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  • JeffSmith
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    Okay – Looks like the Deer Creek Brigade of SSDDers ("the Six Pack") has set the bar and thrown down the gauntlet for documentation of future SSDDer soirees on the Summer Tour. I trust the Rocky Mountain Division will allow me to accept this challenge on their behalf – we're are anxious to chronicle our adventures at and around and above Folsom with competitive style and panache. But don't forget Geothemusicneverstoppedmeister, you've promised us us a "Da Show" installment! And surely Ozark's gonna lay some outasight pics of the Indy Odyssey on us over on our website! And maybe Holly and Adam and Kurt'll chime in. . . Remember any story worth telling is a story worth embellishing. . . In the meantime, are any SSDDers heading to any of the next few shows. (Where IS that spreadsheet?) Who'll be at BLT tomorrow? (the corporate renaming of venues is as confusing as everyone's avatars.) Inquiring heads want to know. Anyway, glad such a splendidly mindf-ing time was had by all in Indy. Onward Sunshine Daydreamers!
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    Two Dollar Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are Alive and Well at 420 Shakedown Street" ...that's the headlines in the Daydreamer Daily SunShineNews Dead-a-Gram this morning.... From wheels down at 10:30 Friday morning to wheels up at 4:30 Saturday afternoon, this cub reporter had a grand time....and here-in-below in three dot journalism....here's my side of the story and maybe i'm sticking to it: Sir Richie provided the bookends, as he met me at the Hertz counter at arrival at one end...then fun ensued, and we and capped it off when we flew out from adjacent gates the next day, 15 minutes apart, lit up with a cold foaming glass of Indy's finest stout IPA for this reporter and perhaps a bit of those innocent clear shots of the top shelf stuff for ba Dus Briver Incognito; the daze and hours between numbered thirty, the stories ran six times sixty, and the memories, well, they will last this lifetime for sure... Kurt, thanks for hosting duties at the picnic...the bbq burgers and brats worked their magic, and the air was full of the aromas we would expect at a proper daydream reunion. Your smile was infectious, and your cooking skills will go down in history as off the chart. Ya done Good! The best is yet to come tho, as this is Kurt's backyard... Likey to Hike and Mattster aka Ozark provided the beauty to the group, as Matt came as an undercover insurance salesman, rocking the blue polo shirt...with the crew-cut and shades, he could look like your straight father who warned you of the dangers of the evil weed. Holly came as herself, which is why she was our shining beauty the whole time. ...during one exchange of stories from the elder set, aka Adam & Richie, I looked over to her basking in the sun with a smile and said, "A story a minute, it seems." She replied very nicely and succinctly, "Dead Lessons". Well played, Holly, well played. At the pic-a-nic Indy16 rolled along, Kurt at the briver's seat, five happy passengers, we ate, drank and Made Merry, and suddenly in the heat of the afternoon a cake magically appeared...with a very nice frosting overlay which looked exactly like Dead & Co's logo...all red white and blue from one side of the cake to the other with a lightening bolt in the middle...except it had "Happy Birthday Matt" written across the top. That was very appropriate, as it was the Ozarkster's 40th birthday..Happy Birthday you young fart! We proceeded to sing the Daydream Quintet popular song, "Happy Birthday Matt" and he succeeded in blowing out the candle, which was barely visible behind the cloud of mysterious sweet smelling smoke.... By the Way, Adam our devilsfriend brought up the serious Chicago Jewish perspective side of things, riding in on his steel sled direct from NW burbs of our last fine pic-a-nic...arriving around the perfect time at the hotel. His vehicular magic carpet doubled our flying capacity, and the plan was that he chariot-ed Richie and I chauffeured Kurt to the hotel and show and back and forth, with Matt and Holly running interference, her flashing her smile and Matt sporting the clean-cut straight look....we had squirreled away a parking pass for Matt and Holly, so the destination was easy...go to Kurt's, party hardy, head for the hotel at 4:20 and catch the ten dollar shuttle to front gate. That was our plan and we knew the security at the hotel kept the place locked down tight unless you had that magic pass. Anyhow, after BBQ, this cub recalls three waves of daydreamers heading off to the Cambria, our Castle next door to the venue...smiling and swinging and glad to be part of the grater clan of daydreamers with a mission: get to the show!...we discussed leaving, and 2/3 of our clan left as Kurt and I made busy with last minute clean-up tasks..Shortly, there after, all looked cool at Kurt's castle...did I tell you has has four knights who were safely with Madam MIL for the day, and a lovely wife at work? That being the case we cleared away any evidence of whatever could be held against him at a later time, spit shined everything. As we prepared to leave, I jumped in ba dus brivers seat to gamely get us there, hoping the roads wouldn't melt before hand...but as i fired up the afterburners on the Kia Rental, Kurt, having the venue in his backyard, casually leaned over and said to this cub-neophyte-perhaps-a-bit-giddy driver, "Let's go the Back Way". Now friends