The Louie Report

In case you might have forgotten, this Sunday – April 11 is International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Have you see the photo-comic strip I created for International LOUIE LOUIE Da a few years ago? Click HERE to read the full comic strip! You can also check out LouieDay.org for more information!

I recently provided some web design services for the family of Drake Levin with the creation of a new DrakeLevin.com webpage. This is really an exciting project to be associated with, as I’m scanning a lot of archival photographs, and hearing some great stories about Drake. Drake Levin was the guitar player for Paul Revere [...]

Last week, there were news articles that mentioned that Etta James was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This afternoon, I did a Google search for “Etta James Alzheimer’s” and noticed there were 36,500 entries for this subject. News certainly travels fast. As it turns out, Etta James does not actually have Alzheimer’s disease. How do I [...]

This week’s LOUIE of the Week is a recent performance of Otis Day of the movie “Animal House” performing LOUIE LOUIE at Faith & Whiskey in Chicago during John Belushi‘s Birthday Weekend, just a few days ago on Saturday, January 23, 2010. This particular version is dedicated to one of Chicago’s finest, Mrs. Wyn Martello, [...]

As 2009 comes to a close, and many folks are still frantically running around trying to figure out what sort of holiday presents to buy for their loved ones, I feel I would be remiss to not share my opinion about one of the coolest CDs to be released this year. My friends at Ace [...]

It’s time to get Paul Revere & the Raiders into this thing called the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.” It’s time to just DO IT! A group of dedicated Paul Revere & Raiders fans just created a website to promote this concept, and you can visit it at: RaidersRockHall.com For decades they have given [...]

Jack Ely sent out a message to his friends after his big show at the Ontario Armory. He gave me permission to recycle these words, so here’s his report: As most of you know by now, last weekend my old band and I played a benefit gig for the tri-county food bank at the Ontario [...]

It’s time for another rare LOUIE from the E.P. archives! In the early-mid 1980′s, I was just getting started in the video biz. The LOUIE project began with the help of a local public access channel that allowed me to borrow a big 3 tube video camera with a 3/4″ Umatic portapack. I didn’t own [...]

A few weeks ago, there was a wonderful memorial for Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Family and friends came together to celebrate the man with beautiful stories, some funny jokes, and wonderful memories. I was asked to videotape the ceremony, and some of these stories were too good to not share, [...]

For the past two weeks, I’ve been away from home, helping a dear friend with a big move to Southern California. This weekend, I’m coming back home just in time to attend a very special benefit concert. This Sunday at the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco, there’s going to be a benefit concert for [...]