{"id":9004,"date":"2017-12-16T23:03:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T06:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=9004"},"modified":"2017-12-16T23:24:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T06:24:52","slug":"rip-pat-dinizio-of-the-smithereens-friend-of-louie-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=9004","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens (friend of LOUIE project)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week, we lost Pat DiNizio<\/strong> of the Smithereens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Denis Diken<\/strong> shared the news on his Facebook page<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Today we mourn the loss of our friend, brother and bandmate Pat DiNizio. Pat had the magic touch. He channeled the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop songs infused with a lifelong passion for rock & roll. Our journey with Pat was long, storied and a hell of a lot of fun. We grew up together. Little did we know that we wouldn\u2019t grow old together.<\/p>\n

Goodbye Pat. Seems like yesterday.<\/p>\n

Jimmy, Mike, Dennis<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pat was an ally of the LOUIE project. We shot interviews with the Smithereens over 20 years ago, and re-connected when our friend Greg Larsen<\/strong> (RIP) arranged for the LOUIE team to create a multi-camera video of the Smithereens at the now-extinct Red Devil Lounge<\/strong> in San Francisco as a showcase for Apple Quicktime technology. <\/p>\n

Pat became a good friend & comrade that reveled in the finer things in life – music, film, comic books and MAD magazine!<\/p>\n

Here’s a snapshot of LOUIE co-producer Jesse Block<\/strong> with Pat, who invited us to attend a Smithereens show last year in Livermore, CA for what turned out to be the last time we ever saw him.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a sample clip from the video production of the show we captured at the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco on on March 3, 2007. The lighting was a bit dark in that tiny club, but the performance was fantastic!<\/p>\n