I met Lou in the summer of 1970, we were playing a gig at the old Shadow Lake in Noel, Mo.It was at that time a teen center, Lou came up during a break and wanted to jam with us, we said sure, he then became a new member of the group. Lou was an exciting musician, such natural talent, and such a fun guy to be with. Lou came across a black cape from somewhere and loved wearing it when performing. One day in my senior year in HS he wore it to my school to promote a dance that we were playing, he went down the hall passing out flyers and passing the cape over kids heads! Lol, what an impression he made! I will always remember his laugh, what a guy, Lou always enjoyed life and made it more