"Bark & Release": Pomeranian Crisis! "Lui Lui" Held Captive in Antalya!

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 24 February 2024)

For the original "Louie Louie" FBI crisis listen here and

see below:

not about a dog long ago in America (1963)...

               Aslı hanım and "Lui" in happier days.

Aslı Ayan, a performer working in the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet

organization, met Havva Ayşe Güzel when she was living in Antalya

five years ago.  In June 2019, Havva Ayşe hanım gave Aslı hanım a

Pomeranian-breed dog named "Lui" and Aslı hanım had the creature

registered as belonging to her.

In January 2021, Havva Ayşe hanım asked Aslı hanım to let her have

"Lui" back for a while.  Aslı hanım delivered "Lui" to Havva Ayşe hanım,

temporarily she thought, but the latter said she would not give "Lui" back

so Aslı hanım filed suit in April 2021. 

A court in Antalya issued its decision in June 2022, ordering that "Lui"

be returned to Aslı hanım.  However (!), so far Havva Ayşe hanım has

not complied with the court's order.   A crestfallen Aslı hanım said "Lui

has disappeared from my life."

Another good example of "there's no such thing as bad publicity"...

The band attracted nationwide attention when "Louie Louie" was banned 

by the governor of Indiana, Matthew E. Welsh, also attracting the attention 

of the FBI because of alleged indecent lyrics in their version of the song. 

The lyrics were, in fact, innocent, but Ely's baffling enunciation permitted 

teenage fans and concerned parents alike to imagine the most scandalous

obscenities. (Ironically, the FBI totally missed Lynn Easton yelling "Fuck!" 

at 0:54 after fumbling a drum fill.) All of this attention only made the song 

more popular. In April 1966 "Louie Louie" was reissued and once again hit 

the music charts, reaching No. 65 on the Cashbox chart and No. 97 on the 

Billboard Hot 100 chart.