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Well, if it was on the north side of the canal, it may have been near where the Barge Inn was...which I know was closed down many years ago. Barge was a great place also...two floors of mayhem. Hell, I knew guys who did a cannonball in the canal in the middle of winter...

Thanks for the update! Where was Jimmy Macs? May have been in one of those joints that you listed as closed...Barbers was a good place, on Monday nights they had $1.50 pitchers (remember, I'm talking 1982-84)...you could find that type of change in your couch...and there was always a sign behind the grill: "Fried Smelt, $1.00." As buzzed as I was many times, I never went for the smelt...

Good to see some Brockporters on TSW...graduated there 20 years ago. What's the bar scene like? Canal Side, Northbound, Barbers (vis-o-drafts), Lincoln, Rox, BVI, Caseys (great wings) still up and running?

Did you ask him if there was any place he'd rather be?

Um, no...Jimmy Smith is NOT going to Canton. The only way he gets in the HOF is by buying a ticket. If Art Monk can't get in, a guy who, when he retired, held the NFL receptions record, how in Sam Hill can you state Jimmy Smith deserves to get in?

This is absolutly correct. Comcast is bad news. Wanna hear another Comcast gem? You've all heard about the broo-ha-ha about Comcast and the Asbestos King. Well, just recently, the court threw out Comcast's lawsuit vs the Asbestos King, with Comcast's argument being they were shut out of the O's telecast starting in 2007 because the AK formed his own, third-party network. All the time, Comcast has refused to broadcast's AK's network that the Nats are now on, MASN. The O's will join MASN after their contract with Comcast ends at the end of 2006. Here's the kicker: Comcast is offering two Nats tickets to anyone in the DC area who signs up for cable! That's right, from the robber baron who refuses to show the Nats, they want to take you out to the ballgame, but forget about seeing the Nats on MASN. Comcast marketing folks have really been taking a hit on this in the DC area. At first, people were rallying around them, only in the fact that they were taking on the Asbestos King...but this terrific blunder has really set them back a spell!

I don't know about being the next Lou Piccone, but one more training camp for this guy and he'll be eligible to vote in Pittsford...

This is a big problem for the Bills...in June, when group sales opened, we were told that only single tickets remained for Hou, Atl, Mia. On the day single game tickets became available, even with the Bills Backer early bird access, I was informed that there were no tickets remaining for the NYJ game. I even called OBD, talked to a live (?) person and was told that the only way to see the NYJ game was to buy a season ticket. A couple of weeks ago, tix for the NYJ magically appeared available on Ticketbastard. I got the best available and they were in the scoreboard endzone. Today, "best available" is in the upper deck corner... Bob Lamb used to rip on the Forans who run (ran?) the Bills' ticket office...I don't know if these people are still in charge, but if so, I'd like to hear their explanation of the ticket policy.

I think G. Host's countdown clock should be on the header of all TBD related pages.

Or retroactive abortions...

Remember hearing in one episode, T had him "dispatched" back to Italy to "keep watch on the family" after T heard Carmela had the hots for him... Or something like that...

I'm hoping that we finally hear what happened to the Russian goon Walnuts and Christopher tried to ditch in the woods...

I'm showing my age here, but the two kinda reminded me of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy... Link for the youngtimers

I remember this play really well, the ultimate drive killer: 3-1-PIT11 (3:03) D.Bledsoe pass to D.Shelton to PIT 4 for 7 yards (R.Stuvaints; T.Carter). Caught at PIT 10, left side. PENALTY on BUF-Jo.Reed, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 11 - No Play.

I stumbled accross it Saturday night when we were down there for a picnic...signs warning of "No Parking August 8th, Flags of our Fathers" were posted all around (like there's ever any parking around here ). Went down there at lunch time and stuck around about a half-hour till the rains came.

Hollywood types are in town to film "Flags of Our Fathers" a movie based on the Iwo Jima flag-raisers (and a book by the same name...It's a very good read, highly recommend [christ, I sound like Larry King ]). Anywho, Clint's directing the film...got to within 50 feet, he's still in great shape. The scene shot today recreates the dedication of the Iwo Jima memorial in 1954. Lots of extras walking around in 1950s garb and alot of classic cars...neat stuff. The movie will be in theatres next year.

Exactly. And until the Bills end their playoff drought, they're not going to be mentioned in the same breath of the Pats, Steelers, Chargers, or any other division winner. Period. End of story. Is it right? Maybe not. But that's life in the Hot Pockets media world we live in right now. Yeah, I heard the guy try and backtrack from his "better team" remark...but christ, let's just be realistic here. 12-4 vs. 9-7...Hmmm, maybe the guy jumped the gun on "better team" but let's not get our panties in a knot over a remark like this.

I did see another guy in a Spikes jersey, but he was wearing a COMCAST hat...

I was quite surprised in the attention they paid the Bills...the Vincent interview was pretty good, he being a Wisconsin guy and all...I had a feeling being a local feed they would pay the Bills some attention as an after-thought, but I think they did a decent job. Looks like Sharpe is filling up on the brats, though...

The Spikes guy they showed on TV a couple of time was wearing the throwback jersey and a Bills hat...you?

Anyway you could get these to Fezmid so he could make some DVDs?

I've said it since it first went on the air: NFL Network=RJ. I give them props for showing tonight's scrimmage and I saw some of the Hall of Fame roundtable with Deacon Jones last night which was pretty good, but what will be interesting about tonight's scrimmage is that NFLN is simply picking up the Green Bay local feed...Sterling Sharpe is even playing the Michelle Tafoya role on the sideline. With the obvious local angle, I wonder how much of the hour and a half will be dedicated to the Bills...we'll hear stuff like "You know guys, Mike Sherman REALLY liked Losman coming out of Tulane..." That might be about it.

Wow! I miss those Spy articles, that use to be, I guess, a weekly feature. Like seeing the Spy cartoon/graphic that I haven't seen in quite a long time And why isn't the Spy series linked from the TBD home page?

You're always "sneaking up on people" aren't you?

Consider yourself blessed...