Today’s post may not seem to have any obvious LOUIE connections, but it’s a human story that I thought was worth sharing. This post refers to a scary real life story of…
MIA at the 2020 Grammy Awards? (the forgotten ones)
Many of us were excited when we found out that Iggy Pop would be receiving his lifetime achievement award at the Grammy Awards last Sunday. We figured there would be a special…
LOUIE Micro-Mentions #1 (Don Imus, John Fogerty, Frank Zappa)
It’s time to make note of a special category of LOUIE moments. “LOUIE Micro-Mentions“- is the special type of moment when the song LOUIE LOUIE is mentioned, but not performed. We’ll start…
Days of Christmas LOUIE – part 3
Today, the “Days of Christmas LOUIE” celebrations comes to an end. Our friend Clay Stabler shared the remaining LOUIE LOUIE clips over at the Facebook LOUIE LOUIE PARTY group as part of…
The Latest List of All Known Versions of LOUIE LOUIE
With the beginning of the new year, we thought this would be a good time to acknowledge the latest efforts to answer the question “How many versions of LOUIE LOUIE are there,…
Days of Christmas LOUIE – part 2
It’s time for part 2 of the recycled cool versions of LOUIE LOUIE shared by our friend Clay Stabler originally over at the Facebook LOUIE LOUIE PARTY group as part of a…
RIP: Neil Innes, music/comedy genius of Rutles, Monty Python, Bonzo Dog Band
Devastated. One month after receiving handwritten lyrics from Neil Innes, and writing about his misadventures with Pledge Music on my LL blog, he passes away. Very saddened by his passing, but feeling…
Days of Christmas LOUIE – part 1
This week, our friend Clay Stabler shared a handful of cool versions of LOUIE LOUIE over at the Facebook LOUIE LOUIE PARTY group as part of a “Days of Christmas” theme. Here’s…
Happy Holidays w/ vintage Johnny Flamingo Christmas PSA song
It’s that time of the year again. We’re celebrating the holidays – Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Festivus and all the other assorted December festivities as we come to the close of…
RIP: Dorothy Berry, high school sweetheart + first wife of Richard
I’m saddened to report that Dorothy Berry (Dorothy Ann Durr), high school sweetheart and first wife of Richard Berry, passed away on Friday, December 20th. She suffered with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…