Dave Marsh, renowned rock and roll music critic, prolific author, and political activist passed away on Friday the 14th. Marsh was a pioneering voice in music journalism and a major enthusiast of…
Celebrating Stretch + Hunter Day … and LOUIE LOUIE Day (10 days later)
Today, we started the day by celebrating Jeff “Stretch” Riedle‘s 71st birthday! Stretch, as most of the diehard followers of this webpage know, was the guy whose actions ignited the legendary KFJC…
RIP – Doc Pelzel, KFJC station supervisor, Maximum LOUIE LOUIE
On March 21, we lost a good human – Robert “Doc” Pelzel. For over 40 years, Doc was the station supervisor for KFJC radio, and teacher for radio broadcasting at Foothill College…
LOUIE LOUIE cartoon – the romantic marching band
Here’s a fine little ‘toon that features that darn song we’re kinda fond of. This one was created by Jerry King and shared at cartoonstock.com. A tip of the hat goes out…
RIP: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead
Bob Weir, a revered member of the Grateful Dead, recently passed away. As an enthusiastic music aficionado based in the San Francisco Bay Area, his loss has impacted many of us. Bob…
RIP: MIke Braunthal (Brown) aka Pieman Mike – performance artist
“Well, they tell me of a pieman in the sky Waiting for me when I die…” With the tears of a mournful clown, we are saddened to report that Pieman Mike passed…
Pee-wee Herman’s Holiday Parade Celebrating the New Year!
It’s time to celebrate the new year! As Pee-wee Herman would ask..”What holiday would be complete without a PARADE??” (Fun fact: That’s the Rice University Marching Owl Band performing “Louie, Louie”!)
RIP: Todd Snider – singer songwriter
Last week, the world lost a funny and brilliant singer-songwriter named Todd Snider. He was 59 years old. For the past week as I logged onto the social media, I found an…
Hail Hail, Dr. Demento!!
An ode to Dead Puppies (who aren’t much fun) and a legacy of Fish Heads. Always felt like Dr. Demento cast his line into the ’70’s and we all bit-hook, line and…
RIP: Little Bill Engelhart
It saddens me deeply to learn of the passing of Bill Engelhart, aka “Little Bill” of the Blue Notes. He was a talented musician with a beautiful soul that I was fortunate…