is it a hyperchain? like good, and clothes, and the whole 9? like wal mart in other places? or meijers here.

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I make cookies for Meijer, Mike

And it's just an uber-huge grocery. Health/organic food, massive ethnic section, awesome butcher block, FANTASTIC beer selection. They do have some eco-friendly clothing and a section specially-devoted to Sabres and Bills gear, but it's not a superchain.

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NO DON'T EVER COMPARE WEGMANS TO WALMART OMG. There's no way to explain Wegmans, you have to experience it. Next time you come to Buff, let me know and I'll take you.

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It's just a really nice SUPERMARKET. The Nordstrom's of supermarkets.

Now, can we get back to my really nice thread about Sabres close encounters?

(Maybe you supermarket groupies can go start your own thread on
GREATSUPERFUCKINGMARKETS.COM)

Last trip to Buffalo, Butler pulled a stop & go at Niagra Square and kind of gave a sort of a waive. Same day we walked down to HSBC enjoying the awesome weather, went inside to check out the Sabres Store, wanted to get a pic of the wall of awesome from the winter classic and Montador came walking out in sabres garb and gave a nod.

Other than that, meeting some of the boys and Harry Neale during the morning skate on opening day with Tara, Missy & Phil.

Good times.

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If it's a tight squeeze, spit on it! - NyI

He's a middling AHL player who had the good fortune of a drunk arbitrator. - The Squanto re: Tim Kennedy

Back in 2003, a friend of mine were at work the night of the NCAA national championship game. (The year Syracuse won.) After working about 20 minutes, we both decided there was no way in hell we were going to sit at work and NOT watch that game, so we took the rest of the night off and shot up to Buffalo Wild Wings on Elmwood.

After being there for about 20 minutes, we looked over in the corner and saw Jay McKee, Rhett Warrener, Denis Hamel, and Tim Connolly were sitting at a table. We both had some liquid courage, so we walked over. I didn't want to be schoolgirl giddy or anything, so I just said that we were big fans, and that it was cool to see them out. Then I offered to buy all 4 of them a beer. They laughed, and Hamel seemed a little shocked that someone would have done that. McKee said that he appreciated it, but they were all set. It seemed to me it was more like they didn't want to take our money to be honest.

Said take care, enjoy the game, and went back to our booth. I thought it was cool enough that we had talked to them for a couple seconds. We probably could have stayed a bit longer, but I didn't want to be intrusive. At halftime, the manager came over with two beers for us, and said it was from the 4 of them. Gave them the nod you give when someone hooks you up, and that was that. Just thought it was great that they were regular guys who treated us like regular guys.

I've also been at Jim Kelley's house in Angola a couple times. He's a GREAT guy, super nice. Was there to do some work on his computer that his daughter had asked me to help with, and Jim insisted we have dinner and go out on the boat first. Didn't touch his computer that night, but did the second night. The memorabilia in that guy's office would make you stain your shorts. He has more handwritten notes from Sabres players than you can imagine. I also saw (and touched) the shirt he was wearing when Hasek attacked him. He had it hanging on his door, signed by at least 50 members of the hockey media. It was just stunning. He tried to pay me for the work, which I wouldn't accept since I already had gotten two dinners, a boat ride, and just to talk to the guy. He insisted I take something, and gave me a complete set of unused season tickets from the last season at the Aud. It's intact, every ticket still attached. Might be the coolest thing I own.

wait, am i missing something? what did tim do wrong?

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I was not impressed with his attitude during his locker cleanout interview.

0g, 1a, 1pt, -2

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BOOSH! (For you, Mike )

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this past thanksgiving, me and barnaby shared a flight back to buffalo from philly

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FIGHTER OF THE NIGHTMAN

"on the ice now for buffalo, looking for the pass, and gets it, afinogenov, couldnt get the shot away, now HE DOES, HE SCORES!!!! HOLY MACKEREL ROLE THE HIGH LIGHT FILM, MAXIM AFINOGENOV, WHAT A MOVE!!!!.... thats not fair... that was unbelievable"
-R.J. and Lorenz

this really has nothing to do with the sabres but i was on a flight with ed kilgore before haha. i was headed to kansas city to go to the bills game 2 seasons ago and visit family and he was sitting a few rows ahead of me.

In his defense, Bucky was being his typical pretentious, asshole self. I was impressed that Connolly was actually dignifying Bucky's questions with a response.

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Wegmans is consistently rated by Consumer Report as the best grocery store in the country. Just saying.

I saw Hecht on his way to a game (I'm assuming based on the date, time, and direction in which he was driving). Pulled up next to him at a light. He was driving a black truck.

I saw Briere twice when he was here, once pumping gas and once just chilling on a bench at the Galleria. I'm surprised I didn't see him more because his kids went to the school that is my high school's biggest rival.



I sat behind Byron Brown and his son on a flight back from NYC four years ago. Learned a lot from hearing him explain things to his son haha.

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‎"Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-Khalil Gibran

Working at a movie theater is really the way to go. I worked at the one on Transit forevvveerrr and had my fair share of Sabre encounters. I remember there was this crazy night where it was incredibly slow and I was ripping tickets and counting skin cells to pass time, when all at once half the team came in, separately. I was SO excited because after I'd direct one of them, ANOTHER one would come.

My favorite was definitely when Drew Stafford gave me a dollar because I heckled him for spitting on my window (long story). And I had some of Goose's broken stick that I had him sign at Dave and Adams, and he recognized it which made me feel super creepy for having it. From what I've experienced though, they all seem really kind and gracious towards their fanbase which is A+ in my book.

Dude it is way cheaper. Wegmans is cheaper than tops it's almost guaranteed dude. My buddy has 3 children and he said if he shops at tops he wouldn't be able to feed them all. Might be an exaggeration but still.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Other than their deals with ze shoppers club card, Wegmans is definitely a little bit more pricey. Tell him to try Aldis and Quality [before they go out of business].

youre gonna take me? hot.

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Met Pat LaFontaine in March at my hotel for YMCA states. He was there for his son's hockey tourney.

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"...they came down into the stands and asked if I knew how to do play by play. I said...No. But. I'll take a shot at it if you want".- Rick Jeanneret

Hahahaha...that's the best part, they always seem to come in when it's SUPER dead and you're just about ready to commit Regal suicide because you're so damn bored.

Tyler Myers recognized me too! He came in the day after he scored that awesome shootout goal in Tampa, and I told him how amazing it was. Then a few weeks later at Catwalk for Charity I reminded him about the encounter and he was like, "Yeah I remember! You also wrote about it on your blog!" I was like, "WHAT?! You read my blog?!" I was so flattered haha.

Stafford also recognized me at Catwalk because one time at the movies he lost his iPhone and I gave him a flashlight to help him find it. I was like, "Hey...do you remember when you lost your phone at the movies and I helped you find it?" And he was like, "Pshh...you didn't help me find it, I found it!" And I was like, "Uhh I totally gave you a flashlight, without it you totally wouldn't have found it."


You know it.

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