This week, we lost Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens. Denis Diken shared the news on his Facebook page on Tuesday night. Today we mourn the loss of our friend, brother and bandmate…
Category: Obituaries
RIP: Bobby Lloyd Hicks of Dave Alvin’s Guilty Men – LOUIE of the Week
We’re a bit late in reporting this, we wanted to acknowledge the passing of Bobby Lloyd Hicks, who died on February 19, 2017. Bobby Lloyd Hicks performed an inspired version of LOUIE…
RIP: Fred Cole of Dead Moon
Sad news with the death of Fred Cole of Dead Moon. His death was reported today in the Dead Moon Facebook group: I’m so sorry to have to let you know that…
RIP: Stephen Parr, owner of Oddball Films
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…
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…
Playboy, LOUIE LOUIE and the Pursuit of Happiness (RIP: Hugh Hefner)
Last month, we lost Hugh Hefner, the creator of Playboy magazine. A lot of things have been written about this man and the empire he created. When he started this magazine his…
RIP: Tom Petty / LOUIE of the Week
Monday was a day of anger, sadness and shock. One of the worst mass shootings ever in USA. Another great singer-songwriter left us. More natural disasters and a clueless elected official that…
RIP: Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü – LOUIE of the Week
Today, we learned that Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü passed away from kidney cancer at the age of 56. Grant was best known as the drummer and co-songwriter for Hüsker Dü, a…
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,…
RIP: Stephen Furst, aka Flounder of Animal House
Stephen Furst, the actor that played Kent “Flounder” Dorfman in the iconic comedy film National Lampoon’s Animal House, passed away on June 16, 2017 Our friend + LOUIE advisor Stretch Riedle wrote:…