Over 29 years of fanhood Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Had to share what I thought was a unique experience that just grows my bills fan love. was in a work conference call with our international team in México. one of the team members sent holiday wishes but the Santa in the GIF was adorned with bills colors and logo. turns out this person is a 30 years long bills fan from Mexico City. Commiserated all about superbowls, music city, all the players and drafts... his love of bills was rooted in family. our culture runs deep. 22 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba guy Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Bills country is throughout the world Edited December 19, 2020 by scuba guy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmoge70 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 We are many Mexican Bills, I am one of them (Currently living in Houston) and have been for the past 30 years. I come in every day to the board to check on any news. My group already has tickets for the AFC championship game in Kansas, so hopefully see you there. 14 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PonyBoy Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Let's make this a roll call thread. I live in Idaho now. Who's next and where? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, PonyBoy said: Let's make this a roll call thread. I live in Idaho now. Who's next and where? I live back in the WNY area for the past 15 years but I was out in St Louis and Ohio for 12 years prior... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaninSarasota Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I wore my Bills hat to an MRI and then grocery shopping today here in Sarasota, and no less than 6 people chatted me up and said how much they wanted to see the Bills in the SB. Made my afternoon....! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzonzo Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 20 years ago I was working in a bank The american football here in argentina was a sport almost nobody saw or undestand At that time, I never talk about the sport or the bills, beacause every time I talk, the people look at me li if I was a rare person. One day, in a break I start to talk with a teammate and because I remembered he lived in US. Told him I like footbal (because I was desesperate to talk with somebody who undertand the sport). After few minute, he ask me if I like some team and i told "Bills". ¿He look at me and told me ¿"how do you know"? He was a bills fans! maybe the only two bills fans at that time in all the country. I need to name like 30 players and plays of the bills history and then he really believe me. Fast forward, The other day, after almos 10 years without talk, I send a wasap message..."In february I see you in the obelisc (the place where the people celebrate his team championship) Two minutes later, I recive his mesage "vamos los bills". THE BILLS ARE A FAMILY! LOS BILLS SON UNA FAMILIA! Edited December 19, 2020 by Gonzonzo 11 10 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykidsdad Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Virginia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I’m from Rochester, although lived in Connecticut for many years, now living on our sailboat cruising the the east coast and the Bahamas, where I am currently, 👍 ⛵️🏝🤿🎣🍹😁 Go Bills!!! 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97bills Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Holding it down for 30 years in Mississippi GO BILLS 5 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: I’m from Rochester, although lived in Connecticut for many years, now living on our sailboat cruising the the east coast and the Bahamas, where I am currently, 👍 ⛵️🏝🤿🎣🍹😁 Go Bills!!! Is this terry or Kim 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, 97bills said: Holding it down for 30 years in Mississippi GO BILLS Is this terry or Kim 🤔 Neither, 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Had to share what I thought was a unique experience that just grows my bills fan love. was in a work conference call with our international team in México. one of the team members sent holiday wishes but the Santa in the GIF was adorned with bills colors and logo. turns out this person is a 30 years long bills fan from Mexico City. Commiserated all about superbowls, music city, all the players and drafts... his love of bills was rooted in family. our culture runs deep. The title frightened me! I was afraid it was in a Wegman’s parking lot! When we moved to Sarasota, Florida I was amazed to find so many Bills fans. All of that lost population had to go somewhere, and it was a safe bet many of them went somewhere warm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BfloBillsFan Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Love to hear stories like this.Go Bills! From Buffalo, lived in Detroit for about 8 years, now living in Pittsford. Edited December 19, 2020 by BfloBillsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 48 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: I’m from Rochester, although lived in Connecticut for many years, now living on our sailboat cruising the the east coast and the Bahamas, where I am currently, 👍 ⛵️🏝🤿🎣🍹😁 Go Bills!!! This sounds amazing...are you able to see the games regularly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyny13 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Bronx NY. Family are all die hard Giant fans, have 0 ties to western NY, although that’s changed now (1 cousin who’s a Buffalo cop, the other for nat’l grid.). People always ask how did I become a fan, and I can’t really answer, I was too young to remember. I do remember my mother calling me buffalo bill Cody, and a neighbor friend of mine Jesse...jesse James. My only thought was that I thought the team was named after me? The other was just being a punk child rooting against my family’s team in the super bowl, which is my first football memory. I was 5 and I still remember the look on my parents face when I was rooting for the Bills lol. Fast forward and now my family always supports the Bills, at least when they’re not playing the G-men. Now that I’m thinking about this is should really change my post name to BuffaloBillCody. