BillsFan619 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 The one that sticks out to me was September 1999. I was in college and lived in Colorado at the time. Me and a couple people started driving to New York on a Thursday night. We got to my family’s house in New York on Friday night. We spent the day with them on Saturday. Then, we went to the Bills game on Sunday. They played the Eagles and won 26-0. Woohoo! Then, we started driving back to Colorado on Sunday night. After all that, so thankful that they won! 🤣 OK Bills fans, your turn. Share a story that reveals your dedication. Go Bills! Go Bills Mafia! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) I been a non stop fan since '64. Edited March 27, 2021 by ColoradoBills 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BLUES Brothers Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 First thought was a dedicated group of three of us dutifully staying through the bad part and then gratefully there to be a part of to the amazing end of The Comeback Game! Although bigger dedication may have been staying until the end of the Bills/Jets Finale 2 seasons ago in the pouring rain of a meaningless/ no playoff implication game - but it was in great to me because my 23 year old son (who is a Bills fan because his ol' man is a Bills fan - bought the tickets for us to go together... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 In 1994 I played sick on Thanksgiving so I didn't have to go to my in-laws and could watch the Bills play in peace. 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicharito Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I go to games alone because we sucked for so long and I couldn’t find anyone that wanted free tickets to tag along! 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) I’ve gotten in trouble at past jobs for watching the game, like BIG trouble. One was even a freaking preseason game. This has happened multiple times. I no longer work Sundays. Sunday birthdays have been an issue too. And probably my future wedding, I will definitely have a secret score keeper who can signal me the score. Edited March 27, 2021 by TheyCallMeAndy 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndonvilleBill Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Does living in South Florida and wearing my EJ Manuel jersey in public count?😱 2 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Back in April of 2009 when the first round of the draft still started midday on a Saturday, I was studying abroad in Australia. After a drunken night out in Sydney, I took the wrong (and last) bus and wound up out in the sticks. My buddy and I hitchhiked back to our apartment because I needed to be back by like 6 am local time for about when we were supposed to pick. We got back with a little time to spare, I found some bootleg stream and watched us draft Aaron Maybin 😞 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) My friend got married on a Sunday during football season in 2016. It was actually the day of the Cardinals vs Bills game that the Bills won. While taking wedding photos outside the church I was checking my phone repeatedly for score updates. I remember being annoyed when I was stuck at a wedding while the Bills were up 17-0 at one point during the game. My other friend even called me "immature" because I was looking at the score repeatedly. My response to him was "how about not getting married on a freaking Sunday in September during football season?" I also refuse to work a job that works weekends because I won't miss a Bills game Edited March 27, 2021 by Buffalo03 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 This past year when the bills were making the come back versus the Rams My whole family was grieving the death of the matriarch of my family, my grandmother (RIP) During the wake all my male cousins and uncles were huddled up in the corner watching the final drive on our phones and the funeral home erupted in cheers and the shout song when we scored 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Devil 69 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) I was born and raised in Western New York, and have been a Bills fanatic since the team's creation in 1960 (I'm old). In January 1991, I was a diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I was of course desperate to see my team's first appearance in a Super Bowl. The TV stations in Ulaanbaatar were Mongolian and Russian, and did not carry the game. The Mongolian government very kindly invited me to watch the game at the Mongolian national TV centre, where they were somehow able to receive it. I watched it alone with a host who had no idea what was going on. Like many of you, I still regard Wide Right as one of the worst moments of my life. My host could see my displeasure, but had no idea what had happened or what it meant to me. I just thanked him and explained that my team had lost. p.s. I watched Home Run Throwback at the Marine House in Yerevan, Armenia. My fellow viewers that time at least understood why I was so sad. Hope springs eternal, though, for all of us on this board! Edited March 27, 2021 by Blue Devil 69 5 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan619 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said: I been a non stop fan since '64. Your fandom is older than me. Way to go, Sir! 39 minutes ago, The BLUES Brothers said: First thought was a dedicated group of three of us dutifully staying through the bad part and then gratefully there to be a part of to the amazing end of The Comeback Game! Although bigger dedication may have been staying until the end of the Bills/Jets Finale 2 seasons ago in the pouring rain of a meaningless/ no playoff implication game - but it was in great to me because my 23 year old son (who is a Bills fan because his ol' man is a Bills fan - bought the tickets for us to go together... Meaningless and rain. Yup! 28 minutes ago, LyndonvilleBill said: Does living in South Florida and wearing my EJ Manuel jersey in public count?😱 🤣 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan619 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 40 minutes ago, Beast said: In 1994 I played sick on Thanksgiving so I didn't have to go to my in-laws and could watch the Bills play in peace. Did you get that trick from Ferris Bueller? 