It's hard to believe that on September 13 we had the return of Bills football with the Bills playing the NY Jets in Rich Stadium/Orchard Park. It all seemed normal until the cameraman showed the seats throughout the stadium. Viewers soon realized there wasn't a fan in sight except the Bills mascot, Billy Buffalo. The quarterback calls on the field could clearly be heard with no roar from the fans. So a kickoff that most of us thought would never happen .. actually happened at 1:00 on that Sunday afternoon.
So the 2020 NFL season has begun and we can all feel like we are back to normal yet it's a "new normal" with some players on both teams wearing helmets with different messages such as STOP HATE and BLACK LIVES MATTER or BREONNA TAYLOR.
The players on both teams chose to show a sign of solidarity by staying in the locker rooms during the singing of our National Anthem.
For those of us who enjoy the game of football take pleasure in the emerging season that will take us into a new year and hopefully produce a safe and effective virus allowing us to, once again, join our friends and family at the Chautauqua Lake Pops. Make It Mayville 2021.
Be Safe.
Pat Locke
Maestro Muse
