PASabreFan Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 A link to this video showed up on BarDown, focusing on some proposed/rejected Sabre logo designs that were on display at the Aud during a season ticket holder open house in October 1994. But that's just part of the video. The whole thing is almost half an hour long and was filmed by a young Canadian dude and his buddies and it starts as they cross the Peace Bridge. When they go through the doors of the Aud and into the lobby... chills. They snake their way through the dingy corridors, one of them wondering if the cracks in the floor were caused by an earthquake, and make their way to the top of the building. You see Jerry Magill's cubbyhole where he sounded the horn from; the catwalk leading to the press box, giving one of the guys a chance to touch one of the "cigarette filters" that hung from the rafters; a dizzying view from the oranges; the "spectacular" luxury boxes they put in toward the end; the state of the art communication systems that made the out of town scoreboard go; the Buffalo News box; then down into the old-school lockerrooms; a very awkward meeting with John Gurtler; and finally onto the ice for a shot at an empty net. If you remember the Aud, this is a must-watch. If you don't, well, this is exactly what it was like. What a barn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Chills. And sudden allergies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Cool video. Dipshits filming it. Apparently everyone is an idiot. Edited March 26, 2016 by bunomatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Brought back faded memories. Tx for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) When they were up in the oranges, section 29, right next to the big cylindrical wall..... Dad and I had seasons in row 1 of section 29. Seats 6 and 7. I think the were $8/ticket back then. Edited March 26, 2016 by We've Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I have more video. Gimme a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 My first game at the Aud was the Bisons. The scoreboard clock was analog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Wow. Most of it was no big deal, but certain things, like the super cramped escalators to the oranges, the cubby-hole entry to the upper blues, the last section of oranges at the end. And I always wanted to touch one of those cylinders, but am glad I never did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Great stuff. More later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 My first game at the Aud was the Bisons. The scoreboard clock was analog. Were they still using chicken wire instead of glass? Who da fook was Jim Paccioli? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looks like a PA home movie. Now we all know how they made that Aud Smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 The footage of going up the ramp gave me a lump in my throat. No lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 You know, for all the crying we do about how boring the "new" arena is, the Aud really was a dump. It's too bad they couldn't have captured some of that charm. Such is the modern sports venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Were they still using chicken wire instead of glass? Who da fook was Jim Paccioli? I don't remember. It was the late 60's. Was plexiglass invented by then? But I clearly recall the round analog clock face on the scoreboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 You know, for all the crying we do about how boring the "new" arena is, the Aud really was a dump. It's too bad they couldn't have captured some of that charm. Such is the modern sports venue. At the very least, it wouldn't have been hard to bring the old seat colors to the new joint, or at least blue and gold. (Remember how long it took to replace the peachy strip encircling the arena with gold.) I don't remember. It was the late 60's. Was plexiglass invented by then? But I clearly recall the round analog clock face on the scoreboard. Yeah, it was invented in the late 40s and first used in Toronto. I was being snarky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Can't believe the Knoxes would court and welcome Canadian fans like that. GO SABRES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Can't believe the Knoxes would court and welcome Canadian fans like that. GO SABRES!!! Yeah good one eh. dur dur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Yeah good one eh. dur dur I chuckled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I chuckled. It was an homage to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I was in Standing Room Only Section behind the oranges (shown at 17:25) for the May Day Game, when he stole the puck, the entire section in front of me stood up and I missed the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Were they still using chicken wire instead of glass? Who da fook was Jim Paccioli? Jim Pachioli was the owner and spokesperson for Factory Sleep Shop a mattress retailer in Buffalo. He used to appear in commercials with boxing gloves and say "Nobody beats our prices we guarantee it" http://history.buffalonews.com/2014/09/10/sept-1994-pachioli-vs-schoenfeld-buffalos-mattress-wars/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Jim Pachioli was the owner and spokesperson for Factory Sleep Shop a mattress retailer in Buffalo. He used to appear in commercials with boxing gloves and say "Nobody beats our prices we guarantee it" http://history.buffalonews.com/2014/09/10/sept-1994-pachioli-vs-schoenfeld-buffalos-mattress-wars/ Oh OK. Why was he working in the Aud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 The first three minutes of that video could have been an episode of Trailer Park Boys. I'm too young to remember the Aud, but man, that place looks like a dump. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Oh OK. Why was he working in the Aud? It wasn't him, just a doppleganger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYNNSanity Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 So thats what the Blue Cross Arena will probably look like in 10 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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