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblano Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 There is a long football tradition her in Mexico, at least 70 years, and during the early 90' the Bills fan base grew up, until now, with the Facebook groups you can notice the size of mexican Bills fans, there is at least 6 national groups (and several regional). I'm in a couple of those for a couple years back, and most of the members started in those years, and clearly It is starting to grow with the current results of the team 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbillsfan Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Originally from Buffalo, lived in Cheatriots State before moving to SF. Was at a neighbor's house wearing my Bills Mafia sweatshirt & she said her father in Australia is a huge Bills fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Yup. Been a fan since a tadpole back in 63. I’ve met Bills fans in so many states, and in many other countries, and from 5 continents so far. It’s always fun too. Edited December 19, 2020 by Bob in STL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Town of Tonawanda raised, now living on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Live from Bangalore, India. Bills fan since 1990....lived through the 4 SB losses. Illegal Forward Throw, drought, and now enjoying the revival; don't care whether the game is at 11:30 PM or 2:30 AM or 5 AM, always watch it live every single game... 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 hours ago, mykidsdad said: Virginia What's with your 'Location' description, brother? Virginia is not the 'deep south'. It's the northern most of the southern states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty75 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) The Bills Mafia is international guys, i’m from Paris, France. Go Bills ! 🙌🏽 Edited December 19, 2020 by Smitty75 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Yes, everywhere. Last November I was in San Jose, Costa Rica, and doing a jog around the campus of the University of Costa Rica. I'm wearing a Bills t-shirt, and out of no where a hear an older Costa Rican man, yell to me "GO BILLS" and give a thumbs up. It was clear he was not fluent in English (and I am not in Spanish), we exchanged greeting and smiles over our favorite team. It was a fun moment. . . . Indeed, the Bills have an international fan base. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Don Otreply said: I’m from Rochester, although lived in Connecticut for many years, now living on our sailboat cruising the the east coast and the Bahamas, where I am currently, 👍 ⛵️🏝🤿🎣🍹😁 Go Bills!!! Showoff. What are you Elmer J. Fudd, “I am a millionaire, I own a mansion and a yacht”, AGAIN”. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Don Otreply said: I’m from Rochester, although lived in Connecticut for many years, now living on our sailboat cruising the the east coast and the Bahamas, where I am currently, 👍 ⛵️🏝🤿🎣🍹😁 Go Bills!!! Literally, living the dream. . . . Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBills88 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 From Philadelphia As an 8 year old,I watched the Eagles but fell in love with the Bills, in November of 88, when I snuck downstairs turned the TV on, turned the volume all the way down & watch the Bills beat Mia on Monday Night football. I been a Bills fan since then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Augie said: The title frightened me! I was afraid it was in a Wegman’s parking lot! When we moved to Sarasota, Florida I was amazed to find so many Bills fans. All of that lost population had to go somewhere, and it was a safe bet many of them went somewhere warm! I currently live in Concord, NC, and there are a bunch of Bills fans here. 7-8 different families in my neighborhood alone. But what made me laugh was this. This past weekend, a former neighbor of mine, who recently had moved down to Florida (Bradenton) just a few months ago, stopped by the house when we were out front playing with the kids. He was back in town for something that was scheduled before he made the move to Florida. He saw us out front and just stopped by to chat. He said, "I can't believe how many Bills fans there are down there! Literally the first family we met after we moved in was Bills fans!" It kinda made me chuckle. That for such a "small market" team, wherever you go - he went from Concord, NC, to Bradenton, FL, and there are apparently just as many there as there are here - there are Bills fans everywhere! Edited December 19, 2020 by CLTbills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 hours ago, Smitty75 said: The Bills Mafia is international guys, i’m from Paris, France. Go Bills ! 🙌🏽 From Rochester originally, living in Israel for 30 years. Thanks to NFL Game Pass I get all the games, which I often watch with a friend who is also an ex-Rochestarian. The first year they showed the Superbowl on cable TV here was SB XXV (wide right) so local people who tuned in thought that Buffalo was a Yankees-like dynasty, four straight SB appearances. For years Jim Kelly was the only NFL name anyone here knew. