Today is the first day of LOUIE FEST in Spanaway, Washington, and I’m very excited! This morning, the LOUIE REPORT roadshow is based 112 miles from the LOUIE at a very nice…
Countdown to the LOUIE FEST – 1 day to go..
This morning, the Euro Cafe in Chico, California is the location for the traveling LOUIE REPORT blog. A cup of coffee, a bagel, and some early morning WiFi access is just the…
Countdown to the LOUIE FEST – 2 days to go..
Sometime on Thursday, after I take care of a little business meeting in San Francisco that afternoon, I begin my roadtrip to the Pacific Northwest. I was hoping to show a rough…
Countdown to the LOUIE FEST – 3 days to go..
Anticipation is building for the big LOUIE FEST this weekend. I just got an email from someone that’s actually driving to the event, and then sleeping in their van parked next the…
Countdown to the LOUIE FEST – 4 days to go..
Next weekend, I’ll be at the big LOUIE FEST up in the Tacoma, Washington region of the world…. the town of Spanaway, actually, participating in an event that willl attempt to bring…
The NEW LouieFest YouTube group!
Just to make it even easier for folks to submit videos to the upcoming LOUIE LOUIE Video Contest, I’ve just created a new YouTube group. Ladies, and gentlemen, I’m proud to announce…….
RIP: Jim Philbrook, publisher of Record Convention News
Record collectors lost a great ally when Jim Philbrook died. I’ll let his good friend Steve Propes tell the story: I met Jim Philbrook in the 1980s when he was a single…
The Berlin LOUIE Report
Back in May, I mentioned a big LOUIE LOUIE party that took place in Berlin, Germany. Here’s a report from Juergen: at last i want to tell you how it went with…
Louie Louie and a Clunker state-of-mind
Dick Summer just sent me a link to his blog & podcast. This week’s subject is clunker cars and the “LOUIE LOUIE generation.” You can read the blog and download the MP3…
RIP: Lee Hazlewood, singer-songwriter
Where I live in Northern California, I’m fortunate to experience some fairly decent weather, visit some great record and book stores, and see a lot of different musical acts. One of the…