PromoTheRobot Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dyngus Day is your heritage! If the beer companies every found out Dyngus Day it would become a national holiday. A drinking holiday between St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo, where women in wet T-shirts are considered an old world tradition? Where do I sign up? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dyngus Day just happens to fall on my birthday. Calls for excessive celebration if you ask me. Cool site by the way. Growing up in the boonies I never made it to Buffalo much as a kid so I never saw most of those places but I do remember the Super Duper sign from Arcade seeing we drove past it every Sunday in the winter on our way to Ellicottville to ski. Also there was one in the big city (to me anyway) of Attica when I as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If Obama hasn't declared this a national holiday by National Talk Like A Pirate Day, we should make the scurvy dog walk the plank If it's still not a national holiday by Festivus, we need to have a mass airing of grievances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 When I read the title I thought it was Beerball's birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 When I read the title I thought it was Beerball's birthday. No, that's Doofus Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dyngus Day is your heritage! If the beer companies every found out Dyngus Day it would become a national holiday. A drinking holiday between St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo, where women in wet T-shirts are considered an old world tradition? Where do I sign up? PTR You beat The Senator to the punch, this year. I believe it is one of his favorite holidays, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 You beat The Senator to the punch, this year. I believe it is one of his favorite holidays, too. And the scariest part is I have off on D2 this year - see you at Mickey's, or on the Sobieski Shuttle... Na Zdrowie!!!!! (or, in BuffTown... PosLUSZny!!!!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Had a few Tyskie's this past weekend to warm up for the big day... Na zdrowie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 The main party is HERE!!! Just to get in the BCT to check it out is worth it. Some day it will be a Buffalo landmark again. Well I guess it is still a landmark even today, just one that needs a lot of work and even more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 The main party is HERE!!! Just to get in the BCT to check it out is worth it. Some day it will be a Buffalo landmark again. Well I guess it is still a landmark even today, just one that needs a lot of work and even more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ The BCT...a gorgeous building in the worst part of town. It deserves to be saved but what do you do with it? PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 The main party is HERE!!! Just to get in the BCT to check it out is worth it. Some day it will be a Buffalo landmark again. Well I guess it is still a landmark even today, just one that needs a lot of work and even more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ And if you've never heard the band, Those Idiots, it's worth the trip alone. They are great fun and usually only play on Dyngus Day and at the Dozynki Harvest Festival. They have a few clips on youtube, but I am blocked here at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndZoneCrew Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 And if you've never heard the band, Those Idiots, it's worth the trip alone. They are great fun and usually only play on Dyngus Day and at the Dozynki Harvest Festival. They have a few clips on youtube, but I am blocked here at work... Agreed, I threw down a few dozen Tyskie's listening to them last year! They do a great rendition of the Ukranian hit "Ty Zhe Mene" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 The BCT...a gorgeous building in the worst part of town. It deserves to be saved but what do you do with it? PTR Ya sculpt a full sized bar out of a single block of ice, and watch the vodka flow... link (Seriously, the Seneca's could have had a casino & hotel fully completed and up and running there 2-3 years ago if they weren't stuck on putting one right downtown. Now, the next best shot at restoration is the high-speed rail project btwn BuffTown & Albany/NYC... link ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 And if you've never heard the band, Those Idiots, it's worth the trip alone. They are great fun and usually only play on Dyngus Day and at the Dozynki Harvest Festival. They have a few clips on youtube, but I am blocked here at work... They are not the same band since Joe Macielag left... Joe Now, even with Greg Docenko on violin, they pale in comparison to... or Jerry Darlak and the Touch... Touch This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Dyngus Day is your heritage! If the beer companies every found out Dyngus Day it would become a national holiday. A drinking holiday between St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo, where women in wet T-shirts are considered an old world tradition? Where do I sign up? PTR You are probably unaware that last year they ran out of pivo (beer) around 8 PM, maybe earlier. (It was the first year Tyskie was the official beer - if Labatt or Bud was a sponsor, there'd have been an 18-wheeler with taps on the sides out in the parking lot.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 The BCT...a gorgeous building in the worst part of town. It deserves to be saved but what do you do with it? PTR The BCT is cooked UNTIL that part of the town turns, because you are right, there's no part of Buffalo worse What do you do with it? Within a couple miles of the BCT, What these guys did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 The BCT is cooked UNTIL that part of the town turns, because you are right, there's no part of Buffalo worse What do you do with it? Within a couple miles of the BCT, What these guys did I grew up in St. Stan's parish a few blocks from BCT. (BCT is really in Corpus Christi's parish.) We used to play football in the grass fields along Memorial Drive. The BCT was a haunted house even back in the early 70's. It would be a tragedy if they ever tore the BCT down. What kind of shape is it in structurally? Is it even savable? As for the neighborhood, it is what it is. Goo Goo Dolls John Rzeznick grew up on Sweet St. just stones throw away. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I grew up in St. Stan's parish a few blocks from BCT. (BCT is really in Corpus Christi's parish.) We used to play football in the grass fields along Memorial Drive. The BCT was a haunted house even back in the early 70's. It would be a tragedy if they ever tore the BCT down. What kind of shape is it in structurally? Is it even savable? As for the neighborhood, it is what it is. Goo Goo Dolls John Rzeznick grew up on Sweet St. just stones throw away. PTR It is very savable, and structurally sound. The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) has gone to great lengths to seal the building from the elements and secure the entire property from further vandalism. My dad & I try to take part in the annual volunteer cleanup of the grounds and minor maintenance.) Unfortunately, much of the building's fixtures have been gutted - the clock was found in an antique shop in Chicago and has been repurchased thanks to a grant from Wilmers/M&T Bank, some of the art deco sconces, fixtures, etc. from the diner have shown up in a restaurant in Hong Kong. All of the marble stalls and paneling in the rest rooms have been removed (stolen), or just smashed to pieces for the hell of it. The biggest problem is finding a viable reuse for a hulking monstrosity like the BCT, in a neighborhood that is largely residential. We had hoped the Senecas would see the value - the CTRC even put together an adjacent parcel of 25 acres for gas stations, smoke shops, etc., but the SGC wanted their casino downtown. Right now, the high speed rail facility, maybe even coupled with some sort of railroad museum (there are way more train buffs out there than I ever realized) is probably the most viable plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCal Aaron Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Gotta love the Polish girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Gotta love the Polish girls. Oh yes. Yes, I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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