There’s a celebration going in Oregon this Saturday, and it’s a special induction ceremony for an all-new organization. The Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) is a new, non-profit organization created to…
Today is Instant Karma Day
I began my LOUIE LOUIE quest at a little radio station that decided to host a massive LOUIE LOUIE marathon where the song was played for 63 hours with over 800 versions….
Between Richard Berry and Rockin’ Robin Roberts
In documenting the story of LOUIE LOUIE, I’ve met a lot of people that have shared their insight about how this song made it’s way into the Pacific Northwest, where it was…
Rare photos of Jack Ely & Courtmen
Here’s a little test… See how many differences you see between the photo on the right and the photo on the left? OK, here’s another set of images. How many differences did…
Smoking on the Last Wednesday of September
A lot of bloggers have their own special codes for letting folks know they’re too busy to do regular blogging. I’ve always liked what Mark Evanier does at his NewsFromMe.com site –…
1972 video clip of MC5 doin’ LOUIE (plus Segon Origen)
Thanks to my YouTube subscription, I now know about a very rare LOUIE LOUIE video clip from 1972. Here’s MC5 Live at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki Finland 17 Nov 1972 Here’s another fine LOUIE…
Danish LOUIE Lyrics
Like clockwork, every week, I get a trickle of emails asking about the lyrics of LOUIE LOUIE. Thanks to my robotic email responder, I can send out a standard response referring people…
RIP: Village Music & Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA
I’ve been putting off this posting for some time. I’ve got way too many good memories, and I wasn’t sure how I wanted to address this. With less than two weeks to…
Garage Bands from the 60s- East Bay
It’s hard to do it all, especially when there’s more than one thing happening all at once. When I was attending the LOUIE FEST near Tacoma, Washington, there was also a FuzzFest…
The Beat of LOUIE LOUIE
Over at the LOUIE LOUIE PARTY Yahoo group, there’s been some fairly active discussions lately, and some of this stuff was too good to not share. A theoretical question was asked about…