#WhatsHappening for January 11

Well, fuck you too, Monday.

Sad, sad, sad. I'm still just sad.

You know what I think is hitting me the hardest? David Bowie wasn't that old.

Paul McCartney? 73.

Ringo Starr? 75.

Bob Dylan? 74.

Mick Fleetwood? 68.

John McVie? 70. (And he's had his own fight with cancer, too.)

Steve Miller? 72.

Sting? 64.

David Byrne? 63.

And those are just some of the ones who are still with us.

All these artists who've provided us with such joy over the years will end up the same way we will.

It doesn't matter what color your skin is, what god you follow (or don't), whether you're a Democrat, Republican, socialist, dictator, billionaire, heterosexual- this list goes on: None of us are getting any younger, and none of us is getting out of here alive. We have that in common. Everyone on the planet.

My parents were too old to have listened to David Bowie's music, my sister's musical influence on me ran more along the lines of the Carpenters, the Monkees, and Carly Simon and my brother was a Pink Floyd, the Eagles, and Black Sabbath kind of guy- so my first real exposure to Bowie was his “Let's Dance” album.

I was mesmerized.

And then I started exploring his previous efforts- starting with “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”- and I was even more impressed.

There's not a whole lot I could say about the man that hasn't already been said- nothing I could really add, so I'll simply say this: Rest in Peace, David Bowie.

The reason I don't watch award shows: Lady Gaga somehow managed to win a Golden Globe for her “performance” on “American Horror Story: Hotel”.

Also, “The Martian” was a musical or comedy? Man, did I misinterpret the previews I saw!

And hey- Yahoo!- I don't know how you can describe the censor bleeping out “entire sentences” from Ricky Gervais a “Low” in the broadcast. That would be a definite “High” in my book.

Don't forget to join us for Saturday Night Karaoke, live and loud at The Iron Horse Tavern from 10pm-1am this week.

Birthdays today include: Mary J. Blige; Tom Rowlands of Chemical Brothers; Tom Dumont of No Doubt; Vicki Peterson of The Bangles; Naomi Judd. #MusicalBirthdays