You've been a Bills fan for too long if...

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what".
...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who".
...Your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron.
...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg.
...Your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM.
...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica.
...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom).
...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league.
...You think Laverne is a man’s name.
...You think "Earthquake" is a running back.
...You thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand.
...You know what made Dan McGrew dangerous.
...You never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”.
...You think "Abruzzese" is a safety, not a pasta sauce.
...You know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”.
...You consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach.
...When you hear the word, you think "Duby" instead of "doobie".
...Your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray.
...You remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty.
...You know what "Best Exit" means.
...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem.
...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip.
...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium.
...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole.
...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff.
...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned.
...Your dad parked the car by the armory.
...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete.
...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason.
...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he could see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole.
...You still call them "soccer-style kickers".
...You still call them the "Boston Patriots".
...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver.
...You remember snow fences and a cinder track.
...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO!
...Your Dad took you down to Mohawk street to the Bills offices to buy tickets.
...You cared what Charley Bailey says.
...You know what “What’s New, Harry?” means.
...You remember peeing in a trough.
...You remember Calvin Murphy twirling a baton.
...You remember Saturday night games.
...You remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers.
...You remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m.
...You remember training camp in Blasdell.
...You remember training camp in East Aurora.
...You remember the Camelot Motor Inn.
...You remember the bar being set up in the end zone stands serving Southern Comfort.
...You remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent.
...You think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders.
...You stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game.
...You know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206.
...You thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”.
...You remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”.
...You remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”.
...You thought that "Jim Kelly" was a Volkswagen dealer.

[K-9]

That was an awesome walk down memory lane. Outstanding post!

[HOUSE]

I remember the sweet smell of Cigars at the Rockpile, 1 dollar programs and Ralph Wilson driving a Red & White 62 Impala convertible to and from the games.

 

Your right, too long

[JoeF]

You remember Tom Flores as a backup Bills QB instead of a Raiders Coach...

[Ned Flanders]

Great post...when I was at the Bengal game this year, was talking to so many "kids" who had no recollection of even the Super Bowl years...found it amazing that they stuck around during the drought.  

[clayboy54]

Absolutely priceless! That was so much fun remembering.

[Marv's Neighbor]

You remember paying to have someone "watch" your car, somewhere off Best or Northampton Streets.

[Ned Flanders]

...Moses was a wide receiver and less of a biblical character.

[JaCrispy]

Meh...where’s the half naked women? ?

[Chandler#81]

Excellent post, GBiD! Thank you!

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

• You were a HUGE fan of Paul McGuire's TV show on Empire Network 

 

[Mojo44]

39 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what".
...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who".
...Your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron.
...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg.
...Your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM.
...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica.
...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom).
...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league.
...You think Laverne is a man’s name.
...You think "Earthquake" is a running back.
...You thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand.
...You know what made Dan McGrew dangerous.
...You never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”.
...You think "Abruzzese" is a safety, not a pasta sauce.
...You know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”.
...You consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach.
...When you hear the word, you think "Duby" instead of "doobie".
...Your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray.
...You remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty.
...You know what "Best Exit" means.
...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem.
...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip.
...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium.
...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole.
...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff.
...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned.
...Your dad parked the car by the armory.
...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete.
...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason.
...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he could see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole.
...You still call them "soccer-style kickers".
...You still call them the "Boston Patriots".
...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver.
...You remember snow fences and a cinder track.
...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO!
...Your Dad took you down to Mohawk street to the Bills offices to buy tickets.
...You cared what Charley Bailey says.
...You know what “What’s New, Harry?” means.
...You remember peeing in a trough.
...You remember Calvin Murphy twirling a baton.
...You remember Saturday night games.
...You remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers.
...You remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m.
...You remember training camp in Blasdell.
...You remember training camp in East Aurora.
...You remember the Camelot Motor Inn.
...You remember the bar being set up in the end zone stands serving Southern Comfort.
...You remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent.
...You think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders.
...You stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game.
...You know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206.
...You thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”.
...You remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”.
...You remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”.
...You thought that "Jim Kelly" was a Volkswagen dealer.

Love the Calvin Murphy reference. I grew up in Niagara Falls in the 60’s and was a big NU fan when he was there. Saw him in person several times. He scored 68 points in a game against Syracuse. He was 5’9” at most. Ounce for ounce and pound for pound he is the greatest college basketball player of all time. 

[Bring it]

Nice read! But, If the Lord calls me home today;  Bruce Smith was the greatest DE of all-time!!!

