Here are the 2008 Pats roadtrippers (from the left).  They are Bill M., Brett R.,
Ray M., Bruce M., Chris V., Steve B., Tom M. and Sean F.

Roadee the Patriots roadtripping gnome helps organize supplies.

Bruce and Roadee pack his car the night before the trip.

On Friday morning Roadee took Bruce and Tom out to breakfast before driving
to Framingham to meet up with Ray, Bill and Steve at the car rental place.

Here are Bruce, Bill, Tom and Ray as they head out on the road to Buffalo.

Steve had to stay home due to circumstances beyond his control.
We took this picture of him before we left.

Roadee points the way west.

Bruce relaxes in the reclining front seat.

Tom handles the driving chores.

Bill hangs in one of the back seats during the drive.

And here's Ray!

Oh, and here's Steve after all!  Yay!

This Jets bear's fate rests on how the Jets team
performs on Sunday against the Fins.

Roadee is concerned about the weather as snow
starts to fall on the New York thruway.

When we arrived safely in Buffalo, Brett was there to greet us.
He flew in earlier in the day.

Roadee makes friends very easily.

Roadee enjoys a beverage during the Friday
evening festivities at The Warehouse.

They made us drink out of these nasty glasses.

Our server enjoyed her time with Roadee as well.

On Saturday we had to pick up Chris V. at the airport.

This is local Boston sports guy, Dan Roche, shaking hands with Ray.

Yes, that's Chris AND Steve coming down the stairs.  Steve's circumstances changed
and he was able to meet us for the weekend after all.

Here are Chris (far right) and Steve (front) with (l-r) Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe,
Shalise Manza Young of the Providence Journal, WBZ Cameraman Brian
and WBZ sports guy Dan Roche in this fuzzy cell phone picture.

Sightings of Sasquatch in the northeast have been increasing in recent years.

Roadee reviews the Sasquatch sighting evidence for himself.

Here's Roadee in a press photo.

Careful driving at night.

These things can completely wreck your car if you hit them.

Roadee poses with a friend in the motel room.

Bruce waits for everyone to get aboard.

Tom concentrates on the road.

On the way back to the motel from Canada, Bruce fell between the seats.

Bill nods off again.

All I'm going to say about this is that beer can make people do strange things.

Bruce naps on the ride back to the motel on Saturday evening.

Bill is plotting evil.

Bruce defends himself against an unprovoked attack by Brett.

Bill is seen here teaming up with Brett.

What's going on back there?

Bill and Brett were afraid to fight Bruce man to man.

Bruce is too quick for them as he slips out of his coat.

Chris tries to flag down a passing boat.

What is going on here?

Bill slipped in the mud.  Whoops!

Bruce checks for messages before turning in for the night.  Game day tomorrow!

The next morning Brett thought Bruce's red long-underwear
was worth photographing not once...

...not twice...

...but three times!  The boxers are just for luck.

Bill, Sean and Ray try to stay out of the wind in the parking lot at The Ralph.

Bruce cooks up some delicious cow, chicken and pork.
We are equal opportunity carnivores.

The Unabomber joined us for our 2008 tailgate party at The Ralph.
Actually, that's just Bruce trying to fight off the wind.

These concrete kiosks provided some relief from the biting breeze.

I did mention it was windy, right?

Roadee didn't seem to let the wind bother him.

Needs must be met.

The wind gusts were picking up small rocks and blowing them with enough force
to break car windows.  Several port-a-potties got knocked over as well.

Bruce and Steve share a laugh at someone's expense.

This picture shows the force of the wind.  The flames are going sideways.

Kenny the Bills fan says a quick hello to the good Dr. McGillicuddy.

Actually, it was more of a conversation than a quick hello.

The doctor is making his rounds.

The stuff does make you feel all warm inside.

Another Canadian Bills fan meets the doctor.

This is the Sheldon family cemetery just ouside the gates of Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Game shot.

Although the Jills started out in these Santa suits, the wind
would demand a wardrobe change in short order.

Ed the Bills fan remembered us from previous years.  Ed
is yet another example of a cool Bills fan.

Here's Ed up close.

Bill and Ed share some football talk.

Bill, Steve, Bruce and Sean.

Ray, Chris, Brett, Tom and Bill.

You may notice that the goalpost is a little crooked.  That's a result of the wind.
They had to continually adjust it during the game.

The Jills changed into these unflattering parkas not long after the game started.

Yeah, yeah.  Where are those Santa suits?

More game action.

Chris, Brett and Ed pause for a photo op.

Yes, that's Scott Norwood missing wide right in Super Bowl XXV against the Giants.

These holiday cards need an explanation.  We were anticipating a lot of 18-1 trash talk from the Bills fans given the Patriots finish at the end of the 2007 season.  Brett thought of making up these Christmas cards to give out to those fans who might give us grief.  Surprisingly, we never really got much of a hard time so we didn't give too many of them out to the Bills fans.  But...since we had them, we gave a few out anyway.

This guy wanted to beat Brett up because Brett picked on him for wearing a helmet.

Tom and Bruce give the camera a sideways glance.

The sun came out for a minute.  We thought we should capture the moment.

Here's a good view of how we see the game every year.

This poor unfortunate young lady had one or five too many.

Looking forward to evacuation.

Some nice soul gave her a blanket.

The same nice soul took the blanket back after evacuation was complete.

Steve and Sean near games end.  This photo was taken by Sean
using his freakishly long (almost Sasquatch-like) arms.

Steve and Sean again with mostly just Patriots fans still in the building.

A parting shot of The Ralph.

Wasn't there an almost exact same picture taken last year?

Bill's fading fast.

And he's out.

The guys in the car next to us gave us half a sammich!

Back and to the left...back and to the left...back and to the left...

We renewed the tailgating festivities back at the motel.

When Sean moved his car this pile of debris left
behind by the day's weather was revealed.

Bill and Bruce made a final (for this year) visit to The Warehouse.   It should be noted that just two days after returning home from Buffalo, linebacker Jerod Mayo was named
AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year.  The guy is a monster!

Texas Hold 'Em is underway.

I see the Doctor made it home from the stadium parking lot.

Chris is suffering from the dreaded "hat-head".

Bill stepped into Josh's role of falling asleep at odd times this year.

Brett, Tom, Steve and Chris smile for Ray (behind the flash in the mirror).

Brett and Tom are almost out.

Steve is almost out.  Chris is NOT almost out.