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Bills never should have let him get on the plane.

If so, then no better team for this to happen to, !@#$ Miami.

No, buck stops at the GM. He is yet another Whaley gem.

Not a one, not even Fred.

In this slow time of the off-season before training camp starts, an EJ thread is always appreciated here to pick things up. Thanks, OP!

Obligatory Jimbo & Bruce vs. Macho Man post.

Josh Allen turning into the 2nd coming of Sad Sack Fergy would be unacceptable.

If you consider preventing the Bills from making the playoffs & allowing the drought to continue, the worst Bills player ever would be Brain Dead Drew Bledsoe.

Either my first or most recent game. My first was in 1969 against the Bungles. Blizzard was just as bad as last year’s Colts game, really hard to see anything at the Rockpile, but the Bills did win, thank you Harry Jacobs! I was also at that abomination last year against the Chargers, what a downer but it couldn’t have been a more beautiful day, absolutely perfect weather.

Phil (Okie) Dokes is in the conversation. 12th overall pick in 1977, didn’t like playing football, only around for 2 very sucky seasons, then walked out of camp in 79 because he didn’t like Chuck Knox.

Worst part of the old general admission shows was when you got in front of the stage and couldn’t risk losing your spot... sitting through crap bands like Journey to get to the Stones.

I didn’t really care when he first started taking a knee, but now I’m very happy that he’s out of the league.

I hear you, I know it’s just me more than anything. Quality of the material also also plays a part for me, I don’t want to hear stuff like Hell In A Bucket or Throwing Stones.

I haven’t played their studio albums in years, and most of them were 1-and-done for me. I exclusively listen to 60’s and 70’s shows. I’m not saying early 80’s and some of the later shows aren’t good, but what’s the point when you’ve got tons of vintage material.

I thought they sounded really good. Chrissy's hair may be white now, but her vocals weren't really missing anything. Some people weren't happy because there were a lot of songs they didn't play (like no Brass In Pocket or Talk of the Town), but I loved seeing them in a smaller club (capacity says 2K, but it felt smaller). Middle of the Road still tore down the house.

Saw the Pretenders Friday night at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, good times and the city parking garage 1 block away was free (always a plus). Don't try taking vids with your phone during the show, Chrissie was going ballistic on people.

Denise Austin in her prime.

Absolutely no surprise now that the BN Blitz was and is a disaster.

I didn't know he was 73, damn! As for Tyler Dunne and his "great sources", Dimwit Doug Whaley had his ear and he regurgitated quite a bit of Lil Doug's BS. Not quite at a Chris Brown-level, but he ended up defending the indefensible a lot of the time... of course, the naive and the less-savvy fans ate it up. A total hack.

I have no problem with them using all the help they can get while playing in their mid-70’s. I agree that they would be better at this point playing smaller venues/residencies at this point, but it’s cool that many younger people have been able to see them now. And of course I need to remember that it’s not always about me. Playing like a Vegas cover band almost 30 years ago when they were in their mid-40’s is inexcusable though.... and I could not disagree more when you compare their sound over the past 10 years zzzzzz to what it was 30 years ago. I can still watch the Some Girls Live in Texas BD with tears in my eyes over how great the sound and performance is. See, the set list didn’t change much at all back then, but the performances were so great, energetic, and LIVE that it really didn’t matter. In the Vegas era, the warhorses all sound the same, show after show.... can’t blame anyone for wanting variety from that. I guess at least Mick doesn’t tell the same stories every show like Macca does.

Dr. Smith & Will Robinson > Kirk & Picard

He was just waiting to cherry-pick the best spot, and then the Russ Brandon scandal broke. Guilt by association, not his fault!

I hate to say it, and I know it's not right, but Keith jumped the shark for me when he cleaned up, lost the glare, and started smiling all the time. Pre-clean-up Keith would never agreed to go Vegas with Mick just to get the band back on the road, and he sure as hell would've never written a #$%^ing book. I've read it, some good stories but a lot of BS.

Hotter than Doris Burke.

I also think it’s their best sounding album, love to crank it loud. It came out my junior year in high school, so that helps too. Well he did have Joe Satriani...I think that’s Keef talking BS again. Bernard Fowler and pre-blimp Lisa Fischer on back-up vocals were more of a problem.