Vincent Gallo's 1998 film "Buffalo '66" is among my all-time favorites, although I'm not sure if the Buffalo native intended it as wicked satire or as a docudrama reaching into the minds of Bills fans.
A case for the latter was made in recent days as a Tweet was circulated showing a Bills fan wearing a red No. 49 jersey and tossing his very small son back-first into a cake on a folded-up table, in tribute to the tradition of overserved Bills tailgaters diving from the top of vehicles (including RVs) onto folding tables.
"That wasn't a good look for us," Ryan Stang said. "It played into the big misconception that it's the only way Bills fans roll, that we're all crazy …
"That's only on game days."
Stang and younger brother Aaron started attending games with their father, Richard, as tykes. "My dad wanted us to share his passion for the Bills," Ryan said. "He also wanted to sneak beer into the stadium in our snowmobile suits."
I was connected with Stang through mutual friend Chris Reuvers, the motive being a belief the No. 1 event on the 2020 NFL schedule released Thursday was overlooked. Brady vs. Brees on opening week — ho-hum.
What's monumental is this: Buffalo at Las Vegas on Oct. 4. Even if it still had the real Mafia running the town, the Strip might be overmatched by Bills Mafia.
"I bought my ticket to Vegas immediately," Stang said. "Within a day, I heard from 100 Bills fans who had done the same."
