Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check

Wasted away again in Margaritaville:

Our Parent of the Week comes from Colorado Springs where police had to Taser a drunken man in a children's play area of a McDonald's after he resisted arrest and encouraged his children to "bite the officers' faces off."
   You read that right --he was getting sloshed while he was with his own kids.
   When cops found out the man had an arrest warrant, they called the mom to pick up the kids. Drunken daddy no likee. He refused to cooperate with the cops and told his kids to bite them. When he continued to resist arrest, the cops zapped him.
   Editor's note: Drunk at the McDonald's no less. Make mine a McTini. (Maiman)

Grace notes:

ROY ORBISON will get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. The late music legend's wife BARBARA will be at the ceremony, along with their sons, ROY JR. and ALEX. The unveiling of Roy's star happens in front of the Capitol Records Tower Building on North Vine Street in Los Angeles. (Marino)

Grammy Awards Sunday:

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards are this Sunday night, with LADY GAGA opening the show. She's up for six awards.
   There are a few interesting numbers in the works --group performances including:
   --DRAKE, EMINEM, LIL WAYNE and TRAVIS BARKER, likely doing "Forever,"
   --JAMIE FOXX, T-PAIN, SLASH and DOUG E. FRESH (no word on what song),
   --MARY J. BLIGE and ANDREA BOCELLI will sing SIMON & GARFUNKEL's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in a special fundraising segment for Haitian earthquake relief.
   --big rumor that MICHAEL JACKSON's kids might perform since there's a special tribute to the King of Pop along with the premiere of the Earth Song mini-movie (in 3-D), along with performances from USHER, JENNIFER HUDSON, CELINE DION and SMOKEY ROBINSON.
   --the cast of the new GREEN DAY Broadway musical, "American Idiot," will be performing with Green Day.
   --Plus BEYONCÉ, BLACK EYED PEAS, TAYLOR SWIFT, BON JOVI, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, LADY ANTEBELLUM, MAXWELL, PINK and the ZAC BROWN BAND.
   Editor's note: 3-D glasses for the MJ tribute are available at Target stores through Sunday. 

Top 10 Artists with the Most Grammys:

10. Bruce Springsteen (19)
9. Henry Mancini (20)
8. John Williams (21)
7. U2 (22)
5. (tie) Vladimir Horowitz and Stevie Wonder (25 each)
3. (tie) Pierre Boulez and Alison Kraus (26 each)
2. Quincy Jones (27)
1. Sir Georg Solti (31)
   Source: Top-10 of Everything 2010.

The musical lineup for the Super Bowl is now complete. CARRIE UNDERWOOD will sing the National Anthem and QUEEN LATIFAH is set to do "America The Beautiful" as part of the pre-game ceremonies. THE WHO will provide the halftime entertainment. The big game is Sunday, February 7th as the Indianapolis Colts take on the New Orleans Saints at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
   FYI: Carrie will be the third "American Idol" contestant to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. JENNIFER HUDSON and JORDIN SPARKS were the other two. (Marino)