It’s always a hoot when I stumble upon nice musical recordings from an unlikely musicians. I fully expect to find different versions of LOUIE LOUIE by both “up-and-coming” rock bands and “drunken-guys-in-the-garage”…
Category: Pop Culture
NYPD Jazz Band honors music of Isaac Hayes
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…
Remembering Hunter Hancock
Following up on the Johnny Flamingo footage I posted a few days ago to YouTube, I decided to share more footage from the Hunter Hancock tribute show where Johnny and Jeanette Baker…
Batmobile at Kingman
Stumbling around the internet tonight, I found myself at GothamGarage.net, the website for a company that creates Batmobile repllica kits. If I had the money, I could build my very own working…
World record for guitar players broken, but not with LOUIE
There was a serious effort by the LOUIE FEST to break the world record for the largest number of guitar players doing one song. We tried, but we just couldn’t do it….
Batman Louie Louie – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the new Batman movie is being released. To celebrate this special occasion, this week’s LOUIE of the Week award is being given to a rendition entitled “BATMAN LOUIE LOUIE” posted…
Jack Ely of Kingsmen enters Hall of Fame (?)
I love my spies. Today, my pal Pamela Meyer, who runs Alchemy Jewelry of Brooklyn, sent me an article from the Chicago Tribune about the topic of mangled lyrics. Here’s a few…
LOUIE LOUIE for President!
The rumors are true. LOUIE LOUIE is a candidate for President of the United States of America. For more information about this breaking development, go to: News30online.com
Right Now – the music videos
Right now, I’m thinking a lot of things. I’m thinking about the brilliance of George Carlin, who I really didn’t think would die when he did. I’m thinking about the future of…
RIP: George Carlin, an honest comedian
As I got home late Sunday night / early Monday morning, I checked my email and got the word that George Carlin had died at the age of 71 years old. I…