Beerball Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 sit on the lap of a parent and look up expectantly as Christmas approaches. "Tell me the story," they will say and mom and dad will know with out even asking. The children want to hear the story of how Uncle tater saved the Bills season back in 2004. "Well children," the parents will begin, "that season started on a very bleak note." You see, the Bills had started 0-4 that year and the fans were restless. People were calling for the benching of Bledsoe. Henry was the savior, then the goat. What about Evans someone named Rudy asked after week 3, "did TD blow the number 1 pick". Williams-slob, Teague-a decent back-up, Moulds-trade him now. Why our MVP after the first quarter of the year was the punter! The children would always gasp when they heard that. Even the youngest ones knew that things needed to be bleak indeed for the punter to be the MVP. "Then a funny thing happened children," the parents would continue. The Bills started winning football games. The roller coasted ride had begun. Soon the team was 3-5 and approaching .500. But who did they beat some yelled. The fins, cards and Chadless jests and who were they? Was this team for real? Could they get to .500? Was there any possiblilty of the team making the playoffs after such a start? Our hopes were dashed on November 14 in front of a national audience. The hated patsies dismantled our beloved Bills and the future never looked bleaker. Bledsoe must go many cried, this team cannot win with him as the QB. But rookie HC Mularkey stood fast. Drew is our QB he said and that is that. Many grumbled, many wailed and gnashed their teeth. Doesn't he know what he is doing they pleaded? Please, please give us JP. But JP was not seen except for mop-up duty. What happened then the children would ask? The Bills were 3-6 and certainly going no where. "Or really" father would ask. "Do you know what happened next?" "Tell us, tell us" the children would SHOUT. "The Bills reeled off five straight wins after that fateful November night, and they scored more than 30 points in each, that's what they did!" "So, the playoffs?" the children would ask? "Oh no" said father and mother "the playoffs were still not certain." You see our team had dug themselves a tremendous hole with their start. "What happend then!" the children would SHOUT. "How did the season end?" "Well children" (finally to the best part), "if you promise to be really really good we'll tell you." The children would shout their promises, and mom and dad would finally give in (and you knew that they would). "Well children, the playoffs were still uncertain on December 21st." The Jags, the jests, the Broncos, the Ravens...all stood in the Bills way. "Is this where Uncle tater comes in?!" the children would SHOUT. "Yes children, this is where Uncle tater gave the Bills the greatest gift of all!" "Peace?" "Happiness?" "Good will toward men?" "Is that what Uncle tater gave us mommy?" "No children, Uncle tater gave us MORE COWBELL!!!!!!! And the Bills did make the playoffs. What happened in the playoffs the children would want to know? Well that's a story for a different night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthTownBills51 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SACTOBILLSFAN Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txbillsjunkie Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Great post, double B... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whut u talkin' bout....? Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 cowbell.more.please i got a fever and the only cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 That was funny...Thanks... MORE Cowbell !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 I have shivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanNC Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 With more cowbell, anything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleTheWagons Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 No way I'm playing Scrooge. In recognition of Beerball's creativity, MORE COWBELL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 At least you didn't call him St. tater. More cowbell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gantrules Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 sweet story. great job. Gave me chills. Go Bills!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Bravo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typical TBD Guy Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hey, at least tater gave us more cowbell and not more of that other avatar of his...you know the one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hard to believe we won 5 straight having so little cowbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 God Bless us.... Every One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hard to believe we won 5 straight having so little cowbell. 173244[/snapback] That's just it, we HAD cowbell but didn't know it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 There's a little cowbell inside each and every one us, if we know where to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 (Chris Farley voice)....that was awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hard to believe we won 5 straight having so little cowbell. 173244[/snapback] the wet blanket strikes again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG, DONG. 173453[/snapback] AUSSIEW! This is a FAMILY board!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 And they’ll walk out to the bleachers; sit in parkas and hunting outfits on a snowy, windy, freeze-your-nuts-off afternoon. They’ll find they have reserved seats somewhere near the 50-yard-line, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they’ll watch the game and it’ll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they’ll have to brush them away from their faces. They will make the playoffs, Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been cowbell. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But cowbell has marked the time. This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh… they will make the playoffs Ray. They will most definitely make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 great stuff...any other cowbell sayings we can come up with? "When the way is darkest, the chance for COWBELL is greatest!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hard to believe we won 5 straight having so little cowbell. 173244[/snapback] can't ever just loosen up and have so dumb fun, huh? oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Somewhere, a mystical voice was heard above Ralph Wilson Stadium on that january day... "If you ring it...they will win..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 There should be a cowbell under every childs Christmas tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 sounds good to me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 can't ever just loosen up and have so dumb fun, huh? oh well... 173477[/snapback] JUMPED THE SHARK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 JUMPED THE SHARK 173491[/snapback] on a completly seperate note there, Fonz, you do realize that your signature is from Green Day, one of the biggest media sellouts of all time. They prided themselves on being loyal to their fans, and "keeping it real", but once they realized the "media" would get their voices out, and they could cash in, they jumped right at the chance - started changing their music to fit the "pop"-ish type radio stations and make millions Just a side note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 on a completly seperate note there, Fonz, you do realize that your signature is from Green Day, one of the biggest media sellouts of all time. They prided themselves on being loyal to their fans, and "keeping it real", but once they realized the "media" would get their voices out, and they could cash it, they jumped right at the chance. Just a side note. 173500[/snapback] Yeah, I care about that. It's the message that the words convey, nothing more. If you think Green Day is one of the biggest sellouts of all time, you don't know much about the entertainment industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 JUMPED THE SHARK 173491[/snapback] wet Blanket...actually, I would say that you have jumped the shark... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Yeah, I care about that. It's the message that the words convey, nothing more. If you think Green Day is one of the biggest sellouts of all time, you don't know much about the entertainment industry. 173507[/snapback] Sorry, of course you know more about the entertainment industry - just like you know more about everything else. You learn all this stuff when you alt-tab away from the wall for two seconds? Anyway, they are huge sell outs, and there is no way to measure that (promises made to fans followed by changing their ways to fit into mainstream to make the almighty dollar), so you can have this one, as being right is your top priority. "Yeah, I care about that. It's the message that the words convey, nothing more." Just thought you'd like to know you are quoting some of the biggest hypocrites around today. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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