Bill King
@junkyardblawg.bsky.social
Bill King is a retired journalist, publishes Beatlefan, writes the Junkyard Blawg at https://billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/, writes about pop culture at Quick Cuts and is the author of “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986."
I'm quoted in a special two-page feature devoted to memories of the print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It's in the A section on Page 9 of Sunday's paper and online. I'll share an expanded version in my free Quick Cuts blog closer to the end of print's run.
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm quoted in a special two-page feature devoted to memories of the print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It's in the A section on Page 9 of Sunday's paper and online. I'll share an expanded version in my free Quick Cuts blog closer to the end of print's run.
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Dolly Parton assured fans this week, “I'm not dying!" Here’s hoping Dolly is with us a long time, because she's a national treasure. My book “LARGE TIME” (available on Amazon) tells about my encounters with her. For more info on my book, go to: beatlefan.com/book-store
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dolly Parton assured fans this week, “I'm not dying!" Here’s hoping Dolly is with us a long time, because she's a national treasure. My book “LARGE TIME” (available on Amazon) tells about my encounters with her. For more info on my book, go to: beatlefan.com/book-store
I have a quick look at Saturday's game up. I’ll take a deeper dive into the Dawgs’ performance in a Labor Day Junkyard Blawg. (I’ll be out of pocket most of Sunday as the family gathers to remember my brother Jon.) Check out my First Take here:
billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/g...
billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/g...
August 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I have a quick look at Saturday's game up. I’ll take a deeper dive into the Dawgs’ performance in a Labor Day Junkyard Blawg. (I’ll be out of pocket most of Sunday as the family gathers to remember my brother Jon.) Check out my First Take here:
billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/g...
billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/g...
Let's hope the Dawgs take step one today on making brother Jon's annual prediction come true: undefeated national champions! And as Jon always said, OADAADHSII!
August 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Let's hope the Dawgs take step one today on making brother Jon's annual prediction come true: undefeated national champions! And as Jon always said, OADAADHSII!
Twenty years ago today, at 8 a.m., my very first Junkyard Blawg was posted. The Blawg continues at billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com
And if you’d like an email notice every time a new Blawg goes up, just shoot me a hote at junkyardblawg@gmail.com.
And if you’d like an email notice every time a new Blawg goes up, just shoot me a hote at junkyardblawg@gmail.com.
August 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Twenty years ago today, at 8 a.m., my very first Junkyard Blawg was posted. The Blawg continues at billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com
And if you’d like an email notice every time a new Blawg goes up, just shoot me a hote at junkyardblawg@gmail.com.
And if you’d like an email notice every time a new Blawg goes up, just shoot me a hote at junkyardblawg@gmail.com.
I no longer will be posting to DawgNation, but you can continue to read the Junkyard Blawg at its own new dedicated site: billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/ I hope all my readers will continue to follow me at the new site. Thanks for your support over the past two decades.
August 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I no longer will be posting to DawgNation, but you can continue to read the Junkyard Blawg at its own new dedicated site: billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/ I hope all my readers will continue to follow me at the new site. Thanks for your support over the past two decades.
The latest Boom Athens has an extensive review of my book by Chris Jones! If you go to the home page of the magazine at boomathens.com you can click on the large picture of the issue's cover on the righthand side of the page and view the free flip-book digital edition.
publuu.com/flip-book/20...
publuu.com/flip-book/20...
July 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The latest Boom Athens has an extensive review of my book by Chris Jones! If you go to the home page of the magazine at boomathens.com you can click on the large picture of the issue's cover on the righthand side of the page and view the free flip-book digital edition.
publuu.com/flip-book/20...
publuu.com/flip-book/20...
Have a safe Fourth!
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Have a safe Fourth!
So, I'm watching Ringo's latest video update, which has clips from his current tour ... and suddenly, in a section that puts quotes from reviews of the tour onscreen, I suddenly see our little Beatles magazine! So cool!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIj...
June 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So, I'm watching Ringo's latest video update, which has clips from his current tour ... and suddenly, in a section that puts quotes from reviews of the tour onscreen, I suddenly see our little Beatles magazine! So cool!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIj...
12 years ago, my daughter Livvy and I had a wonderful trip to Brooklyn to celebrate the wedding of my dear friend Allan and his lovely bride, Paula. While there, we also got together with another longtime friend, Al Sussman. And we discovered the cheesecake at Junior's! Great fun all around!
June 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
12 years ago, my daughter Livvy and I had a wonderful trip to Brooklyn to celebrate the wedding of my dear friend Allan and his lovely bride, Paula. While there, we also got together with another longtime friend, Al Sussman. And we discovered the cheesecake at Junior's! Great fun all around!
Dolly Parton is headed back to Vegas and has a Broadway musical due in 2026. She was one of the acts I interviewed who most impressed me. Check out “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986,” available on Amazon at a.co/d/3fTplJ3
June 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Dolly Parton is headed back to Vegas and has a Broadway musical due in 2026. She was one of the acts I interviewed who most impressed me. Check out “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986,” available on Amazon at a.co/d/3fTplJ3
Want some great summer reading? Check out “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986”
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Want some great summer reading? Check out “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986”
If you were going to put on a concert at UGA’s Sanford Stadium, who besides hometown favorites R.E.M. would you want? In a spin-off from my Junkyard Blawg, I offer UGA fans’ suggestions in the latest post to my Quick Cuts blog. Check it out at billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/05/25/l...
