glenn00's 2007 Christmas Wonderland

491 Kimball Rd, Winfield, IL

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'Ode to the Griswolds' 20,000 dazzling lights of assorted colors, 9 animated reindeer, arch way over the driveway, animated drummer boy and angel, 3D rope light train, Santa, 8ft.Snowman, and much more!
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Ah, so this is what you do in your spare time. Very nice! I especially like the driveway arches. Very original. I would be wary of any low-flying aircraft. This isn't an ode to the Griswolds. You ARE Clark W. Griswold! cheers big bro

Anonymous Elf on November 29th 2007 at 7:11 pm

wonderful job!

Anonymous Elf on November 29th 2007 at 7:58 pm

Son, you have completely outdone yourself-even better than last year! I'm proud of you! We will drive by tonight to see all of this. Love, Mom

Anonymous Elf on November 30th 2007 at 10:31 am

Great job Sparky!

Anonymous Elf on November 30th 2007 at 6:05 pm

Hey there, we're emailing from Mars. Can you please turn those lights off, we're trying to get some sleep. Yeesh!

Anonymous Elf on November 30th 2007 at 10:25 pm

There are some beautiful stars out tonight. Whish I could see them. Thanks

Anonymous Elf on December 1st 2007 at 12:36 am

We drove by at Roosevelt and County Farm Rd. The house looks GREAT!

Anonymous Elf on December 1st 2007 at 12:43 am

OK - the arch in the driveway puts this over the top!

Anonymous Elf on December 1st 2007 at 8:42 pm

This is incredible!

Anonymous Elf on December 2nd 2007 at 3:27 pm

Beautifully done but unless you have a windmill out back generating electricity you should expect Al Gore at any time.

Anonymous Elf on December 3rd 2007 at 10:41 am

Wow -- very impressive! You deserve a very merry Christmas!

Anonymous Elf on December 3rd 2007 at 10:54 am

I think we found the epicenter of global warming.

Anonymous Elf on December 3rd 2007 at 11:53 pm

awesome display. Sparky would be proud

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:38 am

Dude, awesome lights! I totally have Christmas envy!! I live 15 minutes from you and just built an 8 foot tall propane powered Hanukah Menorah that shoots flames 6 feet into the air. My wife has no holiday spirit and won't let me display it out front. If

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 11:11 am

(continued from above). If you're interested, I can trailer the Menorah over to your place and we can put on a real show . You can post the crazy pics and get tons of votes. Email me: i n n o v a t o r A T g m a i l DOT c o m.

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 11:15 am

wowowowowowowow

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:14 pm

worth the drive but remember to bring sunglasses

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:19 pm

when thomas edison invented the light bulb he had no idea what he was getting you into

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:24 pm

Behind every house with twenty thousand lights is one heck of a bright guy!

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:28 pm

Drove up. Rolled window down. Singed eyebrows. Left smiling.

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:33 pm

Watts Up Doc?

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:36 pm

what the heck, i'll volt for you too

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:39 pm

FROM ALL OF US AT COMED...WE LOVE YOU!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 9:43 pm

If deer get caught in the headlights...what fate awaits Rudolph and his crew this Christmas Eve?

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:10 pm

neat

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:14 pm

look there...just to the right and above the third reindeer on the blue strand...18 lights to the right...see it?...one of the bulbs is burnt out...get on it....now!

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:18 pm

if i had a christmas light for every time my wife nagged me :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:23 pm

saw your house on the news and couldn't believe my eyes

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:29 pm

you were on the abc news

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:33 pm

unbelievable they had the news crew at your place but the person they were interviewing wasn't you call the station and let them know

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:38 pm

I thought it was your place. Who was that guy talking about how long it took him to put the lights up? the nerve of some people. i would call channel 7 and get them to correct the story.

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:44 pm

saw you on the tube your famous now

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:47 pm

i tivod the news and am watching it now again it definitely is the same house the guy being interviewed is old balding with glasses a little large with an acccent and says hes lived there for ten years

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 10:59 pm

my husband paused the dvr. is your family name Wozjneski? it's clearly the same house. nice display.

