This week, it’s been a whirlwind of activities for yours truly with a few days in Seattle, starting with Little Bill’s party a few days ago, but in the meantime…. Have you…
Happy 80th Birthday for Little Bill Engelhart
This weekend, it’s an 80th birthday celebration for Little Bill Engelhart, a genuine Northwest music legend. Little Bill was, and is a very important player in the legend of the song LOUIE…
a plea for my friends James MacLeod and Deborah Merchant
Today, I’m sending a shout-out for two friends that are battling cancer right now, and could use some assistance. James MacLeod is a good friend I’ve known for three decades. I’ve worked…
LOUIE on TV – part 5 (Women of LL)
It’s time for Part 5 of the “LOUIE on TV” posts, which by an unplanned coincidence, feature TV shows where women are the lead characters. We’ll start with the most recent TV…
RIP: Ted Gehrke, San Jose blues king + friend of LOUIE
Last weekend, San Jose lost a great man by the name of Ted Gehrke. Ted was the founder of the San Jose Fountain Blues Festival, the longest running blues festival in the…
RIP: Peter Tork of the Monkees
Last Thursday, we lost Peter Tork, actor/singer/songwriter of The Monkees. According to his website, he passed away after a 10 year bout with adinoid cystic carcenoma, a rare cancer of the salivary…
Animal House References + LOUIE on TV – part 4
This week for Part 4 of the “LOUIE on TV” post, the focus is on two TV episodes that originally used a recording of LOUIE LOUIE for the initial broadcasts, but were…
LOUIE on TV – part 3 (mid-80s- 1990)
For part 3 of the “LOUIE on TV” posts, the focus will be on some vintage television shows from the mid-1980s to 1990. Let’s give it to ’em…. right now! Moonlighting (ABC) …
LOUIE on TV – part 2
Following up on the LOUIE on TV – part 1 post from last week, here’s an update… (original post) China Beach, Season 3/episode 15 / 1990-02-07 ”A Rumor of Peace” 08:11 –…
LOUIE Project Update / LOUIE on TV – part 1
It’s January 2019, and the mountain of LOUIE material continues to grow even taller at LOUIE Central. Big thanks to everyone that donated various LOUIE-centric items for what is likely the world’s…