The tornadoes that ripped through Nashville yesterday morning killed at least 25 people and caused massive devastation.\u00a0 It’ll be a while before officials can assess the full damage.<\/p>\n
Obviously, country stars were deeply affected.\u00a0 They went on social media to share their thoughts, and some are already pledging to help in the recovery efforts.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong>DOLLY PARTON\u00a0<\/strong>posted a video on Twitter, saying, quote, “I want all of you to know that we are all with you, and hope your family’s okay, and your property’s going to get mended soon, and [I] want you to know you’re being thought of, and we love you.”<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n We’re supposed to wash our hands more because of COVID 19.\u00a0 And the old rule is to time out 20 seconds by singing\u00a0“Happy Birthday”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0twice.<\/p>\n Someone on Twitter posted a list of songs with choruses that are roughly 20 seconds long.\u00a0 So you only have to sing them once instead of twice.<\/p>\n The songs include\u00a0“Africa”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Toto<\/strong>\u00a0. . .\u00a0.\u00a0“Landslide”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Fleetwood Mac<\/strong>\u00a0. A few country songs that work well are “What If I Never Get Over You” by Lady Antebellum . . . “Make Me Want To” by Jimmie Allen . . . and “Jolene” by Dolly Parton.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Daredevil Nik Wallenda will risk his life on live television yet again, this time with a high-wire walk over an active volcano in Nicaragua. The walk will be 1,800 feet long and is described as his highest and longest walk ever. He\u2019d also be the first person to ever walk across the volcano. The two-hour TV special will air TONIGHT at 8 on ABC.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Facebook will actually pay you for your voice recordings. They\u2019re seemingly trying to right a wrong after it was caught analyzing people’s speech without permission in order to train its speech recognition software last year. The new program is called “Pronunciations” and participants will be paid a max of about $5 to use the company’s market research app<\/p>\n The recordings will be used to train its speech recognition AI. Participants must be at least 18-years-old, and for each set of prompts they record they will receive 200 points. Once they reach 1,000 points, they’ll be paid $5 via PayPal. Facebook says it won’t link voice recordings with participants’ Facebook accounts and that all data will be used anonymously.<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cUnique Names Day\u201d, a day to appreciate people who have unusual names as part of \u201cCelebrate Your Name Week\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n 1877 The 1st \u2018microphone\u2019 is developed (thanks to Emile Berliner, we have jobs)<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Rascal Flatts<\/strong>\u00a0made their chart debut with “Prayin’ For Daylight” in 2000.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Rascal Flatts<\/strong>\u00a0had a guest role on CBS-TV’s\u00a0CSI: Crime Scene Investigation<\/em>\u00a0in 2010. The script had bass player\u00a0Jay DeMarcus<\/strong>\u00a0electrocuted in the opening scene as the band played “Unstoppable.”<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>Coronavirus Quick Hits: Will March Madness Happen in Empty Arenas?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The NCPA\u00a0said, quote, “There should be a serious discussion about holding competitions without audiences present . . . the NCAA and its colleges must act now, there is no time to waste.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n An NCAA spokesman said they’re “keenly aware of coronavirus,” and will continue to monitor it with health\u00a0officials\u00a0and the CDC.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There was a story\u00a0earlier this year about a brewery in Florida that put shelter dogs on its cans to get them adopted.\u00a0 And apparently it started a trend.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A pizza place in upstate New York just started putting photos of dogs on its pizza boxes.\u00a0 And it’s already working.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mary Alloy owns a restaurant near Buffalo called the Just Pizza & Wing Company.\u00a0 And she also volunteers at her local animal shelter. An event coordinator for the shelter came up with the idea to put flyers on the boxes, and Mary immediately got on board.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She’s even offering $50 gift certificates for free pizza to anyone who presents one of the flyers when they adopt a pet. She just started doing it last Friday, and at least one of the dogs from the boxes has already been adopted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s even more commendable when you find out Mary’s more of a CAT person.\u00a0 She told the local news she currently has THIRTEEN shelter cats at home.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [66] Catherine O\u2019Hara, Toronto ON, actress (\u201cHome Alone\u201d films)\/TV actress (\u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [62] Patricia Heaton, actress (\u201cCarol\u2019s Second Act\u201d since 2019, \u201cEverybody Loves Raymond\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Patrick Roach, actor (\u2018Randy\u2019 on \u201cTrailer Park Boys\u201d 2001-18)<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SURELY YOU CAN\u2019T BE SERIOUS:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n The airline unveiled the six-pod, triple-stacked bunk beds for economy travelers last week.\u00a0 The \u201cEconomy Skynest\u201d will provide six full-length flat sleep pods within the economy cabin. The beds are over 6 feet long and 22 inches wide with privacy curtains, sheets, blankets and pillows.