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Happy Birthday, Joe!

We are at $256 as of today. One is a check that I have, so it does not show as part of the total at the 2020 Walk. We have a few weeks!

John Prine is one of those brilliant poets and guitarists, on the fringe of "pop star" status. I have been loving his music since the seventies. He is on my top of the pops list with J.J. Cale, Leon Russell, The Band (two original members are alive), and a few others. I am not ready to let go of him yet. ?

I had to retire at 62 because my MS decided to not let me manage the stress of 40+ hours a week anymore. My disability application with Social Security was granted in a record eight working days. So I started collecting the full retirement age benefit almost five years ago. It converted from disability to retirement when I turned 65.It takes a lot adjustment, since I always worked, and my wife is not ready to retire. Luckily I have not had to touch my IRA's. The worst part was having my career job eliminated in 2007, so I spent the last several years of work with less pay and significantly less enjoyment. I feel busier now than when I worked, but I have more choice over scheduling my hours! It took a while for the family to back off and not try to fill my schedule for me. My complaints are petty. I am a lucky guy and plan to live to be 100. Good luck to you, Lewport !

Better than that! Since it is a virtual walk, you can join my team and walk from where you are! With all the heavy things going on this year, I do not think people are real responsive to sponsoring walks this year!

2019 MS Walk Team

To my fellow Bills fans, it is that time of year again where I ask for sponsors to raise funds for the National MS Society. Over the past decade and more, Two Bills Drive and others have helped us raise over $20,000 for the cause. I know these are hard times for all. IF you can sponsor me, I assure you, all money goes directly to the MS Society. I was diagnosed with relapsing/remitting Multiple Sclerosis Twenty-Six years ago, and I am still walking the walk! Thanks! MS WALK 2020 FAMILY ROCKS! I am also on Facebook Groups as "FAMILY ROCKS" Virtual Walk MS: Canandaigua, NY Because of the Corona virus, we will not be walking in large groups this year. On May 17, 2020 our team will be walking in a variety of ways to raise funds to help find the cure for Multiple Sclerosis. Since 2003 we have raised over $20,000 thanks to YOU! Any amount helps! Thank you! From the MS Society: Celebrate Your Walk, Your Way: Whether it’s on a home treadmill or a walk around the block with your dog, on your site’s Walk MS date (or whenever it’s convenient for you) put on your orange or Walk MS finest and show us how you’re celebrating by using #virtualwalkMS on social media to share photos and more.

I started smoking regularly (inhaling) when I was thirteen. I knew I should quit but I was hooked like a crack addict by the time I was eighteen. Fast forward. When I was 44, I was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. I began treating the MS but never stopped smoking. After a while I asked my doctor what he though my future would be like, like the far distant age of say 65. He said they might have a cure, but I would probably be sick or dead if I did not stop smoking! I took that to heart and eventually quit within six months . It was the hardest thing I ever did!! I started working out at the gym at work so my brain was beginning to associate work with working out, not work with smoke breaks. Now I am sixty freaking six and they still have no cure for MS, but I do not smoke and do not want to smoke. I have slowed down, because of my MS, but I would probably be dead if I never stopped smoking.

Place kicker Booth Lusteg. Took on his brother's identity when applying for a spot in Buffalo to replace an injured Pete Gogolak, so he became (on paper) four years younger and a Boston College graduate. Was a 50% FG kicker in 1966. Missed a gimme field goal against San Diego, so the game ended a tie. Fans waited for him outside the Rockpile and kicked his ass after that game! I was at that game, but not one of the thugs.

"Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda - this is your off season mantra, fellow fans. Breathe in expanding the diaphragm, exhale slowly through your nose. We shoulda kept Lamonica and got rid of Kemp. Peace - it is the off season - learn from the past, but look forward. How many fans said we picked the wrong Josh, but Josh Rosen tanked in AZ, and became backup to Fitz and the Fish.

Just a tidbit: I met Y.A. Tittle in Rochester in the 1990's. He signed his HOF football card for me, as well as his picture in the NY Giants team photo, included in Sam Huff's autobiography Tough Stuff.

Just to clarify, I have the highlighted items - I am looking in my house! They are in a box somewhere! I wanted to wear my father's Boosters topcoat (from about 1961 or 1962) this Sunday but it is wool, and they are expecting rain. It would weigh a TON if it was soaking wet!

I do not have anything on the original Bills AFL fight song. I am looking for the original Buffalo Bills Boosters Club, Inc. incorporation papers from 1960 that include my father'as signature. The corporation is why they are Boosters, not Backers! I am also looking for the Buffalo Boosters Bulletin (fan newspaper) from December 1961, wishing club members a Happy Holiday. My father was listed as Club Treasurer. I went to several games at The Rockpile, and actually met Tom Day.

The article neglects to mention that Baltimore fans actually tore up wooden bleachers in the stadium and set them on fire!

I gambled and got tickets right before the Patriots game. My reasoning was if that they beat the Patriots, the Jets game MIGHT be very meaningful and tickets would be very expensive. I will enjoy the game and tailgate with family and friends! We are only driving in from Rochester so it is not a problem!

Thurman sat most of the game, and Barry Sanders took the rushing title that year!

I am just being selfish here, but I would like to see as many starters as possible play at least the first half, simply because I will be at the game! Looking at the bigger picture, I just want to see a competitive game and a win!

I have Spectrum and NFLN, just getting twisted around the deeper I read into the details. Thanks.

Does anyone know if I have NFL Network with Spectrum if the game will be broadcast in Rochester, NY? I will read your answer slowly so I make sure I comprehend.

Punk is Best! White Christmas by The Stiff Little Fingers By the way, to any who like Father Christmas by the Kinks, it is a song deriding Christmas presents and a protest against poverty, unions, corporations, etc. !

My wife's business is a home day care. The land line was has voice mail so we can screen incoming calls. If we are not available or it is after business hours, we can deal with clients on our schedule.

I want the Bills to be the best. Individual records are nice but in the end all you need at the end of a game is more points than the other team! In Kelly's first game with the Bills, he split game MVP honors with Ken O'Brien, but the Bills LOST.

I have been a loyal Bills fan since the AFL and it is the games they are SUPPOSED to win that scare me the most. I expect they will win Sunday, but there is always that little bit of doubt in the corner of my mind. This is the week I hope that the offense puts a up BIG points, supported by their stingy defense!

As we continue to bring people's attention to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, I have a link to Bonfire.com, who has requested my grandson to be one of their representatives. They have their own story to tell and have created this way to raise money for helping find a cure, and easing some of the difficulties of the families of these brave kids. https://www.bonfire.com/store/teamnaaman/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=store_page_share&store=teamnaaman&utm_content=default&fbclid=IwAR3BJZzalvO4xpq-fHmEZ73hsFzf0W5o4QkdTu4FTlsEozY3xrtth9zo_iI Love my shield hoodie, but not a selfie fan #TeamNaaman #WearBonfire This graphic design is in homage to Captain America's shield, since he is my grandson's favorite super-hero! I wore the hoodie at the Bills home opener until it got to hot! It is a breat hoodie for a great cause. They have a wide variety of other merchandise, so please check them out and tell them Cheeky (Naaman) sent you!

That's OK, you are entitled to your opinion, even when it is wrong! I am curious though, what ARE the Top Ten Rochester plates?