#WhatsHappening for March 19, 2018

Hey, hi, howdy- kiddios. Hope you survived any St. Patricks's Day shenanigans that may have crossed your path.

Before we go any further, happy birthday to Mark- Southpaw Entertainment's second in command. Have a great day (or what's left of it).

My family heritage is Scots-Danish-Irish-Unknown (my mom's dad was an orphan, and no one seemed to know anything about his birth parents and- seeing his was born in the 1890s, record-keeping was somewhat spotty), and my Irish (mom's mom) was Irish Protestant, so celebrating a Catholic saint (Irish or not) wasn't really a priority.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed going to the Savannah parade when I was a child- but I grew out of it by the time I was... I dunno... 12 or so? Certainly I was over it by the time I got to high school and was forced to march in the damned thing.

A whole fucking lot of "no."

And River Street? Yeah, fuck that. I've never been a fan of not having space to move and every drunken asshole around stumbling into me, sooo....

And, to me, it's worth noting that Tybee Island had so much trash on the beach in the aftermath of Orange Crush one year that they denied organizers permits to hold the event- citing crowd control and security issues as the official reasons. So, why in the bleeding fuck is does the city of Savannah continue to look the other way when shit like this happens?

Pictured: Just good-old fun.

Racism- that's why. You can deny it all you like (and city and parade officials surely would), but you're kidding yourself.

Elsewhere, Lollapalooza Argentina was forced to cancel their final day of shows yesterday due to severe weather that included heavy storms, lightning, and high winds.

Performances from Pearl Jam, LCD Soundsystem, the National, David Byrne, Kygo, and others were among those called off in cooperation with government safety authorities.

Steven Tyler is hitting the road for a 13 date tour in support of his 2016 solo debut, We’re All Somebody From Somewhere.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will be backed by Nashville’s Loving Mary Band for headlining shows, festival gigs, and a benefit concert for Akron’s Children Hospital.

Judas Priest's new album, Firepower, debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart last week- giving the band not only their best debut, but their best-ever chart ranking over 2014’s Redeemer of Souls, which debuted and peaked at #6.

Firepower sold 49,000 units in the week ending March 15- including 48,000 in traditional album sales.

Birthdays today include: Derek Longmuir of Bay City Rollers (63); Chris Brubeck (66); Paul Atkinson of The Zombies (72); Ruth Pointer of Pointer Sisters (72); and Clarence "Frogman" Henry (81). #MusicalBirthdays