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Attended first Bills game at the Rockpile in 1962 as a wee young lad. Currently located in West By God Virginia where there are many Bill's fans due to' the Darryl Talley connection. When cruising returns, wear some Bills stuff on the ship and you will meet many new friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC BIlls Fan Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I'm from Kenmore. Hate to admit I'm 65. Left Buffalo at 18 to join the Navy where I spent 21 years and retired. Now live in Charleston, SC. Lots of Bills fans down here. Family still lives in Buffalo. Go Bills! Lets go to the Super Bowl! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Was buying a cake last Sunday afternoon for my daughter’s 6th wedding anniversary and the gal at the bakery in Westlake Village, CA saw my Bills shirt....well that was it....I was there chatting at the counter for almost half an hour. GO BILLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRifle Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Born in Springville. Moved to FLA as a kid and joined the military. Finally settled in Harrisburg, PA. I can tell you that I’ve seen Bills fans in every place I’ve been around the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 From Kentucky, born and raised and I was 7 in 1973, playing my first year of Pop Warner when the 2,003 yard season happened. Been a Bills fan ever since and served all around the country and always seemed to find a least one other Bills fan wherever I was stationed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 11 hours ago, Gonzonzo said: 20 years ago I was working in a bank The american football here in argentina was a sport almost nobody saw or undestand At that time, I never talk about the sport or the bills, beacause every time I talk, the people look at me li if I was a rare person. One day, in a break I start to talk with a teammate and because I remembered he lived in US. Told him I like footbal (because I was desesperate to talk with somebody who undertand the sport). After few minute, he ask me if I like some team and i told "Bills". ¿He look at me and told me ¿"how do you know"? He was a bills fans! maybe the only two bills fans at that time in all the country. I need to name like 30 players and plays of the bills history and then he really believe me. Fast forward, The other day, after almos 10 years without talk, I send a wasap message..."In february I see you in the obelisc (the place where the people celebrate his team championship) Two minutes later, I recive his mesage "vamos los bills". THE BILLS ARE A FAMILY! LOS BILLS SON UNA FAMILIA! Great story, thanks for sharing. I now know how I'm going to refer to @Gugny going forward. He is a rare person. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) I live in central Florida now. No matter where I go, if im wearing one of my many Bills hats, like clock work. Go, Bills from a stranger. Go Bills. I have annual passes at Dinsney for my kids with such close proximity. The first time we went my wife was astonished with how many people we would run into. They would start the shout song or say go Bills. Bills Mafia is large all over. Edited December 19, 2020 by Mat68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 10 hours ago, Codyny13 said: This sounds amazing...are you able to see the games regularly? I follow them in the game day thread, and the bills app, sometimes I can watch on the app👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I ran into a Patriots fan this morning in a little deli shop here in Walthamstow, East London. I had my Bills beanie hat on and he came over dressed as Santa Claus and thought he was really funny saying no Bills fans allowed. Then he proceeded to drone on about how frustrating it was for him as a Pats fan this season. My heart bleeds. It really does. 🙄 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Originally from Rochester, now in Westchester Cty. Plenty of Bills fans in the NYC area, but my funniest Bills fan encounter occurred about 30 years ago when I lived in Tokyo. I joined a gym there and one of the Japanese regulars was a guy named Shingo-san who every session was draped head to toe in Bills gear thanks to the new NFL store there. He told me in his limited English and my “ma-ma” (their “so-so”) Japanese that originally he liked the logo and colors, but had become a fan via their 2 am on Wednesday night’s NFL highlights show, which I religiously taped. Sadly, that was the year the Cowboys blew us out in the Super Bowl—nothing worse than watching your team get annihilated on a Monday morning and then having to go into work. Still, great city and great times. Thems were the days.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, machine gun kelly said: Showoff. What are you Elmer J. Fudd, “I am a millionaire, I own a mansion and a yacht”, AGAIN”. Hell I don’t even own a house or a car, the dingy is the car, we sold it all to do this, the boat is the house, and it’s only 30 feet long, it is a Bristol 29.9 built in Rhode Island in1977, it was a life style choice, 😁👍 Edited December 19, 2020 by Don Otreply 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded in Boston Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Raised in Town of Tonawanda; moved to Boston after UB >35 years ago. I'm OK with the Red Sox, and I'm finally more-or-less over that BS foul call that allowed the Celtics to beat the Braves in the 1974 NBA playoffs. But I successfully vaccinated my kids against the Cheats. Simple formula: Kid wanna eat? Kid root for Bills. 😎 Actually, a few years back I took my boys to see an AC Milan soccer game at Gillette Stadium. On the way out, the little guys spotted this huge Pats logo painted on the concourse, and started stomping on it, yelling "Pats suck! Brady sucks!", etc. Then we had to beat it the hell out of there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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