May 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
If you were going to put on a concert at UGA’s Sanford Stadium, who besides hometown favorites R.E.M. would you want? In a spin-off from my Junkyard Blawg, I offer UGA fans’ suggestions in the latest post to my Quick Cuts blog. Check it out at billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/05/25/l...
If you value convenience, order my book from Amazon at a.co/d/3fTplJ3
Or you can order it directly from us. You can find out all the details at beatlefan.com/book-store/
Also, if you'd like a signed, numbered copy of the book, that's available only from us, not from Amazon.
Or you can order it directly from us. You can find out all the details at beatlefan.com/book-store/
Also, if you'd like a signed, numbered copy of the book, that's available only from us, not from Amazon.
May 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
If you value convenience, order my book from Amazon at a.co/d/3fTplJ3
Or you can order it directly from us. You can find out all the details at beatlefan.com/book-store/
Also, if you'd like a signed, numbered copy of the book, that's available only from us, not from Amazon.
Or you can order it directly from us. You can find out all the details at beatlefan.com/book-store/
Also, if you'd like a signed, numbered copy of the book, that's available only from us, not from Amazon.
I had a great time last weekend at the Athens-Clarke County Library. We had a very receptive audience for my stories about my days covering Southern music. If you didn’t get to attend and would like a copy of the book, it’s on Amazon or you can order it from us; details at beatlefan.com/book-store/
March 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I had a great time last weekend at the Athens-Clarke County Library. We had a very receptive audience for my stories about my days covering Southern music. If you didn’t get to attend and would like a copy of the book, it’s on Amazon or you can order it from us; details at beatlefan.com/book-store/
I'm looking forward to the upcoming event at 3 p.m. March 23 at the Athens-Clarke County Library, where Dave Hinchberger and I will discuss my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986.” The book is available through Amazon, so order one and read all the stories behind the stories!
March 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm looking forward to the upcoming event at 3 p.m. March 23 at the Athens-Clarke County Library, where Dave Hinchberger and I will discuss my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986.” The book is available through Amazon, so order one and read all the stories behind the stories!
My book was included in the Classmates section of the latest issue of the University of Georgia UGA Alumni Association's Georgia magazine!
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My book was included in the Classmates section of the latest issue of the University of Georgia UGA Alumni Association's Georgia magazine!
Our beautiful daughter on her 31st birthday
March 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our beautiful daughter on her 31st birthday
Join me at my book event at the Athens-Clarke County Library in my hometown of Athens on March 23!
February 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Join me at my book event at the Athens-Clarke County Library in my hometown of Athens on March 23!
Join me and my buddy Dave Hinchberger at 3 p.m. March 23 at the Athens-Clarke County Library for a discussion of my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986,” for which Dave wrote the Prologue. I'll also take questions from the audience.
athenslibrary.libcal.com/event/14136231
athenslibrary.libcal.com/event/14136231
February 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Join me and my buddy Dave Hinchberger at 3 p.m. March 23 at the Athens-Clarke County Library for a discussion of my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986,” for which Dave wrote the Prologue. I'll also take questions from the audience.
athenslibrary.libcal.com/event/14136231
athenslibrary.libcal.com/event/14136231
35 years ago, I was in the U.K. with John Sosebee and Mark Gunter to see Paul McCartney in concert. We not only saw Macca, we survived a hurricane-force storm , a poltergeist on a Jack the Ripper tour and several pints at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. Good memories. We miss you, Slick.
January 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
35 years ago, I was in the U.K. with John Sosebee and Mark Gunter to see Paul McCartney in concert. We not only saw Macca, we survived a hurricane-force storm , a poltergeist on a Jack the Ripper tour and several pints at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. Good memories. We miss you, Slick.
From 5 years ago, an ode to our neighborhood coffee shop that ran in the AJC. It's still a great hangout and I'll be there tomorrow, meeting up with a friend. Subscribers can click on the link to read the piece. For everyone else, I've included a digital clipping below.
www.ajc.com/entertainmen...
www.ajc.com/entertainmen...
January 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
From 5 years ago, an ode to our neighborhood coffee shop that ran in the AJC. It's still a great hangout and I'll be there tomorrow, meeting up with a friend. Subscribers can click on the link to read the piece. For everyone else, I've included a digital clipping below.
www.ajc.com/entertainmen...
www.ajc.com/entertainmen...
In the latest post to Quick Cuts, Al Sussman chats with me about my days covering popular music, as well as some of the big names that are featured in my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986” (available on Amazon).
billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/h...
billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/h...
January 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In the latest post to Quick Cuts, Al Sussman chats with me about my days covering popular music, as well as some of the big names that are featured in my book “LARGE TIME: On the Southern Music Beat, 1976-1986” (available on Amazon).
billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/h...
billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/h...
Nielsen today shared its overall team rankings based on total season average viewership, with Georgia ranking as the most-watched team of the 2024 regular season. UGA topped average viewership per game with 8.6 million viewers. Ohio State’s 6.8 million was second.
December 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Nielsen today shared its overall team rankings based on total season average viewership, with Georgia ranking as the most-watched team of the 2024 regular season. UGA topped average viewership per game with 8.6 million viewers. Ohio State’s 6.8 million was second.