Solo Prep March 15, 2021

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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, last night’s big winners at the Grammy’s  

Beyonce broke records and Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish took home big prizes last night at the Grammy’s. After winning her 28th, Beyonce now holds the record for all-time wins by a woman and any singer male or female. Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist, Billie Eilish took home record of the year and Taylor Swift became the first woman to win album of the year 3 times. Host Trevor Noah won the award for most cringe-worthy dance moves. (Additional out) The big loser was whoever’s idea it was to do the performances in the round where other artists just stood around awkwardly watching.  

Tease: In ___­­­­___ minutes, this star NFL QB has retired  

Drew Brees has retired after 20 years in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints Quarterback ends his career as the NFL’s all-time-leader in passing yards. He spent the past 15 of those with the Saints after being drafted by the Chargers in 2001. Besides the passing records, Brees also led his team to a Super Bowl win in 2010. Plus, he’d have won another one in 2018 if the Saints weren’t robbed by some terrible NFL refereeing. (Additional out) So congrats to Brees for only playing one year longer than he should have.  

Tease: Coming up at ­­­­­­­­­­­­_____, what a guitar from one of Elvis’ most famous performances will cost you  

An iconic guitar from Elvis Presley’s comeback special is up for auction at a starting price of $250k. Elvis fans can bid on it March 27th through Kruse GWS auctions. The flaming red Hagstrom Viking II guitar was used by the King of rock’n’roll himself in his nationally televised 1968 ‘comeback special’ after Elvis had devoted much of the previous seven years to his movie career. Making 44 of the worst movies ever made. (Additional out) Thanks to some terrible career advice by his manager Colonel Tom Parker.  

Tease: In _____ minutes, what Bill Burr said at the Grammy’s that enraged people on the internet  

Bill Burr presented an award at the Grammy’s premiere ceremony after a piano performer and immediately said, ‘Was I the only one who wanted to kill himself during that piano solo?” He then went on to mispronounce the winner’s name for the best regional Mexican album before having to awkwardly accept the award for her. Needless to say people on the internet are once again calling for Bill Burr’s cancellation. Giving him exactly what he wanted, publicity for having to host the untelevised portion of the Grammy’s. (Additional out) By expressing their pretend outrage on Twitter.  

Phone Topic/Web Poll: J-Rod is allegedly still a thing. Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez say they haven’t broken up but are ‘Working through some things’ and are trying to ‘stay together’. Friday afternoon Page 6 reported that the celebrity couple had decided to break up after their two-year engagement amid A-Rod’s sexting scandal with Southern Charm reality star Madison LeCroy. What do you think, are A-Rod and J-Lo done and should you call off an engagement if your partner is sexting someone else?  

Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, how likely are you to get a perfect one of these? The correct answer wins ________.    

[Contest setup] March Madness Bracket season is here. The annual NCAA tradition of March Madness is back with play-in games set for Thursday and 1st round games beginning on Friday. According to oddsmakers, what’s the likelihood of getting a perfect NCAA bracket if you know a little something about basketball?    

A: 1 in 120.2 million  

B: 1 in 1.2 billion  

C: 1 in 120.2 billion  

Answer: C, if you know a little something about basketball you have a 1 in 120.2 billion chance of getting a perfect bracket. If you just guess or flip a coin, the odds are literally 1 in 9.2 sextillion. So you’re telling me there’s a chance. (Additional out) In other words, I shouldn’t have put 20 bucks into that office pool.  

[DIY Feature] Name that Movie Monday: I’ll give you a clue and play a short clip, the first person to call in and correctly identify the movie wins ________. If no one gets it I’ll move on to another clue and a slightly longer clip.  

Clue #1: 2009 Comedy Drama  

Clue #2: Follows a famous downsizer  

Clue #3: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick  

Answer: Up in the Air  

5 Things You Need to Know  

1) Beyonce broke records and Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish took home big prizes last night at the Grammy’s. After winning her 28th, Beyonce now holds the record for all-time wins by a woman and any singer male or female. Megan Thee Stallion won best new artist, Billie Eilish took home record of the year and Taylor Swift became the first woman to win album of the year 3 times. Host Trevor Noah won the award for most cringe-worthy dance moves.  

2) Drew Brees has retired after 20 years in the NFL. The New Orleans Saints Quarterback ends his career as the NFL’s all-time-leader in passing yards. He spent the past 15 of those with the Saints after being drafted by the Chargers in 2001. Besides the passing records, Brees also led his team to a Super Bowl win in 2010. Plus, he’d have won another one in 2018 if the Saints weren’t robbed by some terrible NFL refereeing.  

3) An iconic guitar from Elvis Presley’s comeback special is up for auction at a starting price of $250k. Elvis fans can bid on it March 27th through Kruse GWS auctions. The flaming red Hagstrom Viking II guitar was used by the King of rock’n’roll himself in his nationally televised 1968 ‘comeback special’ after Elvis had devoted much of the previous seven years to his movie career. Making 44 of the worst movies ever made.  

4) March Madness Bracket season is here. The annual NCAA tradition of March Madness is back with play-in games set for Thursday and 1st round games beginning on Friday. According to oddsmakers, if you know a little something about basketball you have a 1 in 120.2 billion chance of getting a perfect bracket. If you just guess or flip a coin, the odds are literally 1 in 9.2 sextillion. In other words, I shouldn’t have put 20 bucks into the office pool.  

5) Bill Burr presented an award at the Grammy’s premiere ceremony after a piano performer and immediately said, ‘Was I the only one who wanted to kill himself during that piano solo?”. He then went on to mispronounce the winner’s name for the best regional Mexican album before having to awkwardly accept the award for her. Needless to say people on the internet are once again calling for Bill Burr’s cancellation. Giving him exactly what he wanted, publicity for having to host the untelevised portion of the Grammy’s. 

Should You Call Off An Engagement For Sexting?  

J-Rod is allegedly still a thing. Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez say they haven’t broken up but are ‘Working through some things’ and are trying to ‘stay together’. Friday afternoon Page 6 reported that the celebrity couple had decided to break up after their two-year engagement amid A-Rod’s sexting scandal with Southern Charm reality star Madison LeCroy. What do you think, are A-Rod and J-Lo done and should you call off an engagement if your partner is sexting someone else? We posed those questions to our  _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to weigh in, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.  

(Upload audio from your best calls)  

(Web polls)  

Are A-Rod and J-Lo done?  

Yes  

No  

Should you call off an engagement for sexting?  

Yes  

No

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