{"id":301,"date":"2007-08-16T00:21:54","date_gmt":"2007-08-16T07:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=301"},"modified":"2008-03-08T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2008-03-08T22:41:22","slug":"countdown-to-the-louie-fest-2-days-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=301","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the LOUIE FEST – 2 days to go.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometime on Thursday, after I take care of a little business meeting in San Francisco that afternoon, I begin my roadtrip to the Pacific Northwest. I was hoping to show a rough cut of the film to some of my friends in my Tacoma, but that’s just not gonna happen this time. I was also hoping I’d have my co-producer Jesse Block<\/strong> along with me on this trek to shoot some more new interviews while visiting the area, but that’s also not happening. I wanted to bring some high-end state-of-the-art HD video production gear with me on this trek, but alas… some things just weren’t meant to be.<\/p>\n

This adventure is going to be a little more low-key than I expected, but that’s perfectly alright. I’m going to attend this event, see some old friends, and have a lot of fun. I will bring some video gear with me to shoot some footage with some prosumer cameras, which actually looks pretty darned good, compared with the broadcast-industrial gear I was using what seems like just a few years ago. I will have some solid support from my friends at LOUIE FEST<\/strong><\/a> and Natalis Group<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

As always, preparation for the big roadtrip takes a considerable of time, as I want to be able to bring all the proper resources with me. I will be doing some interviews, research, and naturally, some self-promotion. I may not be able to show the rough cut of the MEANING OF LOUIE on this trek, but I want to be able show some of the other projects I’ve worked on. <\/p>\n

One of the things I try to make sure I have is a well-stocked music selection for my roadtrip. My friend Phil Milstein<\/strong> always an amazing choice of musical tracks at his Probe website<\/a> that I can burn onto a CD-ROM for the road. My car stereo can play MP3s, so I tend to cram a lot of music on a single CD. Here’s a couple of other sounds I’m bringing with me…<\/p>\n

Jimi Hendrix<\/strong> – How can I not go to the Pacific Northwest without bringing some Jimi with me? A few weeks ago, I was entertained by a pretty decent impersonator at the Monterey Pop reunion show, which was a lot of fun. Jimi’s brother Leon Hendrix<\/strong>, one of my “friends” at MySpace will be at the LOUIE FEST, so I’m looking forward to seeing him there. For the roadtrip, I converted my purple velvet box set into a single CD-ROM, adding out-of-print Beautiful People<\/strong> mashup tracks to the mix.<\/p>\n

Nuggets <\/strong>– another box set I don’t feel like dragging around gets converted into an MP3 CD-ROM, with a bonus CD of the Mojo magazine “Pych Out” compilation.<\/p>\n

Daniel Johnston<\/strong> – I saw him at the North By Northwest show in Portland ages ago, loved the documentary, so I’m bringing the “Late Great” compilation along with me.<\/p>\n

Harry Shearer<\/strong>‘s Le Show and Steve Earle<\/strong>‘s Revolution Starts Now podcasts – I love these shows, but barely have time to listen to ’em all. Steve stopped doing his radio show for Air America, but I still need to catch up.<\/p>\n

The Stooges <\/strong>– Fun House expanded edition – Seeing Iggy & the Stooges on his 60th birthday in April was one of great highlights of the year. I haven’t had a chance to hear this new edition yet, but it’ll be fun to hear the re-mastering and the bonus tracks, produced by the original keyboardist for the Kingsmen<\/strong>, Mr. Don Gallucci<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gore Vidal<\/strong> – “Inventing a Nation” audio book – This man is a genius, as far I’m concerned, and a long road trip is a good time for a history lesson from the master. Of all the interviews in the “U.S. vs John Lennon” documentary, Vidal’s words spoke truest for me.<\/p>\n

John Lennon<\/strong> “Acoustic” – Speaking of John, I recently picked up this collection of previously-unreleased acoustic tracks by one of my heroes. I love the fact that the booklet with this CD includes lyrics and guitar chords. I’m tempted to share this with my 12-year old niece that’s picking up guitar, but I don’t think her father would approve of some of John’s language on this CD. Maybe we’ll wait a year or two….<\/p>\n

Paul Thorn<\/strong> – I fell in love with this guy’s work after I saw him open for David Bromberg<\/strong> last month. “Burn Down the Trailer Park” has gotta be one of the heaviest broken-love songs I’ve heard in a long time! His other stuff is pretty darned cool as well!<\/p>\n

The Unband<\/strong> – I blame Lexi Shabel <\/strong><\/a>for directing the brilliant documentary of the band that reminds me of Motorhead<\/strong>, Spinal Tap<\/strong> and the Replacements.<\/strong> I’ve become a fan of the band, and it’s all her fault!<\/p>\n

Billy Bragg<\/strong> – Like Steve Earle<\/strong>, another super-talented musician with a progressive political outlook that speaks my language in 2007. Has he released “Farm Boy?” the excellent song I heard on a pirate recording of a live show I attended? Damn him… until he releases this stuff, I gotta deal with the pirates…. <\/p>\n

Lee Hazlewood<\/strong>, MC5<\/strong>, Beck<\/strong>, Baby Gramps<\/strong>, Rose Maddox<\/strong>, Johnny Cash<\/strong>, Al Anderson<\/strong>, Procol Harum<\/strong>, Nancy Sinatra<\/strong>, P.J. Harvey<\/strong>, Jerry Lee Lewis<\/strong>, Solomon Burke<\/strong>, Southern Culture on the Skids<\/strong>, Red Meat<\/strong>, Wanda Jackson<\/strong>, Tom Waits<\/strong>, Frank Zappa<\/strong>, Stevie Wonder<\/strong>, Otis Redding<\/strong> are a handful of SOME of the other musicians joining this week’s roadtrip collection. <\/p>\n

Did I mention Tiny Tim<\/strong>‘s amazing rendition of “Highway To Hell?” OK, I’m mentioning it. I saw both Tiny Tim and the Sex Pistols<\/strong> at the Bumpershoot in Seattle, and they were both awesome!<\/p>\n

and of course…
\nRichard Berry<\/strong>, the Fabulous Wailers<\/strong>, Paul Revere & the Raiders<\/strong>, the Sonics<\/strong>, Bill Engelhart<\/strong>, and maybe even some Kingsmen<\/strong> … just to remind me where I’m going…<\/p>\n

By the way, what do you think of this graphic?<\/p>\n

\"Send<\/a><\/p>\n

I swiped it from Mark Evanier<\/strong>‘s NewsFromMe website<\/a>. I think it looks nice here, don’ t you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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