RevWarRifleman Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 In Sunday's (March 18th) Buffalo News, Donn Esmonde did a great article, "Stop Caring What Others Think of Us." A great piece w/ lots of excellent points. Please feel free to post any opinions, insights, personal experiences, what have you. RWR
DrDawkinstein Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 http://www.buffalonews.com/city/columns/donn-esmonde/article769273.ece
Buftex Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) In Sunday's (March 18th) Buffalo News, Donn Esmonde did a great article, "Stop Caring What Others Think of Us." A great piece w/ lots of excellent points. Please feel free to post any opinions, insights, personal experiences, what have you. RWR They are great points Esmonde makes...but I hate to say it, the Bills are a much bigger part of WNY's identity than he seems to want to admit, for better or worse. And, intellectually, we all know he is right...but Buffalo without the Bills (for most of us on TBD I would imagine) is just not Buffalo. Edited March 21, 2012 by Buftex
RevWarRifleman Posted March 21, 2012 Author Posted March 21, 2012 They are great points Esmonde makes...but I hate to say it, the Bills are a much bigger part of WNY's identity than he seems to want to admit, for better or worse. And, intellectually, we all know he is right...but Buffalo without the Bills (for most of us on TBD I would imagine) is just not Buffalo. Point well taken, Buftex. We love our Bills, and they do help make Buffalo/WNY a special place. But I think Esmonde is saying that, just because some pampered athlete, who has never been to Buffalo thumbs his nose at offers to play in the city because it's not South Beach, or NYC, or whatever, doesn't mean the city/region is nothing but an iced-over (as TV media from other parts of the nation all too often portray Buffalo)waste land. Appreciate it for what it has, not wish Buffalo it was Miami, or Las Vegas or The Big Apple or any place else.
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