You may have heard of Dennis Mitchell. As it turns out, there’s actually more than one. The most popular Dennis Mitchell is not a real person, but a comic strip character. He’s…
Category: Pop Culture
Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day!
Wednesday, April 11 is INTERNATIONAL LOUIE LOUIE DAY! As Richard Berry’s original version of the song was released in the week of April 13, 1957, this week also marks the 50th Anniversary…
E.P. and the Art of Music Documentaries
WARNING: The latest blog entry contains little information pertaining to the song LOUIE LOUIE, or actual production on the upcoming documentary. Things have been very busy, so please check back in another…
The OTHER Special Day of Celebration
In the last posting, I mentioned the movement to bring greater awareness to the INTERNATIONAL LOUIE LOUIE DAY. I think it’s only right that I acknowledge the other very important day of…
LLAMAS & International LOUIE LOUIE Day
Here’s information about a group that was recently formed at the LOUIE LOUIE Party Yahoo Group. You may already be a member! The LOUIE LOUIE Advocacy and Music Appreciation Society (LLAMAS) was…
Two Pop Icons + Two Beers = Too Cool!
Here’s something I can’t help but love. Two delicious beers from two different companies utilizing two pop culture icons to label their product. I like good beer. I like the works of…
More on James Brown
I was digging around my photo archives, trying to find a decent print from the James Brown show at the Keystone Palo Alto that I photographed, but it appears that certain items…
RIP: James Brown, grandfather of Funk / Soul, entertainment icon
Devastated. That’s the way my friend Laurel described what she felt at 12:42 am on Christmas morning when she sent me an email. James Brown is dead . The song of the…
It’s a Wonderful Life -the FBI files
It’s good to know that LOUIE LOUIE wasn’t the only thing investigated by the F.B.I. We can thank good old BoingBoing, Will Chen and John Noakes for reminding us of this very…
Battle of the Album Covers
With a tip of the hat to Mark Evanier‘s NewsFromMe.com blog, I am happy to mention a brilliant short video that rock and roll enthusiasts will appreciate. Ugly Pictures created this violent…