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September 16, 2010
Outrageous!
Picture 001, originally uploaded by jrossmanjr.
If there's one thing Buffalonians know how to do, it's drink. Judging by the Bills' record except for about a decade in the late 80's and early 90's, they sure can't play football. So Ralph Wilson Stadium's gigantic tailgating culture is one of the few things we have left.
So leave it to the No Fun League to stick its tentacles from outside the stadium to the parking lot. Take it away, Associated Press:
After 21 years in the same Ralph Wilson Stadium lot, Ken Johnson plans to take his 1980 Pinto grill, filing cabinet pizza oven and, yes, his bowling ball thumbhole shots of liqueur across the street.
The move was prompted after an NFL official threatened to shut down the tailgate Sunday by raising concerns with Johnson providing shots to all passers-by.
Johnson finds himself in middle of a debate over what was once considered permissible and quaint, and a league that’s grown concerned over how alcohol abuse turns away fans.
Now, quite obviously, excessive drinking and obnoxious fan behavior is a problem. The average NFL fan is well-behaved, but in every NFL stadium, there are a few louts who throw snowballs, curse at visiting fans, and generally make out-of-town visitors deem the city the worst place ever with horrible natives. That is not cool - and has to stop. I am not sure if harassing a guy handing out shots at a tailgate party is the way to do it. I don't suppose the NFL has any plans to cut out all the beer advertising and beer sales in its stadiums? Don't mind me, I'll just wait for hell to freeze over.
entry no. 1513
Posted at September 16, 2010 04:57 PM