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I hope they go 4-12 for the remainder of humanity.

Almost Famous is a great choice. Tarantino & Sofia Coppola consistently put great tunes to their movies, also. Big Chill.

It's hard for me to imagine a fall without the Bills - but I'm getting there. He's not wrong at all. European soccer is doing really well right now - but that's Europe. I went from really hopeful about the NBA, MLB and NFL a few weeks ago to pretty pessimistic.

I usually do. But sometimes I don't.

Man, do I ever hate the New England Patriots.

Nope. Unless something really vital depended on it.

And don't forget that half our roster came from Carolina. It's gotta count for something. I think this is a bump in the road. It elevates the Pats to our prime contender for the division - but if we can overcome the psychological hurdle of 20 years, the Bills still have the better team and should win.

Fromm > Stidham. So is Barkley. So is Trent Edwards.

It's a loose comparison, but this is Bledsoe to the Bills. We were still trying to replace Kelly - and every single one of us talked ourselves into that being THE move. We were back, baby. Pats fans are doing the same right now. But like the Patriots of the early 2000's, it's our turn to be the crusher of dreams. The Bills are the rightful heir to the AFCE throne. No QB who refuses to dive for a fumble is gonna change that.

It is a shocker of a move - Cam is in the top 10 of "clearly not a Belichick guy" players in the NFL. It could be really fun. It could also work - but it's more likely that it's really fun.

Someone will give them a 3rd rounder for a marginal player that probably won't make their roster anyway. This is nothing.

I'm permanently the guy who is shaking his fists at the sky, yelling in vain, 'Curse you, New England!" I put a lot of time into sports, but I guess it's just not to be in this life.

I don't live in Western NY anymore. Believe it or not, you can now get very good Buffalo wings just about anywhere - not quite AS good, but really solid (unlike 20 years ago, when I'd order Buffalo wings and get mini fried chicken). But you have to be upstate for a good garbage plate. Man, do I miss garbage plates. Though, to add, I've probably added 2-3 years to my life by not having access to garbage plates.

I love the Farley reaction there. I don't know what he's talking about w/ the Pats game. Not sure if he noticed, but Belichick made every single young QB look abysmal last season - maybe Allen missed an open guy here or there, but those defenses are designed to confuse & rattle inexperienced QB's. It took Peyton Manning about 5-6 years to figure out the Pats.

A Mayor in a small town generally gets a small stipend - these days, probably about $12K a year, but in the '70's, probably like $2K. They generally work full time jobs, or it's a retirement thing. So why did the Mayor in "Jaws" fight tooth & nail to keep the beaches open, risking everyone's lives, just to keep tourist money flowing in? Was his brother in law in charge of beach concessions or something? Makes no sense.

Agreed. And he also reinvented that role. To win a SB, they always say you have to have all 3 phases. Why do defensive and offensive players get all the recognition, but that vital 3rd phase is left out in the cold? Absolutely Tasker should be in the HOF.

I have to try them. Part of me doesn't want to like them better, though.

I think most of the tunes from the 1st half of the Beatles career clocked in at under 3. Help! is just over 2 - love that song.

Tennis was SO fun to watch back then. He was must-see TV. He had great rivalries w/ Borg & Connors, too. He turned into the sport's best commentator, too.

There's an old Sly Stone song that would be off limits for sure. Ice T & Jane's Addiction did a good version of it, too. It's weird. Music, movies, books & art should be off limits for anything pc or non-offensive. We lose a lot by not allowing full creativity and freedom of expression in those areas.

I was 10 years old, and sat in the front row. I still remember leaping out of my seat when Ben Gardner's ghoulish head rolled into the hole at the bottom of that boat. I couldn't even swim comfortably in the deep end of a pool for at least a decade after that. This many years later, and I still go into the ocean looking for dorsal fins.

I agree a bit w/ the posters saying overrated. But it's hard to overstate his influence. He inspired a lot of artists to go well beyond "moon in June" type of lyrics, and he brought a real attitude & honesty to the music world at that time. And I do love some of the early stuff. "Freewheelin'" is a great record.

That looks awesome.

When the Starbucks guy said that he didn't see color, and I saw people take him to task for it, I realized that I should just keep my mouth shut until someone writes the textbook on exactly what to say, how to say it & when it's proper to be said.

The saddest thing about the Pats dynasty to me is that I no longer hate the other division rivals, at all. I almost feel like we're brothers that have gone through the same hazing. And I used to hate, hate, hate the Phins. But that's gone - I have pulled for them against the Pats so many times and celebrated when they won...the hate I had was basically erased. It brings me down a little when I think about it...