Pre game for camper lot

A little pre-game prepping at Aroogas for Camper Lot 2014 - Go Bills!!!!

Rest In Peace, Ralph Wilson

Mr. Wilson may have driven us mad over the last decade of futility, but the man should be revered for what he did to develop the sport I love, support the region I grew up in, and give us all something to be passionate about.  You all know the stories of Ralph, and the things he did for this league.  A true hall of famer, without a doubt.  Rest In Peace, Mr. Wilson.  I am proud to have had the pleasure of meeting you.

Shell's Got Talent!

Big Joe's Memories

He didn't ask for it. I swear...

Sequel coming November 4, 2011

Adam has taken me to a new low... and he's dead on.

Buffalo Bills Hopeless and Hapless - Adam Schein

God Bless the Bye Week

There once was a guy who loves sports
and rooted for teams of all sorts
his teams did not win
so he drank too much gin
and smoked all his cuban imports

In hockey the sabres kept losing
so sabres fans took to the boozing
they can't score the puck
they've lost all their luck
and that slug on their sweaters is oozing

The boyz of october are playing
but the orioles at home have been staying
played well for boss buck
but so long did they suck
that "maybe next year"s what they're saying

Joe Pa's been coaching forever
sometimes his play calling's clever
Penn State's just been weak
Joe's well past his peak
and the defense has stopped the "O" never

The NFL brings him his thrills
since a kid he's been loving his Bills
but at Oh-and-five
with Ralph barely alive
he'd rather spend time on the Jills

so where has that left our poor hero
who's sports luck has scored him a zero?
there's good news in the air
cause he just doesn't care!
and now he is off for a beer-o!



*disclaimer - i am note a poet. this should be obvious. painfully obvious.

I Billieve...

I billieve it's a damn good thing that we throw a legendary tailgate... I billieve that the game we are going to see is going to be too painful to think about... I billieve i'm not sure it i will renew my seasons next year... I billieve i have bowel movements with more talent that the bills offense displays... I billieve...

Annual RV Trip

The weekend of October 3rd, the Buffalo Bills host the detested New York Jets. It's happening.

Pohono-Dome

Yep, figured one of us slackers ought to get another post up. Came home from work today and my truly understanding mother-in-law had left a hand-made, custom Pohono-Dome!


We'll be rollin' Pohono-Style next season, boys and girls!!!

GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!

Lets play "How Strong is Your Stomach Today?"

You've stomached the Bills performances so far this year. You've stayed with the Buffalo Tailgaters even though we've had very little to say so far this year. Now, lets pump it up with a little game of "how strong is your stomach"!

Warning - the below is NOT for the weak!



On a brighter note - taking Lady Pohono to her second game of the '09 season next week. GO BILLS!!!!!

Suhoski Gets His Wish!!!!

All I Want for Christmas...

Dick Jauron must go.

2009 RV Trip

Imagine attending your kid's grade school play. You think your kid has talent, but the director of the play has no heart. The result is that all the kids' talent only gets the play so far, but is killed by lack of direction.

Welcome to the Dick Jauron era of the Buffalo Bills!!!

But enough about the actual game. This weekend was the fourth annual RV trip. Below is a series of pictures; I'll keep the narrative short. There was a fish fry served by a woman in a hot German outfit! There was Brian's famous breakfast! I was THIS close to f---ing Aaron Maybin! There were 40-MPH winds! There were smoked turkey legs! There were cigars! There were chicken wings! There were bratwursts! There was the dude from Vermont throwing a jack-o-lantern at Pohono's vehicle!

God bless America.

It's coming!!!!!

That's right, Bills Fans! Camper Lot 2009 is only a few days away! How do we build to this momentous occasion? Lets take a trip down memory lane... those of us that are privileged enough to have the video recaps will enjoy them with a laugh this week. For the rest of you, here's a few pics to remember things by...

December 2006 Bills / Phins





December 2007 Bills / Phins







September 2008 Bills / Raiders





So whats going to happen Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend? Stay tuned!!!! We're rolling up on Friday to Colden to camp out for the night, then in the camper lot early Saturday for the long haul. Stop by and see us!

GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Victory Blog!

Well, i'm pickin' the bills to win tomorrow, just like every Sunday. But this victory blog is in honor of Pohono and his special ability to prove Hobo and Stogie wrong!

Rewind six months, folks... sitting in the office at work, and Stogie comes in to show me a website about a guy that carves and sells his own pipes. Stogie is thinking i should buy one. I'm thinking thats really cool - never had a pipe, but sounds like a heck of an idea. But wait... This guy online - he says he starts with "blanks" to carve them. Whats a blank? one quick google search later, i find out that you can order blanks pre-drilled and ready to smoke. So what do i say? "Dude, i could do that". Stogie - no way. Hobo - no way. Me - hell yes - i can do that! not only can i carve a pipe - i can carve a Buffalo Bills pipe! Hobo - lets wager...

So here's the photo story of The Victory of Pohono!!!

These are the Blanks that came in the mail. My first pipe was a standard design - came out great, but i don't have the pictures of that one handy, so we'll focus on the buffalo!

