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Has anybody seen this band combining Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, and Phish music? http://www.pinktalkingfish.com/ I see they will be at Buffalo Iron Works on March 3. I may hit the Norva to see them which is the closest venue to me. Interesting set lists: Punch You In The Eye > I Zimbra > Run Like Hell > Tube, Life During Wartime > Tube, Pigs (3 Different Ones) > Slippery People > Sand > Slippery People, Have A Cigar > Carini > Great Gig In The Sky > Burning Down The House, One Of a These Days > The Dogs > One Of a These Days > Cities, Quinn The Eskimo > Young Lust > Houses In Motion > Run Like An Antelope > Run Like Hell

The Bills have posted what I have to pay on my season tickets when I login to account manager. The ticket amount for my tickets to the 2014 Jets game (relocated to Detroit) has been credited to my 2015 invoice. The renewal date deadline for the remainder is March 2. Seat change dates/times are sent by the Bills sometime in the spring after season ticket holders have decided whether they will renew.

Enjoy this traditional blues instrumental by PF. The guitar by Gilmour and piano by Wright are killer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVjdYyQfa5s

Like others on TBD, I have relocated years ago to another part of the country. I was at a beer fest in Ashland VA in Sep '14 when I saw someone there with a Bills cap on. I went up to him and struck up a conversation with him and his wife and they had relocated here a while back from Buffalo with some of his family (like mine) still living in Buffalo. We texted periodically about the Bills after that. About a month ago I received an invite to attend a traditional Polish Christmas dinner on New Year's Day at their place. My wife had never met him or his wife and we arrived there with wine as he had texted me that he had obtained Redlinski sausages/kielbasa and other upstate foods and were preparing the rest. When we arrived, there was a table set for 30 people. They make it a point to invite friends that do not have extended family in the area and have been doing this for several years. The dinner was amazing: his wife had made hundreds (literally) of various pierogies, ham, grilled Polish sausages/kielbasa, pork salt, applesauce, cucumber salad, and pumpernickel bread. For dessert there was sponge candy and kruschiki (which he made). They also had Krupnik for an opening toast and passed out oplatek/Christmas wafer to everyone. They were a very welcoming and unassuming family and the same for the other friends they invited. It was an unforgettable experience and I believe it is a good representation of the 'neighborly' concern of WNY that is being spread to other parts of the country. I just wanted to share a good holiday experience with a Buffalo connection.

Already here with my family visiting some extended family & enjoying the Bay Area. Got 6 tix from MarkVader for us & a couple of other Bay Area family for the Bills tailgate and game. Looking forward to making Bills fans from the two Bay Area family joining us.

Enjoy the stadium and and the area...not so much the game. But, I expect you will see a whole bunch of fellow Packer fans at the game. Packer fans present may rival the # of Pats* fans this year for the game at the Ralph.

True, dat. Although these collectors are coming apart too frequently. Had to repeatedly stop pouring snow done the tubes because they became disconnected or too much snow had bunched up. They seem to have a good plan to remove the snow first where it is heaviest (snow from open tunnel around to behind Bills bench), Behind visitor's bench it is light.

ok, here is the file. Bills will send you a check for hours you work. Yes, thanks. I helped them with additional shoveling yesterday and hit the Ralph today.

I left the cleanup at 1:30 and this is what it looks like. Speaking with Bills reps at the Ralph today, they seem fairly confident if enough people show up tomorrow. The Bills fed us lunch, too. Btw - I am here because I had purchased a non-refundable flight from DC about 6 months ago for an annual trip to the Ralph with some college friends for the Jet game but I ended up using the flight to visit family

It will be on at 9:30 am in Suzhou and I'll be at work trying to use gamepass but if not, then follow through the ESPN app. But that beats the crap out of following Sundays game which started at 2:00 am here.

This is me, too. I can make a few games a year but I plan it out way ahead of time for flights, etc. The others I give to family/friends but sometimes sell them through the NFL/Ticketmaster arrangement. I sold my Pats tix on TM but have no idea whether it was a Pats* or Bills fan. After so many disappointments over the past decade+, now I try to pick games to attend that I feel the Bills may have a decent opportunity to win. I am flying up for the Vikes game next Sunday. When the Bills demonstrate that they are a decent team, then I will select the Pats* games to attend or try to get to all of them in person. I hope Bills mgmt figures that out soon as I am looking forward to that.

I have used these for about a week (was able to pick them up at local Apple store) and my review is not much different than plenzmd1 or others. Some comments: I do not use glasses but wear sunglasses when necessary. I found that using croakies/retainers allowed my two pairs of sunglasses to fit correctly. But I always use sunglass retainers so there were no changes. Paul - are you using the tension strap? I found they fit too loosely without the tension strap on so I use it all the time and it now does not move at all on my head. I would ask people in various locations (gym, outside, etc,) if they could hear the music and most people said no or barely but they could not identify the music in the latter. My perspective is that under typical ambient noise and low to medium volume setting most people will barely hear it if at all. Under low ambient noise and high volume, then others will hear the music you are playing. Sound quality is good but not near the quality of good buds. However, I was not getting it for music so I had low expectations. I travel a bunch and rent bikes at various places that I visit for work and will use these for verbal directions while I have the phone mounted on the bike for visual directions. This helps a lot since I am unfamiliar with the cities I am visiting. Having said that, I was pleased with the sound quality based on my low expectations. I find that I have to charge them after about 4 hours of use. Not happy about that. Overall, I am pleased with them and plan use them quite a bit. I like being having my ears available when exercising outside.

