Today is International Museum Day, No Dirty Dishes Day and Visit Your Relatives Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1963 The Beatles kicked off their first British tour as a headline act with a concert in Slough, England.
1968 Reprise Records releases Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe through the Tulips."
1975 44 people were injured in a riot at a Bay City Rollers concert near London.
1978 The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey, premiered in Lubbock, Texas.
1989 A judge in Tampa, Florida gave permission to original Byrds drummer Michael Clarke to continue using the Byrds' name for another group he had formed.
1994 Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley were married in the Dominican Republic.
2006 Freddie Garrity of Freddie And The Dreamers died at the age of 65.
NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS! New stuff to check out this weekend includes Alien: Covenant (R), Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (PG) and Everything, Everything (PG-13). Click here to check out the new flicks hitting the big screen tomorrow.
PETER CETERA'S GREATEST HITS! Next month, Peter Cetera will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and to mark the occasion, a new greatest hits collection will be released tomorrow. Cetera will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame June 15 in New York City during the Hall's annual gala, along with current Chicago members Robert Lamm and James Pankow.
JIMI HENDRIX'S GUITAR! An electric guitar that Jimi Hendrix played at Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967 will hit the auction block next month. Hendrix played the guitar for most of his Montery Pop appearance, until the end of the set when he switched to a cheaper guitar which he set on fire. The online opening bid will start at $500,000. Get the details.
CHUCK BERRY VIDEO! The first-ever official Chuck Berry video premiered online yesterday for "Big Boys," the lead single from his upcoming album, Chuck. Chuck will be released on June 9, and is Berry's first studio effort since 1979. Click here to watch it now.
STAR TREK DISCOVERY! The new Star Trek prequel, Star Trek: Discovery, is getting ready for its debut. Yesterday the first trailer for the series was released indicating a fall release but still no official premiere date has been revealed.
INSECT VENDING MACHINE! The Houston Museum of Natural Science has a vending machine that stocks insects for hungry guests. The vending machine is in the Brown Hall of Entomology and contains everything from chocolate-covered bugs to chips made of ground cricket flower. Or if you prefer, scorpions, ants, meal worms and beetles are available to purchase. Click here for the tasty treats.
