We lost another friend. Stephen Parr was someone I’ve known for many years. Stephen owned Oddball Films, a stock footage company in San Francisco that supplied a lot of wonderfully quirky material…
Category: San Francisco Bay Area
Celebrating the legacy of Fats Domino (RIP)
We lost Fats Domino last week. He was an early pioneer of the music genre we call “rock ‘n’ roll music,” and became one of the first rhythm and blues musicians to…
The Pre-Minstrel Sisters – WORLD premiere LOUIE of the Week
Are you ready for a world premiere of a very special LOUIE LOUIE performance? Today, I’m proud to unveil a video performance by The Pre-Minstrel Sisters. This was a video that was…
RIP: Ken Kaffke, friend + advisor to LOUIE project
Last week, we lost a dear friend. Ken Kaffke was an ally, advisor and dedicated advocate for the LOUIE documentary project. Ken was a man with a deep passion for comic books,…
Hot Kugel – LOUIE of the Week
This week, after an unexpected break, we’re proud to unleash a fresh new LOUIE LOUIE, captured live just a few days ago at the 2017 San Jose Jazz Festival. The band is…
The Embarcaderos at 1989 LL Parade – LOUIE of the Week
UPDATED RE-POST of an article originally shared on Friday, August 4th: Here’s a little blast from the past…. Many years ago, back during the early stages of the LOUIE documentary project, myself…
RIP: Michael Slavko, aka M. Dung, radio DJ + LOUIE enthusiast
Today I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our friend Michael Slavko, aka M. Dung, as shared on Facebook by his fiancee Judy Crum. Dung was a big…
RIP: David Peel, folk-punk singer; LOUIE of the Week
My old friend David Peel died a few days ago. Believe it or not, he actually had a connection to this LOUIE project. Years ago, before I ever even thought about LOUIE…
RIP: Buck Ormsby of Fabulous Wailers + Etiquette Records
Today, Saturday October 29th, I was saddened to learn that my friend Buck Ormsby died early this morning on his birthday. Here’s the message I saw on Buck’s Facebook wall: Thank you…
Anniversary of KFJC Marathon – LOUIE of the Week
On Friday, August 19, 1983, KFJC began what turned out to be a major turning point in LOUIE LOUIE history with the MAXIMUM LOUIE LOUIE marathon: 1) The first meeting of Richard…