{"id":20895,"date":"2021-03-15T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T13:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=20895"},"modified":"2021-03-15T06:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T10:09:54","slug":"on-todays-show-565","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/mornings\/2021\/03\/on-todays-show-565\/","title":{"rendered":"On Today&#8217;s Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A guy calling himself the &#8220;Covid Bandit&#8221; recently walked into a restaurant in Denver and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/entertainment\/dining\/covid-bandit-6800-tip-restaurant-guard-and-grace\/73-81e2ad35-6119-4486-9d87-4785ddd2643f\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">left<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0a $6,800 tip . . . $200 for each of the 34 employees.\u00a0 (Here&#8217;s one of the workers talking about it.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There&#8217;s a tradition in Chicago to dye the river GREEN for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.\u00a0 But as of Friday, the city was saying there were no plans to dye it this year, to avoid crowds coming to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well . . . in a move straight out of the Chicago political playbook, it turns out that was a bluff.\u00a0 They DID dye the river green after all on Saturday . . . they just didn&#8217;t tell anybody in advance, to keep crowds from gathering to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s surprisingly easy to dye the river . . . it only took about 20 minutes on Saturday morning for boats from the Chicago Plumber&#8217;s Union to get it done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is still going to look different in the city in other ways because of the pandemic . . . all of the normal parades have been canceled, and there are still serious restrictions on the bars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A woman in Alabama was\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10tv.com\/news\/baldwin_county\/bcso-gulf-shores-woman-face-felony-charge-after-stealing-neighbors-goat-and-painting-it\/article_536281d4-7aaa-11eb-8c26-67c7496620ef.html?block_id=1002690\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">arrested<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0recently after she stole a neighbor&#8217;s goat . . . PAINTED it . . . and then took a bunch of photos for social media.\u00a0 She&#8217;s looking at a FELONY charge for livestock theft.\u00a0 (Here&#8217;s\u00a034-year-old Erica Farmer and Capt. Clint Cadenhead from the Baldwin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Twitter is testing out an \u201cundo send\u201d feature for tweets. App researcher and tipster Jane Wong posted a tweet with a GIF of how the feature would work. It seems a timer comes into play once a user hits send on a tweet, and for around five to six seconds, you\u2019re able to hit \u201cundo\u201d if you so choose. Twitter also confirmed to Mashable that the feature is being tested. This comes after people have begged Twitter for an \u201cedit\u201d button for years, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey previously ruled it out, stating, \u201cWe\u2019ll probably never do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u27a2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Thelma &amp; Louise&#8221; was such a hit that the studio wanted a sequel.\u00a0 And apparently it didn&#8217;t matter that both title characters DIED at the end of the original.\u00a0 On the &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Susan Sarandon said she turned down a &#8220;big check&#8221; to do another one.\u00a0 And it&#8217;s pretty easy to understand why.\u00a0 She\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-9198811\/Susan-Sarandon-says-turned-big-check-Thelma-Louise-sequel.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0they actually pitched her an idea where she and Geena Davis would be, quote, &#8220;ghosts looking down on Earth and helping women who were in bad domestic [relationships].&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cIdes of March\u201d, marking the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, which was a turning point in Roman history. It\u2019s also the tongue-in-cheek observance \u201cNational Brutus Day\u201d, recognizing the fact that no matter where you work, there\u2019s as much backstabbing, plotting, and intrigue as there was in ancient Rome. The word \u2018ides\u2019 simply means \u2018middle\u2019. There\u2019s nothing unlucky about it \u2026 unless you\u2019re Caesar.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Deana Carter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;s &#8220;We Danced Anyway&#8221; became her second Number One in 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FUNNIEST TWEETS OF THE WEEK FROM WOMEN:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Any time I see a couple running together, I try to figure out which one of them is unhappy about it. \u2013 Elizabeth Hackett<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> age 21: excited for shots!!!! 2021: excited for shots!!!!! \u2013 Alexandra Petri<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has anyone else not been to the dentist since Covid and also not for the five years before that? \u2013 Ely Kreimendahl<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nooooo i just sent an email that said \u201cas you mentioned in your precious email\u201d instead of \u201cprevious email\u201d. sick at myself \u2013 Beth McColl<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u2026AND A FEW FROM PARENTS:<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Love those rare days when your kid can just go to elementary school without having to dress up as something. \u2013 Simon Holland<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> feeding a toddler is like only having $0.50 to fill up your gas tank every time \u2013 mom mom mom mom mom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u21d2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> i have a question about kids. and my question is what the hell \u2013 Dadman Walking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>FOUR RANDOM FACTS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> English is the most common language used on websites by far . . . it&#8217;s currently around 60%.\u00a0 Russian is second, at 8.3%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The American flag\u00a0<\/span><b>Neil Armstrong<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">planted on the Moon in 1969 was knocked over by the engine blast as soon as they lifted up to leave.