Mr Info

I can't top this...but blow 'em away.

At the last minute, I decided a couple of weeks ago to renew my tickets. I decided to call the Bills last Friday (April 17) and see if I could relocate my seats. After I found that I could not, I continued to talk about the Bills with the rep and asked about their renewals and he said that the economy is tough and they are about 80%. A 20% decline in season tickets must have some repercussions. Perhaps this explains a few things such as another game in Toronto. However, ineptitude breeds discord and even if the economy was not messed up, there would have been a bunch of non-renewals.

Went to C'ville last night...good times. Haynes plays an outstanding guitar but it's still missing something without Jerry. Nonetheless, the old men put on a heck of a show. They played from 8-11:45 with a 45 min break. I picked up a great parking-lot t-shirt: "Still Better Than Phish" on the front and "AARP Tour" with the 2009 tour locations underneath. Sometimes the Dead shows are like the Bills' game experience: the game might not be tremendous but the experience (people, happenings, etc.) make the whole thing a fun time.

Yeah, that....plus he didn't change his diet after getting type II diabetes. I am mapping out my strategy for driving and parking at the Charlottesville show on Wed. night. I can not leave Richmond until around 5 and don't want to be late.

Relocated WNYs in central VA: Wegmans' Fredericksburg store opens in June. A source from a title company told me they are looking at three sites in Richmond. It can't come soon enough.

only one year left

Gotta agree with this. But a big concern remains about Jauron's game planning and game-day decision making. Witness how BB owned him the last home game against the Pats. But you can go ahead and select from several other games with similar poor coaching decisions. I place hope that he is learning from his mistakes and taking a different approach in '09.

I have changed my position somewhat. I am not willing to bear the entire cost but I am willing to split with someone. Here is my link in the TBD Trading Post. Great seats: Sec 113, row 6, aisle seats 1-2 I am only able to attend a few games a year due to my schedule. I am sure I can work out something amenable to someone...but it has to be done quickly as time is running out.

Michelle (Tony's wife) from 24.

It seems that technology may be changing this perspective. I know that a number of those where I work, who are just out of school, will download the paper to their phone/pda. It's very portable and convenient - they can read it when they're on the can. And delete it when they're done - no trash...no recycling. If more and more younger people accept that as the norm, eventually the printed copy becomes unnecessary because it's only the "old-timers" that want it. I am not saying this is something right around the corner. But, those papers/companies/people that have a plan to address this change might end up surviving. Take the wayback clock 20-25 years ago - whoever thought they we would all be walking around with our phones?

Veteran concertgoer - saw Michael Franti & Spearhead at the National in Richmond last night and I recommend 'em if you get a chance. Tight band, great show, crowd was up the whole time. An odd sight - even the dour security guards were moving around to the music and I saw the guards near me clapping for the band at the end of the show. I saw them a few years ago at Allgood but they have moved it up several notches since then. Anybody else familiar with them?

Walter Isaacson was on the Daily Show the other day discussing this. I pay for the music that I enjoy (downloading) from the Internet and I would be willing to pay for what I enjoy reading, be it a specific writer or paper. I may be in the minority on this but I believe that if artists/writers/musicians did not intend to give their stuff away, then it shouldn't be stolen or given away for free. I do not have an answer for this though the music industry has figured something out (iTunes & the like) - I just hope that the publishing industry finds an answer before good writers find another occupation.

Holy Sh*t! You're not far from me - turn me on to some of that moonshine.

Off-topic but Funke was my HS football coach for a couple of years. This goes back a ways - before he became a broadcaster.

Our average monthly cost for utilities (electricity and gas [range and on-demand hot water]) run $155 for 3,000 sq ft. The reason it is reasonable: two-zone high SEER HVAC system with programmable thermostat, well-insulated house, great U and R value windows, window treatments, and well-sealed doors and window frames. We did a lot of homework on this.

Yeah, I know...wrong thread (Can Dick Jauron save his job). But since you popped up here, I thought I'd paste it. It's not that anyone wants to see you gone but them's some tough words. Yet understandable when you consider the exasperation inflicted upon fans over the 2nd half of the '08 season.

You are correct, I did misquote but read on. Though your theory may pan out, I am going to stick with mine. Alpert tells Locke that the next time they meet, Richard won't recognize him (because it is the past before they met). The compass he hands Locke is the same compass from the "Dalai Lama test" that Richard showed to a young John Locke. I don't believe it is a coincidence and I have no explanation why the next time they meet would be in Locke's past. But there's a whole lot of stuff on this show that produces a number of WTFs?? for me.

RA was expecting young Locke to pick the compass: RA to Locke as he's fixing his leg and after he handed him the compass, "The next time you see me, you won't know me."

Yes, and the graphic does not point out how the slitted eyes and snarl adds to the untrustworthiness (new word) versus the open eyes and smile of the trustworthy image.

It will become evident tonight which object young Locke was supposed to pick up when RA interviewed him. BTW UConnJ - Interesting theory but in all of the instances to which you refer, I can think of an alternative reason as to its purpose. But that is what makes the show unique. Is next week's 8 pm show just the second hour from this week?

Good luck, Pooj. If I hear of anything in our area (or elsewhere) I will send you a message.

I am 51 and have been a life-long Bills fan. I am not ready to jump ship on the Bills but I am ready to cancel my season tickets that I have had for quite a while. The enjoyment I get from the whole experience (tailgates, TBD people, food, etc.) usually trumps however bad the Bills are playing. However, the retention of Jauron and Wilson's apathy to the whole mess is perplexing. This is the first time I have ever felt this way. Perhaps, some unusual occurrences will provide some optimism before I have to make the renewal commitment - if so, then I will renew. Yet, I was at the finale vs. Pats and regardless of whomever the Bills obtain in the off-season, the reality is that BB will always outcoach DJ. Currently, I use the following analogy on the Bills (this will confirm my age). I liken the Bills to Woolworths: the quality of goods in the store started to decline toward the end and you didn't buy as many items. However, the lunch counter (read tailgate, game-day experience) still remained popular until they closed. There are reasons to be optimistic that it does not play out the same way for the Bills as it did for Woolworths. But, this is the first time I have felt that I am being 'had' by Ralph. If I cancel tix, I expect I will still travel for a game or two but I am going to be very cautious in my optimism for '09.

As I posted in another link, I am not renewing. If you want mine, figure out from the Bills how you I can transfer them to you and they are yours. And this offer goes for anyone else interested in season tickets. Great aisle seats in sec 113. I will continue to root for the Bills and expect to renew my Sunday ticket. I hope for all the Bills fans on this board, especially season ticket holders, that the Bills turn it around and become an elite team or, at least, competitive. I sincerely hope that I will rue the day that I did not renew them. I have been a lifelong fan and have endured previous misery as well as enjoyment from the Bills and I did considerable soul-searching before I made this decision having been a season ticket holder for many years. But, I see fundamental issues regarding the Bills that need to be corrected before I continue to make the season ticket commitment. I will never be a fan of any team other than the Buffalo Bills and my family and I have enough Bills items to outfit a school.

I have great seats (sec 113) and have been a season ticket holder for quite a number of years but I will not be renewing. I will still remain a Bills' fan and go to a game or two a year but I can't renew with a Jauron extension. It's not just that but the accumulation of inadequate performance and questionable decision making by the Bills for a while. I hope the Bills turn it around and I regret this.

Put me down for 108.