I thought I'd start out here just by saying hi. I've been lurking here for awhile and really enjoy the board.

So.. howdy!

Oh and Mead...? Do you prefer red or white?

Come on over to the other board- don't be shy!!

Introduce yourself over there...I think you will be made to feel very welcome.
(THEY WON'T SCARE YOU TOO MUCH)

Thanks!

And don't worry.. I don't scare easily.

mead is away on 'business' so I'll answer for him..."Yes!"

Welcome to you. Where did the name come from?

Ahh.. so I will send off a case of each to Mead then.

Thank you for the welcome, Beerball! Where did my screen name come from? Well.. while my own name is kind of unusual I've always preferred Dahlia, she's my "alter ego" of sorts.

And as for the Bills. Well... they're my boys. I'm a rabid fan. I love 'em all. I want to be the team mom. I want to feed them Chunky Soup.

Hi and welcome to the board.

Welcome!

thank you Beerball for taking care of me





Welcome Dahlia and thank you for the wine .

You're welcome, Mead. Enjoy!

And thanks to everyone for the welcomes!

You're welcome!

And thanks for the thank you.
Who's your favorite Bill?

Hey where do you live......Chicago?

Who ?

that's bflodan. his real name is dan, and he lives in Buffalo.

My favorite Bill is probably Takeo Spikes, though I have a soft spot for Willis McGahee after last summers training camp. No.. it's not what you're thinking , he signed my son's jersey and talked to him and made his whole day, it's a great story.

I don't live in Chicago. I live about an hour east of Buffalo.

You guys are great. My kids keep me pretty busy but I love to read and jump in when I can.

Thanks again!

Oh! And I do have a mad crush on JP Losman.

And your son understood him?

Can i rent your son to interpret the post game interviews for me? I'll just have him sit next to my tv and have him translate.

LOL! Of course he understood him. He's five.

My son I mean. Not Willis.


It was actually very cool. Last July my husband jokingly asked me if I wanted to go to Bills Training Camp for my birthday. I think he was a little taken aback by my "HELL YEAH!" reply, but we packed the lil ones, my son and daughter (6), up and went up that day. The kids did all the stuff over in the kids section and they watched practice with us. At the end of practice they were pressed right up against the railing to try and get some autographs. Donte' Whitner stopped and Duke Preston. One of them asked me what time it was (I say it was Donte', my husband insists it was Duke, but pfftt.. I know I'm right..LOL) because they had to get in to watch "The Contender".

We figured we'd lost Willis in the crowd. Willis is my son's favorite player. He has a huge poster of him on his wall and was wearing his "21" jersey to Camp. We looked up and Willis was running over from the opposite side of the field. This was probably a good 15-20 minutes after practice had ended and he was over there signing autographs. I figured at least my son would get to see him because he had to walk right by where we were standing to get to the locker room. He stopped up the line from us to sign a few more autographs and it was pretty obvious he was done by the time he started heading our way. Again I figured, "Well.. at least he'll get to SEE him up close.." but I couldn't help myself, LOL, I started calling out his name.

When he turned to look at me, he stopped and saw my son standing there and he walked over. He said, "Hey buddy.. did you enjoy practice?" My son's eyes got as big as saucers. Then Willis took out his Sharpie and signed my son's jersey. Then he turned and signed my daughter's autograph book. As he was doing that I said to my son, "That's him.. that's Willis.. you've got his poster on your wall.." and Willis turned and gave my son the biggest smile and a wink. My son was absolutely radiating. After that Willis gave them a wave and headed off into the locker room.

I know Willis has said some dumb stuff and I know he's been less than stellar on the field, but I gotta say the Willis I will always think of was the one that, after an exhausting practice and another 20 or more minutes spent with the fans, found two minutes on his way to the locker room to make a tremendous memory for a 5 year old fan.

That night on the way out of Camp, I found out what it must be like to walk a kangaroo on a leash because my son was absolutely pinging off the walls. He had to stop and tell EVERYONE that Willis signed his shirt. He told security guards. He told the vendors. He told guys coming out of the bathroom.. LOL!

We'll definitely be going back again this year. Probably twice.

That's really cool. I had an opportunity when I was young to get Johhny Unitas's autograph and I didn't and to this day I really regretted it. That's something your son will remember and cherish for the rest of his life. I have never been to a spring training camp and that's great that you got an opportunity to go and see a class act in Willis taking time to sign autographs. I don't know of many pro athletes that take the time to do that anymore. Anyway thats a great story and its really appreciated that you shared that.

Hello and greetings to everyone here. First time on the board. Look forward to talking about Bills football.

Welcome to you! Post early and post often.

I look forward to it . Thank you for the welcome.

welcome
I like red wine please

http://www.awinestore.com/Ramey-2003-Red-W...ct-p-22553.html

that will do
I will be looking foward to its arrival

I never get tired of telling the story.

And even if, by chance, Willis ends up somewhere else, the poster will still hang and the jersey will remain in the frame on the wall. Willis is all right in my book.

That's absolutely awesome. A great memory that will last a lifetime.

Is Willis still on your wall after he call out the Bills during his press conference? He shouldn't be.

Here are a few ground rules to the unititiated: 1- never be upbeat or excited about anything the Bills do, we are all DOOMED! 2-None of the players we have are any good. Failure to belittle them is viewed as mutinous 3- If someone posts an opinion be sure to retort with "you're not a professional."

And now that you know these things you are ready for TBD. Go forth and post!

As one of the uninitiated, I have duly noted your recommendations.