Flaming Nora

To the David Bowie is exhibition in that London the other week - and I didn't want to leave. The exhibition, that is, not that London.  Hand-written lyrics to Bowie songs, costumes worn on stage and in his videos and an all-encompassing David Bowie experience at the V&A.  If you're a Bowie fan, you can't miss this, even if it means you have to travel all the way to London to see it. Go. Also saw Blondie play live the other week in the same city I first saw them play in January 1980 when I was 15 years old. It was my first grown-up gig .  They still rock -  but I did miss them playing their early stuff.  When I got home I had to put this track on loud as they didn't play it either. And I love it. ______ I'm on twitter @flaming_nora

Julie Birchill. Gob almighty but always worth reading. Always. Likewise Julie Bindel . Nancy Banks-Smith. Top telly reviewer with a wicked sense of humour and great style. Get your Nancy tribute t-shirt here . I've blogged about Nancy Banks-Smith before, read it here if you like . Kathy Burke. Actress, writer, director, star. Debbie Harry. The woman I grew up wanting to be. Still wouldn't mind being, actually. Being into Blondie as a teenager meant I spent a lot of time reading Lester Bangs and wanting to write just like him. Victoria Wood. Ticks all my funny boxes, no matter what she does. I nearly died laughing at Acorn Antiques: The Musical. And wasn't she wonderful playing it straight in Housewife, 49?