Opener Weekend Questions

[Cntrygal]

I know it's a ways away, but.................... :biggrin:

Feel free to post questions and maybe we'll be lucky enough to get some answers!

- How many out-of-towners plan on attending?

- Is Williamsville still a good central location to find lodging? (for zone activities...)

- Is anyone interested in looking into group rates? (hotel snobs please post the names of the hotels you're willing to stay at!!!! ;) )

- Who is going to need a ride from/to the airport?

- Who is willing to play airport cabbie?



*There's a discounted entry fee if you register early for the 5K Eb has been talking about*

[tampabay25690]

I know I will be in town for the festivities...

[ServoBillieves]

I do not have tickets to opening day yet. I will, however, be there for tailgating, and scouring for tickets after kickoff from the scalpers who couldn't sell them pre-game. If not? Listening to it outside.

Almost guarantee I get tickets before that day though... There was talk of a luncheon day prior and/or party pre-night with zoners? I can't remember and I'm too lazy to look.

[Cntrygal]

Yeah... we always have lunch and the pre-tailgate on Saturday. I'm not sure where that will be this year though.

[BoyILuvLoznStupidly]

I am planning on heading to Buffalo Saturday morning and getting a hotel room. I should be at the Zone lunch, not sure what time or where it is, anyone know? Also need to know what parking lot everyone tailgates in?

[Historian]

Will we SQUISH DA FISH?


YESSSSS!!!!!!

[hammerbillsfan]

If you need a ride, I'll be around! :D

[The last buffalo fan]

So far, so good! :pray:

We might fly to Canada, then drive to BLo.
We might stay for 7 to 10 days up north.
We might stay in Canada for at least 5 days.
We might stay in the Buffalo area for at least 3 days.

If all the above becomes a reality, me and my family will attend for sure any of the zone activities!! :beers: :boozer: :party: :xtreme:

P.S. The last buffalo fan, do not run, just drinks!

[methos4ever]

One thing to keep in mind too, for the safety of those who are driving to/from the airports/meeting locales, that the Bills and Raiders are the test dummies for the new MADD/NFL drunk driving campaign:

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/NFL-NFLPA--MADD-Form-Partnership/4a663f7a-2f90-4b26-81a7-e810821ea447

[BillsWin]

I'll be there!
















In spirit....

:sadwalk:

[realdealryan]

I am planning on heading to Buffalo Saturday morning and getting a hotel room. I should be at the Zone lunch, not sure what time or where it is, anyone know? Also need to know what parking lot everyone tailgates in?
http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/showthread.php?t=76679&highlight=tailgate

It took me a couple of times to find it. Look for the cheap bourbon. And Indiana plates of some sort.

[Demon]

I've never taken part in this, but this year i may come and join you guys and have a beer (or 10) with you guys.

[jamze132]

I can't make it.

[clumping platelets]

:patriot:

[Dr. Lecter]

I can't make it.
:rolleyes:

[tampabay25690]

Just booked my airfare..
Flying in on Sat Sept 11 will arrive into B-LO at 2:55 so lunch will be out for me now....The nite festivities I will be in for so I can meet some of you and buy a few drinks....

[jamze132]

:rolleyes:
I asked if I could redeploy early so I could take my wife and son to Disneyland Paris sooner so I could fly back for the home opener. He said :refuse:


What a doucher!!!!

[Cntrygal]

I'll be coming in on Friday so I can run the 5K with Eb and other zoners on Saturday. I don't have my flight reserved yet - maybe this weekend.

[Cntrygal]

Plane Tix :check:
Lodging
Game Tix :check:
5K Registration: :check:

[shelby]

Here's my question: will i win the powerball in time to get tickets to the home opener?

:pray:

[Cntrygal]

Yes!!!!

[The last buffalo fan]

When is the lastest that I can confirm/buy for the game tixs?

[Cntrygal]

Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
tlbf
HargroveforMVP
hbf

[BAM]

I'll be there as usual!

[Cntrygal]

:bravo:

Do you know where you're staying yet?

Does anyone know where the Saturday night festivities are going to be?

[M]

Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
tlbf
HargroveforMVP
hbf

:wave:

[Dr. Lecter]

Add BAM and Mad Bomber to the list too!

[Cntrygal]

Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
tlbf
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber

[Cntrygal]

:gobills:

[Mercy]

Where is Williamsville?

[Dr. Lecter]

Where is Williamsville?


Just North of Buffalo.

The toolbooths are in Williamsvilll it is in that area.


The first 2 exits on 290 are Williamsville (I think)

[realdealryan]

The wife and I are there. Possibly two more.

[Cntrygal]

Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
tlbf
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber
realdealryan (+1)

[Cntrygal]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The last buffalo fan]

Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber
realdealryan (+1)

:ill:

[tampabay25690]

Cant wait till that weekend

[Ebenezer]

Cant wait till that weekend
I can...home opener means summer is over in Buffalo.

