That Aud Smell

You do you, bro. (The kids don't say that anymore either.)

As the kids say: I fu*k with this. (Well - they used to say it. Once an old head like me starts to use the phrase, it's over.) More seriously: I'm not going to waste time or energy hating former players and rooting against their success. Like James Brown once said: "The long hair hippies and the afro blacks / They all get together across the tracks / And they parrrrrtaay." (Wait - what?) Okay - I have zero memory of that guy.

That's generally like two-thirds of the job - at least.

Kenny? He calls a strong game, I think. Does he actually confuse Frederik Andersen for ol' man Craig?

So true. Wrong place, wrong time.

And yet — even at the start of the playoffs (and against the Sabres) — they were platooning Lyon in goal. Bob’s getting locked in has pushed them over the top.

Huh. I guess I'm at least a little surprised.

Well, then, welcome back from the dead, Frank.

Interesting thought. I know that sports writers are under immense pressure to create content that will generate the clicks, but, for heaven's sakes with this.

That's a helluva story. And an intriguing screen name. Welcome!!

For those who kicked around North Buffalo, don't forget The 198! (I will not try to spell it.)

Dang - JP failed to come through? I would never rank them in my top tier of Buffalo pizza, but they have built that mini-empire of theirs based on being consistently good. That's a shame. Based on my time working at a pizzeria in my teens, I will venture that getting pizza by delivery can sometimes screw up your order. The driver's there, loading up. The kitchen manager is looking at what's on deck and what's in the oven. That dynamic can lead to a pie getting shipped before it's actually done. OTOH, if you're in no shape to drive for a pickup, you have to take your chances.

I'm not sure. I infer that they are "concession stands" because they represent the owner's concession to allow someone else to sell the peanuts, popcorn, cracker jacks, and such. You and I both know that there's not a single Brad working at LaNova. p.s. I recently had some cheese and pep pizza from their original store on West Ferry. It was a mess. Am I misremembering? I feel like LaNova always made a very solid pie.

Ironically, perhaps, I believe peanut concession sales is how Delaware North got its start. Btw, "concessions" is such a funny word in this context.

Hmm. Oh. My geography is terrible and I'm not going to prop myself up with Google. Has Arizona State managed to establish a real NCAA program out there? Or does ASU have nothing to do with the area we're talking about.

The only team that I will actually cheer for to win the Cup is the Sabres. In terms of having a mild rooting interest, I'm pretty agnostic as to all the remaining teams. For whatever reason, I can't summon the feeling of a grudge against Carolina or Dallas. Maybe that would be different if I were watching one of these games, though. Same goes for Eichel. As I type this out, I'm feeling like "I wish the young man well!" Again, I wonder how it would feel if I were watching the game. But I want to actually feel that way. Go on, Jack. The Sabres were never in this tournament. Light it up, fella. All that said, I'm slightly partial to the Panthers. That's a good team and generally an enjoyable one to watch. I like that they apparently had a massive Presidents Trophy hangover, barely squeaked into the playoffs (edging out our team!), and now they're en fuego.

I had a Morgulis t-shirt with that motto on it. I wore it until it fell apart.

I don't think it's a mentality, nor is it something to be taken seriously. It's just a radio person looking to drive engagement. But not with you, it appears.

for me, it's mostly this

Rome (Italy (not New York): The Eternal City. Tacoma, Washington: The City of Destiny.

I'd thought that the Beastie Boys redeemed "Frisco" when they dropped it in "Get on the Mic": Got busy in Frisco / Fooled around in Fresno / Got over on your girlie / Cuz you know she never says "no". This is a fun one. Buffalo also lays claim to being the City of Light. There's a terrific book by that name - written by a Buffalo gal and set in Buffalo. The name traces to the Pan Am Exposition, I believe - when the city was lit up with this new fangled thing called electricity. Evidence of this name being a thing is found in the City's crest/flag.

Now that's funny.

Similarly how? Making a spectacle out of things is what brands do. It tends to increase their value, as the thinking goes. Expectant parents can't (or at least shouldn't) claim the same motivation. If there were no reason to make a parade out of such events, we would extend the same criticism to the amateur draft. Why televise it at all? Just tell us who got drafted.

There's a significant segment of NFL fans who, to varying degrees, plan their lives around their favourite team's schedule. Friends of mine were grateful to learn when the Bills' London game is. They're already booked to London around that weekend. There's another segment of NFL fans who are either STH's or regular attendees of home games. It makes a difference to those folks to know when the games will be - precisely. Then there are the casual types who want to obsess over how the season is apt to break down based on which teams play when. The sequencing of games is relevant to reading the tea leaves. All of this is to say nothing of the gamblers - a huge business consideration - who can get gambling lines on games that are now fixed in date and time.

I agree. And that's notwithstanding the fact that there are hundreds (?) in the fighters cohort that are still alive. The fact that a number of them have already died and died at that very young average age is, as you say, startling. I believe the study's authors cite to their conclusions and recommend removal of fighting from the game. E.g., by making fighting a game misconduct with supplemental discipline, etc.