As administrator of a website that receives a lot of traffic from fellow Frank Zappa fans, I feel it is my duty to pass along some information about a special auction that…
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Let’s get Paul Revere & Raiders into Rock Hall of Fame!
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…
Whole lotta Portland stuff on October 17
You ever notice how some things come together all at once? You go through periods where there’s nothing good on TV, and there’s nobody playing any live concerts that you feel like…
Tex & Horseheads – LOUIE of the Week
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…
The Drake Levin Memorial
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…
Benefit for Paul Williams- Sunday in San Francisco
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…
Record LOUIE LOUIE, make some money!
Here’s a project that I like a lot … The official description from CDFreedom: Here it is…the ongoing collection of The Kingsmen’s famous “Louie Louie” done by the masses. . Got a…
Yes, Today is Special!
Four different people that do not know each other sent me some LOUIE information about today- May 19. So I might as well mention it…. In 1965…In their efforts to determine the…
Jack Ely to perform with the Courtmen in August
Last week, AP posted a story about Jack Ely, and the challenges of getting properly compensated for singing on the hit record with the Kingsmen. I just found the official AP video…
Random bits of LOUIE
Today, as I did some Google-surfing to see what papers carried the AP story on Jack Ely and LOUIE LOUIE, I found some interesting sidenotes. First, a quote that I loved… “It’s…