Tuesday, August 9, 2016

TUESDAVE!

Today is Book Lovers Day and Chinese Valentine Day.

THIS DAY IN ROCK!

1963: Manfred Mann plays their first gig at London's Marquee Club.
1966: James Brown is the one and only musical guest on Ready Steady Go!
1967: "Yesterday" by the Beatles becomes the most-covered song of all time with 446 recorded versions.
1969: The Jackson 5 signs with Motown.
1970: Blood Sweat & Tears are nominated for a record 11 awards but only win 3.
1994: The Supremes are awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997: Paul McCartney is made a Knight by Queen Elizabeth II.

CLAPTON'S FISH STORY! Eric Clapton was fishing in Iceland over the weekend and landed the largest salmon caught all summer in the Vatnsdalsá River, famous for its large salmon. The fish was three and a half feet long and weighed 28 pounds. Click here to weigh in.

MUPPETS PERFORM! More than 40 years after their first appearance on The Muppet Show, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem have finally made their "live" debut. They opened for Third Eye Blind, Chance the Rapper and Lionel Richie at the Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on Saturday. Click here to watch the performance.

NO POKEMON PARKING! The owner of a Virginia pizza joint is fed up with playing Pokémon Go in his parking lot. He says they're hurting his business by taking up parking spots but not buying anything because they're playing the game. He says the adults are the worst offenders to which he says "act your age." Get more insults here.

MORNING STIFFNESS! Today we try to answer the question nobody asked: Why do we wake up stiff in the morning? Get the fascinating (if boring) answer and find out what you can do to lessen the pain of waking up.