The Kingsmen are being honored with a special achievement award from the Grammy organization on September 24 in Seattle, Washington. Read more details about this event at: http://www.grammy.com/pacificnw.aspx A tip of the…
Predicting the LOUISiana Disaster
Here’s an interesting excerpt from an article in National Geographic, dated October 2004: Thousands drowned in the murky brew that was soon contaminated by sewage and industrial waste. Thousands more who survived…
Googlin’ Thyself…
I admit it. It’s a cheap thrill, but I enjoy doing it. I like to google myself. Who would bother to mention ME in their webpages, anyway? Wang Dang Dula! is a…
Hurricane Katrina Resources
This is not LOUIE-specific, other than a connection to LOUISiana, but in times of need, I’ll use this blog to share info about good things fellow humans are doing for fellow humans….
LOUISiana flooded, but Fats Domino lives!
Things have been rather hectic at LOUIE central for the past few weeks- construction work, broken video gear, lack of regular internet access for 4 days, and some kind of sinus-cold-flu infection…
Twas many years ago today…..
It was on August 19, 1983, that my life was forever changed by a LOUIE LOUIE marathon at KFJC radio. At the time, I was attending college at both Foothill College and…
A LOUIE LOUIE Washington State quarter design!
My friend Mike Hintze came up with a very cool design for the upcoming Washington State quarter. Then again, I’m slightly biased…. http://louielouieweb.tripod.com/state_quarter.htm
The Louie Awards?
Despite rumors to the contrary, I had nothing to do with the LOUIE awards. http://www.schurman.com/ms_company/louie/index.cfm
Live Music Archived for Free
The Los Angeles Times had a nice little article on August 8th about how the music industry is becoming more englightened about the concept of free sharing of live concert recordings. Following…
The Barry Curtis website + the Nikki Carter benefit
I just found out my pal Barry Curtis now has a website – BarryCurtis.com. Barry Curtis joined the Kingsmen back in 1963 after they found success with LOUIE LOUIE. Before that, he…