16 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: This past year when the bills were making the come back versus the Rams My whole family was grieving the death of the matriarch of my family, my grandmother (RIP) During the wake all my male cousins and uncles were huddled up in the corner watching the final drive on our phones and the funeral home erupted in cheers and the shout song when we scored Grandma must be proud. 🤣 Sorry for your loss though, bro! 25 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said: My friend got married on a Sunday during football season in 2016. It was actually the day of the Cardinals vs Bills game that the Bills won. While taking wedding photos outside the church I was checking my phone repeatedly for score updates. I remember being annoyed when I was stuck at a wedding while the Bills were up 17-0 at one point during the game. My other friend even called me "immature" because I was looking at the score repeatedly. My response to him was "how about not getting married on a freaking Sunday in September during football season?" I also refuse to work a job that works weekends because I won't miss a Bills game Sunday weddings 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: This past year when the bills were making the come back versus the Rams My whole family was grieving the death of the matriarch of my family, my grandmother (RIP) During the wake all my male cousins and uncles were huddled up in the corner watching the final drive on our phones and the funeral home erupted in cheers and the shout song when we scored To paraphrase the priest in the Seinfeld episode: "Well, then it's simple...you're all going to Hell". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan619 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, LEBills said: Back in April of 2009 when the first round of the draft still started midday on a Saturday, I was studying abroad in Australia. After a drunken night out in Sydney, I took the wrong (and last) bus and wound up out in the sticks. My buddy and I hitchhiked back to our apartment because I needed to be back by like 6 am local time for about when we were supposed to pick. We got back with a little time to spare, I found some bootleg stream and watched us draft Aaron Maybin 😞 Going through all of that just for us to get Maybin? And you stayed a fan? 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said: Did you get that trick from Ferris Bueller? Grandma must be proud. 🤣 Sorry for your loss though, bro! Sunday weddings 🙄 Grandma liked the Bills! I feel it was warranted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan619 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 41 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: I’ve gotten in trouble at past jobs for watching the game, like BIG trouble. One was even a freaking preseason game. This has happened multiple times. I no longer work Sundays. Sunday birthdays have been an issue too. And probably my future wedding, I will definitely have a secret score keeper who can signal me the score. Bro, just don’t get married on a Sunday! 2 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Grandma liked the Bills! I feel it was warranted Yup, a celebratory way to go out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLP Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Back in the nineties my friend and I were on our way to Holiday Valley for a New Years weekend ski trip. We were coming from Toronto, Canada and we drove right by Rich Stadium (I still call it that). There was a sign saying tickets were on sale for the Sunday playoff game, so we turned around and stood in line to get tickets. Then we continued on to Holiday Valley and returned on Sunday for the playoff game. Yes, the Bills won. I think it was the Miami "Cry Baby Cox" game! Awesome. Then we went back to Holiday Valley after the game to continue our ski trip. Great long weekend! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Having season tickets for 16 years of the drought. The End. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I had season tickets for 5 years while living in Texas, to help support the team when the future ownership was in doubt. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I read this forum and don't try to find the hosting facility and burn it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I moved to LA in 1989 at the age of 20. My second job there was cooking at Gorky’s Russian Cafe. I told them I couldn’t work Sunday mornings because I was Devout and had to go to church!!! Of course, I would ride the LA Metro bus all the way to Canoga Park ( 1 hour each way) to go watch the Bills games in some Irish pub. THAT was my Sunday Church😎 2 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 31 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said: Bro, just don’t get married on a Sunday! Yup, a celebratory way to go out. She wants to!! Heart set on an October Sunday haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirious Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I was born in '95 so the only Bills I've ever known is the sucky Bills. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) This one is easy. I’m at Oswego as an underclass man and a Frannies alumni in 88. I go with 8 frat brothers to the Bills/Jets game where big ol Smerlas bats the kick down to win the East since the early 80’s with Knox. We also go with 6 of my high school buddies including two cousins. The night before we’re out with all of us and 30 Gamma guys from an opposing fraternity at PJ bottoms. The 40+ are having fun enjoying way too many adult beverages. we get in from the movie Roadhouse brawl with entire UB Rugby team and it was insane. All of us survived of course went to Slime on the Line if you guys remember those diners serving slime dogs to us at 4:30 am telling war stories. We sleep for an hour maybe and meet both groups of guys at one of the off lots and drink for many hours before the game. The game ends and all 40+ are in the tunnel endzone. Everyone rushes the field and one of my idiot brothers loses his shoe on the field. like a young drunk idiot make It on the goalpost third for all of 7-8 seconds before I became a Ladder for everyone else and get my jaw slammed