[Cntrygal]

Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber
realdealryan (+1)

Has anyone started thinking about hotels?

[realdealryan]

It's now realdealryan +3 and we already have our rooms at the prestigious Lord Amherst aka "5 minutes from Brunners motel".


Who have I missed???? :cheers:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber
realdealryan (+1)

Has anyone started thinking about hotels?

[Cntrygal]

It's now realdealryan +3 and we already have our rooms at the prestigious Lord Amherst aka "5 minutes from Brunners motel".

:check:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber
realdealryan (+3)


I wonder if they do group rates. :D

[Mad Bomber]

I'll be there.

[X-Era]

I want to be there, trust me... but its looking bleak. My brother has his wedding this year... big Bach party in Atlantic City... costs are rising...

If I make it, I will likely be scrambling for a tix or two a week or so before the game... I hope I'm wrong.

[tampabay25690]

Just got 6 tickets today..
Section 138 ROW 16..

[wmoz11]

I usually only make it to one game a year (definitely going to the Steelers game), but I think opening week may be my best shot for an optimistic outlook.

I hate going to meaningless games.

[X-Era]

Just got 6 tickets today..
Section 138 ROW 16..

And your charging how much for say one or two tickets?

:biggrin:

[tampabay25690]

And your charging how much for say one or two tickets?

:biggrin:

Thats just for my 6 I need to get another 10 tickets still....

[Cntrygal]

If you need a ride, I'll be around! :D


Do you know where you're staying yet?

[Cntrygal]

It's now realdealryan +3 and we already have our rooms at the prestigious Lord Amherst aka "5 minutes from Brunners motel".


is this the one? (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bufny-buffalo-marriott-niagara/)

[Dr. Lecter]

No, but that is also about 5 minutes from Brunners.

[Dr. Lecter]

Lord Amherst (http://lordamherst.com/)

[Cntrygal]

Lord Amherst (http://lordamherst.com/)


These prices are a little bit better!

[X-Era]

Thats just for my 6 I need to get another 10 tickets still.... Scored 4 seats in section 203. Black7, my brother in law, my sister, and I will be there!

[Cntrygal]

:check:

Cntrygal
tampabay25690
HargroveforMVP
hbf
BAM
CTBills97
Mad Bomber
realdealryan (+3)
X-Era & Black7 (+2)

[BAM]

Actually... we can't make it that weekend now! We'll be up Nov. 28th though.

[Cntrygal]

:mad:

[Michael82]

Did you all book your hotels? Where are you staying at?

[BAM]

As much as I'd love to be there, life with children calls! We're doing stuff with the fam that weekend. Going to see Thomas! I'll be watchin' ya'll on TV though. ;)

[hammerbillsfan]

As much as I'd love to be there, life with children calls! We're doing stuff with the fam that weekend. Going to see Thomas! I'll be watchin' ya'll on TV though. ;)
See ya at the Steelers game in November!! :beers: :tailgate:

We are here Mikey:
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[BAM]

See ya at the Steelers game in November!! :beers: :tailgate:

We are here Mikey:
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Can't wait man! Got my tix in the mail last week. It'll be here before we know it.

[The last buffalo fan]

I'm officially jealous now! :ill:

[realdealryan]

Did you all book your hotels? Where are you staying at?

http://www.worldsitehotels.com/imgs_hot/id15395_foto1_y2.jpg

[X-Era]

Im staying at my sisters in Batavia.

Not sure if I will make Brunners, I have a feeling not many people will go.

[tampabay25690]

Im staying at my sisters in Batavia.

Not sure if I will make Brunners, I have a feeling not many people will go.

Doesnt look like Im going now either.....
Alumni weekends for High School football.....
Going to Dinner at Red Osier Sat nite now............

[Michael82]

Im staying at my sisters in Batavia.

Not sure if I will make Brunners, I have a feeling not many people will go.
Yeah, but we can still all hang out there for a few hours and have a few drinks and talk football. :up:

[The last buffalo fan]

Yeah, but we can still all hang out there for a few hours and have a few drinks and talk football. :up:

:up: I won't be there, but thanks for the gesture, I do appreciate it as a fellow Bills fan! :bf1:

[BAM]

You guys should all meet at the Pearl Street Brewery! I went there last year on Sat. night and it was awesome! Nice place.

[Ebenezer]

You guys should all meet at the Pearl Street Brewery! I went there last year on Sat. night and it was awesome! Nice place.

Agreed BUT parking is terrible and it can get so crowded you can't get to the bar or talk to the person next to you.

[X-Era]

Agreed BUT parking is terrible and it can get so crowded you can't get to the bar or talk to the person next to you.Are you in or out for Brunners?

[X-Era]

Yeah, but we can still all hang out there for a few hours and have a few drinks and talk football. :up:True.

[Ebenezer]

Are you in or out for Brunners?
no clue what is going on that night, sorry.

[BAM]

Agreed BUT parking is terrible and it can get so crowded you can't get to the bar or talk to the person next to you.

