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[FolignosJock]

So the GF and I are planning on giving a little of richmond to my family and giving a little of Buffalo to hers. So we are gonna put baskets together. I know many probably wont have any ideas for richmond and I think she should have a good grasp for that, what should I put in the Buffalo basket??? Chiavettas, sponge candy, those are probably locks but anyone else have any good ideas?

[BuffaloSoldier2010]

cvanvol, on 14 December 2011 - 01:28 PM, said:

So the GF and I are planning on giving a little of richmond to my family and giving a little of Buffalo to hers. So we are gonna put baskets together. I know many probably wont have any ideas for richmond and I think she should have a good grasp for that, what should I put in the Buffalo basket??? Chiavettas, sponge candy, those are probably locks but anyone else have any good ideas?

mighty packages and ships tacos all over the country.  Get em a case of supermightys and some dogfish head to wash it down with.

I actually sent my uncle, who lives with my aunt in annapolis a case last christmas and he loved em.


*Send some loganberry too!

[Eleven]

I've always thought that Richmond is the Buffalo of the South.  I love that city.  Anyway, on to the ideas:

Ted's chili sauce
Anchor Bar wing sauce
Chef's pasta sauce (which I think is gross, but others may differ)
DiCamillo biscotti
DiCamillo peaches

[korab rules]

http://www.buffalofoods.com/  This should give you some ideas.

[weave]

korab rules, on 14 December 2011 - 01:53 PM, said:

http://www.buffalofoods.com/  This should give you some ideas.

/thread

[FolignosJock]

Anything besides food?

[weave]

How 'bout Flying Bison beer then?

Damn, I'm sitting here thinking hard of something non-food manufactured in Buffalo.  How bad is it that I can't come up with anything made in Buffalo (non-food) that would make a nice Christmas gift?

Edited by weave, 14 December 2011 - 02:19 PM.

[Spndnchz]

cvanvol, on 14 December 2011 - 02:16 PM, said:

Anything besides food?

Really.  All u guys do is eat. lol

Do you live in Buffalo?  I'd walk down Elmwood village and find something cool.

[korab rules]

weave, on 14 December 2011 - 02:18 PM, said:

How 'bout Flying Bison beer then?

Damn, I'm sitting here thinking hard of something non-food manufactured in Buffalo.  How bad is it that I can't come up with anything made in Buffalo (non-food) that would make a nice Christmas gift?

How do you give someone shattered dreams, misplaced childhood and heartache?

Give Bills season tickets!  The gift that keeps on taking all year 'round!

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 02:18 PM, said:

Really.  All u guys do is eat. lol

Do you live in Buffalo?  I'd walk down Elmwood village and find something cool.

Is there anything for sale there besides hipster T-shirt places, dorm room art stores and head shops?

Edited by korab rules, 14 December 2011 - 02:33 PM.

[Taro T]

cvanvol, on 14 December 2011 - 02:16 PM, said:

Anything besides food?

How about a nice New Era Sabres Cap?

(Trying to stay away from the 'shattered dreams' but if that's where you want to go, you could throw in a nice New Era Bills Cap. )

[Chris_in_UT]

maybe a few sabres t-shirts, maybe something like an incentive package to visit WNY. gift passes to the maid of the mist or something like that? though to use them, they'd have to have at least their passport card, so maybe not THAT specifically ... but you get the idea.

[Eleven]

korab rules, on 14 December 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

How do you give someone shattered dreams, misplaced childhood and heartache?

Give Bills season tickets!  The gift that keeps on taking all year 'round!

Is there anything for sale there besides hipster T-shirt places, dorm room art stores and head shops?

Uh, yeah.  It's not 1993 anymore.  There's a lot of local upscale stuff on Elmwood.

[DaFan]

Chris_in_UT, on 14 December 2011 - 03:09 PM, said:

maybe a few sabres t-shirts, maybe something like an incentive package to visit WNY. gift passes to the maid of the mist or something like that? though to use them, they'd have to have at least their passport card, so maybe not THAT specifically ... but you get the idea.

?? why?  The US has Maid of the Mist rides too   just sayin.....

