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You Love To Hate Them: The Best of the Worst in 1980s Buffalo TV Commercials

BUFFALO, NY – It’s an amazing transformation that happens somewhere in our brain. At some point, judging by the numbers of hits they receive, the terrible TV commercials once hated and vilified, become that for which we search YouTube. Many things annoy us about the spots by which we are regularly bombarded. The seeming ubiquity when … Continue reading You Love To Hate Them: The Best of the Worst in 1980s Buffalo TV Commercials

History’s Garbage Bin: Sharing the Garbage Picked Goodness… Again

To save everything because “it’s old” is just silly. To toss everything away because “it’s old” is just silly, too. Somewhere between those two extremes is where most of us try to live.I get both sides. I’m a saver, who wishes sometimes I could live more of a clutter-free life. But a healthy portion of … Continue reading History’s Garbage Bin: Sharing the Garbage Picked Goodness… Again

Buffalo in the 20’s: Booze Bust in The Valley

BUFFALO BOOZE BUST… Wouldn’t it have been great if Irv Weinstein would have been around to write Prohibition stories? The papers were filled with them almost every day. I like this one in particular– because it took place in a bar my ol’man would buy 55 years later. The text is a bit hard to read: … Continue reading Buffalo in the 20’s: Booze Bust in The Valley

A Friend & Brother at 40

Hopefully this is better than a lightbox sign with the message “LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO’S 40!” on your lawn By Steve Cichon | steve@buffalostories.com | @stevebuffalo To call this guy one of my best friends just doesn’t feel strong enough. For months, as his 40th birthday has approached, I’ve tried to think of some fun … Continue reading A Friend & Brother at 40

b-kwik, Tim Hortons, & And With Your Spirit: My brain is a mess.

By Steve Cichon | steve@buffalostories.com | @stevebuffalo Unlike many people, I don’t fear change. I thrive on it. It’s sad, of course, when something good changes, but you never know what good thing is going to come of it. Then you have two good things, the old one you remember, and the present one you … Continue reading b-kwik, Tim Hortons, & And With Your Spirit: My brain is a mess.

Buffalo in the 50’s: Downtown, Black Rock First Ward, and The Fruit Belt in Color

Buffalo, NY – Here are dozens of beautiful photos showing downtown, areas along the Black Rock Canal that have been replaced with the 190, and photos of the Fruit Belt neighborhood devastated by the building of the 33 Expressway, great old downtown flicks, a few from the First Ward, and even some shots from “out … Continue reading Buffalo in the 50’s: Downtown, Black Rock First Ward, and The Fruit Belt in Color

Ted Darling and The 1975 Sabres

The Voice of the Buffalo Sabres, Ted Darling, narrates the story of the 1975 Sabres Stanley Cup Season, featuring the play-by-play calls of both Ted and Rick Jeanneret.

The 13th Annual Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame Honorees Announced

This story was published in Forever Young magazine The Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame swells its ranks by 5 once again this September, and in this, our lucky 13th year, we have finally begun to catch up. When the Buffalo Broadcasters began this process in 1997, we had 75 years worth of Western New York … Continue reading The 13th Annual Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame Honorees Announced

12th annual class of the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame

This was originally published in Forever Young Magazine One of the original superstars of Buffalo Radio in the 20s and 30s for the Buffalo Broadcasting Corporation on WGR and WKBW, Baker was the Queen City’s first definitive sportscaster. Those who remember him in the sports booth remember the ultimate professional– no focus on personality, so … Continue reading 12th annual class of the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame