Don’t let Comedian Tim Wilson’s slow southern drawl fool you, his wit is razor sharp. Wilson puts a humorous spin on everything from gun control to the government. He ranges from talking about the frustrations of trying to reason with a bank teller to taking on construction workers that never get anything done. “I don’t do observational comedy. I do kind of opinionated, issue-type stuff,” Wilson says. “I’m kind of a curmudgeon.”
His humor, and opinions, get a frequent airing on syndicated radio shows -like Bob and Tom, heard locally on WTUE.
Watch Tim sing First Baptist Bar & Grill on Bob & Tom
Wilson is best known for such ditties as “The Jeff Gordon Song,” “Chucky Cheese Hell” and “First Baptist Bar & Grill,” which he refers to as “my Freebird.” Since inking a deal with Capitol Records in 1998, he’s released more than a dozen albums, including “The Real Twang Thang,” “I Should’ve Married My Father-in-Law” and “Hillbilly Homeboy.” “I’m meaner than the Blue Collar Comedy guys, and I have more opinions,” says Wilson. “I like to find someone in the audience who is young enough to be my kid or my niece and explain to them how America is really supposed to be.”
Somewhere in between comedy gigs, Wilson got serious and co-authored a book with fellow comedian Roger Keiss. “Happy New Year, – ted: Theodore Bundy and the Columbus Stocking Stranglings.” The book theorizes that Bundy, a notorious serial killer, killed one of the Stocking Stranglings in 1978, after escaping from the Glenwood Springs, Colo., jail. It also theorizes that Bundy, rather than William Hance, killed two prostitutes in Columbus. Georgia, Wilson’s hometown.
So whether it’s laughs or history you’re after, you’ll get both at a Tim Wilson comedy show. Catch his latest “philosophies” on the everyday frustrations of the working man to The Dayton Funny Bone Sept 17th -20th at The Greene.
Even though Adelsheim wines–the pinot noir especially–rank among the very best that Oregon produces, David Adelsheim didn’t know, when he and his wife bought 19 acres on a hillside in 1971, that he was going to start a winery. Says David: “When we started planting grapes, we sort of fantasized that we might make some wine down the road.”
The Armory building will become the latest exhibition space in the Oregon Arts District, when it hosts Creative Soul of Dayton, starting Friday, Oct 2nd. “Our goal is for Creative Soul of Dayton to include a wide variety of works representing the many talented artists, including students, in our community,” says Susan Byrnes, director of UD’s ArtStreet and lead exhibit organizer. “We hope all Daytonians with an artistic spirit will participate. “This project is being designed to display the highest quality of individual artistic achievement in the visual arts.”
The fall edition of Urban Nights is set for Friday, September 11, and you can help make it the best “walk on the creative side” ever! One way to get involved is to become part of the Urban Nights Crew. Volunteers are needed to help serve as shuttle guides, walking guides, info table staff, survey crew members and more. Volunteer shifts run from 4:45-7:30 p.m. and from 7:15-10 p.m. Or, if you have a creative talent you’d like to share with the public, you can apply to perform on the Urban Nights Community Stage! Several “Dayton Originals” will be chosen from the pool of applicants to have their ten minute performances included as part of the Urban Nights entertainment lineup. If you are interested in being an Urban Nights performer or volunteer, you have until August 31 to apply. Application forms are available at 
Billed as the First Annual Versailles FareFest, West Main Street in V-town will be blocked off for an event the likes of which have probably never before been witnessed in their quaint little village. as they play host to an invasion of oenophiles from all over the Upper Miami Valley on Saturday, August 29th.
