Today is Christmas, and we are celebrating this special day. Mojo Nixon provided a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas with a LOUIE LOUIE theme, which we’re sharing once again…. On these LouieLouie.net…
Category: Pop Culture
RIP: Alex Trebek + Holly Cara Price (double cancer whammy)
I’ve been trying not to turn the LOUIE Report into an obituary webpage. Sadly, we keep losing people, and I do feel the need to acknowledge people that made a difference. Today,…
RIP: Toots Hibbert of the Maytals, inventor of reggae
This one hurts. We just lost Toots Hibbert of the Maytals. Yesterday, on September 11, his family released this statement: “It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel…
A Midsummer Update (the 2020 edition)
In the city of San Francisco, Geary is a major thoroughfare that runs almost 6 miles east–west, starting off downtown at Market Street, running westbound through the Civic Center area, cutting through…
RIP: Bonnie Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters
I was hoping not to write any more obituaries for people that I’ve met that have provided support for this documentary project. Sadly, we have lost more of these people, and I…
RIP: Little Richard, rock ‘n’ roll legend
We lost a beautiful soul this weekend. Truly, there was no person ever like Little Richard, nor will there ever be another person like Little Richard. I mean seriously… he WAS the…
LOUIE LOUIE in Rap Music
This week, we’re going to take a look at how LOUIE LOUIE has been utilized in rap music. Werner Von Wallenrod is a serious hip hop enthusiast that created a series of…
Follow-up on 2020 Intl. Louie Louie Day -the Quarantine Edition
On Saturday, over at LouieLouie.net, we celebrated ” International Louie Louie Day – the Quarantine Edition”.. for hopefully the first and only time. It was a challenge to find a way to…
RIP: John Prine, singer / songwriter
With the passing of John Prine, I’m gratified to see so much appreciation for his music on the social networks. He was a brilliant singer-songwriter. In the back of my mind, I…
LOUIE bits of March 2020 – Clay Day!
As March 2020 comes to close with minimal blog activity, this seemed like a good time to do a little recycling to make up for lost time. Our friend Clay Stabler has…