You know you’re getting old when bands you listed to as a teenager are being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  I’m thinking of Guns n’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys.  The ceremony takes place in Cleveland on April 14, and will air on HBO sometime in May.  Other inductees include:

Performers:

• Donovan
• Laura Nyro
• The Small Faces
• The Crickets
• The Famous Flames
• The Midnighters
• The Comets
• The Blue Caps
• The Miracles

Early Influence:

• Freddie King

Sidemen:

• Don Kirshner
• Cosimo Matassa
• Tom Dowd
• Glyn Johns