It was fine while we were there and we went the night before the season opener! They had bars all over the place and the ones outside on the balconies were especially accessible.

The place that sucked going to on Sat. before a game was the Anchor Bar. Now THAT was crowded!

But I don't know about parking... we take cabs around to be safe!

Either way, have fun guys! Can't wait to see ya'll in November. :beers:

[chernobylwraiths]

It was fine while we were there and we went the night before the season opener! They had bars all over the place and the ones outside on the balconies were especially accessible.

The place that sucked going to on Sat. before a game was the Anchor Bar. Now THAT was crowded!

But I don't know about parking... we take cabs around to be safe!

Either way, have fun guys! Can't wait to see ya'll in November. :beers:

Parking easier at Brunners.
Drinking cheaper at Brunners.
Speaking to the person next to you or next to them easier at Brunners.
Can bring some outside food with you at Brunners.

Pearl Street mostly flashier for those interested in that kind of thing.

Don't know what I am doing this year, but for any out of towners who may need a ride somewhere I can probably help out. Wait, any non puking out of towners. :D

[hammerbillsfan]

Parking easier at Brunners.
Drinking cheaper at Brunners.
Speaking to the person next to you or next to them easier at Brunners.
Can bring some outside food with you at Brunners.

Pearl Street mostly flashier for those interested in that kind of thing.

Don't know what I am doing this year, but for any out of towners who may need a ride somewhere I can probably help out. Wait, any non puking out of towners. :D

I don't want to relive that with you know who. :puke:

[chernobylwraiths]

I don't want to relive that with you know who. :puke:

Nobody wants that man.

Luckily he could walk... barely.

[Dr. Lecter]

That poor tree.....

[clumping platelets]

:popcorn:

[Michael82]

I don't want to relive that with you know who. :puke:
I've been good for the last few years. :up:

[BAM]

Parking easier at Brunners.
Drinking cheaper at Brunners.
Speaking to the person next to you or next to them easier at Brunners.
Can bring some outside food with you at Brunners.

Pearl Street mostly flashier for those interested in that kind of thing.

Don't know what I am doing this year, but for any out of towners who may need a ride somewhere I can probably help out. Wait, any non puking out of towners. :D

Well I'll put it this way... I visit Buffalo maybe twice per year and I usually always bring several people along with me. It's nice to take them to a nice place rather than a dive! And why the heck would you want to bring your own food in to a pub, Marshawn?

[realdealryan]

The two people that are coming with us are going to some nice places Saturday & Monday and the Ralph on Sunday. I'll make them hit Brunner's because I had a hell of a steak sandwich (that I'll be let down by, I'm sure). It's a "manageable" dive, at the very least....I don't feel like Eddie Murphy walking into the bar in 48 hours.

[Dr. Lecter]

If you think Brunners is a dive, you have never been in a dive.

It is a corner, neighborhood bar. There is a difference.

[BAM]

I live in Chambersburg, PA. I'm pretty sure we invented the dive bar!

[stuckincincy]

If you think Brunners is a dive, you have never been in a dive.

It is a corner, neighborhood bar. There is a difference.

That's a name from my past!

Others:

No Name
Goodbar
Kelly's
Gaslight east and west
Jerry's
The KT Tavern
Masthead
Pastime (the Forest Ave. one and the Black Rock one)
Schuper House
Beef 'n Ale
Central Park Grille
Park Meadows
Warren's
Wally Bobek's
Mc Van's
Volker's bowling alley
Royal and Golden Pheasant
Ace's Steak Pit
The Whistle Pig
Bailo's
Plant 6
Chez Ami
Sestaks and McGuires
The Clown House
Gabriel's Gate
Packet House
Library
Eddie G's


So many others. WNY never lacked for establishments, and I only knew the north area!

[chernobylwraiths]

Well I'll put it this way... I visit Buffalo maybe twice per year and I usually always bring several people along with me. It's nice to take them to a nice place rather than a dive! And why the heck would you want to bring your own food in to a pub, Marshawn?

By all means if you are bringing friends and want them to have a nice atmosphere, then go to the places like Brew Pub and Pearl Street.

Brunners is in no way a dive. It sure might not be a top flight place, but I equate a dive with a place that you might be scared to go out into the parking lot by yourself for fear that you will be jumped. I've been in dives and that place isn't one IMO. It is a typical neighborhood bar and is far from pretty. But I only go to bars to meet people. I like to be able to talk to them. In those other bars, I have a very hard time hearing the person I am standing next to let alone a small group of people. I also don't like having to pay for the atmosphere and watered down drinks. I don't want to get tanked, but paying an extra buck or two per drink is a little much for me. What I meant about bringing food in, is that they allow you to order a pizza and wings and bring them in. That is very nice of them. I don't necessarily go to those places to eat a full meal. A couple wings and or pizza is plenty.

I'm too old to go to a place just because it is "pretty" or "happinin".