SinceThe70s

I want you to want me I need you to need me I'd love you to love me I'm beggin' you to beg me

How do we know you haven't?

A bottle in front of me is like a frontal lobotomy One more swig will alter my psychology

That's a new one on me - hurt my brain a little.

12th man.

A close friend saw Lukather (well after Toto) years ago and said he was 'evil' - in a good way of course.

Four Falls

LOL, maybe he meant that guy on the Jags.

Just to be clear Queen > Bee Gees But if I ever have to revive someone 'Another One Bites The Dust' < 'Stayin Alive'

Agreed, but lyrically Bee Gees is probably a better choice

When I took the course they suggested the Bee Gees Stayin Alive

Didn't he also say the Jets would see the Bills in the playoffs? I guess they'll be taking a team field trip up to Highmark next weekend.

A close friend - who has no medical background - revived a woman using CPR many years ago. Had to be his only attempt at CPR. And in case anyone else is lurking I'll share another lesson for the layman from my minimalist training that's non-CPR related. If you're having dinner at a restaurant or at home and someone gets up and walks away unexpectedly - follow them! One of the first reactions of someone that is choking is to walk away so they don't make a scene - no sh!t my wife did this at home last weekend and I followed her to the other room. She was fine, just something that 'went down the wrong way', not a true choking incident and didn't need any help but her instinct to not make a scene was predicted by training.

Any idea how they would sell tickets? I would hope season ticket holders for each team would get dibs. That would be pretty cool actually - like a college bowl game.

I took the training every two years and to be honest every year would have been better. The AED's were straight forward, but applying CPR to someone effectively the first time always felt like a reach to me. But at least I had some idea what to do if the need arose. When they mentioned CPR on Monday night I was horrified as I had a better idea what was going on than if I hadn't ever had training. Even relatively simple stuff like demanding someone call 911 and letting me know they did so was a lesson that always stuck with me. And as I mentioned the effort in my community was spear-headed by parents who lost their son. They would show up and participate in the training and it really hit home.

I have a ton of respect for what Denny Kellington and his co-workers accomplished. It's one thing to be trained in CPR and the use of an AED. Recognizing the need to put that training to use and doing it effectively in such a high stress situation is amazing to me. Another great thing that comes out of this horrific event is raising awareness of the need for AED's and CPR training for youth sports which has already started: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/05/saints-and-pelicans-donate-67-aeds-to-local-recreation-departments/ I hope that portions of the Chasing M's GoFundMe go to equipping Damar's community with AED's and funding CPR training for coaches/parents in the years ahead.

It's been one hell of a week. What happened to Damar in front of a national (and international) audience was horrific but appears to be headed towards a happy ending - due to the medical personnel available, their training and equipment. In particular CPR training and a defibrillator (AED). I was inspired to create this thread when I saw that the Saints and Pelicans donated 40 AED's to youth sports (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/01/05/saints-and-pelicans-donate-67-aeds-to-local-recreation-departments/) which reminded me of my local community. Before I ever had kids, a high school boy in my community was hit in the chest with a lacrosse ball went into cardiac arrest and passed away. His life may have been saved if a defibrillator was available. His parents spear-headed efforts to raise awareness and prevent it from happening to another child. When I signed up to coach little league baseball I was surprised to learn that I had to take CPR training every two years which included learning how to use a defibrillator. The home team for every game was required to sign-out a defibrillator and keep in in the dugout for every game. Happy to say we never had to use it. Also happy that we never had to find out whether our few hours of training every two years would have resulted in the same result that Denny Kellington (and others) effected. My hope is that a portion of the 7 million dollars in the Chasing M's GoFundMe is spent equipping Damar's community with AED's and funding training for coaches/parents. And perhaps someone on TBD whose community hasn't made a similar investment/commitment does the same. Go Bills!

It's been announced on the NFL Network crawl.

Throwing it away simply won't do, this requires a full-on exorcism. Do you have any ordained ministers in the neighborhood that can help you out? The power of Damar compels you!!!!

Did you work the scoreboard at Shea?

My earliest memory of Kaufman was on SNL. I'm not sure why it was so funny, but it was:

The bolded is false wrt to the NFL: On Thursday, two days after the attacks, the NFL postponed the Week 2 games. The league still had to decide whether to play those games, and how to adjust the playoff schedule, but in the meantime, the league went dark https://www.nfl.com/news/sidelines/remembering-9-11-this-wasn-t-the-time-to-play-football Stock market closed until the following Monday as well Anticipating market chaos, panic selling and a disastrous loss of value in the wake of the attacks, the NYSE and the Nasdaq remained closed until Sept. 17 https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0911/how-september-11-affected-the-u.s.-stock-market.aspx#:~:text=Anticipating market chaos%2C panic selling,shutdown since the Great Depression.

The NFL postponed the week 2 games and MLB took nearly a week off due to 9/11. So yes, both leagues 'went on' - but not without postponements. Just to be clear I am not an advocate for postponing week 18, but when I read your post it reads as if there was no disruption dur to 9/11

With the help of God and true friends, I've come to realize I still have two strong legs, and even wings to fly

Deep down I think we're all thrilled for you! Or not.