Sketched out and ready to rough-carve.

Rough cut, rough sanded, but still a ways to go...

After a LOT of hours of sanding and applying texture, the first coat of stain went on...

And there she is - the finished product.

So what was the wager? pre-carving, Hobo laid out that if 3 of 5 people in the parking lot opening weekend recognize whatever blob of wood i carve as a bills logo, i win a pouch of high quality tobacco. As he saw it come together, he changed the bet about 10 times since i was on track for a win, but end of the day, i went five for five and just waiting to collect...

So if you're in B-lo next weekend for the houston game, swing over to the camper lot, find me, and you'll get to witness the Smokin' Buffalo enjoying the sweet tobacco-smelling scent of victory!

GO BILLS!!!!!!!!

A few days late and i just don't care...

Team Buffalo - i'ma let ya finish, but first i gotta say i'm just not getting excited about the bills these last few weeks. Nothing like a good tailgate (pics coming), and it's been a ton of fun going up to the games, but just brutal to watch... even the J-E-T-S Suck Suck Suck game, while posting a W, doesn't make me feel good about the team...

I will say this now, and hope that it remains truth for the rest of my football watching days: The Bills/Browns game at the Ralph was, without a doubt, the worst football game i've ever seen in my life. EVER! If i ever see one that bad again, i'm gonna gouge out my eyes.

So, lets hit rewind. The Saints game... Where did it all go wrong? If i'm not mistaken, the offence was down at the Big Tree Inn tossing them back while the Erie Community College football team was trying to score a few points on the Saints. The D looked great, until they wore down in the fourth, but the O was pitiful. So what do we do in Bills-land when this happens? Yep - we focus on the tailgate.

Suhoski and I left Harrisburg at 6:15am, rolling fast to Beautiful Orchard Park. In record time, we pulled into the infamous Lot 1, threw up the tailgate tent, and started the fun... Hanging out with some new friends from Canada, tailgating, tossing the football, grilling some brawts... feeling kinda guilty about the poor guy who got talked into selling imported chinese "authentic" hats and got arrested... Good times, friends!

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And of course, ya gotta end the night at Duffs - win or lose!!!

GO BILLS!!!!!!!

Hello, this is officer Park...

Finally, update on Week 2, the HOME OPENER! only a day or so until Pohono and Suhoski depart to cheer on the boys in blue as they beat down the mighty Brees!

What can a guy say about our first weekend in the camper lot this year... unbelievable! Joining Hobo and Pohono was Hobo's friend Harder. Yep. thats his name. After Pohono went dark Saturday afternoon, here's what went down...

After hanging out with the boyz from vermont at the Big Tree, headed back to the camper lot to wait for Hobo and Harder to arrive. once the boys made it, they got settled and we hung in the camper lot for a while. a relatively uneventful night until Michelle showed her face... Who is Michelle? outstanding question, my friends! Words don't describe our new friend, the can-collecter extraordinare with nine kids, three cell phones (one of which is proudly paid for with food stamps - say you're welcome, tax payer), and one truly interesting disposition...

Thats Michelle. Not sure what she was doing with Harder at this point, but most of the pictures are not fit for our humble old blog here. Gotta tell ya, though... one of our boyz from Vermont was diggin' old stanky can lady!!! The crowning moment... Paul called. Who is Paul? Paul, my friends, is Michelle's old man. but see, she didn't want to talk to him. So, she passes the phone to Pohono. "tell him i was arrested and i'll call him back later". so i did (hey, i always follow instructions from the scarey crazy lady). Paul wasn't too agreeable to that conversation, so i hung up. Five minutes later, Paul calls back. Pohono ran away. Hobo did not. So, the phone went to Hobo... "Tell him i'm at the police station! It'll be funny!". So Hobo did... "Hello. This is Officer Park of the Orchard Park Police Department...". I can't even tell you the rest of the conversation, friends. Hobo had me and the rest of us (Michelle) in tears with his portrayel of an officer of the law...

After Pohono finally got rid of Michelle (it took some serious effort!), we made our way around and hung out with our new found friends and neighbors... Hobo and I are still tryin to figure out who this guy is... If you recognize him, lemme know!

At some point in time, somebody got the great idea to go back to the Big Tree. Pohono, Hobo and Harder made their way... The rest of the night is history. History i'm sure somebody remembers, but it isn't Hobo!!!!

Sunday dawned and promised to be a beautiful day for a football game! Not a ton to say - great times hanging out, tailgating with 70,000 of our closest friends, and of course Hobo cruizing on his new found toy (see ya later saturn - hobo's got a new love)...

According to our new friend Squirrel... "Chicks Dig It!!!"

Game time - fantastic time sitting in the new seats, cheering on the Bills on their way to a dominating performance against the Bucs...

And i know y'all are asking... "Tell me, Pohono! How did the evening end? What did you crazy sumbeyotches do to top it all off? Did you go rock the Big Tree? Did you riot in the streets of Buffalo? Did you burn the camper lot to the ground? Tell us! TELL US!!!!"

Yep - those that know Hobo know how the evening ended...


GO BILLS!!!!!!