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05/10/2025

Update!

04/01/2025

Happy April 1ST

We're 25% of the way through 2025! Here are a few things to look forward to in April . . .

1. It's always a good month for sports: March Madness continues with the Final Four this weekend. Then the Women's National Championship game is Sunday, and the Men's final is Monday.

Also, the MLB season is in full swing . . . The Masters starts April 10th . . . the NBA and NHL playoffs both start the 19th . . . and the NFL Draft is April 24th.

2. In theaters: The Mickey Mouse thriller "Screamboat" opens tomorrow . . . "A Minecraft Movie" opens Friday . . . Michael B. Jordan stars in "Sinners" April 18th . . . and "The Accountant 2" with Ben Affleck opens April 25th.

3. On TV: "The Handmaid's Tale" returns for its final season next Tuesday . . . six new episodes of "Black Mirror" hit Netflix next Thursday . . . "The Last of Us" returns the 13th . . . the Star Wars spin-off "Andor" is back the 22nd . . . and the last season of "You" hits Netflix, with all 10 episodes landing April 24th.

4. And finally, the holidays: Today is April Fools' Day . . . Passover starts the 12th . . . Good Friday is the 18th . . . and Easteris April 20th. (Buy extra candy. It's on 4/20 this year.)

Other holidays include National Burrito Day this Thursday . . . National Tw***ie Day this Sunday . . . National Beer Day on the 7th, then Gin & Tonic Day on the 9th . . . National Pet Day on the 11th . . . Patriots' Day on the 21st . . . Earth Day on the 22nd . . . and if trees are your thing, April 25th is Arbor Day.

11/23/2024

The Upson Lee Knights end the 2024 Football Season in a nailbiter, losing in final two minutes of the game against North Hall 27-20.Congratulations To The Upson Lee Knights on another great season!

11/11/2024

For Veterans Day, here's a list of of more than 80 businesses where veterans and active military personnel can get free food, discounts and more.

10/24/2024

This just in: UGA Griffin to welcome DJ Bill Bailey of Fun 101.1 as he interviews CBS Sports commentator John Talty about his latest book, The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos!

If you love the Dawgs, the SEC, or college football in general, this is an event you don't want to miss!

The Georgia World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party Florida football game is November 2nd this year. But before that great event, on October 24th, John Talty will speak at UGA Griffin’s Stuckey Auditorium. What is THE PRICE of a good or great football team? What is THE PRICE of a great football player or a great quarterback? Is it one million dollars? Is it two, three, or even four million? And what will it be in the future? Will fans pay higher prices? Is it good for college athletics? Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal — the ability for players to transfer from one school to another — has changed college football. So, has college conference realignment. What does it mean for Georgia football and Kirby Smart, the SEC, and college football? Come find out!

Please register at the link below and feel free to reach out with questions!

Register: https://griffin.uga.edu/continuing-ed/author-entertainment-series/

Looking forward to seeing you there!!

10/20/2024

Wednesday, October 23rd — at 3:00PM. Be part of a HISTORIC event.Get your tickets before they’re gone – Click Below for tickets

10/18/2024

It’s FOOTBALL all weekend!!!

Upson Lee  is at Fayette County tonight at 6 on Fun 101 FM 

It’s the Bulldogs and the Longhorns Saturday at 3:30 on Fun 101 FM

And it’s the Falcons and the Seahawks Sunday at one on Fun 101 FM 

10/18/2024

Todays Random Facts from The Bill Bailey Morning Show 10/18/24

1. Car mufflers and firearm silencers were made by the same guy, Hiram Percy Maxim. Obviously he had a problem with loud noises.
2. A rock is considered a boulder if it's more than 10.1 inches in diameter.
3. Alexander Graham Bell coined the term "greenhouse effect" in 1917, almost 40 years after he invented the telephone.
4. Steak 'n Shake and "Maxim" magazine are both owned by the same company from San Antonio called Biglari Holdings.
5. California produces almost 95% of the wine grapes grown in the United States. And if it were its own country, California would be the fourth biggest wine producing country in the world. (Behind France, Italy, and Spain.)

10/17/2024

Todays Random Facts from The Bill Bailey Morning Show 10/17/24

1. "White noise" got its name because its spectrum resembles white light. "Pink noise" was named because its spectrum resembles pink light. And "Brown noise" was named after a Scottish botanist named Robert Brown.

2. William Henry Harrison gave a presidential inauguration speech that was two hours, even though there was bad weather in D.C. He also didn't wear a coat, to show how tough he was. But then he got sick . . . and died one month into his term.

3. Despite its name, Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York state, not Philadelphia. This was in 1872. It was not marketed as "Philadelphia Cream Cheese" until 1880. At the time, the Philadelphia area had a reputation for high-quality dairy farms, so they used the name to allude to that.

4. Ferris wheels were originally called "pleasure wheels" when they were invented in the 1600s.

5. The "ZIP" in ZIP code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan." They were created in 1963 to help mail carriers deliver mail more efficiently . . . so they could "zip" along their routes.

10/16/2024

Todays Random Facts from The Bill Bailey Morning Show

1. The Dum-Dum lollipop "mystery flavors" aren't secret, specific flavors. They just add the next flavor to the batch, and the mix of two in-between becomes the mystery flavors. So they are always different.

2. The first hashtag ever used was " ." A social technology expert named Chris Messina tweeted in August 2007, quote, "How do you feel about using [the pound sign] for groups. As in ?" Clearly people liked that idea.

3. FDR's family became wealthy thanks to his grandfather's work in the o***m trade.

4. Bruce Springsteen has never had a #1 hit in the U.S. And neither have the Backstreet Boys, One Direction, James Brown, Don Henley, Pat Benatar, and Sheryl Crow.

And Bob Dylan hadn't landed a #1 on ANY Billboard chart . . . until he was 78 years old. It finally happened in 2020, when his 17-minute song "Murder Most Foul" topped the Rock Digital Song Sales chart. (???)

5. Jam is made from fruit . . . jelly is made from juice . . . preserves have chunks of fruit . . . and marmalades have peel and pulp.

10/12/2024