\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 ...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what". ...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who". ...Your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron. ...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg. ...Your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM. ...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica. ...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom). ...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league. ...You think Laverne is a man’s name. ...You think "Earthquake" is a running back. ...You thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand. ...You know what made Dan McGrew dangerous. ...You never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”. ...You think "Abruzzese" is a safety, not a pasta sauce. ...You know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”. ...You consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach. ...When you hear the word, you think "Duby" instead of "doobie". ...Your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray. ...You remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty. ...You know what "Best Exit" means. ...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem. ...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip. ...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium. ...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole. ...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff. ...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned. ...Your dad parked the car by the armory. ...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete. ...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason. ...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he could see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole. ...You still call them "soccer-style kickers". ...You still call them the "Boston Patriots". ...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver. ...You remember snow fences and a cinder track. ...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO! ...Your Dad took you down to Mohawk street to the Bills offices to buy tickets. ...You cared what Charley Bailey says. ...You know what “What’s New, Harry?” means. ...You remember peeing in a trough. ...You remember Calvin Murphy twirling a baton. ...You remember Saturday night games. ...You remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers. ...You remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m. ...You remember training camp in Blasdell. ...You remember training camp in East Aurora. ...You remember the Camelot Motor Inn. ...You remember the bar being set up in the end zone stands serving Southern Comfort. ...You remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent. ...You think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders. ...You stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game. ...You know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206. ...You thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”. ...You remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”. ...You remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”. ...You thought that "Jim Kelly" was a Volkswagen dealer. 9 2 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 That was an awesome walk down memory lane. Outstanding post! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I remember the sweet smell of Cigars at the Rockpile, 1 dollar programs and Ralph Wilson driving a Red & White 62 Impala convertible to and from the games. Your right, too long 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 You remember Tom Flores as a backup Bills QB instead of a Raiders Coach... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Great post...when I was at the Bengal game this year, was talking to so many "kids" who had no recollection of even the Super Bowl years...found it amazing that they stuck around during the drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboy54 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Absolutely priceless! That was so much fun remembering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 You remember paying to have someone "watch" your car, somewhere off Best or Northampton Streets. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 ...Moses was a wide receiver and less of a biblical character. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Meh...where’s the half naked women? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Excellent post, GBiD! Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 You were a HUGE fan of Paul McGuire's TV show on Empire Network 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo44 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: ...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what". ...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who". ...Your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron. ...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg. ...Your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM. ...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica. ...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom). ...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league. ...You think Laverne is a man’s name. ...You think "Earthquake" is a running back. ...You thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand. ...You know what made Dan McGrew dangerous. ...You never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”. ...You think "Abruzzese" is a safety, not a pasta sauce. ...You know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”. ...You consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach. ...When you hear the word, you think "Duby" instead of "doobie". ...Your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray. ...You remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty. ...You know what "Best Exit" means. ...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem. ...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip. ...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium. ...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole. ...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff. ...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned. ...Your dad parked the car by the armory. ...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete. ...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason. ...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he could see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole. ...You still call them "soccer-style kickers". ...You still call them the "Boston Patriots". ...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver. ...You remember snow fences and a cinder track. ...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO! ...Your Dad took you down to Mohawk street to the Bills offices to buy tickets. ...You cared what Charley Bailey says. ...You know what “What’s New, Harry?” means. ...You remember peeing in a trough. ...You remember Calvin Murphy twirling a baton. ...You remember Saturday night games. ...You remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers. ...You remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m. ...You remember training camp in Blasdell. ...You remember training camp in East Aurora. ...You remember the Camelot Motor Inn. ...You remember the bar being set up in the end zone stands serving Southern Comfort. ...You remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent. ...You think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders. ...You stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game. ...You know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206. ...You thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”. ...You remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”. ...You remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”. ...You thought that "Jim Kelly" was a Volkswagen dealer. Love the Calvin Murphy reference. I grew up in Niagara Falls in the 60’s and was a big NU fan when he was there. Saw him in person several times. He scored 68 points in a game against Syracuse. He was 5’9” at most. Ounce for ounce and pound for pound he is the greatest college basketball player of all time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring it Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Nice read! But, If the Lord calls me home today; Bruce Smith was the greatest DE of all-time!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Damn...I'm old 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 51 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: ...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what". ...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who". ...Your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron. ...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg. ...Your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM. ...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica. ...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom). ...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league. ...You think Laverne is a man’s name. ...You think "Earthquake" is a running back. ...You thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand. ...You know what made Dan McGrew dangerous. ...You never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”. ...You think "Abruzzese" is a safety, not a pasta sauce. ...You know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”. ...You consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach. ...When you hear the word, you think "Duby" instead of "doobie". ...Your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray. ...You remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty. ...You know what "Best Exit" means. ...