/dev/null Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Netflix was mail order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. K Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I had a different wife and a lot more hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Britney is still a smoke show..... Edited January 1, 2018 by Real McCoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 15 hours ago, SDS said: Someone gets it at least. "No Goal" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 16 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Netflix was mail order My aunt and uncle still do Netflix mail order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 The last time the Bills were in the playoffs, the (current) Cleveland Browns were an expansion team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I must have been more fuzzy-headed this morning than I thought. I referred to our coach as coach McDowell rather than McDermott. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyBillsFan Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) - My favourite TV show of all time was in its prime - NYPD Blue - My childhood football team - The Balmain Tigers - was playing its final season after 92 years in the Australian Rugby League. They were the reason I chose to support the Buffalo Bills. Balmain lost two "deciders" in 1988 & 1989 (the second one with a minute left on the clock, which they then lost in OT) and, sadly, would never be champions in my lifetime: The pain I felt that day was on a par with "wide right". So when i learnt that Buffalo had lost 4 straight from 1990 to 1993, there was no other choice - I had to be a Bills fan!! I figured that tortured souls had to stick together. And I guess that sort of makes it 6 straight losses for me. It's also not a stretch to say that I understood what it meant to feel like a Bills fan before Bills fans knew what it meant to feel like Bills fans! The irony of the Bengals doing it for us brought additional tears to my eyes. Apologies for the diversion, but i had to tell the story, on today of all days. Edited January 1, 2018 by SydneyBillsFan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 The last time the Bills went to the playoffs, the economy was booming, the President of the United States had a reputation of misbehaving around women, and Donald Trump was running for President Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devldog131 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 hours ago, WhoTom said: I went nuts over the TD but, remembering the MCIFP, my joy was quickly tempered by the 0:44 still on the clock. It wasn't until the last play that I let myself truly enjoy the moment. Fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrochester55 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Last time the Bills were in the playoffs, January of 2000 -I was fresh out of college driving my first car that I owned a 1985 Buick Century. -Angelfire sites, ICQ and AOL IM were the social media of the time -WCW was still a pro wrestling promotion -Terrible music plagued the radio stations regardless of preferred genre, Napster was the way around it. -I was laughing at the overbearing obnoxious wing nut families that my family knew for wasting thousands of dollars on bulk food and prepping supplies over the two years before to prepare for the y2k while shaming the rest of us who weren't doing the same thing. Edited January 1, 2018 by dgrochester55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 19 hours ago, DC Tom said: I hadn't met my wife yet. AOL was "the internet." The iPod didn't even exist. Bill Clinton was president. The World Trade Center was still standing. What else? I was drunk again and quit being a fan for over a decade. Honesty I recall the Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 The movie my avatar pic was from may still have been fresh in people's minds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 24 minutes ago, Another Fan said: The movie my avatar pic was from may still have been fresh in people's minds I hadn't even heard of that movie until a couple of years ago. My wife and I just watched it recently, for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierlifer Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 My beloved Mets had Bobby Valentine as manager and Mike Piazza was a top 5 player in MLB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Futurama was on TV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I could still party like it was 1999. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I was playing Everquest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 33 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Futurama was on TV Yeah, I think Ally McBeal was still on Fox as well. Lol, have not heard that name in a long time as I type this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Apps Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I was a 9 year old kid watching Saturday morning cartoons like Pokémon and Digimon. Yea I’m a lot younger than most of you guys lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogger Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Best of all in 1999 there were no patriots fan, the band wagon had not even left the garage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Last time I was in the south most room in this house and this time I was in the north most room watching. That afternoon in 99 was like a twilight zone episode... kept waiting for a flag or... something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxbomber21 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: There was no such thing as HDTV. Lol there wasn't even flat screens yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 8:25 PM, SDS said: Here is what TBD looked like: http://web.archive.org/web/20000229122343/http://www.twobillsdrive.com:80/ LOL. I had a regular column "On this day in Bills History". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Pagers were still popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 11 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said: There was no such thing as HDTV. Actually there was (720p) in the late 90s. First NFL HD Broadcast was Bills@Jets in 1998 and was frequently interrupted with coverage of the Clinton impeachment proceedings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, /dev/null said: Actually there was (720p) in the late 90s. First NFL HD Broadcast was Bills@Jets in 1998 and was frequently interrupted with coverage of the Clinton impeachment proceedings Not HD. Better than 480i or 480P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said: Not HD. Better than 480i or 480P. On November 8, 1998, CBS televised the first NFL game to be broadcast in high-definition, between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills at Giants Stadium. It was also the first time two Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks started against each other in the NFL (Vinny Testaverde for the Jets and Doug Flutie for the Bills). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_CBS#HDTV_coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, /dev/null said: On November 8, 1998, CBS televised the first NFL game to be broadcast in high-definition, between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills at Giants Stadium. It was also the first time two Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks started against each other in the NFL (Vinny Testaverde for the Jets and Doug Flutie for the Bills). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_CBS#HDTV_coverage Technically HD, but inferior to 1080i and 1080P. Not true HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 11 hours ago, RevWarRifleman said: Last time the Bills were in the playoffs was: Here goes nothin, & I do mean nothin. 1. Dinasaours stil roamed parts of the earth. 2. Cell phones were as large as shoe boxes. 3. Roy Moore was cruisin the Twin Fair store in Lockport looking for "a date." (See # 1 above.) 4. A "super bowl" was something George Carlin did before going on stage. 5. The British still had possession of Fort Niagara. 6. The Rockpile was still................well, The Rockpile. 7. Rex Ryan was a 6th grader picking his nose in science class. (again, see #1) 8. A Super Bowl had a different meaning at SUNY New Palz. Told ya it was nothin. Congratulations coach McDowell and the Buffalo Bills! This feels great!! #6. I am still the Rockpile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 - My wife was pregnant with our first son who will be starting college in the fall. - I was in my 30s...I'm now in my 50s. - My other favorite pro teams (Sabres & Mets) still have not won anything...some things never change. - My favorite college basketball team and my alma mater, VCU, made it to the Final Four as a mid-major. - My favorite college football team, Alabama, was 7 years removed from its last National Championship...they've since won 4. - My beloved mother, also a Bills fan (from Alabama), was still alive. My other son is 15 and both of my boys are Bills fans. I'm happier for them than I am myself that they finally get to see their favorite team in the playoffs for the first time in their young lives. LET'S GO BUFFALO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Pagers were still popular Not if you had to carry one! ... Training Camp was not yet in Pittsford. Edited January 2, 2018 by rockpile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Christ was only a corporal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Jerry Springer I believe was the #1 talk show TRL was big with teeny boppers Big Daddy & Austin Powers 2 & American Pie were all popular. The later movie the birth of the term MILF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 THIS IS ALL AWESOME BEEN WATCHING BILLS BACK IN EARLY OR MID 70'S when I was in High-School playing football. SO I am excited to be able to see this. YES LETS GO BUFFALO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 We had never heard the names Chandra Levy, Natalee Holloway, or Lacy Peterson. Or Elián González. The Houston Astros were still playing in the Astrodome. India had fewer than a billion citizens. The Concorde was still flying. Same-sex marriages were not legally recognized anywhere in the world. Slobodan Milosevic was still in power. Montgomery Ward was still in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, rockpile said: #6. I am still the Rockpile! my first game was 1971 at the rockpile, hence my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNICE Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 22 NFL teams have new stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Jon Gruden was the head coach of the Raiders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badasss Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Hillary Clinton was not yet a politician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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