Happy New Year! . . . The “real” Catwoman and original “Santa Baby” Eartha Kitt passes in December . . . Tyka Nelson (Prince’s Sis) releases new gospel CD, “A Brand New Me” . . . Chris Brown named Billboard’s top artist of 2008 . . . Vikings Pro Bowl selections Adrian Peterson, Kevin & Pat Williams, Antoine Winfield, Kevin Williams & Jared Allen are heading to Hawaii, special congrats on a great year gentlemen! . . . The T-Wolves have at least one situation heating up with Khloe Kardashian seeing Timberwolves star Rashad McCants and several local sightings despite Khloe’s culture shock on MN temps . . . A “Marley” Christmas grossed No. 1 at the movies, $37M during the Christmas weekend, which obviously indicates that either Hollywood has gone to the dogs or foxes as in “super fox” Jennifer Anniston, yea Jen! . . . Fyi, the Canadian Press named our Twins $11.6M slugger Justin Morneau as Canada’s male athlete of the year, I bet on the Twins for ’09, good investment! . . . Happy Birthday to me, Jan 6^th! . . . Go T-Wolves, Oklahoma City Thunder in their Twin Cities debut vs. Minnesota Jan. 7^th in the revenge showdown @ Target Center . . . The People’s Choice Awards live from the Shrine Auditorium in LA Jan. 7^th . . . The Fray Jan. 8^th @ First Ave. ($26.50) . . . Jim Rock Productions presents GREAT WHITE w/sp. guests Hollywood Blvd & TNT (AC/DC Tribute)@ Prime Time in Burnsville Friday, Jan. 9^th, Scarlet Haze plays PT on the 10^th . . . America @ Black Bear Casino just South of Duluth Jan. 17^th . . . AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour second show Jan. 19^th, ’09 . . . The Killers, Jan 19^th @ Northrop Auditorium . . . SLIPKNOT tix on sale for Xcel Center for the kick off of their US Tour Jan. 23^rd . . . the St. Paul Winter Carnival Blues Festival 2009, Jan. 23^rd @ The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium included TC’s Big George Jackson . . . Twinsfest @ the Dome, Jan. 23-25^th . . . Jewel – Tues.,  Jan. 27^th @ Mystic Lake . . . BRET MICHAELS Rock of Love Bus Tour ’09, Feb. 7^th – Grand Casino Hinckley, MN, tix $25 & $35.  Watch for Bret’s new Rock of Love III show on VH1 premiering January 4^th . . . The Grammy’s Feb. 8^th . . . Snowbird Roadtrip: Feb 15^th NBA Allstar game in Phoenix . . . Motley Crue with Hinder & Theory of a Deadman, Feb. 18^th @ Xcel Energy Center, $29.50-95 . . . First Ave. presents The Pretenders Feb. 20^th ($34) & Katy Perry Tues., March 24^th, 6:30 show for $18, this will sell out, buy now . . . SXSW conference in Austin, TX March 18-22 . . . Country vocal group Little Big Town plus Zac Brown @ Mystic Lake up against Darius Rucker @ Treasure Island, Saturday, March 21^st . . . Sun., March 22^nd Black Label Society w/special guests Sevendust & more @ Myth . . . “The Circus starring Britney Spears” –her 1^st tour in five years & The Pussycat Dolls, April 3^rd @ Target Ctr . . . April 6^th Twins Home Opener . . . The pride of Canada, Nickelback to perform April 7^th @ Target Center in support of one kick-ass CD, “Dark House” . . .  Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn, Tim McGraw , Trace Adkins, Taylor Swift, Big & Rich, Sawyer Brown, Heidi Newfield, Kellie Pickler, Clint Black & Craig Morgan confirmed at the 27^th Annual We Fest Aug. 6-8 in Detroit Lakes . . . Highlights of 2009 will be Kristen Stewart (“Twilight”) to play Joan Jett in a film based on The Runaways, plus a reunion tour for the band Creed . . . Time out for now, see you in April w/ the debut of Out & About.