Lou's Blog

So I’ll be gone Friday and Saturday September 17th and 18th. A few of you have heard about it and have asked me where I’m performing on those dates. Well, just so you know, I’m not performing anywhere on those days. Just taking a few parsonal days. Matt Cordell will be filling in for me while I’m gone. As many of you know, he does a great job and I know you’ll enjoy his show. That weekend (while I’m gone) we’ll also have a special guest. A young lady I’ve worked with once before will be doing Marilyn Monroe. She’s really good and I know you’ll enjoy her too. She’ll be there that Friday and Saturday night. I hate that I’m going to miss her but hopefully she’ll be back.
Hope you are well. I’ll see you soon.
Love,
Lou

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who showed up for the special show. It was so much fun. Everyone seemed really into it and that made it that much better. I’m not sure what we’ll do next year. Seems like we’ve done it all now. Lol. I hope you are well.
Talk to you soon. Love Lou

I’m in my dressing room and The Outlaws (Waylon and Willie) are on stage and the crowd is loving it. Things sure have picked up around here since the kids have gotten out of school, especially this week for some reason. It seems like there are more people in town now than there were for the 4th of July weekend.
All is well here. We are also getting ready for the all Elvis, August show that we do each year. It’s on August 15th this year and as always at 3:00 in the afternoon. The theme will be “That’s The Way It Is. It’ll be a blast. Hope you can be here for it.
That’s it for now. Have to get ready for the show.
I hope all is well with you.
God bless you!
Lou

Sitting on my porch drinking some coffee. Got a show tonight. This months starts five nights a week. The only days we don’t have shows are Sunday and Wednesday. I enjoy having my days free. I guess most people work during the day and get to have their evenings free, I’m just the opposite. On most days I visit a local restaurant that has an outdoor porch and I’ll have coffee and read a book or listen to my Ipod. If it’s not raining of course. Think I’ll do that in a little bit. I just wanted to write a little something on my blog. I know it’s been a while. The fan club picnic will be coming up at the end of the month so I’ll get to see alot of the fan club then. I hope you can make it. Also, some of the Legends artists and myself have been performing at the Gazebo, near The Old Mill on Fridays from 12:30 to 1:30. A little promotional thing. If you’re in town, we’d love it if you came to see us there. We’re not doing that this Friday, May 7th, because we’ll be in the Dollywood Parade. That’s fun too. Wendy T is in town and has been performing as Reba but this week she’ll be doing Cher. If you don’t know already we have a new act in the show. Hank Williams Jr. and all I can say is WOW. Because he is awesome and has been getting a great reaction from the crowd. Well, I guess that’s all for now. Don’t forget the guestbook on my web page. I love to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and hope to see you soon. God bless! Lou

We’re in Florida! I know that those of you who live here are used to it, and you may even think it’s cold right now but to me it’s nice and warm. It’s nice to be away from every sight of snow. We’re here a few days early to visit my Mother who has a winter home here and also to do a show in West Palm Beach on Saturday night before the cruise. Of course, on Monday we set sail for the Eastern Carribian. Travis James and I will be performing a couple of shows and having fun all week hanging out with you guys that could make it this year. You know, Catherine, the lady who orginizes the cruise, told me one time that if anyone wanted, they could pay her a little each month beginning in February of the previous year. So, if you’re like me and have trouble saving, that may be a big help. Anyway, we’re looking forward to next week and having some vacation time with some of you. As you know we’ll be back at Memories on the first weekend in February.
That’s it for now I guess but before I go I wanted to say that I appreciate your comments, so keep them coming. I’m glad that you are a part of this blog. If you’re not, please feel free to be part of it and comment. Even if it’s “off the subject.” So, if I don’t talk to you before we set sail, be well and I’ll see you soon.
God bless you!
Lou

OK, OK So things are slowing down a bit in Pigeon Forge. The year is winding down and there’s a lot of shopping going on but not too much show watching. That’s normal for this time of year. We’ll have a final burst the week before New Years Eve and a pretty good turn out for the Elvis Birthday show but then all dies down in Pigeon Forge…But guess what? We have a couple of road shows scheduled. The weekend of Elvis’ birthday, January 8th and 9th.
On Friday, January 8th I, along with what I am calling The Good Rockin’ Show Band, will be appearing at The Ashville Community Theatre in Ashville, North Carolina. Tickets do not go on sale for another week so they are not available yet. As a matter of fact, if you call too early, the folks who answer the telephone may not know anything about it yet, so please hold off calling until I let you know. When tickets do go on sale there will be a bit of a discount if you purchase them before the day of the show. Next week I will post on my web site the day they are available. The phone # there is 1-828-254-1320.
Then on Saturday January 9th, we will be at The Bluefield High School Auditorium in Bluefield, West Virginia. Tickets for that show are available right now and you can purchase tickets by calling 1-800-763-2459.
Of course, after that we have a private show in Florida before we get on the Cruise. I hope to see you sometime in January and I trust all is well with you and your family.
Thank you for all of your love and support and Happy Holidays!
Love,
Lou

