Today marks the 9th anniversary of the passing of Richard Berry. Time really does go quickly. This LOUIE LOUIE documentary of mine is certainly the longest project I’ve ever worked on. I…
Category: EP World
RIP: Gary Rhine, filmmaker, activist, friend
Just a few days ago, I wrote about the upcoming demise of the original Rhino Records retail outlet. Now, I’m very saddened to report the death of another great Rhino- our friend…
It’s a New Year!
The holidays are a wonderful time to pause and reflect on all the things that happened in the past year. With some time away from work, voluntary or otherwise, many folks have…
FBI & LOUIE LOUIE- update
It looks like even the F.B.I. now has an official “LOUIE LOUIE webpage“. Nowhere on this page does it mention that I was probably the first person to petition the Federal Bureau…
Pants
I’ve been trying to raise money by selling old rock ‘n’ roll magazines on eBay. Maybe I should have tried to sell leather pants instead. The guy that sold these things wound…
Still Buzzin’ from Bluegrass….
Four days after the fact, and my head is still buzzing from the aftermath of a truly great musical event. The Hardly Strictly Bluesgrass 5 festival of San Francisco was a calvalacade…
Moving forward …
When dealing with literally hundreds of videotapes, it’s a serious challenge to organize all the various elements. It’s all too easy to overwhelmed by all the different pieces. With my LOUIE LOUIE…
More thoughts on LOUISiana
All the eyes of the world are on the demaged gulf coast of LOUISiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Such a terrible tragedy made worse by an ineffective bureacracy. We’ll be talking about this…
Songs for This Week’s Jukebox
This week, it’s hard not to think about Louisiana, Mississippi, and other Gulf areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Here’s a few songs that I’ll be playing on my stereo: “The City of…
Googlin’ Thyself…
I admit it. It’s a cheap thrill, but I enjoy doing it. I like to google myself. Who would bother to mention ME in their webpages, anyway? Wang Dang Dula! is a…