BillsFan619 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) Cool story. We live in the San Diego area, home to a great Bills Backers bar (right, @muppy?) called the Local in PB. My daughter just moved to Monterey to start her junior year at college, which is about seven hours north of us (sad part of the story 😳). I told her she should look for a place up there to hang out with some bills fans. I know when most people think of California, they think of a big population and rightfully so. That said, Monterey only has about 30,000 people in it so she thought the chances of finding some thing up there wasn’t good. Lo and behold, she’s not even looking for it mind you, and she finds a Bills Backers flyer for Monterey on the door of a sandwich shop. 😃 So, wherever you live, or wherever you’re traveling to for vacation, make sure you look to see if there’s a Bills Backers chapter in your area. Even in a smaller city, you may be surprised to find that there’s one there or near. I found this website today (didn’t know about it until today) where you can check how far one is from where you live or are traveling to. I hope this link will be helpful for some. https://www.buffalobills.com/fans/bills-backers/chapters Edited September 8, 2023 by BillsFan619 2 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) Facebook has a group for Bills Backers presidents which has been useful to me in finding places for people to go to. Except Facebook cannot find my account : No Search Results Your search did not return any results. Please try again with other information. Help is of course is useless and sends you in a circle. Edited September 8, 2023 by Limeaid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Williams Available Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 It happened, in Monterey, a long time ago …. I met her, in Monterey …. I left Buffalo in 2012 for San Francisco, where in North Beach the city’s Bills Backers Bar was at The Northstar Cafe.Going there for 6 years made me a bigger Bills fan than had I stayed in Buffalo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) Walking out of my office late this afternoon on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul, MN, a young graduate student at Macalester College was proudly wearing her classic logo Bills sweatshirt. We exchanged Go Bills - she did her undergrad at Canisius and is doing graduate work here. We both agreed that the Bills need to beat the stuffin' out of the Jets. MSP has a very active Bills Backers group... Edited September 9, 2023 by JoeF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I was in Italy last week. Took a trip to San Marino which is an independent territory within Italy. Saw a guy wearing an Allen jersey. He said he was from NYC. We are everywhere!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongli Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) I was in Reno, NV at Red Robin a few years ago, and was stunned when a customer came in with a Bills jacket. Like, what is a Bills fan doing across the country in Nevada? Then, I saw a regular at my former gym nearby who had a Sabres keychain. Always changed the channel I had on there from Good Morning Football to the NHL Network. But anyway, Buffalo is well represented nationally. [Well, then there was the case where I had the Bills game on on a TV at my gym, and another customer changed the channel to World Cup men's soccer. Like, seriously? You choose soccer over NFL??] Edited September 9, 2023 by chongli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonbus23 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 45 minutes ago, Best Williams Available said: It happened, in Monterey, a long time ago …. I met her, in Monterey …. I left Buffalo in 2012 for San Francisco, where in North Beach the city’s Bills Backers Bar was at The Northstar Cafe.Going there for 6 years made me a bigger Bills fan than had I stayed in Buffalo. I moved from San Diego and now live in Oakland, and go to the Northstar Cafe for Bills games. It's better than PB Local by far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 21 minutes ago, Ethan in Cleveland said: I was in Italy last week. Took a trip to San Marino which is an independent territory within Italy. Saw a guy wearing an Allen jersey. He said he was from NYC. We are everywhere!!! We took a boat from Sorrento to Capri in May with 3 other couples. We are waiting a bit for the last couple so we can take off, and he finally shows up. Wearing a Bills shirt. We’re all good! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I was in North Myrtle beach out for dinner with my wife. We met an older couple where man was wearing a Bills hat. He asked us if we were from Buffalo (my wife was wearing her Be in Buffalo T-Shirt from Invest Buffalo Niagara and I said I was but have been away 35 years and live in Alexandria, VA. He then asked about my shirt which is JOTT 24 - I said it was from Jimmy's Old Town Tavern in Herndon, VA where my Bills Backers group meets. He said they were from Northern Virginia too and went out to eat at Jimmy's earlier in the month. Enter to win the 2023 Hometown Touchdown here! We got our swag box from them this week. They are now giving out more stuff than the Bills do who used to send us box of stuff each year. Last year I got a Bills Mafia flag and this year nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I was hiking Yosemite and got to the top of the falls and saw a guy in a bills hat. Hey where in ny you from? He’s like I’m from cali. Point to his bills hat and he’s like oh right no I’m from cali but started as a fan in the early 90s. He pulls out the bills flag from his pack and we have a sweet pic from the top. I’ve got a hundred stories like this from a random wal mart in a pass thru town town in New Mexico to sitting at a bar in bayeaux France. We are everywhere. It kills me every time 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 3 hours ago, BillsFan619 said: Cool story. We live in the San Diego area, home to a great Bills Backers bar (right, @muppy?) called the Local in PB. My daughter just moved to Monterey to start her junior year at college, which is about seven hours north of us (sad part of the story 😳). I told her she should look for a place up there to hang out with some bills fans. I know when most people think of California, they think of a big population and rightfully so. That said, Monterey only has about 30,000 people in it so she thought the chances of finding some thing up there wasn’t good. Lo and behold, she’s not even looking for it mind you, and she finds a Bills Backers flyer for Monterey on the door of a sandwich shop. 