#WhatsHappening for January 8, 2019

Good Tuesday evening, my friends. Hope you're all surviving flu season here in Georgia- which evidently has one of the highest rates of flu in the country.

But hey- keep not getting that shot.

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The R. Kelly docu-drama show on Lifetime evidently got pretty good ratings. Personally, I don't get it. Then again, I also don't get how people could continue to support a serial abuser like Kelly, either. Guess I'm old-fashioned that way.

And today, the Blast reports that the Fulton County District Attorney’s office is actively looking into allegations made Kelly during the show by a woman who is said to be cooperating with officials and apparently provided an eyewitness account into her time at his Kelly's home in Johns Creek. 

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Anybody else weirded out by the avant-garde Taco Bell commercial, or is just me?

Also speaking of commercials- I'm not sure why, but the State Farm commercial where the guy's in the crash with the helium truck makes me laugh.

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According to this report in Scientific American, human evolution has led our bodies to actually need exercise. I'm doomed.

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Baby Shark is number 32 on the Billboard Singles Chart this week. You're welcome for that.

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There's a new David Bowie vinyl boxed set on the way this spring in honor of what would have been the late legend's 72nd birthday today. Spying Through a Keyhole (Demos and Unreleased Songs) will feature nine previously unreleased recordings- including the earliest known version of one of Space Oddity.

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Props to Rami Malek and everyone else involved with Bohemian Rhapsody on the film's Golden Globes wins. I'll be catching it on the tube.

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Bonnaroo has announced its 2019 lineup- naming Phish, Post Malone,  and Childish Gambino the headliners. The complete lineup is here. Tickets go on sale Thursday at 10AM.

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Birthdays today include: Sean Paul (43); Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel (49); Mike Reno of Loverboy (63); Terry Sylvester of the Hollies (71); Robby Krieger of The Doors (72); Marcus Hutson of The Whispers (75); and Dame Shirley Bassey (81). #MusicalBirthdays