Sabre Dance
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Run-flat tires. On the one hand, it is nice to know that if you get a puncture and lose all of the air in the tire, you can still drive to the tire shop on it. On the other, the tire manufacturer recommends not patching a run-flat with a puncture, especially if it has been driven on sans air. Well, I ran over a sharp chunk of metal last night and the tire deflated, but I made it home fine. Now the bad news: the tire had to be replaced. Say good-bye to $300 +. Oof.
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I couldn't find the old thread and I got sick of looking
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/coyotes-every-intention-leaving-glendale-2017/
Glendale, Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale - they can move the team anywhere in that area and A) The team will still suck and B) They will only draw 7500 fans per game. Quebec City, paging Quebec City....
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Last year, I had to go to a meeting to argue why I needed my vacation more than someone else, because we had two guys out on long term disability all summer.
This year, we already have one guy out on long term disability and I can tell another guy is setting himself up to do it as well (it will be his third time in 5 years).
All this after we already lost 2 people permanently to disability who were one the books forever so we couldn't hire someone to replace them.
If someone knows anyone from north Jersey with a good work ethic I'd love to meet them. Not sure they exist.
I don't know, Swamp...that big box on the shelf above your desk looks pretty heavy. Why, if it ever fell on you, you'd be laid up for months. Oh! Hey, look out! The box is falling!! Get out of the....ouch! Boy that has to hurt. I guess you better go to the immediate care center.
What's that? The doctor says you can't work with that injured shoulder until at least September or October... :rolleyes:
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Hi, Sizzle-
You have an advantage in that you have your family to move with you - I moved from Buffalo to Tucson some years back by myself. It was very difficult for me. I did make friends through work, but after working with them during the day, I often didn't want to hang with them during off hours.
It appears you are definitely doing your homework in researching the area. I'm sure you will make the right call, but just a cautionary note: visiting an area, even multiple times, is not really like living there. When I moved to Tucson (for a job), I researched the area quite a bit and also spent some time there. A few weeks after I moved there, I started to run across things I hadn't foreseen. One thing (which these days is easily looked into on the internet) was automobile registration. In NY, your registration fee is based on vehicle weight; in Arizona, it is based on value of the vehicle. My one-year registration cost nearly $300. That was quite an eye opener.
Anyway, good luck to you - let us know how it works out....
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Frankly, I think charging for draft ducats smacks as much of the league as it does the Sabres. I hate that they decided that Buffalo was the place to institute such a policy. After having a crap team for the last few seasons, charging $20-$30 for a previously free (or nearly free) event will make us look small and cheap. It'll be interesting to see what the reaction is from around the league, media (especially Canadian media) and out-of-town fans. Also, let's see what happens when next year's draft comes along...
Well, I will be watching the thing on TV (for free) and will only be interested in the first and eighth pick. Other than that, I can read about it the next day (also for free).
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5000/1 odds
Here is a very good summary of why it's so incredible. It is top 5 underdog stories of all time. The player of the year, Vardy, worked 12 hour factory shifts while making 30 euros per game until he finally got onto a professional team
https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/44w18p/if_you_are_not_watching_the_premier_league_here/
If you want the total picture, all this happened after the remains of King Richard III were found in the ruins of a medieval church buried in a parking lot in the City of Leicester. (In fact, the King's remains were found under a parking spot that had a capital letter "R" painted on it). There is a documentary about this on the Smithsonian Channel. King Richard was recently re-buried with full honors in Leicester Cathedral. And to top it off, Leicester City's major sponsor is a Thai duty-free company called King Power. The whole story is almost too much to believe, except it actually happened. King power, indeed....
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What, no complaints today? That's my complaint.
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I don't know what this means
Baba Booey is the nickname of the producer of Howard Stern's radio show. You'll hear this yelled out by some doofus right after a golfer tees off during a PGA tourney. (You'll hear various other things yelled out, like "Mashed Potato!", etc.) Why? "Hey, did you hear me yell "Baba Booey" when Dustin teed off on the 18th hole last Sunday? Yeah, that was me!" As I said, doofus.
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Update: will attend Sabres game Monday:
This is awesome! Gordie Howe is pure class all the way. An interviewer once asked him if they spoke to the referees the way "today's" players do (meaning with not much respect). Gordie answered no. He said that occasionally, if you gave a ref a dirty look after he called a penalty on you, he'd threaten you with a misconduct. Of course, Gordie had a way of getting the message across. I don't remember the ref's name, but Gordie was royally ticked with a call the ref had just made. On the way to the box, he told the ref he was the second best official in the NHL. The ref asked who was the best and Gordie replied, "Everyone else".
God love you, Gordie Howe!
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A link to this video showed up on BarDown, focusing on some proposed/rejected Sabre logo designs that were on display at the Aud during a season ticket holder open house in October 1994.