\u00a0 Five more U.S. flags have been planted on the Moon since then, and NASA believes all of THEM are still standing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The only problem is, the flags are now completely white, from getting bleached by the Sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The average person consumes the equivalent of more than 34 gigabytes of data and information every day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Wifi isn&#8217;t short for &#8220;wireless fidelity.&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s actually not short for anything.\u00a0 The people who created it just liked that name because it rhymed with &#8220;hi-fi.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>GOOD NEWS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two best friends who\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/best-friends-reunite-82-years-after-they-were-separated-by-the-holocaust\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">got<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/7663225\/friendship-interrupted-women-reunited-escape-nazi-germany\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">separated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0as kids during the Holocaust recently reunited on Zoom, 82 years after they last saw each other.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both assumed the other had died during World War Two, but they never stopped looking.\u00a0 Now they talk once a week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(One of them is Betty Grebenschikoff, who&#8217;s done several\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sfi.usc.edu\/video\/betty-grebenschikoff-remembering-her-childhood-friend-annemarie-wahrenberg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interviews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0over the years, hoping her old friend Ana Maria was still out there.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>______________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BIRTHDAYS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[86] Judd Hirsch, actor (\u201cTaxi\u201d 1978-1983, \u201cNumb3rs\u201d 2005-10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[46] Eva Longoria, actress (\u201cTelenovela\u201d 2015, \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d 2004-12)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>SCIENCE NEWS<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tldr\/2021\/3\/11\/22324870\/nasa-perseverance-supercam-laser-strike-audio-recording-micrphone\"><b>Mars rover\u00a0<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sent back more audio . . . this time of a LASER busting up tiny rocks so they could be analyzed.\u00a0 But if you&#8217;re expecting a\u00a0<\/span><b><i>&#8220;Star Wars&#8221;<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0type sound, you&#8217;ll be disappointed.\u00a0 It&#8217;s more like a series of clicks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b><i>(Here&#8217;s the\u00a0<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/nasa\/perseverance-mars-supercam-laser-impacts-on-rock-target\/s-5xUEkUbSPpW\"><b><i>audio<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.)<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Marine biologists in New Zealand discovered\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-56256808\"><b>glow-in-the-dark sharks<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 They found that three species can do it, and they&#8217;re not small.\u00a0 One of them can grow to around six feet.\u00a0 They glow because of light-producing cells in their skin called &#8220;photophores&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> In other animal news:\u00a0 The world&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/albatross-wisdom-wild-bird-chick-b1810489.html#Echobox=1614756023\"><b>oldest known wild bird<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a mom again at age 70.\u00a0 She&#8217;s an albatross that scientists have been tracking since 1956.\u00a0 They say she&#8217;s now had at least 40 chicks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And an Egyptologist translated a set of 3,500-year-old instructions on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/04\/oldest-known-mummification-how-to-guide-reveals-gruesome-embalming-details\/\"><b>how to mummify a body<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve found similar instructions before, but this one&#8217;s the oldest by far . . . about 1,000 years older than the others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Egyptologist\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/04\/oldest-known-mummification-how-to-guide-reveals-gruesome-embalming-details\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0translated a set of 3,500-year-old instructions on how to mummify a body.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve found similar instructions before, but this one&#8217;s the oldest by far . . . about 1,000 years older than the others.\u00a0 (Here&#8217;s the trailer for the original 1932 version of &#8220;The Mummy.&#8221;)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>DID YOU KNOW?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Talking to someone on the phone for 10 minutes a day helps ease loneliness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, those who received brief phone calls over the course of a month reported feeling 20% less lonely, on average.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anxiety and depression saw even greater decreases thanks to phone conversations with trained volunteers, who discussed a range of subjects with study participants, including their daily lives, favourite hobbies and getting to know them better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the way we communicate with others has changed since the start of the pandemic, this research highlights just how important picking up the phone is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><b>Most People Say Changing the Clocks Isn&#8217;t a Big Deal . . .<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It might take a day or two to adjust to Daylight Saving Time.\u00a0 But most people say it doesn&#8217;t mess with their sleep long term . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">83% in a new poll said springing forward DOESN&#8217;T affect how much they sleep.