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The Pro Bowl is a commercial venture by the NFL. It used to at LEAST be a player vacation in Hawaii. In the earlier games after the AFL/NFL merger, we used to always root for the AFC, even though we knew it was only an exhibition game.

For me it is slightly annoying to sign up to Paycock for $6.00 when I will just cancel before the next payment, just so I can watch the game. I'll have some friends over and it will be a cheap Saturday night. It will be interesting to see if streaming services make any money after paying the NFL fees and the admin costs of all the signup/cancellation data flood. It is more annoying to me that the NFL does not use the same 75 mile OTA and cable blackout rules "map" they identified when they could not sell out home games. I am much more concerned that the price of one ticket to GO TO THE GAME starts at about $200 even for a nosebleed seat.

I caught a show or two in the first few seasons and did not know what the "fuss" was all about. So, I watched all of Season 4 to find out. This was the year Carrie Underwood won. You could see as the season progressed, how much they were grooming her to be a star. Her hairstyle, vocals, clothes, performances, and even off stage mannerisms became more professional. They succeeded in making her a star. I have not watched it since. Interestingly, the guy who came in second place, Bo Dice was a very long haired southern rock and blues style (Allman Brothers, Lynard Skynard) musician, who just made the age limit for contestants at 28 yeas old. I liked his stuff, but it was obvious Underwood was the "favorite". I actually saw Bo Dice as lead singer for Blood Sweat and Tears around 2016 at the Rochester Jazz Festival, and they were great! NO one from the original BS&T is still with the band, but the name and the show go on.

No squirrel?

How many days to a Garbage Plate?

I was staying in Mystic, CT for a wedding. It is average pizza, but a cool little town .

We went to see Bonnie Raitt at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre as a main event of the Rochester (NY) International Jazz Festival on June 27th. The audience loved her and she loved us back. She nearly brought me to tears a couple times. Highlights were "Just Like That", that she credited to John Prine's influence on her. Her cover of "Burning Down the House" by David Byrne/Talking Heads was full of fun energy. Her cover of Dylan's "Million Miles" was refreshingly original without taking away from the original. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen! Been a Bonnie Raitt fan for 50 years!

Going back to about 1994, in the the days when usenet newsgroups were the easiest form of internet group chat, we had a group that met to talk Buffalo Bills. We were always getting chastised for being off topic, as we discussed other things outside the "Bills Window". I met SDS there, as well as a few others who are still hanging around here. Two Bills Drive was a work in process and we were there from day one. I will point out that I mostly did "testing and suggesting" the site before release looking for bugs and improvements. I its infancy, I remember writing a few articles for TBD and I also wrote an "on this day in Bills history" calendar for 365 days. It is hard to believe that there was a time when Scott needed material to fill the page! I joined this group as soon as it started. Since then: I was diagnosed with MS (in remission now but still a nuisance). Four children graduated high school. Two have Master's Degrees, one is a bank manager, and one is a stay at home mother of four. All are married (one got divorced). I am still married to Yvonne / Mrs. Rockpile (41 years) I retired on disability at 62. I have eleven grandchildren, ages two to twenty-seven. The oldest is getting married this fall. Her brother is already married, he was deployed to Germany with the National Guard. He is a policeman, his wife is a deputy sheriff and also in the Guard. I just turned 70 and life is good! I have met many of my best friends here, and will not "name names" in case any are accidentally left out. TBD is still my Bills home.

I took vacation days and went to almost every training camp at Fisher with my kids, friends and grandchildren. One year we took a group of kids from my wife's home daycare as a field trip. It was like a carnival for kids in the beginning. In the early days at Fisher, I met many TBD "old timers" in person for the first time.

My first training camp was at Sheraton Camelot Motor Inn in Blasdell in the early 1960's. They were there from 1963 to1967.

Exactly! Before SBXXV and the few seasons before and after when Buffalo was fielding a competitive team, I bought a shirt that said AFC East Champions, because it had been many years since I had seen "Buffalo Bills" and "Champions" on any shirt! Most of the 1970's and early 1980's were miserable for the team and the fans. That is why NOW is when they have to win it all.

We went to see Bonnie Raitt at the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre as a main event at the Rochester (NY) International Jazz Festival. The audience loved her and she loved us back. She nearly brought me to tears a couple times. Highlights were "Just Like That", that she credited to John Prine's influence on her. Her cover of "Burning Down the House" by David Byrne/Talking Heads was full of fun energy. Her cover of Dylan's "Million Miles" was refreshingly original without taking away from the original. It was one of the best shows I have ever seen! She played a lot of her current album, but caught many of her oldies. When you make 21 records over 50+ years, the song library of fan favorites is huge. My favorite stuff was before she started winning Grammy's, and she played a couple. Her voice is still perfect.

Dobie Gillis. Who?

SO, just to follow up on this thread, we did the MS walk on Sunday 5/21. Total sponsors contributed a whopping $1,220! TBD Sponsors: Jay Rubeo Todd Graybeard Total sponsors since we started this in 2004 is $27,000 ! Thanks to all for your support. ❤️ Rockpile

This old timer remembers you well, Fez!

As of today the total is $1,070! The MS Walk is in two days, so there is still time to sponsor me if you would like to. Please support me by clicking on "Family Rocks" in the original post. TBD Sponsors: Jay Rubeo Todd Graybeard My thanks to ALL!

I have been involved with TBD in various ways since day one. I am still married to my best friend. My four kids have all grown up and gotten married. Three kids are still married. I have ELEVEN grandchildren - ages three to twenty-seven. One grandson is married and just got back from being deployed to Germany with the Army National Guard. One granddaughter is engaged to be married this fall. One grandson is a childhood Leukemia survivor. I have been retired on disability since I was 62, but I am doing fine. I am still waiting (since 1967) for an NFL Championship! I met some of my best friends right here!

Just a bump in case you missed this, The MS Walk 2023 is a week from Sunday. So far we have been sponsored for $735. Please support me by clicking on "Family Rocks" in the original post. Thank You, Rock

In 2022, I was sponsored for $1,555, and the Family Rocks Team raised a total of $1,840!!

It's time for my annual request of my friends at Two Bills Drive to sponsor me in a fund raiser to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. I do not post often anymore, but I am a frequent lurker, since day one of this web site. Hopefully we will meet for a Garbage Plate for the Home Opener again this year. Many of you know I was diagnosed with MS way back in 1994, but thanks to advances in treatment and medication that get better each year, I can live a relatively normal life. There was a time when a diagnosis of MS meant getting measured for a wheelchair, but things have greatly advanced sine then Since 2003 we have raised over $25,000 thanks to YOU! I would estimate that TBD has been responsible for close to 75% of the funds raised in the past. Please support me by clicking on Family Rocks! Any amount helps! 100% of your donation goes to the MS Society. God Bless and Thank you all!

I cheer for the Bills to win every week, at the same time having zero expectations. I have had my hopes stomped too many years (60+) to expect anything.

The NFL does not care about your plans. Sad but true.

Winning the Lombardi Trophy is the only game that matters. I admit it would be nice to do it five in a row!

Prayers for healing for this young man and his family.

Going to see Bonnie Raitt at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester in June. 😀