2010 Stanley Cup Champions 3rd Annual Blackhawks Convention

Chicagoans are die hard sports fans, win or lose, but it’s even more sweet when we national championships! The day after the Hawks took home the Stanley Cup I posted the pics of me hitting the town with the team, sharing the cup w/chicago and celebrating an excellent season…I received over 250,000 hits that morning, how crazy is that?!? (click here to see them!)

In keeping with the celebration and gearing up for next season I wanted to share (as I always do) some of my badges to the 3rd Annual Blackhawks Convention this weekend! From July 30th to August 1st at the Chicago Hilton you can hang out with players, Hawks alum, enjoy Q& A sessions, try your luck at interactive games, and just revel in all the Blackhawks glory! Check out my facebook page to see how you can win them today!

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Oprah’s sex & relationship dr. laura berman casting new show in chicago!

As a past guest on oprah radio (click here to hear my radio reel w/a funny clip of me on it!) w/ sex & relationship expert Dr. Laura Berman, I was asked to help spread word about a casting call for her new show “In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman” for Oprah’s new channel, OWN!

as chicago’s very own world-renowned sex & relationship expert, dr. berman is looking for couples in the Chicago area that need help with their sex life & relationships.  If you & your significant other are struggling to keep the spark alive, Dr. Berman is looking to show you how to get exactly what you want to have a better relationship inside & outside the bedroom!  For further details and to apply to the show, visit www.oprah.com/drberman.

Tags: advice, billy dec, dr. laura berman, oprah, relationships, sex

wgn covers special guest w/als at our rockit ranch company meeting

you know i write a lot about interesting things that happen to me personally, especially in and about chicago… well, a couple months at rockit bar & grill, when a woman named anne marie came to tell a “story of a new friend” all were so inspired sending me feedback on facebook and twitter that we had to have her back at the rockit ranch headquarters weekly company meeting, so I could share with more people, and just so happens wgn news wanted to cover her at the same time- so you can see it here in the video above! for more info on anne marie & als visit www.kissmyals.com- she is a truly inspiring person!

Tags: als, company meetings, inspriring, story of a new friend, wgn

Chicago white sox teams up with sunda restaurant to celebrate asian american heritage night!

if you haven’t already heard, Sunda has been asked to cohost the Chicago White Sox Asian American Heritage night next Wednesday, July 28th at 7:10PM @ Cellular field when our #1 team in the Central Division beats the Seattle Mariners! Not only am I honored to be asked to throw out the 1st pitch (see video above of mvp Jermaine Dye freaking me out before my last 1st pitch!), but would be more than honored if you all joined us, so got you and your friends 50% off tickets for the big game! and if going, got you $25 off your meal at sunda if join us before or after the game that night!

To access the above info & tix… visit facebook.com/SundaChicago .. and btw, I am giving 2 tix away to come to the game w/me on twitter, and 2 tix away on my facebook page, to the friend/follower on each with the most “votes!” To get a vote, just have a friend say 1) why you should get the free tix & 2) that they follow me now because of you (they must be a “friend”/”follower” to count)! Picking the winners this Monday 5p so hurry!

Tags: billy dec, dye, first pitch, jermaine, marke buehrle, white sox

Meet my trainers at chicago’s hero fitness & enjoy a free class on me!

if you follow me on twitter, you know I get to eat some pretty fascinating food, and a lot of it!  Well inevitably, someone always asks, how do you work all of that off!?!  half of that answer really revolves around working 24/7 and needing fuel/calories to do so… but yes, working out hard is the other half, so thought I would share one of the ways I hit the gym here by sharing an interview mark beier from “chicago fit club” on chicagonow.com did on me a couple weeks ago following (and joining!) me & my trainer james bach for a “hero fitness” workout!  Check the video above watching me get pushed to do innovative stuff you may have never seen before (or atleast I haven’t).. and click here to read the answers I gave Marc off camera about how i try to stay in shape despite my busy schedule, my alcoholic drink of choice, my worst food vice, what scares me & more!

Oh, and for those who are a friend of mine on my facebook… I’m treating each of you to a complimentary team training session (I love these classes) at hero fitness… And if not a friend yet- just click the “like” button on my new facebook landing page, then email james@hero-fitness.com & say you want to try a class courtesy of my friend Billy Dec.. and enjoy!

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Tags: billy dec, busy schedule, hero fitness, mark beier, workout

Join The President of the United States at Chicago Event!

