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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

09/25/2024

Tonight and tomorrow night's Atlanta Braves games vs. the NY Mets have been postponed due to rain.

The games have been rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader on Monday 9/30/24. With the first game 11:55am with first pitch at 1:10p.

09/25/2024

https://www.fun101fm.com/post/hurricane-helene-local-schools

All Thomaston-Upson Schools and Central Office will be closed on Friday, September 27, due to Hurricane Helene. We will be open and operating on a regular schedule tomorrow, Thursday, September 26. All school events and activities for Thursday evening after 6 PM have been canceled. Monroe County Sch...

09/04/2024

Listen, live to Fun 101 FM now available on the Audacy app

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09/04/2024

New SEC Theme song

As SEC Network celebrates its 10th anniversary and a new era for the Southeastern Conference with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas, SECN...

09/03/2024

DAVE & YOKO IN PARIS

WATCHING AN OLD JAMES BOND FLICK, RECENTLY, THAT NATURALLY HAD A CAR CHASE SCENE, I RECOGNIZED A SIDEWALK CAFE IN PARIS WHERE I ONCE GREETED YOKO ONO, JOHN LENNON'S WIDOW. YOKO TURNED 91 THIS PAST FEBRUARY AND IN JULY WAS RECOGNIZED WITH THE 2024 64TH ANNUAL EDWARD MCDOWELL MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARTS. OUR TOUR GROUP WAS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE CAFE WHEN LINDA BEST OUR LEADER CALLED TO ME, "DAVE, DAVE, HERE COMES YOKO ONO, SPEAK TO HER DAVE." ALWAYS OBEDIENT TO LINDA WHEN ON TOUR, I QUICKLY, MOVED TO THE HEAD OF THE GROUP AND SHOW NUFF--COMING UP THE STREET WAS YOKO. WHEN SHE GOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US I SPOKE UP AND SAID "HELLO, YOKO" AND SHE SMILED AND SAID "HELLO, DAVE". WELL, SHE DIDN'T REALLY MENTION ME BY NAME BUT SHE DID SAY HELLO.

THE RECENT OLYMPICS REMINDED ME OF THE WEEK I SPENT IN PARIS. NOT MY KINDA TOWN. AFTER A DINNER CRUISE ON THE SEINE RIVER, I NOTICED IT WAS SORT-OF MURKY, SO I AGREE WITH ALL THE JOCKS WHO DIDN'T WANT TO SWIM IN IT. AND ON THAT DINNER CRUISE ONE ENTREE WAS GOOSE GIZZARD FOR $135 A POP. WE ORDERED SALMON. OH YEAH, I DON'T LIKE TO PAY TO USE PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN PARIS.

A WEEK IN PRE-SEASON CAMP WITH TOM BRADY AND COACH BILL BELICHICK , BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. I BELIEVE IT WAS AFTER THEY WON THEIR THIRD SUPER BOWL. HOW A BEAT REPORTER CAN DEVELOP A STORY FROM COACH BELICHICK'S DAILY PRESSER, I WILL NEVER KNOW. HE SELDOM SPEAKS, BUT ONE OF THIS PLAYERS MADE UP FOR IT, TEDY BRUSCHI WHO RETIRED TO ESPN. ASK TEDY A QUESTION AND STAND-BY FOR A 30 MINUTE ANSWER. HE AND HIS LOCKER MATE, HAD A HUGE BOX OF HERSEY'S CHOCOLATE BLOCKS THEY EXPLAINED AS INSTANT ENERGY. WHILE OTHERS WERE CONVENTIONING IN BOSTON I TOOK THE TRAIN TO FOXBORO, DAILY, TO CHECK OUT THE PATS. A TRAIN THAT TRAVELED FOWARD TO FOXBORO THEN BACKED UP TO GILLETTE STADIUM.

THE ANGELS WERE IN BOSTON, SO AT NIGHT I ATTENDED RED SOX GAMES, THAT WEEK. RADIO REPORTERES WERE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS IN THE FENWAY PARK PRESS BOX. WE WERE SEATED ON THE THIRD ROW AND HAD TO ACTUALLY SEE A PITCHER DELIVER A PITCH , BUT WE HAD TO LOOK UP TO THE TV MONITOR TO SEE IT ARRIVE AT THE PLATE. I GOT WISE AFTER THE FIRST GAME AND TOOK THE SEAT ON THE FRONT ROW FOR THE PROVIDENCE NEWSPAPER BEAT WRITER WHO WAS ON VACATION. I UNDERSTAND THE FENWAY PRESS BOX HAS BEEN REMODELED, AND RADIO REPORTERS NOW HAVE A BETTER VIEW. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT , I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL GAMES AT FENWAY PARK, BUT NONE IN YANKEE STADIUM, THE YANKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON THE ROAD WHEN I HAVE BEEN IN N.Y.

A FOOTNOTE ABOUT QB TOM BRADY. HE FOLLOWED BELICHICK DAILY ON THE PODIUM FOR COMMENTS, BUT HE CONFOUNDED ME ABOUT HIS ACCESSORIES. HE LEFT THE STADIUM WITH A SHE-HE PURSE OVER HIS SHOULDER, THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER SEEN A MAN CARRY ONE.

08/30/2024

Believe it or not, August is just about OVER! Here are five things to look forward to in September . . .

1. In sports: The NFL season kicks off next Thursday with the Chiefs hosting the Ravens . . . then the next day the Packers play the Eagles in Brazil. College football is just getting started, too.

The Paralympic Games in Paris are going on until the 8th. And tennis fans have the U.S. Open through September 9th.

2. In theaters: The "Beetlejuice" sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" hits theaters on Wednesday. The animated movie "Transformers One" is out September 20th. "The Wild Robot" will be released September 27th. And Francis Ford Coppola's epic sci fi drama "Megalopolis" is also out that day.

3. A TON of TV shows are back, including "Dancing with the Stars" . . . "The Voice" . . . "America's Got Talent" . . . "Grey's Anatomy" . . . and Season Two of the "Frasier" reboot on Paramount+.

There's also the premiere of "The Golden Bachelorette" on ABC . . . and the premiere of the "Batman" spinoff series "The Penguin" on HBO.

4. The first day of fall will be on Sunday, September 22nd. If you want to get specific, the Autumn Equinox occurs at 8:43 A.M. Eastern that day.

5. And finally, the holidays: Monday is Labor Day. Then there's Beer Lovers Day on the 7th . . . Stand Up to Cancer Day on the 13th . . . we've also got a Friday the 13th in September . . . Talk Like a Pirate Day on the 19th . . . and the 29th is National Coffee Day.

08/23/2024

Fun 101 FM now available on LIVE 365

Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Country Rock, Your Classic Hits Station Fun 101!

08/08/2024

Good Thursday Morning