I love The Fall. As a matter of fact I think I enjoy the fall and the spring better than any of the other seasons but especially Fall. There’s something about there being a little chill in the air, wearing a sweater, seeing the leaves change… We live in the woods so I get to see alot of leaves. lol
The picnic this October was fun. It seems as though everyone had a good time. Well, there were a few exceptions I suppose. I got scolded once or twice for something I did or didn’t do. lol Someone yelled at me because I didn’t sing a song they requested on a previous night. Then a week or so after the picnic I received an e-mail and was told someone was angry with me because in my mingling, I didn’t come over and say hello to her. As I read the e-mail I wondered what they were doing while they were at the picnic. Were they just sitting there stewing about how I hadn’t come over to say hello yet? If I missed them, (which is easy to do because I’m only one person) why didn’t they come over and say hello to me? I must admit, many times, after a picnic or other events, I hear what I can only describe as “bitching” from some of the fan club. I do my best to sing all of the reqests I get (but I can’t always) and I do my best to visit with everyone, but I miss some from time to time. Many time I fall short of doing all that is expected but I ask you to have patience with me. I do appreciate each one of you but I am only one person. I know in your mind, your request is most important but I am trying to treat everyone with the same importance. It is frustrating sometimes because it seems at times that my best is not good enough. If because of that I have hurt your feelings somehow, I ask that you try to understand and put yourself in my shoes. I haven’t done it to intentionally hurt you.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. We’ll be at home and having some friends from out of town over. I think Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s a great family time. I hope that yours will be a wonderful time as well.
By the way, some of you may have noticed that I have recently removed my “Myspace” accounts. I know they were fun to look at but I couldn’t keep up with taking care of them as well as my web page. So I think I’m just going to narrow things down and take care of my web page. I will be adding some video and pictures as of course you can post comments here anytime you like. I realize it’s not part of a “community” but I trust it will provide you with the information that is important and that you are looking for.
I guess that’s it for now. Be well and hopefully I will see you soon.
All my best,
Lou

Sitting at my desk having coffee and thought I would drop you a few lines. All is well here. Tim McGraw and Roy Ordison just arrived last night so we have a change in the show line up. It’s been about 2 years since Larry has been here and it’s good to see him. Larry was one of the original line up that we had when we started the legends show in May of 2000. If I remember correctly, besides Elvis it was Buddy Holly, The Blues Brothers, Roy Orbison, Kenny Rogers and Patsy Cline. Although that’s 5 acts and normally we had four others. I don’t know, maybe The Blues Brothers came a few months later. Of course the Elvis show was going on long before the legends show. Memories opened it’s doors with the Elvis show in October of 1990 with Eddie Miles, after Eddie left; Pete Wilcoxx came in and then me. I arrived in November of 1995 although I came in for three days as an audition in October of 1995. So I guess I’ve been performing in this area for almost 14 years now. Whew, I feel old. lol No, not really. I was only 15 when I started. NOT! Anyway, I have a question for you…do you know what a podcast is? It’s a audio or video show that gets posted on the internet that you subscribe to and everytime a new episode is posted it automatically uploads to your computer and you can listen to it or watch it, whatever the case may be. My experience with it is somewhat limited but I am trying to learn about it because I’d like to do a podcast. The extent of my knowledge right now is with ITunes. ITunes is a progam that is free to download and it allows you to watch Video, Listen to music, subscibe to podcasts and a bunch of other stuff. Those of you who have an IPod know about it but I don’t think you have to have an IPod to have it on your computer. I could be wrong. I have been before. Well, I’m trying to figure that all out because I would like to do the podcast thing, so you may be hearing more about that soon. Well, that’s it for now. Hope all is well with you and yours and I hope to see you soon. Take care and let us hear from you…you know by commenting on this blog. Love to all! Lou

So, I guess guestbooks are a thing of the past. Blogs are in and this is the new one. I hope it works. lol It’s been raininig this moring so I’ve been getting some things done in my office. There’s a show tonight but that’s not until later. We’re having my Dad and Stepmom over for dinner later. It was Dawn’s birthday on the 14th so we’re gonna celebrate that with dinner. Earlier I posted a new video blog. I hope you have a chance to watch it. That’s all for now. All is well here. Talk to you soon…