^--- does not like being Timmaaaay

[korab rules]

Eleven, on 14 December 2011 - 03:47 PM, said:

Uh, yeah.  It's not 1993 anymore.  There's a lot of local upscale stuff on Elmwood.

How did you know when I was last on Elmwood?

Apparently, they need more bars to entice people back.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

http://www.edenkazoo.com/history.php

[Spndnchz]

korab rules, on 14 December 2011 - 04:13 PM, said:

How did you know when I was last on Elmwood?

Apparently, they need more bars to entice people back.

My father at Thanksgiving told the story of how Mr Goodbar had 25 cent drafts when he was going to college.  I thought that was amazing.

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

http://www.amazon.co...s/dp/B0002XEDYE

Moog Synthesizer invented in Buffalo.....

[Taro T]

A little pricier, but Chexx machines (aka bubble top hockey) made in WNY as well.

[tom webster]

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 04:26 PM, said:

My father at Thanksgiving told the story of how Mr Goodbar had 25 cent drafts when he was going to college.  I thought that was amazing.

Guess you'd be shocked to know that when I was 18 I could fill my tank with gas and buy a bucket of wings for less then $15. ($.60 a gallon, $7.50 for 50 wings)

[Spndnchz]

tom webster, on 14 December 2011 - 07:06 PM, said:

Guess you'd be shocked to know that when I was 18 I could fill my tank with gas and buy a bucket of wings for less then $15. ($.60 a gallon, $7.50 for 50 wings)

Two full tanks for $15?  Wow.  And a pack of smokes for 25 cents?

[wjag]

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 07:09 PM, said:

Two full tanks for $15?  Wow.  And a pack of smokes for 25 cents?

I don't remember 25 cent smokes, but I clearly remember 50 cent smokes sold in vending machines at Your Host.. Now that should take some of you back.. Others will say, what's Your Host?

Edited by wjag, 14 December 2011 - 07:41 PM.

[LabattBlue]

wjag, on 14 December 2011 - 07:41 PM, said:

Others will say, what's Your Host?

I remember the one in Southgate Plaza well!

Edited by LabattBlue, 14 December 2011 - 09:10 PM.

[Eleven]

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 04:26 PM, said:

My father at Thanksgiving told the story of how Mr Goodbar had 25 cent drafts when he was going to college.  I thought that was amazing.

25-cent drafts were around at least well into the mid- to late-90s.  The quality of the beer, on the other hand...

[X. Benedict]

wjag, on 14 December 2011 - 07:41 PM, said:

I don't remember 25 cent smokes, but I clearly remember 50 cent smokes sold in vending machines at Your Host.. Now that should take some of you back.. Others will say, what's Your Host?

I ate a lot of breakfasts at Your Host.

[Eleven]

X. Benedict, on 14 December 2011 - 09:08 PM, said:

I ate a lot of breakfasts at Your Host.

Ok.  You are your avatar, aren't you?

Back again to the topic, what about a nice set of Buffalo rocks glasses or tumblers, if not food?  Or a nice (framed) poster from Albright, or even a framed photo or drawing of some of our awesome architecture?

Or--depending on your feelings for your gf's parents--some real Lake Erie water, bottled and ready-to-drink?  It hasn't frozen over yet; get your bottles out there and fill 'em up!

Edited by Eleven, 14 December 2011 - 09:22 PM.

[wjag]

How about a snow shovel for the one season and a bright orange construction cone for the other.

[FolignosJock]

wjag, on 14 December 2011 - 09:33 PM, said:

How about a snow shovel for the one season and a bright orange construction cone for the other.

HAHAA


Also I am only 22 and they still have mug nights in Binghamton for only 50 cents. I dont really know about the scene in Buffalo but Fredonia still has dollar drink nights. MY friend is a WVU alum and he always tells stories about nickel pitchers at some bar there. All these ideas are good and when I am home I def think I will walk elmwood and see what is new. Food is obviously going to be a big part of this.

[korab rules]

LabattBlue, on 14 December 2011 - 09:05 PM, said:

I remember the one in Southgate Plaza well!

I thought it was called "your hole"?  There was one in the the Super Duper plaza in East Aurora as well.

