Last weekend, San Jose lost a great man by the name of Ted Gehrke. Ted was the founder of the San Jose Fountain Blues Festival, the longest running blues festival in the…
Category: Pop Culture
RIP: Peter Tork of the Monkees
Last Thursday, we lost Peter Tork, actor/singer/songwriter of The Monkees. According to his website, he passed away after a 10 year bout with adinoid cystic carcenoma, a rare cancer of the salivary…
Animal House References + LOUIE on TV – part 4
This week for Part 4 of the “LOUIE on TV” post, the focus is on two TV episodes that originally used a recording of LOUIE LOUIE for the initial broadcasts, but were…
LOUIE on TV – part 3 (mid-80s- 1990)
For part 3 of the “LOUIE on TV” posts, the focus will be on some vintage television shows from the mid-1980s to 1990. Let’s give it to ’em…. right now! Moonlighting (ABC) …
LOUIE on TV – part 2
Following up on the LOUIE on TV – part 1 post from last week, here’s an update… (original post) China Beach, Season 3/episode 15 / 1990-02-07 ”A Rumor of Peace” 08:11 –…
LOUIE Project Update / LOUIE on TV – part 1
It’s January 2019, and the mountain of LOUIE material continues to grow even taller at LOUIE Central. Big thanks to everyone that donated various LOUIE-centric items for what is likely the world’s…
RIP: Penny Marshall, director, actor – LOUIE of the Week
Today, we’re remembering Penny Marshall, a funny and talented lady who died in her Hollywood Hills home on Monday night due to complications from diabetes. Penny directed some very successful movies, starting…
RIP: Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
Last week, we lost Pete Shelley, lead vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter of Buzzcocks, one of the most significant and beloved of the original British punk bands. According to the reports, he…
Celebrating Otis Redding – LOUIE of the Week (w/ chart info)
Today, I’m reminded it’s the 51st anniversary of Otis Redding‘s tragic death, so I’m recycling a post from two years ago when I visited the Otis Redding exhibit at the Grammy Museum…
The Mystery Woman?
Over the years, I’d had a handful of people send me this photograph of a big haired woman enjoying some music, which includes some Elvis Presley and the first Kingsmen album. Can…