Mr Info

Ditto on Hammer's lot. It's a great location to the stadium and all that the Bills' tailgating and gameday experience has to offer. But to set your expectations, in close there is nothing inexpensive and at a near-sellout you are going to be dealing with traffic no matter where you park. Enjoy your first game...don't be in a hurry...come early to check out the R-V lots, the Fieldhouse & store, tailgating, fans, etc. Hammer will show you the way to the Pinto Kenny experience. Then hang around after the game and talk about the victory and wait for the traffic to thin.

Maybe because they can charge more $/seat? Perhaps the Bills need more seats to try and equalize the ticket revenue from other stadiums.

I said this in another thread but I will repeat it: I am an out-of-area season ticket holder and can make it to about 3-4 games a year. I donate, sell, or give away the others. I already made flight arrangements for the Miami game that I cannot change. I will be able to see about 3/4s of the game. Next year I may not renew my season tix due to this. Is flex scheduling going to help franchises like Buffalo who are trying to regionalize and obtain season ticket holders from nearby areas? This really screws up my plans but, as demonstrated from above replies, also messes up other ticket holders who are commuting. IMO, flex scheduling is yet another reason for remote and commuting fans to reconsider season ticket purchase or renewal. In the big picture, a detriment to these type of franchises.

Really sucks for me. I do not expect sympathy but I have already booked my flights for this game and my flight out of BUF was 7:55 pm on Sunday. Of course, I can pay some big $ for changing flights but this really sucks.

Good stuff but I think he means "Barbeque King". And that was by Vital Parts and not Hot Tuna. Thanks for the reminder - time to break out my "Christmas" CD by Jorma. My fave tune is "Holiday Marmalade" which includes a jamming electric version of "Silent Night". I helped break up a knife fight behind stage at a solo Jorma show about 20 years ago. Good times.

I am a transplanted WNYer, too. First, I am a Buffalo fan but I follow the Bills (season ticket holder) more closely than the Sabres. But, just to show how the Sabres have trumped the Bills, I will relay the following. Every year, I give my sister (who lives in Buffalo) my season tix to one of the Bills games. This year she chose the Packers game. She just e-mailed me to ask if it was OK to sell those tickets because she wanted to get tickets to see the Sabres. She has a limited amount of $ for entertainment and this is how she would rather spend it. And she is having a difficult time getting Sabres tickets before January. That's how quickly the Bills have fallen. I told her she may have to find a Packer fan if she wants to sell those tickets.

Let me know how you season it in a couple of days.

FWIW, I think Brooke Shields is on next week as a sex addict.

OK, I am going to lean to MC's side on this episode. Frankly, I am getting tired of the Jack/drunken father/ex-wife storyline. It is boring. And with his insistence on demanding who the new boyfriend is just illogical - it makes no sense. Jack is portrayed as a logical physician and this demand, just to know, does not make character sense. If he wanted to beat the crap out of the guy, then I can understand from an emotional standpoint. The banter between Kate and Sawyer did not make sense, either. The concern each of them voiced about the others when they were seperated after they were captured makes complete sense. But, if I found one of my compatriots, that I have been separated from after being captured, it would be something along the lines of "what happened", "did you learn anything", etc. I guess their dialogue is cute but unrealistic. I understand this is a fantasy show but to deviate from normal human inteactions makes it become like 24, a parody of itself. I enjoyed the creativity and dialogue of the show since the beginning. And, apart from a few episodes, it has generally been interesting. But IMO, this was not a great start out of the gate. I will keep watching and hope that it will get better.

I like it, too, and I do not watch much TV. I have said this before on TBD but this show pushes the envelope, which I like. Some of the soap opera stuff I can do without. But, I find the surgeries and unusual medical conditions very interesting. And I find story lines do not resolve the way I anticipated. Usually there is good, creative writing.

"Before Sen. Clinton attends the game, she is scheduled to meet with a famous Buffalo Bill of the past. Hanley said she will appear with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly at an 11:30 a.m. event at the Buffalo Center for Excellence in Bioinfomatics in downtown Buffalo in connection with Kelly's Hunter's Hope Foundation." But...but...they're not going to attend Pinto Kenny's extravaganza?

Though I do not know all of you - we are flying up to use our season tix for this game. Always show up at L1P5 for the Pinto Kenny experience. Toss down a few bowling ball shots, blow the horn, the whole bit.... I usually park at Hammer's Lot and party and play there until 11:00 am. This time we are getting dropped off.

