MMMGRAMMY GRAB

Hanson manager and 1992 University of Georgia law school graduate Christopher Sabec was still in the outer stratosphere when he rang us last week to chat
about Hanson's three Grammy nominations. "I got to call the guys and break the
news," said Sabec, who was awakened at 5 a.m. in Los Angeles by the suits at
Mercury Records in Manhattan. "We're all completely thrilled and stunned. We
had resigned ourselves to thinking, 'We're new, we're young and this is just
our first crack at things. We'll just wait until next year.' " Sabec says
brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac (who all got dirt bikes for Christmas,
incidentally) have also accepted an invitation to sing on the live Feb.25
telecast. And how did the boys react to the Grammy snub that their pals Spice
Girls received? "We've really felt an alignment with them," says Sabec. "They
set a high mark for us to follow. They did a lot of hard work, and we were
shocked that they were completely shut out." And promises Sabec: "As soon as
it can be worked out, we're coming back to Atlanta this year for a full-length
show. We love it there."