But that's just part of the video. The whole thing is almost half an hour long and was filmed by a young Canadian dude and his buddies and it starts as they cross the Peace Bridge. When they go through the doors of the Aud and into the lobby... chills. They snake their way through the dingy corridors, one of them wondering if the cracks in the floor were caused by an earthquake, and make their way to the top of the building.
You see Jerry Magill's cubbyhole where he sounded the horn from; the catwalk leading to the press box, giving one of the guys a chance to touch one of the "cigarette filters" that hung from the rafters; a dizzying view from the oranges; the "spectacular" luxury boxes they put in toward the end; the state of the art communication systems that made the out of town scoreboard go; the Buffalo News box; then down into the old-school lockerrooms; a very awkward meeting with John Gurtler; and finally onto the ice for a shot at an empty net.
If you remember the Aud, this is a must-watch. If you don't, well, this is exactly what it was like. What a barn.
Wow....the first time I went to an event at the Aud (it was likely college basketball, not a Sabres game), I was impressed by how big and "professional" everything looked. In seeing this video, you can see it for what it was: an updated minor league arena. Nonetheless, I would give back 50% of the (really) modern amenities at the FNC just to have an Aud-like experience just one more time. It was a great old building.....
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Unfortunately, we've become a society of tweets, texts and emails. No one reads anything longer than two sentences anymore (and sometimes less than that). It's easier to Google a question about your new car than it is to read the owner's manual. Oh, and no one believes that rules apply to them; everyone is a special case. Uh, right....
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Owww! Sorry, I fell off my chair I was laughing so hard. What was the question?
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It would be nice. Then they could start teaching real sex ed instead of abstinence only and the number of abortions, STD's, and unwanted pregnancies could drop as well. Then we could teach kids the earth is spherical and not flat, that vaccines don't cause autism, and that evolution is real. Maybe one day, if President Reagan Worshipper allows it.
Actually, the earth is ever-so-slightly pear-shaped; the circumference in the Northern Hemisphere is a little less than at the corresponding point in the Southern Hemisphere. It's true - you could look it up!
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This could just as easily go in the politics thread.......
My employer is one of the largest auto parts manufacturers in the world. Just last week they announced record earnings for 2015. Wow, that's great! Along with that announcement was an announcement that employee bonus checks will be distributed in March. For salaried employees only. Non-salaried employees got a different notice. We were told yesterday that sales projections for this year are lower than last year. We all have to take 5 days layoff in the 1st quarter. Necessity for layoffs in the remaining quarters will be reviewed as the year progresses.
I'll leave the politico-economic rant I have building for the politics thread.........
Unfortunately, this is how America seems to work now. Those in charge will take any opportunity to clap themselves on the back (and give themselves a bonus/raise) at the least little positive news. When the economic news is not quite so good, it comes down on the poor working stiffs.
My complaint for the day is the recent weather. We had a really "soft" winter up until last Friday. Now, a foot of snow has fallen in the last 5 days. And tomorrow, the temps are going up to near 50F. I mean, why has the weather waited until now to suck....?
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One of my mainstays, the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, will be coming back to Buffalo this year. Wednesday May 4th at the Tralf. I will probably be there.
Also the forever rockin Reverend Horton Heat will be at the Tralf on Friday April 29th. If you wanna get your face melted off you should go to this show too.
OK, so I guess I need to see Rev. Horton Heat as well....love that Gretsch guitar!
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Those are sooo Purple. I love the color scheme but man that's a lot of one color.
Hey, the same color scheme works for the Minnesota Vikings... I owned one of these jerseys back in the 70's not because I liked the Kings, but I really dug the colors. (Yes, I had two Sabres' jerseys, too; both home and away. Calm down.)
With all of the possible colors and combinations out there, you'd think that NHL (or NFL) teams could really come out with some eye-poppers.
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John Pizzarelli at Buff State in May and Brian Wilson at UB in September... So far, that is all.
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We share a lot after your five year head start. The popping cup sound in the hallways will be with me forever. I was in the AUD! Thank you.
Indeed - I am a South Buffalo boy meself (well, technically I lived about 40 yards south of the Buffalo, Lackawanna border...but many of my friends lived in South Buffalo).
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I was an NHL fan for five years before the Sabres even existed. Those were the days of the "Original Six" (which isn't technically true, but that's another story). Chicago was my team because they had awesome jerseys AND they had a player who had the same first name as my dad, Stan (Stan Mikita, of course). I still remember the names of many players on that team: Bill White, Pat Stapleton, Bobby Hull (and brother Dennis), and Tony Esposito, still one of the best goalies ever.
When I found out that Buffalo was going to get it's own NHL team, I nearly turned handsprings. I was going to be able to see Bobby Hull and Bobby Orr and the Montreal freakin' CANADIENS! Live, in person! Well, of course, every game was a sellout for several years. I finally got to go see a game in person when one of my dad's co-workers who had season tickets coudn't go and gave the tickets to us. The seats were first row orange, directly behind the net down at the Zamboni end of the Aud. The tickets were $5.00 each. That's right, FIVE BUCKS.
