LI_Bills Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Wife, 2 kids, gray and thinning hair. Some great travel experiences and really not much to complain about. Except for: 1 playoff series win for the Islanders, 2 WS losses and a small handful of playoff series wins for the Mets and then of course the Bills.
sodbuster Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Back then, I was an only child. A few months ago I went out for beers with my brother when I visited him after he moved to North Carolina following his college graduation. I feel like this story paints a much better picture of how long it's been. Edited January 24, 2017 by sodbuster
BuffaloWings Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Slightly off-topic, but since we last played in the Superbowl, the Patriots have played in the Superbowl EIGHT TIMES, if we include the game coming up this year. Consistent cheating helps that number. My life hasn't changed much since XXXVIII, except that my hatred for the Cowboys was exacerbated by a boss I worked for about 10 years later who (to this day) still doesn't let me forget about Superbowls 27 and 28...and how the Bills are an annual joke.
mead107 Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Started taking kids to games when they were 12 and 10. They went on to college got married, daughter blessed us with 2 granddaughters. Gotten to know Hammer like a brother. [Have made a ton of close friends from TBD] Retirement seemed like a long way off and now it is 399 days away. I still love the Buffalo Bills.
thebandit27 Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Started and finished high school Started and finished college Got a full time job and started a business Gained and lost 50 lbs Got married and had twins Lost a parent No biggie
Jeebus Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I was still in high school then, since then ... I graduated HS Did 5 years in the Marine Corps Got married, had 2 kids Went to college, graduated nursing school Worked several jobs, made several moves Got divorced Have a 1 year old grandson Got remarried, and to a Cowboys fan unfortunately so i have to hear about that crap often from her and her family
Chuck Wagon Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I was 11, now my daughter is 2. Over the last 23 years I've lost all faith that we'll see the Bills in the Super Bowl before she is 11.
BigPappy Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Hard to believe its so long ago. I was a freshman in college during SB 28. Since then, I went to college, got married, had 2 kids, and then went back to college....lost all but one grandparent and then both parents, then got divorced from the bane of my existence.
Blokestradamus Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) Finished primary school. Went to 3 different high schools. Almost went pro in cricket. Two serious knee injuries/operations. Dropped out of college (twice). Got engaged. Got un-engaged. Got what my dad calls a "proper job". Got fired from same "proper job". Crippling depression. The usual. Edited January 24, 2017 by Blokestradamus
iinii Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Mostly the same as everyone else. Basically got older....
Santana Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) I've lost my virginity since then, so that was pretty cool Edited January 24, 2017 by Big Homie
machine gun kelly Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 That May was the year I met my wife. She's put up with a suffering Bills fan for dry long time.
Gordio Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I graduated college got a real job, got married, bought a house had our first child, a son named Ryan sold the house moved 2 miles down the road in Lancaster, bought bigger house, had our second child a beautiful daughter named Alexis Shea(she was born the last year Shea Stadium was in operation & I wanted to name her after the Stadium I grew to love as a child), my son was one of those kids that for some reason really looks up to me(I have told him on numerous occassions to get a better role model) so he became an avid Mets fan & Bills even though I warned him against it. Have taken my son to many games now & it just makes me sad that pretty much one whole generation has been lost never experiencing Bills success. Ryan asked me last night actually "was it exciting to go to a home Bills playoff game." I told him it was unreal & the excitement level is off the charts. Other than that life is pretty good, still got both my parents but man time really goes by in a blink of an eye.
Dorkington Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I was 13 during 1994. So... a lot has changed.
ProcessAccepted Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I've become a bitter frustrated and angry old man
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Back then, a Bills loss ruined my day. I was young and full of fire. Now, it's just stings and I shake it off knowing it's Bills business as usual. We've suffered so many years of bad football it is mind-numbing. Feels like a wasted football life clinging to this team for four decades. I've become a bitter frustrated and angry old man The reality is only if the bun is full of vinegar and ****.
JM57 Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I was in first grade and now I'm married with a 2 year old so there's been some changes
CodeMonkey Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Married and 3 kids. The oldest started college this Fall.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 (edited) -finished out my tour with the Army -got divorced -got drunk -got remarried -started a career -had a daughter (who's now 13) -got less drunk -divorced again I've lived what seems to be a couple lifetimes since the Bills were last relevant. Edited January 24, 2017 by joesixpack
SouthernMan Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 I was in my 30's. The Georgia Dome was a little over a year old and had hosted only 2 football seasons for the Falcons. This past Sunday, the Falcons played the last football game there and the stadium is scheduled for demolition. Since then, the Atlanta Braves started playing at a new stadium in 1997. They'll begin playing in a just completed stadium this April. in 1994, I didn't yet have a personal computer at home. I believe I had a Nokia cell phone, but we had to watch our minutes so we didn't run up insane bills. Paid extra for roaming outside of coverage area. I think I shared the cell phone with my wife. No texting, apps, web access, etc. It was A PHONE. Our big TV was a 35" tube TV that weighed a ton and was expensive. We couldn't give it away today. I can get a 55' LED Ultra High Def flat screen for about the same price today. We had to go to sports bars to see the Bills games every week that they weren't shown locally in Atlanta. We've enjoyed watching in the comfort of our living room since Directv in '97. I've moved once (2005), married to the same woman that I'd married 3 months earlier, changed jobs a couple of times, met a huge network of new friends through local musician community 6 years ago, played in tribute band, lost several friends and family members, grayer, fatter, sorer, wiser, sleep in separate rooms now, yet still a Bills fan.
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