Anonymous Elf on December 8th 2007 at 11:12 pm

we see telvison nice

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 1:28 am

GLORIOUS

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 1:31 am

looked great on tv with jerry taft and coming to see with the kids live tomorrow if the freezing rain stops

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 1:35 am

Shine Bright You Crazy Diamond

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 1:38 am

great job

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 1:58 am

for a man of your age I applaude your efforts in putting up these lights every year. jerry taft was right in stating that people like you keep the spirit in christmas. cheers.

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 2:26 am

Can you believe the number of cars that drove through the neighborhood last night? Shows you the power of the press, eh?

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 7:36 am

"Come on baby light my driveway"...Jim Morrisson, The Doors

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 9:06 am

did you see the house on the news last night? was that your father-in-law? he was funny!

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 9:20 am

This is your house....This is your house on Christmas...Just Say No To Christmas Spirits.

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 9:30 am

simply the best in the midwest

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 9:44 am

So then, if it only takes one light to bake a cake in a Betty Crocker Easy To Bake Oven, how many gingerbread men could you churn out every night?

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 9:58 am

Cool site. Looks like I wasn't the only one watching the news last night. After looking at all the other homes I have to agree with Jerry.

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 11:28 am

jerry's opening was classic. if I remember correctly it went like "from bethlehem to bulbs. how? why? WOW!". glad he shared this website i'd never have known this existed. happy holidays!

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 11:50 am

You put the Chri back into Christmas

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 12:00 pm

This would make the Grinch Flinch :-0

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 12:14 pm

Got a ticket for running a red light last night after driving the wife and kids to see your display. I tried to tell the cop that, after seeing your house, one single red light wasn't enough to catch my attention. He said he knew the house, laughed, and

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 12:25 pm

(got cut off above)...AND told me to explain that to the judge. So much for christmas cheer, but it was well worth the experience.

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 12:34 pm

In the beginning God said \\\"Let there be light\\\". Well that obviously wasn\\\'t enough of a miracle now, was it?

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 4:07 pm

I love the smell of incandescent lights in the evening...it smells like...it smells like...Christmas!

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 4:41 pm

Who counted?

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 4:49 pm

Does the grass continue to grow under the lights?

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 5:08 pm

did you have a traumatic childhood experience eith a Lite-Brite set?

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 5:23 pm

Silent Night. Lights glowing bright. Transformers buzz. Circuit breakers pop. But that's ok 'cause our house is tops. Steep in envy, steeeeeep. Steep in envy, steep. Ho. Ho. Ho. Merry Christmas :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 11:16 pm

the energizer bunny did a double take...great job!

Anonymous Elf on December 9th 2007 at 11:21 pm

gogeous!

Anonymous Elf on December 10th 2007 at 5:40 pm

leave them up till june!

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 12:53 am

you can never have enough lights...time to do the inside of the house too

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 12:58 am

Vegas called...they want to put a casino in your basement

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 1:05 am

crystal lights (tm)

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 1:11 am

Who left the lights on? Who? Who?

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 1:17 am

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 7:41 am

any way to string lights around the kids and power them with a battery in a lunchbox? i\'m thinking next halloween they could dress up as their house :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 7:33 pm

20,000 lights on a house, 20,000 lights, if one of them should happen to pop, 19,999 lights left on the house....

Anonymous Elf on December 11th 2007 at 7:41 pm

Santa does not need Rudolph to bring presents here!

Anonymous Elf on December 13th 2007 at 12:33 am

Quite the display! Keep up the bright work!

Anonymous Elf on December 13th 2007 at 9:37 am

Q: Why were the lights flickering? A: They were strung out! :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 13th 2007 at 10:24 pm

Jack Frost roasting over an open fire...Chestnuts nipping on your nose...Rudolph with his nose so bright...arrested for DUI tonight...

Anonymous Elf on December 13th 2007 at 10:37 pm

Saw your house on the Channel 7 news today with Jerry Taft...how surreal is that?

Anonymous Elf on December 13th 2007 at 11:32 pm

If Christmas lights are to a home what makeup is to a woman, then this surely is the Tammy Faye Baker of Christmas lights.

