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…
Category: Richard Berry
Remembering the Evergreen Ballroom
Sometimes, I get lucky on the internet. I’ve been trying to find more images from the Evergreen Ballroom of Olympia, Washington for quite a few years now. Sam Carlson created a nice…
Holiday Greetings from LOUIE Report
I’d like to send out an extended holiday greeting to all my friends out in cyberspace. This is a photo I shot with my Nokia cell phone, and then added some text…
Dave Alvin and the Legacy of California Music
Dave Alvin has always been one of those guys that recognized the essence of “roots.” His music, both solo and collaborative, be it with The Blasters, the Pleasure Barons, the Knitters, and…
RIP: Jennell Hawkins, singer with Richard Berry + Freddie Willis
Here’s some sad news: Singer-pianist Jennell Hawkins died in Los Angeles on Friday, October 13, after a long illness following a stroke last year. She was the lead singer on the Dreamers‘…
RARE Richard Berry video- who was that mystery yodeler?
In memory of my late friend Michael Rivinius, I decided to post a video of him with Richard Berry performing “LOUIE LOUIE.” The time was November 17, 1989. The place was JJ’s…
RIP: Michael Rivinius, musician
This week, thanks to my pal David at Punmaster.com, I received word that musician Michael Rivinius had died. I first met Michael back in 1989 when he arranged a show with Richard…
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…
Email Nonsense to LouieLouie.net
As the number one source on the internet for all things “LOUIE LOUIE” (according to Google, Yahoo, various other search engines), I do tend to become the “net” for all sorts of…
Video Transfers at Louie Central
This week, I’ve been doing a lot of transfers of old analog Hi8 videotapes, thanks to the generosity of my friend Aron Ranen of DVWorkshops.com. I’ve shot a major portion of my…