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Kyle Orton was just jealous because he could see that Josh actually cared. ….just a guess.

There’s a pizza joint on a cute little square near us I like to hit for lunch. In nice weather I like to eat on the sidewalk of the corner location. The north/south street doesn’t line up quite right. When you cross the east/west street you have to jog over about 15 feet. They have dotted lane lines for the two lanes going north/south, but people tend to ignore them. There’s almost a 50% chance that I’ll hear at least one horn honk during my time there, and I’ve seen/heard at least a couple accidents. It is inherently dangerous, but I don’t know what more they could do. People need to pay attention! The good news is you are going slow and it’s just fender benders. Nobody is going to stand a car on end at this sleepy little intersection……unless you are a complete idiot…..like this kid.

Maybe next time. Take good care of yourself, it may be a while!

My early years were in Hamburg. It’s really cute now, as witnessed on a trip back for an opener a few years ago. I have fond childhood memories of East Aurora as well. I hope I’m wrong, as I’d love to have some cool stuff around the stadium, especially a game day hotel. I just don’t know if it can support enough stuff to make it a magnet on non-game days. I live in Atlanta about 3 miles from where the Braves play at The Battery. Lots of shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment. It does well, and I love it on non-game days. The difference is there are literally millions of people within an easy drive. Having 100k +/- people nearby is small potatoes, especially when their needs are already met with things more convenient. Now, you don’t need all THAT (The Battery), but I think most of the places you mentioned have enough in their immediate areas that they don’t need to drive out into a “giant empty field” that is the area surrounding the stadium. You need enough to be a draw, but not so much that you can’t possibly support it. As others have said, If they’ve had since pre-1973 to develop the area, and it hasn’t been done, there might be a reason. Again, I will say as long as they remain in WNY I’m happy, and if stuff develops around the stadium, all the better.

Reminds me of PPV for Mike Tyson fights. I was glad the guy next door was willing to pay for it!

OK, OP around the stadium is a wasteland. The word “most” is there for a reason, and it may be a bit of hyperbole, but anywhere near the stadium it fits. We just said the same thing. There is ZERO similarity between OP near the stadium and the Lambeau area which is surrounded by dense residential housing. .

Isn’t that what he did after he went bowling for Canadians? Good thing those curbs were there to stop him! It’s like putting the bumpers down when you go bowling with kids, or drain the bar.

I suggest we find out! A life size Josh statue would be pretty huge.

A) I like our top paid players being QB, CB1, Edge, WR and LT. The Pats* are a couple TE’s and a LB. I like our plan better. B) You don’t even have to mention the Browns by name. The 💩 says it all!

He might get a nice Pay Per View check if they put him in a cage match with Dareus fighting over a single donut! The human body is just not meant to be that heavy. To expect him to still be athletic enough to play in the NFL is a tough ask. I was skeptical the first time I saw him, and I hope I’m wrong but….I’m afraid he may be done if he can’t find the discipline to keep his weight in check. Even if he can, he’s still a very big boy on compromised knees. I’ll root for the person and hope he finds a way.

Too many Skittles and all reason is lost! I’m just glad nobody got hurt, and I’ll hope he learns from it…..this time. History says that is unlikely.

We went to some nice places on the water, but what stood out most to me, as I walked around town in my Bills gear, was all the people saying “welcome to Wisconsin!” in their funny little accents. I got that all over town!

Was this your most recent gig in Williamsville?

My sister lives in Appleton (nice town!) and we attended the Bills game in Green Bay a few years ago. I must say, I didn’t really see Titletown and I wish I’d made a point of doing that. Having said that, the thing that stands out to many people is that Lambeau is an NFL stadium sitting right in the middle of a normal, middle class residential neighborhood. All those houses contain potential customers/users of the shops. Highmark stadium sits in the middle of the vast wasteland that is most of Orchard Park. There are very few people living near the stadium. I’d love a hotel and some more shops/restaurants/bars within an easy walk of the stadium, but I don’t see that happening. Maybe a new stadium will cause that to happen, but I doubt it. It’s too remote to draw much attention other than on game days, when they are probably too busy to be of much use while being overwhelmed 8-10 days a year. What might be possible is some kind of shuttle/light rail from downtown. I’m NOT an expert on WNY or the obstacles related to connecting downtown to the stadium, but it would be more practical than building out around the stadium, it seems.

But it will be in your dreams!

I take Venmo. @plenzmd1 made me! .

This, from the guy who was “a problem” in his last location. He and Josh are a team for the ages!

Fondue is one of my favorites, too!

I’m tied up and can’t watch, but I’m guessing this is a great piece. How can I be so sure? It says Josh is mic’s up. Sounds like must see TV!

I wonder if anyone posting here put $5k on the Bills? What was the spread? And did he tell his wife???

I have to correct you. This is disbelief I’m speaking of. Beyond that there is not a listening problem. She listens just fine. It’s ignoring what I said that stings!

Not to get too far off track, but our old friend was able to go to work in the morning rather than have a 24-48 hour tequila hangover! 🤢 🤮 In an attempt to get back on track, if he had had access to a dispensary (they were in FL, right?) he would had had safer options. I know, I’m the first to say let the facts come out, but there should be safe options everywhere. I might need to have you talk to my wife on that one. How many decades do you have to repeat it before she believes it??!! Give her a half glass of wine and she’s got the whole room voting as to whether this could be true! 😂

Apparently, weed ain’t what it used to be! We have old friends who recently told us the story of the time he took one hit too many out on the deck late at night. He sat there for a while, then decided it was getting late and he should go inside. He had about 10 steps to take to get inside onto the couch. About halfway, he knew he wasn’t going to make it. He went down. From weed! He landed on the threshold with his legs on the deck, his torso inside and a carpet burn on his face! The wife couldn’t move him, so she put a pillow under his head and went to bed leaving him in the wide open doorway in bear country. 😂 Weed…..It’s not what it used to be. .

Prison overflow? Keep a close eye on the towels!

We drove down to see the Orange Bowl (FSU vs Notre Dame) one year and got off at the wrong exit. It’s hard to believe you are still in the USA. It was terrifying and we worried we might not get out. I had a client once get robbed and carjacked in Miami. The cops showed up (one car) and my clients said “they just left, right up this road”. They were told the cops didn’t go in there with just one car, far too dangerous. That reminds me of the old joke: You know what the best thing is about Miami? It’s so close to the US! It’s another world, with extreme wealth and extreme poverty and violence in fairly close proximity. As for the “why” of this shooting, I thought I read there was an intent to not actually PAY for the drugs. Some details may come out, but I suspect we’ll never know the full story. It’s just incredibly sad all around.