\u00a0 Only 6% said they get less sleep because of it, and 10% sleep more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three in four also said they get the same amount of work done in a day.\u00a0 Again, just 6% feel less productive now that the sun sets later . . . and 19% get MORE done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over 7 in 10 people say changing the clocks twice a year doesn&#8217;t really affect them much . . . but that doesn&#8217;t mean we like it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">54% want to do Daylight Saving Time all year . . . 19% prefer Standard Time . . . and 27% want to keep the current system of changing the clocks twice a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents are more likely to prefer the current system.\u00a0 1 in 3 like adjusting the clocks, compared to 1 in 4 people who don&#8217;t have kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TIPS TO GET BACK ON TRACK\u2026\u2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Get some exercise today.\u00a0 Even a brisk walk can help your body crave sleep a little more and compensate for that extra hour.\u00a0 Just don&#8217;t do it too late in the day.\u00a0 The Better Sleep Council says no later than two hours before bedtime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Skip that extra cup of coffee later in the day.\u00a0 Caffeine stays in your body up to 12 hours.\u00a0 And even if you swear it doesn&#8217;t affect your sleep, it won&#8217;t hurt to cut yourself off a little early.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Don&#8217;t eat dinner too late.\u00a0 Try to eat at least three hours before bed.\u00a0 Later than that can mess with your sleep.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Don&#8217;t drink tonight.\u00a0 Alcohol can help you fall asleep faster, but the quality of your sleep suffers.\u00a0 So if you&#8217;re trying to adjust and get a good night&#8217;s sleep, avoid booze.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MONDAY MARCH 15<\/b><b>TH<\/b><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 MIN 4 &#8211; ARI 1 <\/span> <b>CAR 2 &#8211; DET 1 <\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DAL 2 &#8211; CBJ 1 SO <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NYI 3 &#8211; NJD 2 SO\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COL 4 &#8211; LAK 1 <\/span> <b>OTT 4 &#8211; TOR 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A law professor at Georgetown has\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/georgetown-law-professor-fired-after-comments-about-black-students\/2603777\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">resigned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">after she was caught talking to another professor on Zoom, and complained that Black students usually get bad grades.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No winning ticket was sold for the $44.8 million jackpot in Friday night\u2019s Lotto Max draw.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The jackpot for the next draw tomorrow will be an estimated $50 million, and there will also be two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A ticket holder in Quebec won Saturday&#8217;s $27 million Lotto 649 jackpot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The draw&#8217;s guaranteed $1 million prize also went to a lottery player in Quebec.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw Wednesday will be an estimated $5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brian Regan is one of the first comedians to come out of quarantine with a brand new Netflix stand up special.\u00a0 Here he is, kicking off his show to a packed, masked audience at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater.\u00a0 First off, he&#8217;s done coloring his hair.\u00a0 (From his 2021 &#8220;On the Rocks&#8221; Netflix special.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>GRAMMY WINNERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Dan+Shay, The Highwomen and Dolly Parton were among the country winners at the Grammys on Sunday (March 14).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lambert took home Best Country Album for her album\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wildcard<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This is the second time she\u2019s won in this category, following her win for her 2014 album\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Platinum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. She also previously won a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her 2010 hit \u201cThe House That Built Me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vince Gill, Dan + Shay, The Highwomen and Dolly Parton were among the early winners during the Grammys Premiere ceremony on Sunday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere Was Jesus,\u201d recorded by Dolly Parton and CCM artist Zach Williams, earned an early win for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance\/Song.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Best Country Album<\/i><\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><i>Wildcard<\/i><\/b><b>, Miranda Lambert\u2013WINNER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Best Country Song<\/i><\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u201cCrowded Table,\u201d The Highwomen\u2013WINNER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Best Country Solo Performance<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cWhen My Amy Prays,\u201d Vince Gill\u2013WINNER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Best Country Duo\/ Group Performance<\/i><\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>\u201c10,000 Hours,\u201d Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber\u2013WINNER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FGL&#8217;S BRIAN KELLEY TURNED TO BASEBALL, YARD WORK TO STAY BUSY DURING PANDEMIC\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Florida Georgia Line<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;s\u00a0<\/span><b>Brian Kelley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0has tried to keep himself busy during the pandemic, filling his days with everything from sports to yard work, not to mention music. He tells us:\u00a0<\/span><b>[\u201cYou know, I\u2019ve tried just about everything under the sun this year with this damn quarantine and pandemic of the year. I was throwing baseball, gettin\u2019 my arm in shape for a while there. And I still throw here and there but I was gettin\u2019 pretty serious on it. 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