{"id":1239,"date":"2009-05-30T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2009-05-30T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2011-07-20T01:13:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-20T05:13:57","slug":"buffalo-auditoriums-last-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2009\/05\/30\/buffalo-auditoriums-last-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Auditorium&#8217;s last stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>The Buffalo Auditorium was just a beautiful building. They are demolishing it and making it into a parking lot! As in Joni Mitchel&#8217;s song, <em>They paved paradise and put up a parking lot<\/em>. The pictures says it all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c354d1e329b235f1862b41000f5a4d18\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* Guitar_inpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3631424768\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Some many unforgettable events were held there. I know you just have to ask Chris Noto about it and he&#8217;ll have tons of stories for you! Sorry about your loss there buddy!<\/p>\n<p>Many sports teams called it their home. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League, the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League, the Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association, the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Soccer League, the Buffalo Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, the Buffalo Blizzard of the second National Professional Soccer League, and the Buffalo Stampede of Roller Hockey International. It also held a number an NCAA basketball games, as well as numerous entertainment events, such as concerts, the Ringling Brothers circus, Disney on Ice, and other things of that nature.<\/p><!--CusAds--><\/blockquote>\n<p>It held some fabulous other shows as well. The Aud. held shows by major acts such as The Grateful Dead. Some say the grand old lady helped produce the bands greatest shows ever! The Who, The Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Neil Young and David Bowie are just a few of the greatest bands to play within it&#8217;s walls.<\/p>\n<p>So here is a final salute to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bisonshistory.com\/memorial-auditorium.htm\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ext-link\">Buffalo Memorial Auditorium \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Aud\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a> and let us keep her in out hearts! <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/F9EaWnn3QCE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00&#038;border=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/F9EaWnn3QCE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;rel=0&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00&#038;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Has anyone here been lucky enough to have graced her hallowed walls? 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