That Aud Smell

man, he better be right.

Franco's pizza is solid (but no more than that). It's also consistent and widely available. Sigh. Yeah. Leonardi's was quietly, consistently elite Buffalo pizza. I miss them.

I don’t get up to NF NY for pizza, but this Canadian Joe sure does. Here’s his review of Joey’s. He has dozens of reviews — I enjoy them. (Joes everywhere!)

Chad and other members of Buffalo Twitter had some content today - sorry can't link at the moment - suggesting that relying on a 21 year-old goalie (to start the season) to provide solid NHL minutes for ~30+ games is ... fairly without precedent. The name Carter Hart was thrown out there as the lone unicorn who managed to do it. DO SOMETHING, KEVYN.

haha - oh, sorry. yes. i gotchu. man, i would have been BEAMING to hear my adult kids run that one back. "we're don la maison." (sp?) also, birchmount stadium, home of the robbie.

It's a gem. It was released in 2017. Was the band performing it live prior to then? Or maybe your girls were older than you recall when they used to sing it?

Ftfy. I hear you. I've seen him perform several times. I was little when I saw the Plays Live tour with my uncle. Later, I helped pass him overhead when he jumped into the crowd at the So show at UB Alumni Arena. The New Blood Orchestra show was incredible. I'm considering whether I'm good with the fond memories that I have and whether I want to avoid the risk of tarnishing them with less than optimal experiences. Also relevant: To his credit, he's heavily featuring his new music on this tour. I've listened to each track he's released (upon each new moon? full moon?). They don't do much for me.

This is generally true. There are some acts that were able to melt your face (in a good way) even back in the late 80s and 90s -- Public Enemy was one of them. Boogie Down Productions as well. Caught their show at Artpark. It's become a summer tradition at this point. They are true professionals. And I mean that as a high compliment. They put on such a good show. Added bonus: The drummer (Tyler?) is always mic'd and is usually good for 2 or 3 random Irv Weinstein/Commander Tom/WKBW references. I used to feel this way, but have come around to what they are now. I've even opened up to the best elements of their new material. This one especially, which they performed at Artpark. A haunting ballad worthy of Gordon Lightfoot. As Ed said before they launched into it: "Say as many words as you can. I'll be doing the same." I was (am) a huge, huge fan. If I can get over my bad feelings from the So 25th anniversary show in Toronto, I may grab a ticket to this one. I'm on the fence for now.

Yeah that checks out. When I canceled years ago (5? More?), I recall trying to haggle down a $140 line item for the cable piece. That’s almost certainly $200 now. So a few months of $30 seems acceptable. We’ll see. Does Sling package MSG?

When I cut the cord (several years ago), my monthly bill from what is now Spectrum (?) was many times greater than the cost quoted above. Otoh, it was a bundled package of some kind (cable, internet, landline?), so I can't recall how much the cable piece was. But it was a lot more than $30 a month, that's for sure.

That goalie always made me think of John Cleese's taunting Frenchman in Holy Grail.

Much appreciated, @Zamboni. The last time I searched, that video was not on the YouTube. Great find. I will continue to whittle a stick absentmindedly while dreaming of my white whale: John Muckler's live interview with Stu Boyar at Prior Aviation after a mixed-bag road trip in which Muckler played Grant Fuhr despite the new goalie, Dominik Hasek, looking absolutely sensational. Muckler appeared a little drunk and dropped an f-bomb or 2 on Stu -- on a live feed, like I said. I once exchanged messages with Stu on the subject and asked him if the footage still exists. He recalled the interview and expressed doubt over whether the footage is still out there.

DUDE.

If I still had a left nut, I'd give it up if someone could find the French Connection's ad for Chef's. It involved them singing "That's Amore" -- at first, badly. Then Perreault says something like "I know what's wrong -- we didn't have our Chef's pasta sauce" (in his voice, unintentionally hilarious). Then they all take a spoonful (ick) from an open jar and proceed to sing the song in good harmony.

Fantastic.

Hmm. These are other facts. Arguably more compelling as well, since 2-6-2 immediately followed the trade deadline, if I understand correctly.

Facts > Narrative

Yeah - I think Matt’s got the Fredo role sewn up. Hopefully he accepts it and doesn’t screw up like Fredo did. Maybe Kelly can be Connie? I see Laura as more Tom - she’s not Kim’s kid after all.

Allo?

I find it impossible to lose sight of. And it’s fundamentally changed the way I feel as a fan. I’m just generally more sanguine.

Hockey cuisine?

Only because Jessica’s otherwise engaged with a professional tennis career. She’s the Michael of that family. There’s a reason that her personal essay was how the family chose to disclose Kim’s condition.