Anonymous Elf on December 14th 2007 at 6:38 am

Suffering from Yuletide Over Illumination Syndrome? Ask your doctor if the yellow, green, and red blinking pills are right for you. Put the glow back in your cheeks where it belongs.

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 11:28 am

The Immaculate Illumination...yes the lights shine bright, without being plugged in...it's a miracle!

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 2:45 pm

Conversation Overheard...\"if I told you once, I\'ve told you a thousand times, turn off the light in the bathroom!!!\"

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 2:52 pm

Lay's Christmas Lights....Bet you just can't hang one.

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 2:55 pm

Welcome to the Lighthouse

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 3:09 pm

LOST...THREE WISE MEN...LAST SEEN STARING IN AWE ON KIMBALL...IF FOUND PLEASE GUIDE THEM TO MANGER...MY GUIDING LIGHT JUST CAN'T COMPETE...GOD

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 3:16 pm

Scientists report a mass reverse migration of moths to the northern climes attracted by some irresistble unnatural light source.

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 3:38 pm

Wrapping that many electrical wires around a house is bound to magnetize the inabitants. I bet if you were each floated in a pool, you would align to magnetic north.

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 3:45 pm

bulb...bulb...bulb...bulb...bulb.bulb.bulb.bulb...peace on earth to all good men...bulb...bulb...bulb...bulb...bulb.bulb.bulb.bulb

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 4:00 pm

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION...INSTALL A CLAPPER!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 5:36 pm

Rumor has it that this house continues to glow through August, long after the lights have been removed.

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 10:31 pm

If you stand out front, and focus in on one light while rocking back and forth a little, you'll actually see a three dimensional image of Bethlehem. Cool!

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 10:40 pm

Try looking at this house through a kaleidoscope while listening to Dark Side of the Moon and eating chocolate chip cookies dipped in chocolate milk...whoa...it's life altering 8-)

Anonymous Elf on December 15th 2007 at 10:47 pm

Over One Billion Watts Served

Anonymous Elf on December 16th 2007 at 8:36 am

CHRISTMAS SMORES RECIPE...Assemble Graham Crackers, Marshmallow, and Chocolate...slowly drive by home on Kimball...turn...enjoy.

Anonymous Elf on December 16th 2007 at 10:38 am

Electric Light Orchestra called...they want their stage back for the reunion tour.

Anonymous Elf on December 16th 2007 at 9:50 pm

DON'T MISS THE 2008 KIMBALL CHRISTMAS TOUR...14 TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS OF LIGHT AND SOUND EQUIPMENT...YOU'LL PAY FOR THE WHOLE SEAT BUT YOU'LL ONLY USE THE EDGE...EDGE...EDGE!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 16th 2007 at 9:54 pm

Here Live The Illuminati

Anonymous Elf on December 20th 2007 at 10:34 pm

We do close the blinds at night . . . love the lights! Merry Christmas to our great neighbors!

Anonymous Elf on December 20th 2007 at 11:36 pm

This is one case where there is no possible way that the lights are brighter on the other side of the fence!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 21st 2007 at 4:40 pm

great design

Anonymous Elf on December 21st 2007 at 8:35 pm

You Glow Girl !!!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 6:54 am

eww that's so tacky.

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 7:40 am

No wonder the sky is so dark...all the stars are on your house

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 11:41 am

Just drove by Bronners on our way to Toronto. Sharyl wouldn't pull over...she knew I'd buy you the Santa hanging off the roof display :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 1:42 pm

No loose bulbs here :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 1:51 pm

The Christmas Carollers came by last night, but the glare off the song sheets was rather blinding, so they just hummed.

