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The future looks bright with both Harris and Johnnie Flynn from Niagara Falls High School headed to the Orange. Go 'Cuse!

Joke of the night: Stewart: A programming update: Singer Bjork will not be attending tonight as scheduled. She was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot her.

In the words of the great Jan Brady, "Have I no voice? Am I invisible?"

If I understand things correctly over 1/2 of the teams in the league are substantially over the cap and will have to purge players to get under. Those teams, according to Rick Speilman on the NFL Network, will not be signing ANYONE in FA. There are about a half dozen teams that are in the high teens to the upper 20's under the cap - they will be major players. Would it be crazy for the Bills to due a lot of pruning of their own - Moulds, TKO (who knows how he'll come back from the Achilles injury), Vincent, Reed, etc. - to free up big $ for FA. Then, when the FA bells rings, they do absolutely nothing - at least initially? The idea is to let the half dozen teams bid themselves out on the Shawn Alexanders and Drew Brees' of the world while the Bills play a waiting game. If it is true that over 200 players - many of them still in their prime - are cut, that should leave the Bills cherry picking at a bumper crop of guys that will be forced to sign for far less than market average. If they don't sign, they'll sit, simple as that. It seems to me that the stars have aligned for a once in a lifetime opportunity for an NFL team to cash in and overall much of their roster. Why not trade aging vets for guys entering their peak years and save money in the process? Tell me what the hole in my logic is, if indeed there is one.

He also starred with Don Knotts in "No Deposit, No Return." Great actor, especially loved him in the Nightstalker series. LINK RIP

There is an episode of the Andy Griffith Show where Knotts decides to get Otis drunk to get him to confess to some crime or another. His plan is to tape record the confession. When he plays the tape back for Andy, you hear Barney getting more and more sloshed with each fast forward. Finally, you hear Barney and Otis singing a the top of their lungs a drunkenly wonderful version of "Sweet Adeline." Situational comedy at its apex. RIP Don.

Check out this video. The first two kids are very good, but the third kid - David - is unbelievable. This kid has moves that I thought only an animator could pull off. And to think we were once awed when Jacko moonwalked on TV. Robot Dance

Someday that kid is going to post a video of his dad crying when he signs him into a nursing home. What an awful display of parenting.

No, he's still free - but he's under a lot of scrutiny from Albany. Check out the Reporter Archives to see the full account of Hudson and Staba's writing as it pertains to Hizzhonor. Next time you come back home give me a shout - I'll buy you a Shirley Temple.

Thanks for the kind words. I'll pass along your greetings. I was just with Mickey from the Arterial yesterday. Any friend of Stabba's should be locked up (but is surely a friend of mine.)

Thanks, Lori! As long as beautiful, intelligent, Buffalo Bills' savvy women have my back, I'll always be prepared to face the slings and arrows of the masses.

The TV guys in Buffalo are pronouncing it "Fuel." Let the diesel-powered "D" nicknaming begin.

It's my column and I sure didn't expect to see it on the main board here. Before this thread spirals off in the wrong direction let me say that it is satire. I was attempting to point out just how ridiculous all of this squabbling is over the Buffalo-Niagara branding gold rush over the early years of this century. And maybe give people a few laughs in the process. Yeah, we're all morons in the media, that's why I hang out here with the smart people.

He went from being the supposed frontrunner to a guy that wasn't even invited in for a cup of Joe. Considering the fact that Haslett is supposed to be Ralph's "All-Time Favorite Bill" and seeing as how he openly lobbied for an interview by expressing his desire for the position to the national media, it seems quite odd that he wasn't deemed worthy of even an interview. Don't misconstrue my intent, I think he would have been a disastrous hire, but it sure seems a real slap in the face that the silver-haired Glimmer Twins wouldn't even have a sit down with him. On an unrelated note - how embarrassing it must have been for the local media over the past few weeks to be constantly scooped by the national press as to the happenings at OBD. If I had to listen to one more TV or radio guy say, "We're desperately waiting to hear from John Clayton to find out if he knows if MM is in or out blah, blah, blah," I would have flung myself under the tires of Ralph's towncar. The Buffalo News and WGR have beat reporters dedicated solely to covering the Bills and the only thing they broke the past fortnight was wind as they waited for the latest scroll on ESPNews. Hopefully, the Marv regime will toss a few bones to the local guys before they dial up Bristol to drop breaking news.

There were a couple of other interesting things in the Channel 2 report. The first is that Dick Jauron will interview with the Bills tomorrow; followed by Sherman on Wednesday. The second is that Adam Begnini (sp?) said that he had just gotten off the phone with Haslett's agent and they hadn't heard from the Bills and no interview was scheduled.

Little David was in his 5th grade class when the teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers came up, doctor, fireman, policeman, salesman, etc. David was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked him about his father. "My father's an exotic dancer in a gay bar and takes off all his clothes in front of other men. And sometimes, if the offer's really good, he'll go out to the alley with some guy and make love with him for money." The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the other children to work on some coloring, and took Little David aside to ask him, "Is that really true about your father?" "No," said David, "He plays for the Buffalo Bills, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front of the other kids." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I appreciate the kind words, Mike. Merry Christmas

Just a reminder to any of you looking for a last minute Christmas Gift for that lover of Buffalo on your list that my book, Buffalo Soul Lifters, is a great stocking-stuffer. The book continues to be the best-selling title in WNY (thanks to all of you that own a copy) and, of course, features stories about Bills related topics like: Hunter Kelly, Doug Goodwin and TSW's own little Gus. (It might be nice to read some good Bills news for a change ) The book is available at all local bookstores - excepting MediaPlay, for obvious reasons - or can be ordered online at Buffalo Books I'll be autographing copies at the Borders Express at the Boulevard Mall this Friday, December 23 from 6-8 PM. I hope to see some of you there. Merry Christmas and God bless.

Recently I posted about the terrible tragedy that befell my friend patricia Sanchez and her family. Click Here Aussiew (Diane) wrote me to say that she had a Lawyer Milloy autographed ball that she received from TD at the Saints game in San Antonio. She offered the ball to be raffled with the proceeds going to Patricia and her mom. The raffle raised $727.00 for the Sanchez women at a time in their lives when they needed it the most. I just wanted to acknowledge Diane's wonderful gesture and say "thank you" on behalf of the Sanchez ladies. I know that it is the love of the Buffalo Bills that makes this board unique, but I think you'll all agree it is the love and caring for those in need that makes it so special. Thanks Diane, you're the cat's pajamas!

I guarantee that you will end up paying for radio. In the late 70s there were a lot of people saying that they'd never pay for TV. Can you imagine TV with just rabbit ears today? I've had Sirius for about 2 months now and I can't imagine going back. Stern aside, I've heard more great music in the past couple of months then I've heard in the past 2 decades on Buffalo radio. All with no commercials!

That's funny, right there - I don't care who you are. Thanks for the laugh this morning. I needed it!

Sorry. I've corrected it.

[COLOR=yellow]I read somewhere - I think it was on the USA Today LOST thread - that Shannon is the one getting axed in three weeks. Sorry that I don't have a link.

"No Girl, I said this is the land of the 'Patsies,' not 'Pasties!'"

I wasn't criticizing the guy for trying to raise money for HH. I applaud anyone for supporting such a great organization. I was just stating that based on the scenario that he laid out if he is right about the Bills final record he will donate NOTHING to HH. He never said that he would donate the $ either way. That said, I'll be making a donation to HH today just because I appreciate all that the Kellys have done and in honor of what a wonderful soul Hunter possessed.