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem. ...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip. ...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium. ...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole. ...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff. ...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned. ...Your dad parked the car by the armory. ...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete. ...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason. ...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he could see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole. ...You still call them "soccer-style kickers". ...You still call them the "Boston Patriots". ...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver. ...You remember snow fences and a cinder track. ...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO! ...Your Dad took you down to Mohawk street to the Bills offices to buy tickets. ...You cared what Charley Bailey says. ...You know what “What’s New, Harry?” means. ...You remember peeing in a trough. ...You remember Calvin Murphy twirling a baton. ...You remember Saturday night games. ...You remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers. ...You remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m. ...You remember training camp in Blasdell. ...You remember training camp in East Aurora. ...You remember the Camelot Motor Inn. ...You remember the bar being set up in the end zone stands serving Southern Comfort. ...You remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent. ...You think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders. ...You stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game. ...You know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206. ...You thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”. ...You remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”. ...You remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”. ...You thought that "Jim Kelly" was a Volkswagen dealer. I remember all of this. My outstanding memory of that decade was a game I attended....vs Cincinatti.....in a blinding snow storm. Although I was there, I could barely see the players. Booker Edgerson won the game with an int right in front of me..(I think) I really didn't see it though until I got home and watch it on the TV news....the electronic filters removed the "snow" and the game was clear......good win that day. Booker has been back with the Bills in some advisory roles through the decades....I think he might still be in the area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo44 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Just now, billsfan1959 said: Damn...I'm old Same here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 21 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said: Damn...I'm old IF 1959 is the year you were born .... you are not the oldest here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 5 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: IF 1959 is the year you were born .... you are not the oldest here I would suspect not ?. Nice to know there are a number of Bills fans on this board who have followed this team through many ups and downs (albeit more downs than ups). It offers a greater perspective. First game I attended was in 1968 - and I can still remember almost everything about it... Love this team! Go Bills! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) Absolutely one of the best.. if not THEE best post i ever read on here.. also .. loved the hot dogs.. they were not grilled sahlens.. but just cooked on a stainless steel hot sheet .. not sure what brand , but were unique after squeezing the mustard on them from a big jar .and the little band that played in what would be the right field corner Edited October 23, 2019 by dwight in philly 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 If you remember Wolfgang Felgemacher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedbuffaloblue Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Great read! Many thanks for those memories. Don’t remember what street it was my dad used to park our car, but do remember him paying some kid to watch it for him. Never had a problem when we returned unlike more than one car with missing hub caps, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 50 minutes ago, Mojo44 said: Love the Calvin Murphy reference. I grew up in Niagara Falls in the 60’s and was a big NU fan when he was there. Saw him in person several times. He scored 68 points in a game against Syracuse. He was 5’9” at most. Ounce for ounce and pound for pound he is the greatest college basketball player of all time. You must also remember Al Butler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said: I would suspect not ?. Nice to know there are a number of Bills fans on this board who have followed this team through many ups and downs (albeit more downs than ups). It offers a greater perspective. First game I attended was in 1968 - and I can still remember almost everything about it... Love this team! Go Bills! I only got you by 2 years ... some others maybe by 10 A promising coach and a promising QB Whats not to love rhetorical question as we can read the negative Nancies daily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedbuffaloblue Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 minute ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: I only got you by 2 years ... some others maybe by 10 I was born in 1952 and started going to games with my dad in ‘62. Us guys do have a different perspective of things compared to many on this board I do believe. Not putting anybody down, not necessarily saying better, just different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Bleedbuffaloblue said: I was born in 1952 and started going to games with my dad in ‘62. Us guys OLD do have a different perspective of things compared to many on this board I do believe. Not putting anybody down, not necessarily saying better, just different. FIFY lol Man you are so old you don't have a year assigned Joined February 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I remember those “Free parking $1” signs on Jefferson Ave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedbuffaloblue Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 minute ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: FIFY lol Hey, said I was old, LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Ned Flanders said: ...Moses was a wide receiver and less of a biblical character. He also had better hands than most biblical figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 51 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: IF 1959 is the year you were born .... you are not the oldest here True, some of you are real f ing old? Go Bills!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 ...if you don't watch the Bills on TV because you think you'll be the bad luck. ...even at 13-2, you'll still be fearful of a late season collapse. ...you feel every game on the schedule is a trap game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 If you body slam Grandma fighting over the big screen at game time, Oh, and you might be a redneck... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Fla. Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) You remember the "cheap seats" on the first base side. You remember parking at Sears and riding the bus up to the games. Edited October 22, 2019 by Dave in Fla. spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 If you had a Rotary Antenna that you swung West from Rochester on the Stereo Console TV 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Great post. The Calvin Murphy mention is A+++ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideNine Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: If you had a Rotary Antenna that you swung West from Rochester on the Stereo Console TV OMG the family had one of those, and the left side was a record player. I remember fighting with my older sister about what we were going to watch. My old man, sick of listening to us, kicked the TV out of frustration and it died with some sparks, smoke, and faint smell of ozone. Always the family smartass I turned to my sister and said, "OK, you can watch what you want". Thanks for the memories:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I have been a Bills fan since the early 70's. I still find myself referring to the Jim Kelly era. If that is my point of reference for Bills success, I think it is time they start winning again...and they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo44 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: You must also remember Al Butler. Played at Saint Bonaventure I believe? I also certainly remember the amazing Bob Lanier. I think it was his freshman year they were heading for the final four and maybe a national championship then he blew out his knee in the tournament. The little three was something back then. They had the two best freshman in the country. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figster Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: If you had a Rotary Antenna that you swung West from Rochester on the Stereo Console TV Or you are the rotary to the antenna outside in a snowstorm trying to get the signal just right.( From West Valley ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Every time you watch and see the Detroit Lions uniforms you think of the 1960 Buffalo Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Binghamton Beast said: Every time you watch and see the Detroit Lions uniforms you think of the 1960 Buffalo Bills. Dude...you're so old that your social security number is 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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