Once again, another year ends, and we pause to reflect on those whose journeys came to a close. It’s yet another incomplete list of departed individuals that made an impact on this…
Category: EP World
Holiday Greetings from LouieLouie.net
I want to send out a big Happy Holidays message from LouieLouie.net, aka the LOUIE REPORT! It’s been quite a year. We lost more good friends, came very close to losing some…
RIP: Keely Smith, jazz and pop vocalist
My friend David Richoux relayed the sad news of the passing of Keely Smith.. “Only half Louie related, but another obit…” Jim Harrington shared an overview of Keely’s career in the San…
RIP: Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens (friend of LOUIE project)
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…
Website blues
The website appears to be hacked by some outside forces, and I’m not quite sure how to fix the problem, but I was able to get it working again with a different…
Fundraiser for Stretch Riedle (aka “give the drummer some”) – LOUIEs of the Week
One week ago, my good friend Jeff Riedle (aka “Stretch“), who’s been a major advisor to the LOUIE project, suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday night, and has been in the hospital…
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…
Thought of the Day
Bonus points if you can add “El Loco” …..
Caregiving
This week, we’re going to hold off from posting a “LOUIE of the Week.” It’s not for lack of material, but simply a lack of time to do this sort of thing…