and neighbors, in any normal context those words conjure up frightening aspects of dangerous happenstances that would make anyone tremble with anticipation...in this case, seeing the twinkle in 009's eyes and re-assuring smile, it was an easy decision...sooo.. We did exactly that, heading out to the outskirts of Fishers directly to the side ripple of a small corner of Noblesville, bypassing the crowd of cars all jumbled together: Heads coming in from every direction...but nothing to slow us down but Fear and Loathing in Indy, geomeister style. Soon the Deer Creek amphitheater came into view, with the hotel looming on the horizon a mile distant...after executing a few deftly and perfectly timed turn here, turn here, cut left, veer right types of requests from our local laid back and very stoned 009 agent and extraordinary navigator, we waved our precious pass at security and were motioned through to safety. We had made the ten minute drive in just under twenty three minutes, all out in the countryside and very peaceful. After the high time at the picnic and those illegal smiles we had, the back way was timely tho, and perfect. Thanks 009! Meanwhile, our other two magic carpets, piloted by Holly and Adam, had to rely on their impersonal GPS guides and cellphone instructions so naturally they arrived fifteen minutes earlier and were already up up and away... See, there was this Plan A it seemed...and it was working: Hang at the hotel and do what Daydreamers do best, then onweird! What started as an innocent drink and smoke-athon, courtesy of nameless daydreamers...turned into a hour and a half story time session with the six of us in Adams and my spacious suite. Richie was catty-corner across the hall, and we had chosen...more like christened...our suite as Partyroom 420... To thwart the mighty owners of our fortress's archaic smoking rules, Ozark the 1st discovered you could open the back window a half foot max, and tuck behind the heavy curtain to puff away...the room looked over the roof top of the hotel restaurant and party patio four stories down...all we could see from our room was an pair of tennis shoe soles sticking out under the curtain...the folks on the patio waay down below however, and anyone else in rooms across the wing btw, could see a deadhead with beady bloodshot eyes peaking through the screen puffing out mysterious smoke with a familiar odor...and that worked real well, as did the gin and tonics, cold IPAs, Guinness draught and cold water Adam had thoughtfully provided in a convenient rolling ice-chest.... Stories were swapped from one side of the room to the other as the six of us celebrated more time together. The five others were treated to a minor fashion show as this cub reporter switched shirts three times in an effort to get that perfect look and feel for the evenings' future events. After a suitable chapter or three of stories, we headed back to the lobby..."Shuttle 10 Bucks, round trip" said the hotel concierge, so we slapped down our ten-spots and hopped aboard: six eager beaver bunnies and squirrels ready to pounce on a party and concert...and our fearless dus brivers from FTW got a rare chance to put their feet up and leave the briving to others. Twenty six of us road together, swinging and swaying, the six daydreamers and twenty strangers who just stopped to shake collective hands and ride merrily to da show... We drove around the colorful sea of folks walking, and as it got more colorful and populated we saw Shakedown in da distance...small white tents peaking up over the tops of the deadheads in and amongst the trees...and then the the tiptops of a huge carnival Shoreline-type tent...It was Deer Creek, rechristened the Clipclop Center or something foolish to support Corporate America...and Dead & Company were about to climb on and take us into the Musical Stratsosphere that Sunshiners Daydream about universally...it's getting Time For The Show!!! Six Daydreamers, sixty toes, all heading out for a real good time. We make our way off Ba Dus, thank and tip Bill ba driver profusely, and twirling, laughing, smiling, singing and dancing, we make our way to the base of the mass of dead head humanity...each of us looking in wonder of it all...the scene is alive and well...we give high fives,and pair off, knowing we will each have a high time with a buddy...and head our collective waves boldly going where we knew we had to go...through security and into the colorful carnival about to present itself in front of our twinkling eyes, expectant ears and oh so grateful hearts and spirits.... The Sunshine Daydream Pic-a-nic and Indy Reunion just an hour behind us...and new stories, new adventures, and yes, the Two Dollar Grilled Cheese Sanwich awaiting us...we forge on... That's my story, and I'm sticking to it...Chapter Two, "Da Show" to be penned by this reporter at a later time today...we're about to buckle off and ride this one: A roller-coaster into happy-land! ...Happy Father's Day to all you Mothers...talk to you in a bit... geoinwonderlandmeister
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    Do us proud and kick our east coast asses with your western Daydreamers meet n greet in Boulder, we want names, specifics, details....we wanna know what y'all are wearing, when does Geeky jump out of that cake...ohh mama....hey Geeky you are worth much more that $1000 ;-) at least in my eyes..... when does Fonts pass out spreadsheets, and what's on them...inquiring minds need to know....the boys are hot...that is fo sho....and check out chat...we don't bite.... High to Pam!