[billsfan1959]

Damn...I'm old

[bigK14094]

51 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

...You think "Cookie" is a "who", not a "what".
...You think "Rockpile" is a "what", not a "who".
...Your idea of “color commentary” is Stan Barron.
...Your idea of a sideline reporter is Dick Rifenburg.
...Your idea of "all sports, all the time" is WBEN-AM.
...Your idea of a quarterback controversy is Kemp-Lamonica.
...You don't think that Bruce Smith is the greatest NFL defensive lineman of all time. Shoot, you don't think that he is the greatest BILLS defensive lineman of all time (see Sestak, Tom).
...You thought that Pete Gogolak was a sissy because he wasn’t a linebacker or lineman like all the other kickers in the league.
...You think Laverne is a man’s name.
...You think "Earthquake" is a running back.
...You thought that Ernie Warlick was the coolest football player around, not because he played football, but because he owned a hamburger stand.
...You know what made Dan McGrew dangerous.
...You never could understand why Paul Maguire was listed on the roster as “LB”.
...You think "Abruzzese" is a safety, not a pasta sauce.
...You know that “Duby” was a “flanker” and that “Bass” was a “split end”.
...You consider Marty Schottenheimer to be a linebacker, not a coach.
...When you hear the word, you think "Duby" instead of "doobie".
...Your kids don’t believe that there were once real first names like Remi, Hagood, Birtho, Daryle, Buster, Booth, Mack and Wray.
...You remember Bills’ players missing games because they were on National Guard duty.
...You know what "Best Exit" means.
...You remember that the only Bills home game that your Mom ever wanted to see in person was against the Los Angeles Rams, and that was because the Rams brought along Jim Nabors to sing the national anthem.
...Your dad took you to Bills games while wearing a fedora and a tie with a tie clip.
...Today, you have the strongest bladder of anyone in your office because, as a kid, it was either “hold it” or use the bathrooms at War Memorial Stadium.
...You have neck problems in your middle age because you spent most of the time in your youth watching Bills games in person while straining your neck in your seat while trying to look around a pole.
...You thought that your Dad was the coolest because he left High Mass early with you so that you wouldn’t miss the opening kickoff.
...Your dad drove to the game, parked his car on the East Side, and the car was undamaged when he returned.
...Your dad parked the car by the armory.
...You can still identify the smell of a warm Genny spilled on wood seats and concrete.
...Your parents thought that Miami was a neat place full of warm weather, people their age, and Jackie Gleason.
...Your Dad would go to the game with you and would sit through rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night so that he could see that twinkle-towed sissy boy Joe Namath get slapped around by Ron McDole.
...You still call them "soccer-style kickers".
...You still call them the "Boston Patriots".
...More than once, you saw a Bill in the off-season in Buffalo working his part-time job as a steelworker / laborer / truck driver.
...You remember snow fences and a cinder track.
...Yohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-HO!
...Your Dad took you down to Mohawk street to the Bills offices to buy tickets.
...You cared what Charley Bailey says.
...You know what “What’s New, Harry?” means.
...You remember peeing in a trough.
...You remember Calvin Murphy twirling a baton.
...You remember Saturday night games.
...You remember the haze on a Saturday night caused by stadium lights and thousands of chain smokers.
...You remember when Sunday games started at 2:00 p.m., then later on at 1:30 p.m.
...You remember training camp in Blasdell.
...You remember training camp in East Aurora.
...You remember the Camelot Motor Inn.
...You remember the bar being set up in the end zone stands serving Southern Comfort.
...You remember a boy scout tent on the sidelines where the cheerleaders went to change, as well as dozens of men standing on the cinder track behind the snow fence next to the boy scout tent.
...You think that the best home uniforms were the ones with the stripes around the shoulders.
...You stopped at Freddie’s Doughnuts Sunday morning before the game.
...You know the significance of the numbers 45,748 and 46,206.
...You thought that Orchard Park was a “farming community”.
...You remember your dad sometimes still called it “Civic Stadium”.
...You remember serious talk about the “Seattle Bills”.
...You thought that "Jim Kelly" was a Volkswagen dealer.

I remember all of this.  My outstanding memory of that decade was a game I attended....vs Cincinatti.....in a blinding snow storm.  Although I was there, I could barely see the players.  Booker Edgerson won the game with an int right in front of me..(I think)   I really didn't see it though until I got home and watch it on the TV news....the electronic filters removed the "snow" and the game was clear......good win that day.  Booker has been back with the Bills in some advisory roles through the decades....I think he might still be in the area.

[Mojo44]

Just now, billsfan1959 said:

Damn...I'm old

Same here?

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

21 minutes ago, billsfan1959 said:

Damn...I'm old

IF  1959 is the year you were born ....  you are not the oldest  here 

[billsfan1959]

5 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:

IF  1959 is the year you were born ....  you are not the oldest  here 

I would suspect not ?. Nice to know there are a number of Bills fans on this board who have followed this team through many ups and downs (albeit more downs than ups). It offers a greater perspective. First game I attended was in 1968 - and I can still remember almost everything about it...
 

Love this team!

Go Bills!

[dwight in philly]

Absolutely one of the best.. if not THEE  best post i ever read on here..  also .. loved the hot dogs.. they were not grilled sahlens.. but just cooked on a stainless steel hot sheet .. not sure what brand , but were unique after squeezing the mustard on them from a big jar .and the little band that played in what would be the right field corner 

Edited October 23, 2019 by dwight in philly

[Formerly Allan in MD]

If you remember Wolfgang Felgemacher.