As the number one source on the internet for all things “LOUIE LOUIE” (according to Google, Yahoo, various other search engines), I do tend to become the “net” for all sorts of…
Remembering Syd Barrett
This week, we lost Syd Barrett, founder of the band Pink Floyd. Early news reports mentioned that his death was due to cancer, while others mention diabetes as a leading cause. All…
Teenage Music International does LOUIE!
Here’s another fun LOUIE LOUIE performance from YouTube. It’s described as: “Short part of the performance of Germany´s Soul-Beat hipsters Teenage Music International on tour in Italy.”
Iggy Pop on French TV
It’s always a pleasure to find a version of LOUIE LOUIE by Iggy Pop. Here’s a version from French TV, courtesy of YouTube.com. I have no idea what date this aired, what…
Are recordable DVDs and CDs only good for 2 years?
Here’s some news from PC World that really scares me: Opinions vary on how to preserve data on digital storage media, such as optical CDs and DVDs. Kurt Gerecke, a physicist and…
Video Transfers at Louie Central
This week, I’ve been doing a lot of transfers of old analog Hi8 videotapes, thanks to the generosity of my friend Aron Ranen of DVWorkshops.com. I’ve shot a major portion of my…
Holy Crud… it’s the MUMMIES!
Somehow or another, I stumbled over at the official Mummies‘ webpage tonight. The Mummies haven’t been a band since 1994, and I do miss them. I used to see them all the…
What about Vince Welnick?
It’s been a busy couple of weeks over at LOUIE Central. I recently purchased another DV deck, and I’ve been transferring a lot of old videos to the big hard drives. One…
RIP: Johnny Grande, original piano player for Bill Haley’s Comets
I just learned that Johnny Grande, an original member of Bill Haley’s Comets, died recently. I had the privilege of working with Johnny when I was hired a few years ago to…
God Save the Internet!
There’s been some weird rumblings in Washington D.C. by certain politicians to allow telecommunications companies to control what you can and cannot access via the internet. I wish this was an urban…