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    Hey there Rich and Geotoinfinitymeister.com!!!
    Nice posts, but couldn't you have given us more color and a sense of "you are there"? ;-D Thanks!
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    Deer Creek was awesome.....weather, crowd, vibe, music, and Kurtaroo pic a nic 2.0.....regards to the fellow daydreamers from Ozark, Miami, Kurt009, Devils Friend, geoolddirtybastardmeister and yours truly... In my opinion, this meet up trumped FTW, I know, Phil wasn't there, yeah we didn't have 50 something at a picnic in Grant Park, and remember Trey was fake Jerry..... Now Mayer is the new fake Jerry...... The best part of the experience though......We got to connect, to know, appreciate, respect and bond with each other and that is priceless, then we celebrated in the music and basked in the afterglow.... ba dus is getting ready to roll on out....anyone going to shithole amphitheater in Camden, have a good show! After last night I didn't miss Jerry quite as much.... But I still really miss Jerry....
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    Ready to get dis dus on the road......open up them engines let em' roar...tearin' up the highway like a big ole dinosaur!
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    I'm solid about it now... Tomorrow, I'm leaving on a jet plane; then I'll be up in the air, so who knows.
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    One Fine Day, until we meet again... Can hardly contain myself! See you lovely Daydreamers soon! There's a fire breather spewing magic in the air...will you be there?
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    a singlesolo solitary One fine day once in a lifetime one uno dancing with myself alone one hitter Loner one more last chance unique one night stand one love....lets get together and feel alright... one on one I wanna play that game tonight hit me baby one more time.... so what are you waiting for, Mary climb in. Its a town full of losers, we're pulling out of here to win....
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OK Geo, you've gone too far this time! "geohotdiggitydogwe'rehavingfunnowmeister" heehee hehe haha ho?
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Love is all we need... Hoping for safer and better (let's get back to normal) times for ASL and the MadSwan... ;-)
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You should see a doktor about those eyes... Talk about ccreeeeeeeeepppyy.... klown vs. frank - who's scarier?!
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Hey, buddy, since I haven't seen you in a while just wanted to let you know that I saw the Rox-Giants game on Friday at Coors Field. I love watching those two teams play! And now I find out that the Rox will be in SF for the SC shows. Bliss! Maybe we can put together a SD outing at AT&T.
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Rockies @ Giants, maybe....
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Not sure if this has been covered before in this thread, but there is a bike share in Chicago called Divvy. It looks like it is a good form of cheap, healthy transport if you are in the downtown area. $7 for a 24-hour pass (unlimited 30 minute rides) with a ton of stations. http://www.divvybikes.com/
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There's a fear down here we can't forget.... Hasn't got a name just yet... Always awake always around..... sayin let there be peace in the valley..... mmmmmm bopbop bop bop!!!!!!!
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Yes dude, KristineD mentioned that a long while ago - good to bring it up again. Those are around a lot of major metros now a days... Bal'more seems at ease this evening; let's hope the 10pm curfew is adhered to. 1K Nat'l Guard in full dress helps a bit I might add... Tomorrow, peeps !!
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That song is and will forever be timeless......unfortunately/fortunately. We must thank John Barlow, Bob Weir and Grateful Dead for this unending lyrical reminder of the past, the present and the future.
