Take off the masks – check
“The Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun.” — Sting
Ice Boom Removed – check
“Losing a Super Bowl destroys all the good things that happened to get you there.” — Don Shula
Golf – check
“I remember my dad asking me one time, and it’s something that has always stuck with me: ‘Why not you, Russ?’ You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl?” — Russell Wilson
Two Wheel Toys – check
“I believe that a bad Super Bowl halftime show is still better than a soccer game.” — Ron White
Yard Work – check
“This (Super Bowl) is not a must-win. World War ll was a must-win.” — Marv Levy
Cave of the Winds/Maid of the Mist OPEN – check
“We were getting blown out and for him to do that … it sends chills down my body every time I see it, because Don Beebe reflected the Buffalo Bills, the whole attitude of the team, in just one play.” — Jim Kelly
Allentown Art Festival – check
“I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” — Marshawn Lynch
Swimming Pool Open – check
“As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy… there’s something about winning a Super Bowl.” — Terry Bradshaw
Strictly Hip Live – check
“A CHAMPION is simply someone who did NOT give up when they wanted to.” — Tom Landry
Old Home Days – check
“Super Bowl parties are not my thing.” — Sean McDermott
Taste of Buffalo –check
“Perception is reality, but it may not be actuality, and you have got to be able to keep the difference between that.” — Bill Cowher
Camping – check
“You may not win the Super Bowl. Your kids may not go on to be doctors and lawyers and everything may not go perfectly. That doesn’t mean it was a bad plan or the wrong thing. It’s just like a football season. Everything’s not going to go perfect.
” — Tony Dungy
Eden Corn Festival – check
“It’s ridiculous for a country to get all worked up about a game—except the Super Bowl, of course. Now that’s important.”
— Andy Rooney
Italian Festival – check
“If it doesn’t matter who WINS or loses, then why do they keep SCORE.” — Vince Lombardi
Queen of Heaven Carnival – check
“I’ve never wanted anything as much as I want to win the next Super Bowl.” — Jerry Jones
Canal Festival – check
“The great ones don’t come cheap.” — Mike Holmgren
Bills Training Camp – check
“Do your job.” — Bill Belichick
Erie County Fair –To be held this week
“Humble enough to prepare, confident enough to perform.” — Tom Coughlin
Buffalo Bills Preseason – AUGUST 13
“Discipline is not a light switch. Discipline is a way of life.” — John Harbaugh
Fantasy Football Draft – pending
“There’s a process involved. It’s important that you’re a part of the process. It’s a group effort.” — Sean Payton
Niagara County Peach Festival – pending
“It’s not about what you’re capable of, it’s about what you’re willing to do.” — Mike Tomlin
NFL Opening Game L.A. RAMS vs. The Buffalo Bills – September 8
This was an elementary checklist of a minuscule sample of gratifying events. Events that I partake in when the weather is beautiful in Western New York. Just a few more items to check off, including double digit wins in Bills Country. This precedes the countdown to the HUGE item to check off…
SUPER BOWL LVII – February 12: Buffalo Bills vs. TBD
Featured Image: Jeff Roberson/AP Photo
