THANKS for 25 years of the Stadium Wall, TBD!

[Dr. K]

I'm an old guy, a fan of the Bills since the mid-1960s. I was here from the start, and even before on the Hyperbills site run by the Rochester Demagogue and Comical. When that folded, SDS saved our bacon by starting this venue for our madness. 

 

Thanks to all involved!

 

Here's a photo from back in the 1990s.

Edited August 5, 2023 by Dr. K

[Chandler#81]

Yes. TSW gives us the opportunity to provide qualitative, accurate analysis and true insight into the Bills.

Like this little jem.

 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

I’m a BBMB Immigrant, but very happy to have made my home in the very nice TBD country.

[Let's Go Buffalo]

25 years ago I was graduating high school.....Pretty cool that it coincides with the 25th anniversary for this. Go Bills!

[TheyCallMeAndy]

1 minute ago, Let's Go Buffalo said:

25 years ago I was graduating high school.....Pretty cool that it coincides with the 25th anniversary for this. Go Bills!

I just realized I graduated 16 years ago myself 🤦🏻

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

36 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

 

There are quite a few posting here that must have taken as many 'beanballs' as 'Coach' did. 🤨

[Augie]

19 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

I’m a BBMB Immigrant, but very happy to have made my home in the very nice TBD country.

 

Did you come thru Ellis Island? Did you know that is federal property with shared jurisdiction between NY and NJ? It’s where they sort of the good fans from the bad. You won NYS and the Bills, while the less desirable are banished to New Jersey with the Jets and Giants. CONGRATS! 

[Dan]

As someone thats never lived in Buffalo, I’ve always had to get my Bills news somehow.   At one point, it was Shout!. I loved that paper.  Then the interweb came around, and I found the HyperBills site. Unless I’m mistaken, my current avatar logo was used on that site.  And like some, I found TBD in its infancy.  Been here ever since.   
 

In 1998, I was graduating from graduate school and off to NJ.  It was a crazy time.  Following the Bills and reading the hot takes here have gotten me through a lot of the major upheavals in my life. States, houses, a

marriage, girlfriends, jobs, family, friends, web browsers, QBs… they’ve all come and gone.  But the stupid hot takes on this site remain.  I can’t imagine my daily routine without it. 
 

Thank you all and especially SDS for keeping it going. 
 

(I do wonder, as said upthread, about the age range here.  Its hard to imagine an old school message board still being this active after all these years.)

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

58 minutes ago, Let's Go Buffalo said:

25 years ago I was graduating high school.

 

54 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

I just realized I graduated 16 years ago myself 🤦🏻

 

16 minutes ago, Dan said:

(I do wonder, as said upthread, about the age range here.  Its hard to imagine an old school message board still being this active after all these years.)

Good lord, I am getting emails for May 2024's 50th anniversary graduation celebration.  Pass the Geritol.

[PromoTheRobot]

I'm pretty sure I was here from the start, or at least close. I know I signed up in '98 at what was then called HyperBills (weird name) and was affiliated with the Rochester D&C.

[K-9]

20 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I'm pretty sure I was here from the start, or at least close. I know I signed up in '98 at what was then called HyperBills (weird name) and was affiliated with the Rochester D&C.

Yep. Some of us were engaging in the D&C Bills forum, including Scott, before TBD was even a gleam in his eye. 

[JerseyBills]

 

[WhoTom]

Living in the Midwest since 1989, it was always hard to get Bills' news through local sources. As the WWW became mainstream, I started going to the Bills' official website. One day I noticed a link to a "fan forum," or something like that, and discovered the BBMB. I lurked for a few years before getting an account and posting. It was nice to interact with fellow Bills fans.

 

When BBMB shut down abruptly in 2017, I looked at other fan forums. TBD seemed to have the highest quality of posters - better than BBMB for the most part - so I joined. I'm glad to be here, and I'm happy to see some of the better BBMB posters also migrated to TBD. Like any internet forum, it has its share of trolls - some came from BBMB and others were native to TBD already -  but I've made judicious use of the ignore list. 

 

I'm a somewhat casual fan in terms of football knowledge. I know the rules, strategies, and some of the nuances, but not to the same degree as some of you folks, so I appreciate the edification I've received (and continue to receive) while here. So thanks to SDS for creating and maintaining it, and thanks to most of you for making it worth spending time here.

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by WhoTom

[RiotAct]

5 hours ago, Lost said:

I thought TBD came to be after the Bills nuked their own forum.  Had no idea it's been around that long.

that’s how I came to posting here!  2017ish as I recall.

[JerseyBills]

23 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

that’s how I came to posting here!  2017ish as I recall.

2010 or 11 I think 

[The Jokeman]

I'm a former Hyper Bill poster on the Rochester D&C. I also owned a Flutie Hater site and message board and eventually closed shop as was pursued to offer my skills to a few Bills news sites including the old Shout! magazine site. Eventually I just got tired of content creation and was looking for a new place just to post. A few of my posters from the Flutie Haters mentioned TSW. I had a lot of fun in part because of the Off The Wall LOST tv threads and been off and on ever since.

[Rubes]

Pretty sure I joined back at the beginning, though my memory is pretty hazy. I do recall HyperBills so I think that's where I started before ending up here. Honestly can't say for sure though.

 

Back in 1998 I was in my residency. Life was pretty rough, but this place was a haven, especially for a Bills fan living across the country with no easy way to get inside news on the team.

 

Seen lots of folks come and go over the years. I miss a whole mess of them, even though I've never met most in person.

 

[LeGOATski]

I was in 6th or 7th grade in 1998.

 

Reading Goosebumps and listening to Smash Mouth.

[Sierra Foothills]

4 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

 

 

At first I thought that one dude's forearm... never mind.

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

4 hours ago, RiotAct said:

that’s how I came to posting here!  2017ish as I recall.

I saw the dust up that ensued when BBMB folded their version, and always enjoyed the grilling a team gets from its fanbase when major changes are implemented.  I wasn't disappointed reading the reactions here.  I signed up, but hardly posted the first year I was a registered member.