{"id":411,"date":"2008-05-01T15:13:47","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T22:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=411"},"modified":"2008-05-01T15:13:47","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T22:13:47","slug":"non-louie-videos-from-louie-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=411","title":{"rendered":"Non-LOUIE videos from LOUIE Central"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things have been busy, crazy, and very hectic at LOUIE Central. I haven’t spent a lot of time on the LOUIE project lately, but I have been busy. A few weeks ago, Chris Gaffney<\/strong> passed away, I’ve been inspired to cut some footage from the Johnny Paycheck <\/strong>tribute that took place on March 19, 2003, which also happened to be a very sad day in American history. I intended to shoot the concert with three broadcast cameras, but experienced some problems when a freak accident occurred with one of the cameras. I was able to continue shooting with the help of a friend that had a little consumer camera, but after the show was over, I put the tapes away, intending to cut something as I got the time to do so.<\/p>\n

With the death of Chris Gaffney<\/strong>, I was inspired to return to this project, and I’ve been having fun assembling this material. I don’t have anyone paying me to edit this, and I don’t know if any of this will ever be seen outside of YouTube, but it sure feels good to work on this stuff. The music of Johnny Paycheck<\/strong>, as interpreted by Chris Gaffney, Dave Alvin, Red Meat, Dave Gonzales<\/strong>, and a handful of other musicians, is truly some of the greatest traditional American country music I’ve ever heard. Here’s a couple of clips I assembled this week from this show….<\/p>\n

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\nChris Gaffney<\/strong> joins Smelley Kelley<\/strong> and Red Meat<\/strong> to sing “Take This Job and Shove It.”<\/p>\n

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\nChris Gaffney<\/strong>, backed by Red Meat<\/strong>, tackles “Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets”<\/p>\n

In the midst of sorting through my video archives, I also found another unfinished project that I felt was worth sharing. A few years ago, there was a tribute concert in San Francisco for the Replacements<\/strong>, one of my all-time favorite rock and roll bands. John Doe<\/strong>, a fantastic singer-songwriter with X<\/strong>, the Knitters<\/strong> and the Pleasure Barons<\/strong> (all of which featured Dave Alvin<\/strong> one time or another), performed a great rendition of “I Will Dare,” one of the great songs written by Paul Westerberg<\/strong>. The audio on this video is mediocre, but I felt like posting it to YouTube for the hell of it. Eventually, as I get the new improved soundboard recordings from that show, I may post more performances to YouTube.<\/p>\n

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One of the little surprises I got via YouTube was a nice little quote I’m going to share. Someone by the name of taoistcowboy123<\/strong> left me this nice little comment on one of my YouTube clips:<\/p>\n

“Thanks for posting. A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes, that’s the sort of thing that really makes it all worthwhile. <\/p>\n

My thanks in return for those that pay attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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