Where you choose to stay may depend on who is coming along and what you want to do. For my $, stay at the Comfort Suites or Hyatt and then you can enjoy the nightlife on Fri and Sat on Chippewa and stumble back to the hotel. And the Anchor bar is just a short trolley ride away. NF/Canada are close by and the trip to the stadium is not bad on Sunday morning as long as you get there early. And what Bills fan does not want to start tailgating early? If you are bringing kids, all that changes....

If WNY is not the right spot, how about other places? Like Central VA around Richmond, VA? Lots of jobs around here, taxes are reasonable, and winter is only 2 months long. I have worked for a few companies in this area - best jobs I ever had. I used to work in NYC/NJ after school and quality of life was tough after a 12 hour work day with commute. Now, I am 20 minutes from work and, most days, I am out the door by 7:30 and back home by 5:45. I have complete empathy with your situation. I have been there and I am glad I left when I did. Quality of life is a big deal. And there are businesses/jobs in this area where the pay disparity is not much between ATL/NYC/DC/etc.

Wow...some of those were laugh-out-loud funny: Stamer as the donkey and Lurch Kiwaukee Thomas as Admiral Ackbar Schneck has to get a new hairpiece. That one looks like a critter.

It's Tivo. I am outside or inside playing some game (bball, football, running, biking, etc.) nearly every night. By 11 pm, the adrenaline has settled down and it's time for the commercial-less version of one of my TV faves. Other than the Sopranos and some sports, it is hard to remember any TV show that I saw when it was actually aired. C'mon, you do it, too.

In no particular order: Sopranos South Park Daily Show Rescue Me Nip/Tuck Lost Nip/Tuck is really pushing the envelope this season. First "hair pie" reference I have heard on a weekly TV show. The mother/daughter double-team was good, too. I can do without the soap-opera stuff and the two doctors are aholes but the graphical surgeries are great and the unusual medical conditions are interesting.

I certainly would like to see the Bills in a prime time game - I just hope that it is not a home game. This new package has put the question of renewing my season tickets into question after this season. I do not live within reasonable driving distance of RWS. I make plans to fly up for 3-4 games/year. I know there are other Bills fans who are also remote. Now, it will be difficult for planned travel if game times are moved. I do not expect anyone to feel sorry for those of us in this situation but it is already a challenge to fly out of Buffalo on Sun. night after a game. Booking a flight and changing it at the last minute (I will have to plead ignorance as to when the NFL will make these weekly decisions starting the end of Nov.) will not only be some $ but, due to airline flight cutbacks and nearly fully-loaded airplanes, may make it extremely difficult to work around this situation. Bills fans are not the only small-market team with remote season ticket fans. I cannot fault the NFL's desire to showcase the best matchups - it makes sense. It will simply cause some remote season ticket holders to cancel.

OK, the pig is not as large as previous shows. But, this one is released at the outdoor venues - at least it was at the Tweeter Center and it was not an accident. I wonder what ATC announces to pilots in the nearby area "ahh, flight xx, you may notice a low-flying 20 ft pig"

The Wall was very impressive, probably #2 on my list, but my personal fave is still the Animals tour. It wins mostly by volume of material covered and length of show. Though Waters had a nasty disposition during most of the Animals tour, the shows were incredible. They performed Animals for the first set, followed by Wish Your Were Here for set #2 and the encore of 2 DSotM songs was the topper. All of the videos, props, pyrotechnics, and 360 degree sound system left an indelible mark. One of the few shows were I was not toasted so I remember most of it. Wiki is a good compilation of general Floyd stuff: Wiki Floyd Wiki - info on Floyd live performances I caught the Tweeter Center show at Camden Sat night. The show and the band were outstanding. I second your commendation of the Syd tribute. I also enjoyed the way they played "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun". It was good to see Waters finally enjoying himself and watching him jam. He is an amazing talent.

Can't say that I saw the Pulse tour but I did catch The Wall at Nassau Col.(can't really call it a tour), and shows from the Animals, and Wish You Were Here tours and those were spectacles. The latter show was the first time I ever saw someone pissing & puking at the same time. Nasty - yet admired him for his efficiency. Though Waters is good, the whole band is better - they proved it at Live 8.

Thanks - I am stoked to see the show this weekend in Philly (Camden, really) and that just pumped me up a few more notches. The Sat night across from Philly has been sold-out for a while. And I may catch him again the following Sat, closer to home, at the Nissan Pavilion in Manassas. He puts on a good show everytime. And it is a "show".

We're flying up for that one.

IMO, that should read "WAY fatter now".

Got mine today and I am in VA.