😃 So, wherever you live, or wherever you’re traveling to for vacation, make sure you look to see if there’s a Bills Backers chapter in your area. Even in a smaller city, you may be surprised to find that there’s one there or near. I found this website today (didn’t know about it until today) where you can check how far one is from where you live or are traveling to. I hope this link will be helpful for some. https://www.buffalobills.com/fans/bills-backers/chapters I've been to this place. The Monterey Backers have only been around for a couple of years, but they are a great fun group, and the Bulldog Pub is a great place to watch the games. Your daughter will love hanging out with them. I plan on visiting them sometime this season as well. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLP Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I’m in San Diego- I may join you 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htt2821 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Love the Local in PB…was my first stop there when I went in May…some of the best nachos I’ve ever had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trust The Process Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I live in San Marcos. Local PB gets jam packed with Bills fans. I’ve bumped into many Bills fans over the years, most recently in July on a trip to Palestine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephilim17 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Good to see we are represented all over the planet. When we win the big one, there will be celebrations all over the Earth. It will be one of the greatest championship wins in the history of pro sports. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I’ve lived in Salt Lake City for 26 years and only last season did I realize there is a huge Bills bar about 3 miles away from my house. Wild. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai San Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Lived in Rochester for 35+ years. Moved to Florida 5 years ago. Many many Bills fans here in Sarasota/Bradenton. Always fun to see fans and get a Go Bills shout going. Damn I looked at that Bills Backer site! Holy Fandom Batman! Go Bills! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha2Buffalo Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 True story I'm in Vegas rn and have seen a whole bunch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 anyone know of any BB chapters in Pyongyang? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 16 hours ago, Buffalo619 said: I live in Scripps Ranch. Several Bills fans in our neighborhood and only two are obnoxious to the point of not being able to hang. The more we win. The more fair weather backers we will have. Plus josh has a fan club for himself. I wish they’d move the local backers bar to somewhere a bit more safe and not as scummie. PB is a trash hole. I’d like to see one in a nicer neighborhood, Del Mar possibly. PB is perfectly safe and fine for a Sunday morning/afternoon game. It's a good central location on the coast and you can walk across the street and be on the beach. I've lived in or around the area for 13+ years, my kids have attended PB public schools, never had any personal issues with crime or anything. Getting back on point, we've got a lot of transplants all over the country, so, yes, you can find a Bills backer group most anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 14 hours ago, Best Williams Available said: It happened, in Monterey, a long time ago …. I met her, in Monterey …. I left Buffalo in 2012 for San Francisco, where in North Beach the city’s Bills Backers Bar was at The Northstar Cafe.Going there for 6 years made me a bigger Bills fan than had I stayed in Buffalo. Ah, yes, the Northstar Cafe. I've caught quite a few games there. The last being the fateful 2004 season ending loss to the Steelers third stringers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonbus23 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Buffalo619 said: I live in Scripps Ranch. Several Bills fans in our neighborhood and only two are obnoxious to the point of not being able to hang. The more we win. The more fair weather backers we will have. Plus josh has a fan club for himself. I wish they’d move the local backers bar to somewhere a bit more safe and not as scummie. PB is a trash hole. I’d like to see one in a nicer neighborhood, Del Mar possibly. Haha! Del Mar. Now that's a Buffalo town! Man, if PB is a trash hole, I don't even want to hear your description of OB, or worse yet, IB, or even worse than that, Las Playas de Tijuana! Advice: Stay in Scripps Ranch and watch it at home alone in your gated community. I also want to give a shout out to those who risk their lives (pictured below) to watch Bills games in the scummy trash hole aka Pacific Beach, California. You are true heroes. Edited September 9, 2023 by leonbus23 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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