Last year on April 1st, I freaked out a lot of people with my little April Fool’s prank when I converted LouieLouie.net to Feelings-Nothing-More.com. As I didn’t want to repeat myself, and…
Category: Kingsmen
Adventures in the LOUIE LOUIE Universe
The very first LOUIE LOUIE photo-comic blog entry, featuring yours truly as the narrator: With a tip of the hat to ComicLife, a very fun piece of software that allowed me to…
Jolly Green Giant video
Here’s a fun little fan-created video of the Kingsmen‘s other hit record – “Jolly Green Giant,” with a tip of the hat to Dave Hartwig who sent me the link. EXTRA BIT…
Rare Kingsmen image – a tease and a plea!
Here’s a rare little photo you’ll never see anywhere else – the original Kingsmen performing on television in September 1961, two years before they ever released their version of LOUIE LOUIE. They…
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…
This Friday- Rock and Roll Lawyer radio show
This Friday, I’m going to be a guest on a special Rock and Roll Lawyer radio show that’s being broadcast from WPON-AM 1460 in Detroit, Michigan. It’s going to be a one…
Jack Ely, original Kingsmen vocalist, to play North Carolina
Jack Ely, the original vocalist for the Kingsmen, who hasn’t done a show in ages, is performing at a special event in North Carolina next month. Here’s the word, direct from the…
Recovering from the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest of 2006…
There are some things in life that are absolute joy. They entertain, inspire, and recharge the essence of the human experience. It can be something as simple as visiting a beautiful place…
Not the same Kingsmen
Contrary to certain rumors floating around cyberspace, the upcoming movie “All the Kings Men” starring Sean Penn is NOT the story of Lynn Easton, Jack Ely, Mike Mitchell, Dick Peterson, Barry Curtis,…
What about today?
Today, anyone that reads a newspaper, watches television, or surfs the web will be bombarded by commemorative tributes to the tragedy that happened five years ago. It was a terrible moment in…