Some, however, in the area aren’t aware of the intensity of the issue. A little over a week ago, when a local cover band played “Livin’ on a Prayer,” it was lustily booed for most of the duration of the song.
Andrew Bergmann, a Toronto-based engineering consultant for Bon Jovi’s group, told the Buffalo News last week, “It’s the Buffalo Bills, and they will do everything they can to make that work there.” Through a spokesman, Bon Jovi declined comment on the Bills to Yahoo Sports.
Pellien grew up next door to Ralph Wilson Stadium, parking hundreds of cars each Sunday for fans. As a kid, he snuck in on the first day the stadium opened in 1973 just to see the field.
“From the day we were born, it’s all we’ve known,” said Pellien, who runs the site 12th Man Thunder, which was founded to “give Buffalo Bills fans a voice during the sale of the franchise.”
“My earliest memories were watching O.J. break 2,000 yards.”