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    Have you ever seen one of your teams go all the way?

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    Yep. Was at the 1964 AFL Championship. It was awesome!

     

    I was a Twins fan growing up in Buffalo because of Harmon Killebrew. As an adult (sort of lol) I moved to Minnesota on a job transfer. One of the first things I did was get Twins season tix. We were lucky enough to be at all of the 1987 and 1991 Playoff and World Series games. Twins won it all both years.

     

    Our seats for the '91 season were 7 rows above the Twins dugout along the 3rd base line. Game 7 (Jack Morris vs John Smoltz) is recognized as one of the greatest WS games ever. Morris was absolutely incredible tossing a 10 inning shutout for the win. 

     

    I'll never forget it.

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    First Live Concert?

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    Had to look up the date!

     

    I grew up in North Buffalo and in 1969 my buddies & I hung out quite a bit at UB. On September 16, 1969, we saw Alice Cooper in the Fillmore Room at Norton (Student) Union. We had no idea what we were gonna see. The show literally blew our minds. It was nothing like it turned out to be when he became famous but it was undoubtedly psychedelic!

     

    Best part was that the student ticket price was $2.00. We had 4 bucks between the four of us but the lady at the ticket window must have felt sorry for us and gave us 4 tickets "by mistake".  So we saw Alice Cooper for a buck.

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    Sean McDermott press conference 11-10

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    I listened and think he was pretty upfront and candid TBH. He frankly stated that he expected the run game to be further along by now.

     

    On a related note: I listen to PCs from a couple other teams now and then and I don't understand why the Bills can't figure our how to have the reporters' questions be more audible. Other teams seem to have this figured out.

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    Collinsworth was almost impossible to listen to.

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    1 hour ago, jimmy10 said:

    He was insufferable last night. Halfway through Q1 I switched over to the Bills radio broadcast on CMF here in ROC. Thank god it was synced up, even a second ahead, which was better than the usual 5-10 seconds behind. 

    I do this for just about every game. With my DVR, I can easily sync the audio/video. I may be a few seconds behind but it saves SO much mental aggravation during the game. I highly recommend it!

    Casino Junkies?

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    We don't go too often - maybe 3-4 times per year. Usually local but maybe once to either LV or Biloxi.

     

    My wife got a wild hair one night and suggested we go the new casino in MN (where we lived at the time). It was Saturday night of Labor day weekend. I sat down at a quarter video poker machine playing to win a car. $1.25 per pull. I hit the Royal on the 8th spin.  

    3 Yr Anniversary of “The Leap” 9/23/18

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    That game! 2 week road trip back to Minnie/Wisc (we used to live in Minnie and my wife is from WI.). NFL scheduled the Bills back-2-back at Vikings and at Packers so we just had to do both games.

     

    Having lived there for 27 years, I knew a lot of Vikings fans who were extremely confident about their chances that day. Our seats were waaayyy up there and had a bunch of younger MN fans sitting behind us who enjoyed giving us crap all pre-game. They left their seats at halftime and never came back. 

     

    As others have posted, that game was first time I really thought that JA might finally be the guy. Fantastic post-game party with the Bills Backers of MSP, Kenny, Pancho and the whole crew.

     

    Then on to Lambeau with my wife's Wisconsin family. Great experience at Lambeau! Very knowledgeable fans who had no problem poking some good-natured jabs at us. That game was a complete disaster. By early in the second quarter, people around us were asking how the Bills beat the Vikings the week before. My simple answer was: "because the Vikings suck". I received zero disagreement.  

     

    As bad as they were in GB, nothing could ruin the feeling of the Bills going into the Vikes new building and kicking the snot out of them. 

     

     

     

     

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    Miami Menu

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    15 hours ago, DeltaDigital said:

    ... unfortunately, I live here so no labatts. :(

    Over here on the west coast, we can get Labatts at any Publix. Even had it on BOGO a couple years back! They've never done that again. Every WNY'er here who I know stocked-up big time! 😂

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    WNY/Albany area visit

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    Thanks Levi! Yeah, we've actually changed our reservations now to Manchester. An extra c-note but looks to be a much better choice. 

     

    I was also thinking that driving around an unfamiliar town at night after enjoying a beverage or 3 might not be the best decision. So I'm now gonna make Uber my best friend for that night and probably try a couple of places in/near Cohoes. Bye-i Brewing looks like a very promising candidate! It had already caught my eye and the recommendation pretty much seals that deal.

     

    Appreciate the info!!!

     

    T.

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    WNY/Albany area visit

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    1 hour ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:

    I’ve lived in the Albany 30 years, and while I haven’t been on Wolf Road apparently at least as long as there has been a Toro Cantina, I would second @Gugny suggestion that options are plentiful there.  It would also be relatively close to Cohoes.  Never been to the music venue there. 

    Saratoga most definitely has some options as well, and is a cool town worth the trip though farther north. 

     

    I should get out more. 

     

    We should all get out more! Lol. 

     

    Yep, Wolf Rd doesn't look too far from Cohoes. Sounds like a good option for sure. Wish we had additional time to see more. Always happens when we go back to NYS. Never enough time.

     

    Thanks for the info!

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    WNY/Albany area visit

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    14 hours ago, Gugny said:

     

    If you like Mexican and/or great steak, I highly recommend Toro Cantina on Wolf Road in Albany.   Phenomenal food and a great atmosphere.

     

    Your options are plentiful on Wolf Road if Mexican isn't your thing.  I don't live in Albany; just work close to there.

     

    @LeviF and @Albany,n.y. are locals who can probably provide more specific options for you.

     

    Appreciate the advice Gugny. I'm always in for really good Mexican food!

    WNY/Albany area visit

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    My wife & I are doing a trip back home for the Bills/Fishies' game and are going to kill a couple additional birds. We're renting a car in BUF and driving to Albany to see Tab Benoit at Cohoes Music Hall. I've never been to the Albany area and have no ideas on a good place for dinner and a cocktail pre-show. We've also never been to Vermont so we're planning a night in Bennington before heading back to BUF for our Halloween/Bills weekend.

     

    For some strange reason, the members of this board are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to great food & adult beverages.😇

     

    Any suggestions in the Albany and Bennington areas are greatly appreciated. Also, if you've ever been to Cohoes Music Hall, how is it as a venue?

     

    Thanks!!!

     

    T.

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