I discovered Parov Stelar late last year. Music may best be described as electronic swing. Here is a live example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WAzVxtKmKE

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Interesting. I have AT&T for mobile and my wife has Verizon mobile for her business. I have used Cingular/AT&T for several years and could not be happier with their customer service. I give them a call whenever there is an issue; they pick up quickly and then rectify it right away. Whenever my wife has problems with her Verizon account, it takes much longer to find (or wait for) the appropriate resource to address the issue and then longer to rectify it. I have also been a long-time subscriber with Directv and appreciate their customer service. Service is important to me,..so much so that I will pay more for something if I know I will receive good customer service when I need it. IMO - two good customer service organizations are merging and I hope their service remains the same.

I don't believe any sound is projected from these as it is using vibrations for sound. Here's a review that has info on sunglasses, comfort, etc. http://road.cc/content/review/124592-aftershokz-bluez-2-wireless-bone-conduction-headphones

Aftershokz, a company based in Syracuse NY, has developed wireless bone conduction headphones. Interesting technology and they are doing well as these are back-ordered. When I bike, I do not wear headphones as I feel it restricts my awareness and reaction if something occurs around me. But I am considering these as I could listen to music or directions and my ears will still be open to outside events. http://www.aftershokz.com/product/bluez-2/

+1 Also, good move by Peyton going to lighter air to bolster his arm strength as he gets older. Sure, it's only 8 games but anything/everything helps.

Maybe not long until a Fantasy Football Exempt League

The Bills lost the last two pre-season games in 2013 by 30-7 (79 passing yds) and 35-13 and this board was apocalyptic...and then they lost a tough opener to the Pats. Hopefully, Marrone & Co. can turn it around like last year.

Both of the passengers escorted from the plane were in Economy Plus.

She gets a lot of that. That is part of that etc. that I noted for working at a Fest. Typically, a vendor fee may include 2 tix & an option for 2 discount tix & full price for anything after that. Camping fees may/may not be included. For FloydFest, vendors had to be open 16 hrs though you could be open 24. She took 6 employees with her (her employees are primarily high school & college girls) and had to pay a bit for their tix & camping. Her schedule had 2-3 workers for 4 hrs & then switch with others. Those not working are watching music or participating in Fest events. Most fests are very rural and food access is limited to what you brought & the vendors on-site. People will be there regardless of weather since tix are pricey. And there are a lot of munchies going on at fests. Those are all positive for vendors. But balance that with employee costs (tix, camping, travel, working), fest registration, taxes, food inventory & supplies, travel, and the number of other food vendors. Fests can generate tremendous revenue in a short amount of time but proper evaluation & planning determines whether it generates adequate profit.

Yes, she does the crepes, http://www.moniquescrepes.com/ Her family is French and I went with her to Brittany a few years ago to work at a creperie and learn the business. She is one of the few (in this area, anyway) who uses separate batter for savory and sweet crepes: buckwheat (which is naturally gluten free) is the traditional grain for the savory and regular sweet batter. Interestingly, she obtains her buckwheat from Birkett Mills in Penn Yan, NY. Buckwheat has to be milled very finely to be used for crepes. Last month she did FloydFest http://www.floydfest.com/ Fests can be a good event due to the amount of people (one vendor showed me they did $80k in revenue in four days at Bonaroo) but several other factors need to be evaluated. Some fests charge a flat fee and others charge a % of sales. For those that do the latter, you have to purchase your plates/serving items from them so they can track your sales. Then you have to factor fest site location, your location for setup at the site, state and local taxes, etc. I work another job but help my wife out at certain events and scouting locations is one of the perks.

Anybody attending Lockn' Fest Sep 4-7? http://www.locknfestival.com Allman Bros, Widespread Panic with Steve Winwood, Petty, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzman's Allstars (Taj Mahal & others), Willie Nelson, Wilco, String Cheese, Gary Clark Jr, Umphrey's McGee, Hot Tuna,Tedeschi/Trucks, & more. I will get there sometime on Friday as I am scouting the location and setup (and listening to music) as my wife may be a food vendor next year.

I called tonight following some of the suggestions here. The call took all of 10 minutes. Last year, I received an upgrade of my DVRs to Genies, $40 monthly credit (which paid for Max) for a 2 yr commitment. This year I got Max half-price, $10 monthly credit, and 4 months of Showtime. Two weeks ago I received the full price letter from Directv's VP of Marketing and I am much happier now.