Update: here’s another event with president’s visit- my long time friend alexi giannoulias along w/ president obama will be at the palmer house on august 5th.. for info & tickets, click here!

No matter who you are or what you may stand for, being a guest at a relatively small event with the president of the united states of America, is an amazing experience that you will never forget. As you can see from this video, I have had the honor of hosting such an event in the past, and I have to say, to this day, people still thank me for inviting them to be a part of it all… so I thought I would share the opportunity once again…

Although I am not hosting or am officially attached to this particular event, I know it will be a great way to experience what I am talking about above. For tickets and info click here!

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FACTOR WOMEN raise TOYS FOR TOTS – CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

Friends of mine who have always been amongst the top of those in the modeling industry as “elite chicago” have evolved into a fairly new agency called “factor women” and today I am giving them a huge shout out for more than just their good looks!

Due to tough economic times, loss of incomes, a lot of parents have been struggling to provide for their families, much less give their children all the luxuries of toys & games that many of us are privileged to have. Luckily, the amazing chicago modeling agency, Factor Women, is putting on a toys for Tots Drive on Tuesday, July 20th between 9am-5pm at the Factor Model Management office on 58 W Huron. Please help this awesome cause and bring in some unwrapped toys (or cash) to help out our fellow neighbors, and the future neighbors of our great city!

Tags: 58 w huron, billy dec, charity, chicago, christmas in july, elite modeling, factor model management, summer, toys for tots

Shia labeouf, michael bay & Transformers 3 filming in chicago!

Did you all see how downtown turned into a “transformers 3” war zone disaster area this weekend- so amazing! I remember back in November when at the Victoria secret fashion show in nyc, my old friend director michael bay grabbed me and said “hey billy! I want to film in chicago this summer!” and I screamed back, “done! You have my permission!”  haha- I get that my “permission” may have meant nothing, but I like to think that my excitement & welcome in that response, and all the times I have taken care of him when here, and how many other Chicagoans have extended that Midwest hospitality in the same way, may have helped him know we are the right place to bring the action, and the $20 million & 200 jobs filming here this weekend has brought to our city!!

Michael and crew will be back next weekend around the Wacker and Ontario areas w/the Tribune Tower & the michigan ave bridge in the center of “the battle!”  and most exciting for me, people will be filming characters falling from the sky landing right in front of my fav spot rockit on hubbard between 8-10a on Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18!!!!! As always, if can’t make it just follow me on twitter & facebook and I’ll share the experience w/ you in real time!!! (pic of me and shia labeouf attached)

Tags: billy dec, chicago, filming, illinois film office, michael bay, shia lebeouf, transformers 3, victoria's secret

chicago nerd for hire busts into my office!

if you guys are friends with me on facebook or follow me on twitter then you know I love to share how my life is always crazy w/ random things always happening beyond my control!  Well, earlier this week, during a meeting about my blog in my private office, a super nerd barged in & started causing chaos, so fast that I couldn’t tweet or facebook it, but somehow I caught it on video (see above)!  i was so scared and thrown off at first (& worried she was a stripper) that i immediately started sweating as I normally do during my frequent panic attacks-  turns out she wasn’t a stripper at all, but comedian angela riccio from rent a nerd and was a birthday gift for our new interactive marketing coordinator tim toomey!

you guys know how much i love chicago arts, theatre & appreciate those in it- & let me tell you that performance definitely took guts!  so shout out to angel riccio who combines years of experience as a stand up comedienne to make us all laugh!  rent a nerd is based in chicago & provides custom comedy entertainment for private & corporate events.  it has grown from a one nerd operation in 1987 to present day with a “gaggle of geeks” booking about 800 performances a year!  check out the video above to see some of the silliness!

Tags: angela riccio, billy dec, birthday, birthday surprise, chicago, facebook, rent a nerd, rockit ranch productions, twitter

duncan keith at nascar & vince vaughn at wild west comedy tour!

First, my buddy Duncan Keith, star defenseman for the Blackhawks will serve as Grand Marshal of the LifeLock.com 400 NASCAR Spring Cup Series this Saturday, July 10th at the Chicagoland Speedway. You can check out the Keith and a little NASCAR by visiting www.chicagolandspeedway.com.

Vince Vaughn is in town shooting a new Ron Howard and Brian Grazer flick this summer,  just released that he’s bringing his Wild West Comedy Tour to Chicago for one night along with fellow comedian Kevin James. You can see them Friday, July 23rd at Park West Theatre — read more for all info…

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