It was on August 19, 1983, that my life was forever changed by a LOUIE LOUIE marathon at KFJC radio. At the time, I was attending college at both Foothill College and…
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Even More on Good ol’ Chet Helms…
I received nice little email about the upcoming Chet Helms tribute in San Francisco: I notice it has been a couple weeks since you mentioned Chet on your blog (not even yet…
A Berkeley LOUIE event I missed in 1998
Even with a webpage, various write-ups in international newspapers, and a prominent acknowledgement in a book by Dave Marsh, I still can’t find out about all things connected to LOUIE LOUIE untill…
The Call for Chet Helms video
OK, having written 3 entries in a row about Chet Helms, an unlikely topic for the LOUIE REPORT, I think I’ll go for the 4th and final entry .. at least for…
More on Chet…
I didn’t intend to post 3 Chet Helms entries in a row, but then I didn’t expect to see Chet kick the bucket so damned soon. No more bumping into Chet at…
Goodbye Chet Helms
I’m sorry to announce that Chet Helms lost his battle to stay alive. The Father of the “Summer of Love” Chet Helms Dead From Stroke at 62 Born August 2nd, 1942 Died…
C’mon Chet…
My friend Chet Helms is in the hospital right now, fighting to stay alive. Chet’s a great guy, and I would like all my friends to join me right now in praying…