This was sent to me from my pal Stretch: I’m sorry to bother you, but a emergency has just come up. ? & The Mysterians, (“96 Tears” fame)has had a HUGE tragedy,…
What a week!
It’s been a busy week over at LOUIE Central. I wish I could say I was spending more time on production of the documentary, but there have been a variety of distractions….
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…
Music for Half-Assed Friends
Over the weekend, I visited one of my favorite record stores where I found a funny album cover that I decided I must own. Apparently, “Music for Half-Assed Friends” was an album…
Two Pop Icons + Two Beers = Too Cool!
Here’s something I can’t help but love. Two delicious beers from two different companies utilizing two pop culture icons to label their product. I like good beer. I like the works of…
New Year’s Resolution #1 – AVOID CIRCUIT CITY
This has absolutely nothing to do with LOUIE LOUIE, but merely the frustrations of another consumer. Back in November, I decided I would switch over my phone plan to Vonage. I loved…
More on James Brown
I was digging around my photo archives, trying to find a decent print from the James Brown show at the Keystone Palo Alto that I photographed, but it appears that certain items…
RIP: James Brown, grandfather of Funk / Soul, entertainment icon
Devastated. That’s the way my friend Laurel described what she felt at 12:42 am on Christmas morning when she sent me an email. James Brown is dead . The song of the…
It’s a Wonderful Life -the FBI files
It’s good to know that LOUIE LOUIE wasn’t the only thing investigated by the F.B.I. We can thank good old BoingBoing, Will Chen and John Noakes for reminding us of this very…
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…