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I think I am gonna make Aug. 13 GD tribute nite @ AT&T. Looks like we will meet on at least a couple of occasions, hopefully! This is an official message from your not so ever-present mayor Klangstone
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it's too dark to put the keys in my ignition,And the morning sun is yet to climb my hood ornament.... putting together puzzles always get tougher once the corners and edges are in place.... Happy Wednesday...people....to borrow from totes....get on them humping pants..... Coffee is on....cream and sugar abundant..... ....riding high in April, shot down in May Ya know I'm gonna change that tune... Think I'll roll another number for the road.... ....I'll feel able to get under any any load..... ....and you put the load right on me...... But I digress.....
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I feel Like a Gerbil and the wheel is turning, but I can't slow it down....You know the rest....I wish someone could invent the 36 hour day so I could get everything done,...ahhh but that might throw Totes countdown off! All I know is if I keep Briving my Dus like Cassidy and don't watch my speed, I'm gonna be celebrating The Grateful Dead's 50th Anniversary "Where Thee Fell" Tour. Better get some Coffee,...Lather ,..Rinse ,...Repeat...
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MYTH: For those who may not know, The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox announced yesterday they will be playing an afternoon game at Camden Yards that is closed to the public due to civil unrest. FACT: What has not been reported is the Orioles announced Phish would be performing at the game and everyone just turned their tickets back in. now you know, my foil hat friends. Happy Wednesday
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Hear you loud n clear Bob....thanks for chiming in.... Always good to share coffee and thoughts in the morning.... there's no dus briving secrets.... It's all about moderation and harm reduction.... Just remember your mileage may vary..... Take the wheel anytime and have a safe and productive day....
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Chris, glad it was a quieter night there.... have some coffee.... Happy humping....
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60 Days to Santa Clara66 Days to Chicago Rounding the 2 month mark! Seems like a long, long time. Waiting. BUZZ is stirring in the hive. Doing that crazy little bee dance. This is a no humping zone. FLYING ONLY! P.S. Humping pants are allowed in the flying zone. Just no humping and flying. DAHF (Dreamers Against Humping and Flying)
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LMAO !! Love ya Totes - simply awesome, brotha !! Hey, speaking of our little boy Buzz, where is the little critter and how's your Buzz makeover project going??
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Remember, no flying and humping simultaneously! ;-] Hey, does anyone know when the shirts are slated to ship? Just curious, I couldn't find any tracking info. ...
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The Buzz project is behind schedule but right on time. I need to get Buzz tuned to be just exactly perfect. Once I have a graphic ready I'll share it.
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They have to make them first, klown
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. . . is one that arrives slightly later than you expected.
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I guess it will probably be at least a couple of weeks after the end date of ordering which makes sense. Just excited about getting it, looks like we have a wait for a bit...
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i thought she (from etsy) said they would start shipping on or about May 9. she is making less than 100 shirts i think so a week to get them done seems ok.
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......Time to get outta my humping pants.... And it's time for me to fly..... cue REO..... maybe the Eagles can land Johnny Football...him and Tebow.... Ohhhhh...I'm scared......I'm scared..... gonna lay around the shanty mama and put a good buzz on! peace from space.....
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Browns? Bills? C'mon fellas....FLY EAGLES FLY !!!! Or as a great band once sung: The Eagles filled the sky..... I have a great stealie shirt w/ the Birds logo in it and that line underneath it - SWEET !!
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Too often the browns' light at the end of a tunnel ends up being the headlight of a (AFC) northbound train that runs em over.But not this year...I feel it!
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'boutcha. I am. Only distracted by current events and subsequent coordinating of rallying around family and today a migraine. Peace be with the affected in Nepal and Maryland. Peace peace peace. And understanding.
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My boy - word is ALL OVER your Brownies offering two #1's to Tenn !!! YOU WANT MARCUS !!! Problem might be those even lower J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets who sit at #6 and could trump you guys. Dude, we were there a couple of years ago when your Browns opened the season against my Eagles. Spent nearly the entire Saturday before at the R&R HOF and the Dead special, entire top floor exhibit there - OMG !!! Anyways, we hung out at lake Erie, saw the dead rats floating in the river as we tailgated, kicked ass in corn hole and flip-cup in the parking lot, and loved your town's game-day experience - TOUCHÉ !!! BTW, Birds kicked ass :-) FLY EAGLES FLY !!
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Not enough energy to type it twice... Welcome back, how's the left coast? Missed not much, riots in Swantown, Clowns n Klangs n things... Coffee on... rrrrrgrrrrr out...
