I am originally from Los Angeles, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. In between I spent two years of my childhood in Montana. One in Great Falls and the other in Havre. My mom married a Canadian when I was 9, and we moved to Canada. Because the winters in Edmonton were too damn cold, I moved back to California once I was 21. My radio career has taken me to Casa Grande, Ariz., and to Palm Springs, Fresno and San Luis Obispo, Calif., and back to Edmonton, and Yakima. I play poker, basketball and flag football in my free time. My claim to fame is that my wife Monica is sisters with the former Miss El Salvador 1996, who came in sixth in that year's Miss Universe competition. Of course I think my wife is prettier than her sister! I also have a 12-year-old daughter named Noel who is in junior high and was the fifth-grade champion high jumper.
Andy Winford
Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Transforms Himself Into “Babbling Brian”
Finally the great state of Montana was going to have a national voice. The Treasure State which all but gets ignored by the national media (except when former Senator Max Baucus spearheaded Obamacare or when they filmed "A River Runs Through It" near Bozeman) was about to have its day.
Huge Crowd At Alive After Five
The weather gods have been smiling on the Downtown Billings Association and their signature event "Alive After Five"
More People Will Move Into Downtown Billings If The Homeless Move Out
I live on Montana Avenue and there are homeless people sleeping in the doorways every night.
There Are Soccer Fans In Montana
I went to Montana Brewing Company expecting to find a fairly empty room at about 5:30 to watch the last half of the USA's opening match vs. Ghana in the World Cup.
I Bought Courvoisier At A Thrift Store!
Okay, so I didn't exactly buy cognac at a thrift store but today at St. Vincent's Thrift Store
The Miami Heat Sound Like They’ve Already Lost
If, like me, you watched the San Antonio Spurs dismantle the Miami Heat last night then you probably have given the defending NBA Champions little hope of coming back from the 3-1 deficit (it's never happened in NBA finals history)...
Alive After 5 Avoids Mother Nature Again!
If you remember last year, two of the first three Alive After 5 events in Downtown Billings were rained out. Over the last 2 weeks she threatened to ruin both events but in both cases, for the most part, the rain was avoided.
Last week in front of the Fieldhouse the black clouds that are somewhat typical of Montana weather this time of year loomed in the afternoon and for just a few minutes dropp
Ethnic Food in Billings – Quantity VS Variety
Many outsider bemoan the Billings culinary scene and aside from Italian, Mexican and Chinese food, which are in abundance in most American cities, there aren't many ethnic food outlets in the Magic City and surrounding areas...
Another Huge Bike Night With Some Real Characters
We had over 90 Harleys, Customs, Sport Bikes, Ratrod's and Street Bikes on display last night at The Den on Grand Ave which was our biggest Bike Night yet and we'd like to thank Beartooth Harley Davidson for providing the prizes for our riders.
My Favorite Vacation Photo
I made my escape from Billings psychotic weather this past weekend (if Billings weather were a person it would be wearing a hockey helmet and live in a rubber room) and took advantage of the great one-way rates to Los Angeles
I Made My First Sale On eBay!
I've been watching Mike and Frank on American Pickers for years and always thought how fun that would be to find rare items cheaply and then turn around and make a profit on them.
Space Needle Ashtray
On the way to the first Alive After 5 tonight I dropped into St. Vincent's Thrift Store just before they closed to see if anything new and unusual had come in. As I've mentioned here before, I'm always on the hunt for mid-century modern furniture, lamps, art etc. That's when I stumbled upon this baby... a wood sculpture Space Needle replica ashtray.