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The idea is that economy-class travelers will be able to book a pod to sleep in, in addition to their seat, on long-haul flights.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n No word on the cost, but an industry expert predicted they would need to be priced in the \u201chundreds of dollars\u201d to be cost-effective for the airline. The pods could be in use by late next year. ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [66] Catherine O\u2019Hara, Toronto ON, actress (\u201cHome Alone\u201d films)\/TV actress (\u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek\u201d)<\/p>\n [62] Patricia Heaton, actress (\u201cCarol\u2019s Second Act\u201d since 2019, \u201cEverybody Loves Raymond\u201d)<\/p>\n [51] Patrick Roach, actor (\u2018Randy\u2019 on \u201cTrailer Park Boys\u201d 2001-18)<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MTL 6 – NYI 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>STL 2 – NYR 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PIT 7 – OTT 3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOS 2 – TBL 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MIN 3 – NSH 1<\/p>\n WPG 3 – BUF 1<\/strong> \u00a0 CHI 6 – ANA 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDM 2 – DAL 1 OT<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VGK 3 – NJD 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SJS 5 – TOR 2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NATIONAL GRAMMER DAY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n It’s National Grammar Day.\u00a0 And a recent study found almost one in 10 are grammar freaks.<\/p>\n People were asked how often they correct a close friend or relative if they make a grammatical error.\u00a0 And 9% said ALWAYS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 41% said sometimes . . . 31% said rarely . . . 15% said never . . . and 4% didn’t answer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Men are almost twice as likely to be grammar freaks . . . 12% said they always correct people, compared to 7% of women.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And know-it-all young people are THREE times more likely to be grammar freaks than older people are.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15% of people in their late teens and early 20s said they always correct people’s grammar.\u00a0 Only 5% of people over 55 said the same.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n __________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Country Star Reactions and Personal Stories on the Nashville Tornadoes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The tornadoes that ripped through Nashville yesterday morning killed at least 25 people and caused massive devastation.\u00a0 It’ll be a while before officials can assess the full damage.<\/p>\n Obviously, country stars were deeply affected.\u00a0 They went on social media to share their thoughts, and some are already pledging to help in the recovery efforts.\u00a0 A few had personal stories to tell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DIERKS BENTLEY\u00a0<\/strong>was flying into Nashville’s John C. Tune airport\u00a0around 11:30 Monday night and he shot video of a nasty storm.\u00a0 He posted\u00a0the clip yesterday and said, quote, “Glad we landed when we did. \u00a0Wouldn’t have been so good an hour later.<\/p>\n “It was the cell that turned into the tornado.\u00a0 Lot of people lost their homes, including our drummer, and a lot of people in need.”\u00a0 He also included aerial photos of the airport that were shot after the tornado, and the destruction is everywhere.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n KACEY MUSGRAVES\u00a0<\/strong>has\u00a0pledged to donate the proceeds from the sale of her stage clothes to the relief efforts.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n CARRIE UNDERWOOD\u00a0<\/strong>was on the\u00a0“Today Show”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0yesterday to promote her new book but they wanted to know how the storm affected her.\u00a0 She wasn’t home, but her family was. \u00a0She said, quote, “I [was] asking my husband if everybody’s good.<\/p>\n “He said he had to go upstairs at like 2:00 A.M. and grab the boys and take them down to a little safe room in our house.\u00a0 I was like, ‘I bet everybody is crying.’\u00a0 It’s 2:00 A.M., freaking out, so it was scary.”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n INGRID ANDRESS STILL ‘ABSORBING’ WHIRLWIND SUCCESS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Ingrid Andress<\/strong>\u00a0is still pinching herself after yesterday’s (Thursday, Feb. 27th) news that she is nominated for New Female Artist of the Year at the upcoming\u00a0ACM Awards<\/em>.<\/p>\n She recently earned a coveted slot on the New Faces show during Country Radio Seminar and she has been tapped for two huge upcoming tours with\u00a0Dan + Shay<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Tim McGraw<\/strong>.<\/p>\n There’s a lot going on all at once for Ingrid, who tells us EXCLUSIVELY that she is still trying to wrap her mind around all her success.\u00a0[“I am still absorbing it. I feel like its been such a whirlwind, but I’ve been ready for it my whole life pretty much, so I think spending a lot of time just in the craft of writing songs and getting the music right is so important and so to me I think I’m just excited for people to hear everything I’ve been working on cause that’s what is important to me is like if the music is top notch or not.”] S<\/p>\n The\u00a0ACM Awards\u00a0<\/em>will air live from Las Vegas on Sunday, April 5th on CBS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 4th ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":12830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-20 05:01:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/03\/on-todays-show-348\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13481,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13480\/revisions\/13481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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