Category: Pop Culture

Thinkin’ ’bout Abilene, Texas

Posted on July 2, 2019

Today in the flow of my digital news feed*, I read the news about some good things in Abilene, Texas… City of Abilene becomes first city in Texas to house all homeless…

RIP: Roky Erickson, psychedelic garage rock icon

Posted on May 31, 2019

We are saddened to learn that Roky Erickson, singer-songwriter of the 13th Floor Elevators, has left the land of the living. He passed away today at the age of 71 in his…

KFJC Battle of the Surf Bands 2019

Posted on May 23, 2019

This week, I’m sharing something that’s not obviously LOUIE-related, but ties into the LOUIE Universe via osmosis. Every year, KFJC Radio, the community radio station where the LOUIE documentary project began with…

RIP: Peggy Lipton, actress + singer

Posted on May 11, 2019

Today, we learned that actress + singer Peggy Lipton died from cancer at the age of 72. “She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces by her side,” Lipton’s daughters…

LOUIE LOUIE graphics from Madrid

Posted on May 8, 2019

Sometimes Facebook can be a place for lovely distractions. Case in point, LOUIE LOUIE of Madrid, a nightclub we mentioned a few years ago with our special LOUIE LOUIE Clubs/Stores of the…

Bar Louie (the gastropubs) !!

Posted on March 19, 2019

This week, it’s been a whirlwind of activities for yours truly with a few days in Seattle, starting with Little Bill’s party a few days ago, but in the meantime…. Have you…

LOUIE on TV – part 5 (Women of LL)

Posted on March 7, 2019

It’s time for Part 5 of the “LOUIE on TV” posts, which by an unplanned coincidence, feature TV shows where women are the lead characters. We’ll start with the most recent TV…