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We havn't sunken into the ocean yet... I'm a tri-coastal gal, having grown up in Hawaii and Boston - back and forth all of the years until I planted my flag in California and British Columbia, depending on the time... It's a beautiful day today, and we are here, organizing a screening to raise money for the Nepal Earthquake-affected. My cousin and baby cousin survived it, near the epicenter. They are coming home to NoCal for a little respite before deciding on next move. I am some yarn in that net. Headache has gone so now to prepare for my daily trip to the mines. Also I got my t-shirt(s). 443!! Maybe I WILL have a spot more of joe before I go...
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Speaking of stealies, I saw a new SYF sticker today with a picture of Lake Tahoe. Either that or it was a brain that melted into a blue puddle. Either way, as they say here in the Reno/Tahoe area, Keep Tobias Blue.
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bad vibes from there... at least the O's won, WTF.... FTW.... WFT.... all we are saying is give peace a chance..... @ASL @Angry Duck.... @Brethren n Sisteren.... stay safe.... Mmmmm bopbop bop bop.....
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Browns .... NO TRADE. Too many other needs to mortgage the future on mariota. He will be a very good QB I'm sure but he can't play D nor catch the ball. RnR HOF is very cool. I have not been there in a few years...long drive from Texas. Browns game day experience IS a blast. Imagine how cool it will be when they start winning (Insert joke about hell freezing over). I remember that game. Watched it a sports bar here in DFW. P***ed me off when Bs dropped INT in late Q4 then Eagles scored. Another example of the Browns almost always almost win.
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Go to ticket Exchange on forums tickets offered. a guy wants to trade his 7/4 for California
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draft day : Can't believe how it must feel to have your team just hope to find a way to win , my team wins cause they do what ever they have to do to winfix balls trick plays tape practice draft killers Does not matter to us we do all we have to do to win lol. Truly we have a great coach and the best QB with the hottest wife . You guys just hate us cause we win win win
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First off a big So glad you made it... Welcome Steve.... So the month of April comes to a close... Coffee is on .... the Apple watch is found to be defective....whaa? And now the suns coming up, riding with Lady Luck.... Freeway cars and trucks... Time to hit the mines.... Have a grate day y'all....
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Yes it is a good morning! , I'm still above ground!! sorry to hear about Apple watch,.Aside from that, I hope everyone's day goes well. It's Hammer swinging time for me,.. then off to see my daughter play guitar and sing at her High School Talent Competition...I think she's doing something by Ed Sheeran, or possibly Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers. Time to Charge up the camcorder and get a coffeee infusion,...HI HO,..Hi Ho,....
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One Watch by Day A changeable morning here in St Pete. A little bit of sky, a little bit of clouds, a splatter of rain drops here and there, a west wind blowing. I hope Spring has Sprung for the all of we Sunshine Daydreamers. Summer is coming up fast, so it's high time to put on a Let it Grow and listen to the music play. 59 days to Santa Clara 65 days to Chicago We have cracked the 50's seal. P.S. Patch those sails and shine those rails.
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Ordered t-shirts last night. One for me, one for my son, and one for what I don't know yet. I have to wait a lot less time than everyone else to get mine mailed. :P.
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I don't hate you...just really, really envy you. Browns had Belichick years ago and you could tell he was going to eb good. Media and many fans hated him, but was/is good.
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Having grown up in NYC and watching the Jets, then living in Buffalo for 36 years and bleeding red white and blue....I have hated many teams, none as much as the Pats..with that said....I wish The hoodie was our coach and Brady our QB....Road king you have one hell of a franchise up there and while watching the Super bowl in Maui with Seahawk fans I was in awe of your teams victory.... Congrats and glad you are one of us! Can't wait for fall!
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at least Bills got to the Super Bowl several times. Losing in the SB is not being a loser, said the disconsolate Browns fan, about to witness another mangled draft.
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All I can say is: The EAGLES filled the sky... GO BIRDS !!!!! And rrrrrgrrrrr, even you could have ran that ball in from the 1/2 yard line for the ring - what a Pats gift !!! WTF were you in awe of, their luck? No wonder they changed your area code to 0-4-4. (but you know I love ya man as you are my brother from another mother)
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Football has none.
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Your reasons are just, your actions are equally bad. Baltimore riots, you suck.
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I recall, many moons ago, the Boston Patriots, and man did they suck!!! Growing up in Buffalo with a father that hailed from Boston we would go to the home games, and for the longest time the patsies were woeful. Their time will come. Go Bills.