling from the [...]

I think I did pretty good this year. Four years ago, I ran into some problems when I shared some of my political beliefs on this website, which probably wasn’t the best idea of mine, as I try to focus on a more universal appeal with this project. I’ve got friends on all ends of [...]

On Saturday, I attended the 19th San Jose Jazz Festival, one of the best annual music festivals in the San Francisco bay area. One of the bands I saw there really impressed me by being so very different from all the other jazz, salsa, and blues groups at this event. The NYPD Jazz Band is [...]

Here’s another fun LOUIE from YouTube. The Marching Lumberjacks perform a bacon-tastic (their description, not mine) LOUIE LOUIE at Davis Picnic Day Battle (Exhibition) of the Bands on April 19, 2008.

This week, we acknowledge the Bergen County Firefighters Pipe Band (featuring The SHOTS), performing LOUIE LOUIE with “Wooly Bully.” The event was a 2008 Saint Patrick’s Day celebration at Savannah, Georgia. I love the sound of these bagpipes! Good job, guys!

Right now in Peoria, Illinois, many people are gathering for a big celebration of LOUIE LOUIE. Here’s the full details of this event, according to the Peoria Parks website: Event: Louie Louie Festival Date: Fri, May 26 Location: The Landing Hours: 3:00pm – midnight Admission: free Description: The Illinois Valley Striders signal the beginning of [...]