If it was a thrill to watch Gilbert Perrault on TV, it was stupifying to see him in person. He just seemed to have an extra gear when he wound up behind his own net.
It's still strange after a game (or other event) at the FNC not to hear upside-down soft drink cups being popped.
Watching the Canadiens play at the Forum (even if it was on TV) was like watching the Pope celebrate mass at St. Peter's. It was like the Mecca of Hockey. I nearly wept when the league lost the Forum, Chicago Stadium and the Olympia.
As crummy an arena as Boston Garden was at the end of its life, it was way cooler watching a game there than nearly any game at TD Bank Garden, or whatever its name is this week... Boston Garden and the Aud were the two smallest ice surfaces in the NHL for quite a while...that's why games against the Bruins were always a good matchup. Both teams were geared for playing in tight corners.
There were some real characters back then - a prime example was the Entertainer, Eddie Shack. Yes, he could play hockey pretty well, but he was more than just a player. You never quite knew what he would try next. How about Johnny McKenzie of the Bruins? He was the late '60's version of Brad Marchand. Or Gump Worsley - Gump is still the best nickname for an NHL player...ever.
Well, I could go on. Somehow, the "mystery", the "romance" if you will is sadly missing from the modern game. Everything, from the arenas to the style of play, is homogenized. I still watch, but it isn't the same and (of course) never will be. But, I still have the memories ;)
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They believe they will sell more third sweaters if the team is wearing them at home.
Even though nearly all of the road games are on TV.... ;) In the NBA and MLB, white (or light) jerseys are worn by the home team. It's the NFL and NHL that confound the issue. For the record, white jerseys at home , please.....
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I haven't gone out on New Year's Eve for many years, but still have a couple of traditions - I usually get some shrimp, cheese, chips, pepperoni, chip dip, etc. and "Eat the old year out" and then "eat the new year in". (Yeah, minds out of the gutter, please...) It's supposed to make it so you won't go hungry in the new year or some such.
The other tradition is to eat pork on New Year's Day. The reasoning is that you don't want to eat meat from an animal like a chicken that scratches backwards to find its food (i.e., looking backwards to the old year). You want to have meat from an animal that roots forward for its food, like a pig (i.e., moving forward in the new year). Hence, tomorrow will be stuffed pork chops and sauerkraut. That's just about my favorite home-cooked meal, anyway.
Happy 2016 to all SabreSpace cadets, the Sabres, the Pegulas and the City of Buffalo!! Let's look forward to an awesome year! :thumbsup:
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1) It has been said before (by me, among others): Buffalo is an extraordinarily tough entertainment market. It takes a lot more to get a Buffalo audience (for any type of entertainment) excited than those in other cities.
2) Team performance and expectations have been awful for the last two seasons plus.
3) Ticket prices are high enough that more of those who buy season tickets don't go to all 41 games and sell some off to the secondary market. Many of those who buy tix on StubHub, etc. are either fans of the other team (read "Toronto") or don't have a vested interest in the Sabres. For them it's a night out - nothing more. (Fixing #2 will help this).
4) Yes, NHL hockey IS boring. I rarely watch non-Sabres games on TV any more because games just aren't exciting. AND, thanks to the tank action of the last two years, I don't watch many Sabres games any more, either. There are simply too many other demands on my time and/or more fun things to do.
5) There is some validity to the white -collar, cell phone lovin', younger, less involved fans theory(ies).
Add them up and you have an atmosphere in the FNC as fun and exciting as a Sweden - Finland curling final in Orlando.
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I put this in the same category as any "the refs screwed us on purpose" claims: We all agree they are bad at what they do, but somehow they became amazingly adept at secretly pulling off coordinated conspiracies directed at one city's teams .... what are the odds?
Hey...you never know. Some years back, there was a ref (now retired) who always seemed to favor whatever team the Sabres were playing. In one of the game programs that year, there was a list of refs and the Sabres' record when they were officiating (now this is when there was just one ref). The Sabres record was pretty close to .500 for each ref...except one. Yep, you guessed it. When the ref everyone loved to hate was in charge, the Sabres lost every game except one. So.... ;)
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Hosting the World Junoirs once was very cool. When you've done well enough to have them come back a second time (and hopefully more after that), you're really doing well. Hats off to Buffalo and the Pegulas - Center of the Hockey Universe!
Good whisky/whiskey
in The Aud Club
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I've been enjoying Widow Jane Bourbon lately. (it is, unfortunately, NOT under $35/bottle. More like $65). It is made using water from the Widow Jane limestone mine in Rosendale, NY. It is aged 10 years in oak and is pretty awesome. A bit sweet, but the mineral content of the water gives it a clean taste that cuts through the sweetness a bit. (They also produce several other spirits including a whiskey and a rum, which I have yet to try). I've already knocked off half a bottle (and bought another so I don't run out...)