It’s been a busy couple of weeks over at LOUIE Central. I recently purchased another DV deck, and I’ve been transferring a lot of old videos to the big hard drives. One…
RIP: Johnny Grande, original piano player for Bill Haley’s Comets
I just learned that Johnny Grande, an original member of Bill Haley’s Comets, died recently. I had the privilege of working with Johnny when I was hired a few years ago to…
God Save the Internet!
There’s been some weird rumblings in Washington D.C. by certain politicians to allow telecommunications companies to control what you can and cannot access via the internet. I wish this was an urban…
Stolen Equipment Alert
I don’t normally post information about stolen equipment at the LOUIE REPORT, but this time it’s something that’s way too close for comfort. My friend Alec Palao has been a great ally…
The LOUIE Kazoos of Peoria!
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…
More on the FBI LOUIE files, and updates at LOUIE Central
It’s been a busy week over at LOUIE central. I’ve been picking up hard drives, transfering a lot of old interviews from old analog videotape to the digital domain, cursing along the…
Wasting more time on the blogosphere…
Sometimes, it’s lot of fun to see what others have written about you or your projects out in cyberspace. Today, I spent a little bit of time to see what folks mentioned…
Someone’s got great taste in Japan!
I can’t make out what it all means, but someone in Japan has very good taste in music! A mention of LouieLouie.net and recognition of an excellent R. Crumb CD? Very cool,…
Wailers update- LOUIE Fest 2006
The Fabulous Wailers just came from playing at the Ponderosa Stomp in Memphis, and Kent Morrill sent me this report: Memphis: The Fabulous Wailers wowed them with the good old Northwest Sound…in…
Smells Like LOUIE… no… Teen Spirit on ukeles?
I’ve had more than a few people tell me they considered Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as the “LOUIE LOUIE of the 90’s.” Both songs use a catchy 3-chord riff, and became…