Bill from NYC

Wow, do I wish that the Bills would have been able to draft this kid..... https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/29303120

It looks like the opener Alabama/USC game is cancelled. https://www.rollbamaroll.com/2020/7/10/21320684/alabamas-opener-against-usc-is-cancelled-pac-12-to-play-conference-only

When I get restless, what can I do? When I need someone, I think about you I got to move on, not fade away I'm only just growing, a little each day (Hold it) I got to quit this runnin' 'round (Hold it) Never gonna get rid of these blues (Hold it) I got to find somebody to love Slow me down, yeah My, what a time (Look out now) Sit yourself down, take a look around Sit yourself down, take a look around Sit yourself down, take a look around Sit yourself down, take a look around

Turnin' back the pages to the times I love best I wonder if she'll ever do the same Now the thing that I call livin' is just bein' satisfied With knowin' I got no one left to blame Carefree highway, got ta see you my old flame Carefree highway, you seen better days The mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes Carefree highway, let me slip away Slip away on you

I understand what you are saying. Here is my view: Doug Whaley wore some of the nicest suits I for one have ever seen. That statement is not at all cliché. There are zero insinuations or implications, whereas well spoken and well dressed have been around for many, many years. Again, it implies that they are the exception. I have seen "well spoken" used many times on this board, and I am NOT calling anyone who said this a racist. I guess that the only reason I know this is because a black friend told me about these terms several decades ago. As I said, resentment for these terms is nothing new. Btw I remember an interview with Chris Speilman when he was on the Bills. "I think that it was in SHOUT." Chris was built like an ox and practiced as hard as any player. He was offended by being called a "smart player." I agreed with him. He was a very good player as much or more for his physical ability as his brains. I would make the same case for London Fletcher, except that I don't remember him being called a "smart player," but he truly was. I like to believe/hope that we are now past this kind of thing.

It's been a long time Now I'm, coming back home I've been away now Oh how, I've been alone Wait, 'til I come back to your side We'll forget the tears we've cried

Been so long since, I belong here Ever since I left my way Still I like to, be beside you So tell me, can I stay? Beside you I want you so much I want your smile When you smile at me in the morning And it's been so long, since I felt at home with your love.

John, I read an article on a Crimson Tide fan page that a cancelled Alabama football season would cost the Tuscaloosa area more than 2 billion dollars. Obviousl;y I cannot attest to the veracity of this report, but; there is zero doubt that there are HUGE amounts of money involved. HUGE!!!!!

Maybe I am more sensitive to it because of where I live. A few weeks ago they were blaming Hasadic Jews for the spread of covid19. Many of them went to a funeral and were blasted in the media. What many don't know is that not all of them are stereotypical "smart, rich Jews." Some Hasidics live in a very limited world and were told by their leaders to attend a funeral. Do I think this was a mistake? Yes. CNN said in a segment that the riots did not lead to a spike in corona cases. Yeah, ok, but Jews were blasted for days about attending a funeral. I don't know if I agree that it is open season on everyone. Even if it is, it sure does seem that attacking Jews is less frowned upon, and this sucks.

Sure. I agree in principle, but it sure does seem like open season on Jews. How many pages were on the thread about Fromme, ya know?

Does anyone here think that this is OK? What (if any ) actions should the league take? https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/07/philadelphia-eagles-desean-jackson-anti-semitic-post-adolph-hitler/amp/?fbclid=IwAR0SnLijpKCpy6cnkoZHZkpve-cB09tA42o_WIrUOjEsuubAuCgnxBkOe5c

When used to describe a black person, "well spoken" implies that this is the exception. It's the same for "well dressed." You will not make many friends in the black community using these terms.

Absolutely Augie! Of this there can be no doubt. The most intelligent person I ever met was a black Dartmouth professor who taught my daughter. He was from Bedford Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. When asked a question, he would quote not only a book but the page of the book, and not a book they were using in class. The man memorized pages of books that he read. Before the graduation ceremony, he and my daughter were talking about how much they hated the word paradigm, and how it is misused "about 80% of the time." Do you think that I felt out of place lol? I am just a street guy from Queens. My question is, would someone read the professor's writing and suspect that he is black? This was the point that I was trying to make to HBF. Very often, people who view themselves as "liberal" are often guilty of the same racial insensitivity that they accuse others of.

Do you think that replies on this board will absolutely dictate whether or not your comment/assumption could be construed to be tinged with, or taken as a racism?

Wow, just wow!!! Are you stating that it's a given that black people do not use proper English and that their writing gives it away? Subtle clues? OUCH!!! You probably are not a racist, but this is the way you sound. Imo, talking about "subtle clues" is in a league with calling black people "well dressed" or "well spoken," or even calling white people "smart players." Again, I strongly doubt that you are a racist, but; imho your post did not come off very well at all.

I don't know.....where would this leave them for the regularly scheduled 2021 season? They can't play back to back seasons, it would be too physically demanding. I am asking questions here, not claiming to have answers.

This sounds about right.

Your love, lifting me higher Than I've ever been lifted before So keep it it up Quench my desire And I'll be at your side, forever more You know your love (your love keeps lifting me) Keep on lifting (love keeps lifting me) Higher (lifting me) Higher and higher (higher) I said your love (your love keeps lifting me) Keep on (love keeps lifting me) Lifting me (lifting me) Higher and higher (higher)

Pour my life into a paper cup The ashtray's full and I'm spilling my guts She wants to know am I still a slut I've got to take it on the other side

Tough times in Fun City, thanks to Mayor Wilhelm and Governor Adolph Cuomo, the Butcher of Nursing Homes. Coming to a city near you: https://www.foxnews.com/us/dozens-shot-least-8-killed-during-violent-fourth-july-weekend-nyc I think I saw that there were 89 shootings for the week.

I am 100% familiar with this community. Yes, 100%. It is right there in the top 10 in the entire city in terms of not getting murdered, schools (District 26), parking your car, etc. This community is approx. 5 miles or less from the NYC/Nassau County border in the borough of Queens. In the month of June, the number of home sales in Manhattan (another place that I know something about) dropped by 82%. Sale prices dipped (not 100% sure about this stat) by 18% iirc. Sale prices in Nassau and Suffolk Counties (Long Island) have increased, pandemic and all. The borough of Manhattan and many other parts of NYC are now a cesspool. There are riots, along with shootings galore. The stats are there for anyone to find. The politicians are not doing anything about it, and people are fleeing NYC. This community is a last outpost of sorts. Oh and btw, the residences taking the biggest hit in Manhattan are co-ops costing between 2 and 4 million. Now that folks are able to work from home (a subject worthy of it's own thread), there is, and will be less need for cities. Taking everything into account (to include taxes and monthly maintenance costs), the asking price doesn't look as bad. Edit: This is what people are escaping from. This, and of course covid19. https://www.foxnews.com/us/dozens-shot-least-8-killed-during-violent-fourth-july-weekend-nyc

OK, thanks!

Very interesting story!

Thanks to you and Alf. I am sure that I will enjoy it more at half capacity.

Last year we went to Niagara Falls and stayed in Williamsville. We flew and rented a car at the airport. We are going back this month and I'm taking my car. I don't even know if Maid of the Mist is running, and sadly; I'm not sure how I fell about going on it. Does anyone know what they are doing? Are they running at all? Spacing?