July 7th is a big day in rock and roll, both in history past tense and history about to be written. For some of you, July 7th is very important because Al…
Category: Pop Culture
Winner of the “That’s Cool- That’s Trash” fashion category
San Francisco rock legend Russell Quan (the Mummies, Phantom Surfers, BobbyTeens, and way too many other bands) demonstrates a great sense of rockin’ fashion at a recent Roy Loney (ex- Flamin’ Groovies)…
Who is Dennis Mitchell, and what does he have to do with LOUIE LOUIE?
You may have heard of Dennis Mitchell. As it turns out, there’s actually more than one. The most popular Dennis Mitchell is not a real person, but a comic strip character. He’s…
Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day!
Wednesday, April 11 is INTERNATIONAL LOUIE LOUIE DAY! As Richard Berry’s original version of the song was released in the week of April 13, 1957, this week also marks the 50th Anniversary…
E.P. and the Art of Music Documentaries
WARNING: The latest blog entry contains little information pertaining to the song LOUIE LOUIE, or actual production on the upcoming documentary. Things have been very busy, so please check back in another…
The OTHER Special Day of Celebration
In the last posting, I mentioned the movement to bring greater awareness to the INTERNATIONAL LOUIE LOUIE DAY. I think it’s only right that I acknowledge the other very important day of…
LLAMAS & International LOUIE LOUIE Day
Here’s information about a group that was recently formed at the LOUIE LOUIE Party Yahoo Group. You may already be a member! The LOUIE LOUIE Advocacy and Music Appreciation Society (LLAMAS) was…
Two Pop Icons + Two Beers = Too Cool!
Here’s something I can’t help but love. Two delicious beers from two different companies utilizing two pop culture icons to label their product. I like good beer. I like the works of…
More on James Brown
I was digging around my photo archives, trying to find a decent print from the James Brown show at the Keystone Palo Alto that I photographed, but it appears that certain items…
RIP: James Brown, grandfather of Funk / Soul, entertainment icon
Devastated. That’s the way my friend Laurel described what she felt at 12:42 am on Christmas morning when she sent me an email. James Brown is dead . The song of the…