Go Bills!
Monday, November 5th, 2007
Yesterday, I made the trek to Buffalo with FAN590 listeners to check out the Bills game. Jeff Brown had warned me about NFL tailgate parties, but I definitely wasn’t prepared for the craziness! It was a sea of red, white, blue and Bud. Everyone was wearing Bills paraphernalia - jerseys, jackets, hats, painted faces and chests (all guys, no women), even buffalo horns reminiscent of Fred Flinstone’s Water Buffalo Lodge headgear. The stadium parking lots were full of fans, some didn’t even have tickets to the game. They were just there to drink and to watch the game on the TV in their mini vans. Our bus pulled in at about 11:30 a.m., just in time to witness the first round of football enthusiasts puking their guts out. And we’re not talking underage drinkers - we’re talking guys in leather jackets in their 30s, perched on coolers with their heads between their knees.
The game itself was cool (like the weather), but even more awesome was the “people watching”. I especially enjoyed the company of the guy who sat down bedside us and told us the only good thing about Canada is the strip joints. I asked him if he had ever been to Canada for any purpose other than bachelor parties. “Hell no!” was his reply. I didn’t think so.
On the way back, we were caught in that 2 hour delay at the border. Canadian customs agents were checking the 60 to 70 chartered buses in queue for unpaid duty on cross-border purchases. Our agent borded the bus to verify passports, then got an important call from another agent on his walkie-talkie. The purpose? His colleague wanted to know the final score of the Patriots-Colts game. 
Special thanks to Enzo (in photo below) from the FAN590 promo department for allowing me to invite myself along. I know it wasn’t your fault, but next time, Enzo, let’s bring a DVD of the original The Longest Yard for the bus ride instead of We Are Marshall. Hmmm, football players perishing in a fiery crash - like Buffalo itself isn’t depressing enough.
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