against the goal post flying into the crowd. It was one of my most favorite moments and scariest as the crowd was trampling each other to knock the post down. we sat there drunk and stupid watching others knock the posts down and then throwing them iver the stadium wall. To be young and dumb again. It was a great memory of which I would never repeat again. Those days were fun and like many of you, I wonder how did I not get in trouble for such stupid decisions. Thank god I say an our father every morning for surviving the stupidity of youth, and pray my sons don’t make decisions like that one. Edited March 27, 2021 by machine gun kelly 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I don't really have one. Started watching the Bills with my grandpa in mid-1960s. First game that sticks in my mind was the conf. championship loss in 1966. Been a Bills fan ever since. Moved to Boston in the late 70's/hope of the early '80s. Still a Bills fan. Moved to St Louis while the Bills sucked. The Cardinals sucked too, but I never considered switching fandom anyway. Enjoyed the heck out of the late 80's/early 90s but never considered a switch to the Greatest Show on Turf when they were the local Hot thing Still a Bills fan. It's in my blood I guess. Though I will swear at Bidwell and Kroenke with the best of the locals, just on principal. 14 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: She wants to!! Heart set on an October Sunday haha Bye week 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Third month of my internship. I was doing Hem/Onc. I worked 30 of 31 days. My one day off I drove from Columbus Ohio to Orchard Park and back in the same day to see a Bills game. I don’t recall the exact game right now. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) So I moved in with my GF in Massachusets. Her daughter lives with her boyfriend, who family owns a block of houses, which houses lots and lots of his relatives, all huge Pats fans(season ticket holders since 1990). Last Christmas me and my GF popped over at night. I had a classic Bills hat on. They say- hey theres a big party next store- lets go. We go over, supercrowded, everyone is having fun, partying hard. One of cousins and proposes toast for Tony who passed on. And then Mario. Both beloved good men. Someone says- Tony and Mario each deserve their own shot. There is like 70 people there, they line up two shots for all 70 of us. We shoot the first one. "to Mario, a great American, Dad, Son, brother, friend, Pats fan..............praise" We are all touched we all shoot the second shot. The dude who gave speech was straight across from me- "He says Im toasting Mario and this son of a B word is wearing a Buffalo Bills hat!" and he points squarely at me lol Edited March 27, 2021 by Pete 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Firebaugh Kid Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I purchased a JP Losman jersey in public. Also.....went on my honeymoon in '03. I paid a friend to videotape the Bills Chiefs game and avoided all contact with Americans...only to come home to watch an abysmal 38-5 loss. Lol 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFlutie Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I rode an uber in Charleston. The driver was from Rochester. He told me he gave up rooting for them years ago and is now a Giants fan. ...his tip = $0. 2 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: Third month of my internship. I was doing Hem/Onc. I worked 30 of 31 days. My one day off I drove from Columbus Ohio to Orchard Park and back in the same day to see a Bills game. I don’t recall the exact game right now. Not many will understand the pure pain and dedication of that, but I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills! Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I attended the greatest comeback in history, and thankfully my dad drank too much so we couldn’t leave at half time. Second half I spent making snow balls and throwing them at oilers fans as we came back. also at my wedding we played the chris Berman version of the shout song! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I didn't ask for it, and don't ask me why or how it happened (long story), but somehow I ended up being given an authentic Dan Carpenter (#2) jersey as a gift a few years ago. I must be the only person in the world with one other than maybe Carpenter's dad. I still wear it occasionally, with pride, and despite people always asking why the hell I have a Carpenter jersey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, ColoradoBills said: I been a non stop fan since '64. Short and sweet, but says it all! You might want to mention tolerating the men’s room if you want to paint a more complete picture. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I moved to CT in 1979 and have been getting laughed at for being a Bills fan ever since 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: She wants to!! Heart set on an October Sunday haha Oh boy! Is she a Bills fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Started watching in ~1966-1967. Still going after all these years. Enough said. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, The Firebaugh Kid said: I purchased a JP Losman jersey in public. Also.....went on my honeymoon in '03. I paid a friend to videotape the Bills Chiefs game and avoided all contact with Americans...only to come home to watch an abysmal 38-5 loss. Lol there should be a friends exception for- Don't watch it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Beast said: In 1994 I played sick on Thanksgiving so I didn't have to go to my in-laws and could watch the Bills play in peace. In your Chris Mohr jersey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarsen Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 We live in NJ, but originally from OP. Got season tickets May of 1993 (reason: to drive to visit family on a few weekends a season). Finally gave them up in 2019- just became too much, kids got married, etc) Now I realize that all I had to do was give up my tickets and we'd be "in the hunt" again? Sorry everyone who has waited 25 years.... its my fault. PS... I want my tickets back! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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