Vander Linden Musings

So I’m watching the Buffalo Bills play the Tenessee Titans today and reminiscing…

There was one year (can’t remember which but it was during our 4 Super Bowl years) that my Dad took us to Rich Stadium (as it was called) to buy tickets for the home Miami game. We went the day before the tickets went on sale to be first in line! My great friend from high school, Jennifer Ulrich was there with us.

We got there pretty early and the security guard(let’s call him BOB) that was assigned for the night was already drunk and willing to do anything! He took us onto the field which was covered in new astro turf. We stood and I think jumped on the 50 yard line. We also got to go into the locker room. We checked out everyones locker… to name a few… Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Andre Reed, Don Beebe, Steve Tasker, Thurman Thomas, Darryl Talley, James Lofton. There was a picture (my memory has faded on this) that we LOVED and so badly wanted to take… BOB may have been drunk, but at least he stopped us from doing this! In the picture was Jim Kelly, Andre Reed, and I believe James Lofton.

BOB told us to get a drink from the machine. I looked at it and said,”Where do we put the change?” Mr. Security guard said to me, “What do you think they put change in their jock straps?” Everyone got a good laugh out of that. It really was kind of blonde of me!

I love that memory…so thanks to Dad for taking us and staying out all night at the stadium and thanks to drunk BOB for allowing us to rummage and create a pretty cool memory! GO BILLS!