Miranda’s Wedding/Co-Host Weekend

We get requests from artists to record the Countdown in unusual places or times.  Miranda Lambert asked if she could do the Countdown in Las Vegas before the Academy of Country Music Awards.  She had a good reason: She was getting married in May and needed to focus on her wedding.  So we got to her manager’s suite at the MGM Grand Hotel, and Miranda was making her famous Ran-doritas.  As you’ll hear in the show, the main ingredients for a Ran-dorita are Bacardi and Sprite Zero with a twist of lime.  Perfect drink for the desert!  “That’s my back-up plan,” Miranda said. “I’m gonna be a bartender.  If this thing goes south.”  Lon asked, “Did you ever tend bar?”  “No.  I’m very clumsy.  I spill a drink a day or break something.  I would have been a horrible waitress or bartender.”

We recorded the show before dinner.  Afterwards, Miranda was meeting her brother and his girlfriend for some sushi.  Miranda’s brother, Luke, was in town as her ACM date, since Blake was busy co-hosting the awards show with Reba.

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Category: CO-HOST, Inside Story