Brizz

I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, surviving on a steady diet of Joe Walsh, Neil Young, Led Zeppelin and other REAL rock 'n roll artists. I moved to Colorado in the mid-80's and began my radio career there, working all over the state including Aspen and Vail. I moved to the Stateline in April 2001 and am lucky to call it home. My 2 boys go to school here and we have our favorite record shops, restaurants and hangouts spread out all over the Stateline!

Beers at 35,000 Feet [LIST]

Air travel has changed since the old days. It certainly isn't like it was in the Mad Men days of heavy smoking, drinking and stewardess grabbing. Flying nowadays means a day of insane parking fees, security lines that look like Woodstock and no peanuts...

Harlem Students Enter White House Film Festival [VIDEO]

This job has presented opportunities to me that are often unique and even more often, I'm just lucky to be around some people. This is another one of those times. Last year, I was introduced to some hard working, community-minded students from Harlem High School...

Illinois State Issued ID May Not Allow You to Get on a Plane [VIDEO]

Here is another staggering example of ineptness in the way things are done in the state of Illinois. While we were all concerned about Tom Brady's balls and some grade school-level self-described genius making an ass out of himself at the Grammys, Illinois has been issuing driver's licenses and state ID cards that do meet federal standards for getting past security at airports...

Cockatoo Mimics Arguing Couple [NSFW VIDEO]

I've had birds most of my life and I've been divorced twice, so this story is near and dear to my heart. Meet Peaches. She's a beautiful Moluccan cockatoo. Moluccans are easy to spot because they are pink as opposed to white, like the more common umbrella cockatoo...

Decorah Eagle Cam is Back [VIDEO STREAM]

Last year, we introduced the bald eagles of Decorah, IA to many people in the stateline. My Decorah insiders clued me in that the eagles are back and making babies. They don't hang around that nest over the winter months, but they have returned and made some repairs and built upon their home...

Beer Bottles Full of Memories [VIDEO]

The beer bottle is a wondrous invention. It can be used to build a pyramid, play ring toss and to hold beer, of course. Many times the bottle and the label is enough to save it from becoming part of a landfill or from becoming recycled into a lesser bottle of some sort...

Road Rager Needs Decaf [NSFW VIDEO]

It happens to everyone. The fender bender. If you are at a cold stop and someone hits you from behind, they don't have to be traveling very fast for it to really jar you. Especially if you didn't see it coming. I've had buddies shove me from the back, just messing around and that put my back out for a week and a half...

Win U2 Tickets This Week [VIDEO]

The upcoming U2 "iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE" tour is going to be more than just some huge traveling rock show. It's also going to be a proving ground for Bono. Just a few months ago, he was involved in a bicycle crash that resulted in an arm bone to protrude from his...

Curling is the New Cornhole [VIDEO]

It's hard to make winter fun sometimes. Sure, you can go skiing or snowmobiling, but that's expensive. You can go outside and make snowmen, but you can't make a whole season out that sort of thing. However, you can drink. But if you're at your favorite watering hole and you want to get out on the patio to play bags (or cornhole to some out there), you're out of luck until springtime...

New High Rise Apartments Coming Soon in Downtown Rockford [VIDEO]

Ever since I moved to Rockford in early 2001, I have heard hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of ideas of how to spruce up downtown. More than anything else, I've heard the idea of making living spaces out of the many downtown buildings...