I am having some fun with this blog of mine. I get to write about what I want, and re-connect with old friends. Here’s an email / comment that fell into the…
Little Victories of January
There’s very little LOUIE-specific news in today’s posting. This particular posting will be somewhat more self-indulgent than usual, so you’ve been warned…. but there is some stuff about music in the end…
Kim Scudiero – Louie of the Week
Longtime LOUIE Report supporter Kim Scudiero aka “Coldshot West” gets the LOUIE of the Week award with a simple, but powerful version of the song, created with a simple webcam on his…
Not the same Pharaohs
So, I’m looking at the latest National Geographic magazine….. … thinking “WOW! I wonder if they’re thinking what I’m thinking…” … perhaps a nice acknowledgement of the very first recording of the…
The Toga Kings from Bellingham – LOUIE of the Week!
Last week, I announced a new feature called the “LOUIE of the Week” award. We had the Cafe Blues Band, a fun band from Russia, take the first honors for what should…
The Sonics Reunion- Part 2 in London
I missed the first set of reunion shows with the Sonics at the CaveStomp in New York, but it looks like they’re actually going to do a show in London. For those…
From Russia, the Cafe Blues Band win LOUIE of the Week Award!
Thanks to my pal Mike Hintze, I just discovered one of the coolest new versions of LOUIE LOUIE! The Cafe Blues Band is a musical group from Russia. Their website has this…
Jim West remembers Richard Berry
Here’s a little story sent to me by Jim West about three years ago, which I don’t think I’ve shared before… I just wanted to share a personal story of the kindness…
Rare color photo of Rockin’ Robin Robert
As I continue to do a lot of really tedious work trying to make damaged Hi8 video footage viewable, I thought I’d share a very rare color photo of Rockin’ Robin Roberts….
Yet another band called the Kingsmen
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been spending some time trying to clean up some defective, yet “once-in-a-lifetime” type Hi8 footage I’ve shot for this documentary of mine. It’s a lot…