Well, enough of death for today. Let’s celebrate life. Today my father, the Rockin’ Johnny B (yes, silly self-ironic nicknames run in the family) is 63 years old. He tells me that if he’d known he would live to be this old he’d have treated himself better. I think that’s sage wisdom for anyone to pick up on.

Dad’s got a wish list up at ShopElvis.com, cause Dad loves Elvis and has no shame in wearing kitschy Americana. Hey somebody he doesn’t know, suprise the hell out of him and buy him a gift (wouldn’t that be wild?)

Little did I know Dad shares a birthday with another one of my favorite entertainers, Christopher Walken, who is 62 today. “I’ve got a fever, and the only cure for it is more cowbell.”