Dopey Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I mean, I Get It that you feel this way. But how does it hurt YOU or anyone else who stays home, if other fans want to go? Planespotting is done at airports. Trainspotting is done at train stations or rail yards. Planespotting is a Thing. I think they're both silly things, but how does it hurt me if other people enjoy them? My dad isn't a planespotter, but he could spend hours watching planes take off and land. Loved watching them, but deathly afraid to fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, corta765 said: Ok we've hit a point where the airport thing has lost its uniqness and specialness. Fans were at the gate Sunday after they beat Miami and I am here to say ya'll gotta stop. When they broke the drought, when they clinched the division, heck when they truly clinched the playoffs against PIT in 2019 I get going those days. Those were big important days which celebrations are worth. I myself would've went in 2020 had they beat Houston as winning your first playoff game in 20+ years also is one of those big moments. But were at the point people are just going for the sake of going. Beating a team to get to 1-1 ruins the coolness that had been established prior. Some of you may say I am no fun, but to me things like greeting the team at the airport should be received for occasions that grant it. Truth be told now that the team has made progress I'd rather see this held back to winning the AFC title, then just a regular season win that really isn't special at all. Thats funny Corta. People seriously went to the airport to greet the team back after a week 2 win?? That's ridiculous.. Was the good humor man or Mr Softee truck there selling ice cream treats too?! Why weren't they watching the Kansas City-Baltimore game that nite anyways? Great game! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Don't tell me what to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 3 hours ago, WotAGuy said: Think of it as preseason for “going to the airport”. Gotta work out the kinks. Good idea. we should start going to the airport after preseason games too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeKayAdams Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: My grandmother (God rest her soul) took me to the airport in 1990's to watch the planes take off. It just so happens the Bills were arriving and a huge group of fans gathered to wish them well. The crowds were so huge that my petite Gram Gram was trampled by three guys clamoring for a Jim Kelly autograph. One of these bruisers wore a tattoo that said "Vinny Hart Ivy" (an obvious mistake by the guy that inked his arm, but unique nonetheless.) As I watched my Gram Gram lay in a pool of Budweiser on the tile floor, she winked at me and said "Find that bastard". Don't ever tell me what to do...my search continues. He'll show up sooner or later and then it's curtains for Vinny. Allow me to play Nancy Drew for a minute. What if that WASN’T a tattoo mistake?! What if “Hart” is a reference to Jim Hart, longtime Cardinals QB from 1966-1983? And what if “Vinny” is an homage to Vinny Testaverde, the first overall pick from the 1987 NFL draft who threw for over 46,000 career yards?? “Ivy” is a bit tricky, but perhaps that is a reference to Sid Luckman, a COLUMBIA grad and Hall of Famer who revolutionized pro football offenses as Chicago’s T-formation QB??? Maybe this boorish grandma-trampling fella who rushed to get Jim Kelly’s autograph isn’t named “Vinny,” after all. And maybe “Ivy” is not the love/lust of his early life. Perhaps he is just a random aficionado of good NFL QB play? If my hunch is correct, you may not want to restrict your searches to Bills Mafia gatherings around Josh Allen. “Vinny” could be found anywhere where a quality NFL QB roams. Hope this helps, BringBackFergy! We can’t ever bring back Gram Gram (or Fergy), but wouldn’t it be lovely if you can bring back the battered corpse of Vinny (and those of the other two hooligans who were with him) so that we can drag their defiled carcasses alongside the February 2022 Bills Super Bowl parade into Niagara Square? I bet you that is what Gram Gram would have wanted. R.I.P., dearest Gram Gram. You deserved a far better Cheektowaga airport experience than what life gave you. EDIT: Yay! I did some more sleuthing. Hart finished #3 in career passing yards at the point of his retirement, Testaverde finished #6, Luckman finished #2, and Kelly finished #10. Hmmm…notice a pattern? I suspect that “Vinny” and his two autograph-seeking henchmen will turn up this season at a Bucs game (Brady), Steelers game (Big Ben), Packers game (Rodgers), Falcons game (Ryan), Rams game (Stafford), Seahawks game (Wilson), Chiefs game (Mahomes), and/or a Bills game (Allen). Go get ‘em, BringBackFergy!!! You find “Vinny” + crew and you finish the job. Edited September 22, 2021 by ComradeKayAdams 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 "Stop going to the airport" gets a five page thread? What is this, the offseason??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Jauronimo said: Pretty sure @corta765 could start a thread titled "Stop Drinking Your Own Piss at Tailgates!" and the reactions would be the same. Well it is better than Genny Cream Ale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 well this is refreshing that it is not about how JA sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasaluki Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I kind of get it. We do kind of spoil them, but that's because we love them so much. I think the airport thing is an important reminder that we as fans are always with/support them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 4 hours ago, teef said: some people have more time on their hands than others. I was thinking the same. Don’t these guys have to work Monday morning? Seems silly for a regular game, but if people want to do it, I could care less. The significance when we win the East, AFCCG, SB, or maybe even the Chiefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I am one of the large never of people who might figure out a way to get the airport if they win the Super Bowl but if y'all want to make the players realize how much we appreciate them, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Going to the airport, along with many other fun things Bills fans do, is a Rite of Passage. Our kids have watched us do all these shenanigans for years and in many cases, couldn’t wait til they were old enough to carry on the tradition. Why stop doing fun things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 They should have maced those mofos at the airport....amirite??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, GETTOTHE50 said: Good idea. we should start going to the airport after preseason games too A true fan would go to the airport to watch them take off before the games also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) Edited September 22, 2021 by Azucho98 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZBILLS Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Just require vaccination at the gates...that should stop the congregation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I might fly across country just to spite this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 4 hours ago, chris heff said: I keep coming back to this, it is genius. I copied it and texted it to my family, because it’s all about family. I’d like to make one suggestion, I think you need to change the beer. Does anyone in Buffalo drink Budweiser? You could change it to the obvious, Labatt Blue, but I’m not sure it was that popular in the early 1990s, could be an anachronism. You could go with Genny Cream Ale, or something no one drank, but brewed by Utica Club the ever obscure Matt Malt Liquor. Good eye for detail chris. btw labatt 50 in the short bottles was a thing pre nineties. would give the story a more local feel This really has turned out to become an insightful and sincerely pleasant read Thanks Corta for carrying the wood here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milanos Milano Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 4 hours ago, teef said: Maybe we can start having hate parades if things don’t go well? Pitchfork Bills merch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) I didn’t read all 6 pages but I’m guessing the people who go to the airport after a win in week 2 aren’t on this site to read your plea. May I recommend an overly dramatic open letter on Facebook to hit your target audience? Edited September 22, 2021 by YoloinOhio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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