[FolignosJock]

http://www.urbanspoo...ur-Host-Buffalo

[SwampD]

cvanvol, on 15 December 2011 - 07:19 AM, said:

HAHAA


Also I am only 22 and they still have mug nights in Binghamton for only 50 cents. I dont really know about the scene in Buffalo but Fredonia still has dollar drink nights. MY friend is a WVU alum and he always tells stories about nickel pitchers at some bar there. All these ideas are good and when I am home I def think I will walk elmwood and see what is new. Food is obviously going to be a big part of this.

When I went to Fredonia, a bar called Alaimo's (right next to Old Main) had ten cent draft happy hours.  oof.

And my Your Host was in Mid City Plaza in North Tonawanda.  I don't know if I ever got 3 AM nachos where there wasn't a fly in the cheese.

[Claude_Verret]

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 04:26 PM, said:

My father at Thanksgiving told the story of how Mr Goodbar had 25 cent drafts when he was going to college. I thought that was amazing.

PJ Bottoms used to have free beer night Thursdays in the early 90's.  I think it was Piels or Schlitz.

wjag, on 14 December 2011 - 07:41 PM, said:

I don't remember 25 cent smokes, but I clearly remember 50 cent smokes sold in vending machines at Your Host.. Now that should take some of you back.. Others will say, what's Your Host?

My friends and I were kicked out the Your Host in Hamburg many a time as youngsters.  Nice one!

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

Claude_Verret, on 15 December 2011 - 09:41 AM, said:

PJ Bottoms used to have free beer night Thursdays in the early 90's.  I think it was Piels or Schlitz.

Golden Anniversary....trust me.

[Claude_Verret]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 15 December 2011 - 11:23 AM, said:

Golden Anniversary....trust me.

You're right, but still I'd challenge anyone to successfully distinguish between any of those beers!

[mphs mike]

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 04:26 PM, said:

My father at Thanksgiving told the story of how Mr Goodbar had 25 cent drafts when he was going to college.  I thought that was amazing.

I remember those days (sort of). Then the movie came out. The Locker Room on Delaware had 25 cent shots on, I believe, thursday nights.

[cdexchange]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 14 December 2011 - 04:26 PM, said:

http://www.edenkazoo.com/history.php

That's funny, I was going to suggest a kazoo but you beat me to it.

korab rules, on 15 December 2011 - 09:11 AM, said:

I thought it was called "your hole"?  There was one in the the Super Duper plaza in East Aurora as well.

Yup, used to go there all the time.  I distinctly remember their grilled danish pastries, and still crave them to this day.

[tom webster]

mphs mike, on 15 December 2011 - 01:28 PM, said:

I remember those days (sort of). Then the movie came out. The Locker Room on Delaware had 25 cent shots on, I believe, thursday nights.

Cassidy's used to give away free shots Wednesday , Friday and Saturday at least once per hour. At first the bartenders would pour them right into your mouth but for some reason they switched to little plastic shot glasses. It seemed to only slightly adjust the stickiness factor on the floor.

[X. Benedict]

Ghost of Dwight Drane, on 15 December 2011 - 11:23 AM, said:

Golden Anniversary....trust me.

<shudder>

[LGR4GM]

Eleven, on 14 December 2011 - 09:07 PM, said:

25-cent drafts were around at least well into the mid- to late-90s.  The quality of the beer, on the other hand...

spndnchz, on 14 December 2011 - 04:26 PM, said:

My father at Thanksgiving told the story of how Mr Goodbar had 25 cent drafts when he was going to college.  I thought that was amazing.

I was at goodbar on saturday and beer was 9$ for a pitcher of Blue Light... just fyi

any who to the original question... Put something in the basket that is meaningful to you are you significant other that you did in buffalo.  Maybe for example you went to Shea's for a show and had a great time so take a picture in front of that and give that to them.

[mphs mike]

tom webster, on 15 December 2011 - 02:07 PM, said:

Cassidy's used to give away free shots Wednesday , Friday and Saturday at least once per hour. At first the bartenders would pour them right into your mouth but for some reason they switched to little plastic shot glasses. It seemed to only slightly adjust the stickiness factor on the floor.

Goodbar, Cassidy's, Locker Room, Stacks, Mothers, CPG, PM - must be the 70's in Buffalo!

[Andrew Amerk]

Give them a Sabretooth doll.