Journal
Kenny Chesney and the Bills
11/6/2008
Rochester and Buffalo, NY
I was lucky that I remembered a friend of mine had a cowboy hat. I called him and even better, his new fiancé was a big Kenny fan. She gave me three cowboy hats to choose from and some pointers on shirts to pick out. After a stop at the mall for a puka shell necklace I was ready to go: Cowboy hat, necklace, tight back shirt and tight jeans. Someone sent me a pic comparison, so you can see for yourself (the link is at the end of this post. The comparison is the 3rd picture down).
I guess I look like him. All Halloween, if someone knew who Kenny Chesney was, they knew my costume. “Oh my god, you are Kenny.” From the reaction of a lot of girls, that is a good thing. So I went with it. It was a great night socializing all over the place. For some reason being in costume allows you to let your guard down. I was much more talkative than usual and my guess is so were the people I was talking with. I stayed out until the lights came on.
Saturday was a recovery day. I also had to get up at 6 AM for the Bills game. My dad, cousin Kyle and high school friend Matt and I met at 7:30 AM. We were armed with a grill, meat, coolers, a football, Frisbee and sweet ticket for the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets. The drive was about 90 minutes but I made it longer because I forgot the hamburger patties in the refrigerator (I am not a morning person). A grocery store pit stop put us a little behind but we arrived in Lot A parking near 10 AM. I love to tailgate and we lucked out with a decent day. The high as going to be 50 and the sun was out, but the wind was cold.
We hung out, threw the football around and had a few pops. My aunt and uncle rolled in on a bus with tickets for a corporate suite. My friends Chuck and Mary Ann met us for a burger. And then it was game time.
We were at the 40 yard line, 12 rows up. Not a suite, but sweet! The crowd was hyped for most of the first half, but two drives that went inside the Jets 10 yard line ended up with minus 7 points. One drive ended with a missed fourth and 1. Another drive ended with a Jets interception return for a TD. We watched the Bills stink it up and lose, which was a bummer. The Bills didn’t deserve to win and Brett Favre didn’t play like a hall of famer, but it was still an awesome experience. We all had a great time.
Kenny Chesney and NFL Bills game