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 2:08 pm

20,000 Bulbs...$4,000 Electricity Bill...$1,200 Watching the neighbor\'s vinyl siding melt...PRICELESS

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 2:22 pm

Six Bulbs Short of a Lighthouse

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 2:53 pm

The Spirit of Christmas...Proudly Distilled and Served Here Daily

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 3:23 pm

Neil Diamond loves this house so much, he's writing a ballad about it right now!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 4:41 pm

Keep it shining bright!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 6:17 pm

VO-LUMINOUS

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 9:05 pm

Standing outside my home in Canada facing North I can see the northern lights. Turning slowly facing south I can see the Kimball lights. Your lights are brighter. Much!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 9:11 pm

Standing outside my home in Canada facing North I can see the northern lights. Turning slowly facing south I can see the Kimball lights. Your lights are brighter. Much!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 9:11 pm

Total DUI...Decorating Using Illumination

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 9:27 pm

Report received that your house was featured on NBC 5 yesterday...woot...woot...all aboard the Christmas Train!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 10:41 pm

ABC 7...NBC 5...All go to show you that you're Number 1...keep up the great work!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 10:52 pm

Miracle On Kimball Street

Anonymous Elf on December 22nd 2007 at 10:57 pm

if i had a million light bulbs, i'd buy you a house, a big christmas house with an emu that's cool, if i had a million lightbulbs, i'd be rich!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 5:41 am

Greetings from the Great White North...we took a break from seal hunting to gather round the computer in the communal igloo and gawk in wonder at your lights!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 5:52 am

By far the most famous house in Chicagoland!!!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 5:58 am

Powered by the Spirit of Christmas

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 6:03 am

abso-lightly amazing!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 6:09 am

As a nation, we are honored to have this house represent us in the International Christmas Olympics. Make America proud and Godspeed to you. GWB.

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 9:26 am

How did this all start? Where were his family and friends? Was everyone just too busy to organize an intervention? As his sponsor in Christmas Lighters Amonymous, the burden has now shifted to me.

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 9:38 am

UA481 this is O'Hare Control...maintain current altitude and hold pattern circling that house on Kimball...confrm when you have visual...Roger O'Hare Control this is UA481 holding two eight thousand looking for that house on HOLY SH*T

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 9:52 am

turn up the dimmer!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 9:58 am

have a good light y'all!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 10:07 am

Man, you livin the Miller High Light!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 10:40 am

Question of the Day: When the two of you started dating, did the question of how many Christmas Lights come up?

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 10:43 am

How are you going to top this next year? We've got a call out to Oprah!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 11:05 am

Santa's Jealous!!

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 2:24 pm

If i was half as bright as this house i could have gotten into Harvard

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 2:48 pm

Star light. Star bright. We know you're feeling inadequate tonight :-)

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 2:54 pm

Got Elf?

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 3:03 pm

Two Paws Up...Tika in Toronto

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 3:07 pm

The Christmas Light Anthem Lyrics..."It's better to burn out, than to fade away, Christmas Day is here to stay"

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 3:18 pm

this house better win

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 3:29 pm

The Top Guns of Christmas Lights

Anonymous Elf on December 23rd 2007 at 6:34 pm

home is where the bulb is

Anonymous Elf on December 24th 2007 at 12:24 am

marvelous

Anonymous Elf on December 24th 2007 at 12:32 am

great show

Anonymous Elf on December 24th 2007 at 10:22 am

We HaVE aBDucTeD yOUr INflAtabLE SnOwMAn...TUrn oFf tHE LiGHtS oR wE PUncturE hiM

Anonymous Elf on December 24th 2007 at 2:17 pm

The only thing that shines brighter are the people inside...Merry Christmas!

Anonymous Elf on December 24th 2007 at 6:12 pm

Hey it's Santa here. I just had to tell you your home shines brightest. Even Rudolph agrees. After seeing your house last night, he now wants Luminosity Augmentation Surgery for Christmas. He's so self conscious.

Anonymous Elf on December 25th 2007 at 7:48 am

Next year we'll be seeing you on Crazy X-Mas Lights on TLC...call the producers and get us your contact information. Congrats on winning Bronners and have a Merry Christmas.

Anonymous Elf on December 25th 2007 at 10:27 am

Attention K-Mart Shoppers...Someone has stolen all of our Blue Lights!!

Anonymous Elf on December 25th 2007 at 12:51 pm

PUT THE MAS BACK INTO christMAS...A Mischievous Elf Production (mt)

Anonymous Elf on December 26th 2007 at 12:28 am
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