2nd Annual Splash Panic! Skivvies Snowball Fight

Chris

January 3, 2011 2:07 PM

How many people did this last year? Because looking at the pics, it seems like around 6.

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LI2Northpark

January 3, 2011 3:24 PM

That girl in the polka dots is pretty cute.

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anon-ano-an-a

January 4, 2011 10:47 PM

whadda u nutz...there ALL CUTE!!!!!

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The Gadfly

January 4, 2011 9:56 AM

As a resident of Bidwell Parkway, I object to events that are planned and executed without any thought for the residents or the law. This three hour snowball fight is just the latest example of commercial enterprises treating Bidwell Parkway as an extension of their business property. If these people want to parade about in their underwear and have a snowball fight, why don't they go to Hoyt Lake? It's just a few block away.

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townline

January 4, 2011 10:27 AM

Bidwell Parkway is Public Space. Should residents of Nottingham or Parkside be able to dictate that baseball can't be programmed in Delaware park? My guess is that when they bought their house they realized they live across the street from significant public land, just like you did.

YOU LIVE IN A CITY. Go out to a subdivision in Clarence if you don't want to see people outside your window. Or just stop being a selfish grinch.

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The Gadfly

January 5, 2011 1:14 PM

Yes, Bidwell, Lincoln, Chapin and the others are public land, but they are NOT public parks. Check the City of Buffalo Charter. They are classified as park accessways. They were not designed as parks, but rather avenues to draw people to the parks.

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N. Page

January 5, 2011 2:13 PM

No where in the city charter, that I saw, specifies that your park approaches are to be treated different than a park. So they are only different in name but not function.

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suburban_hillbilly

January 4, 2011 4:08 PM

Boo hoo

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N. Page

January 5, 2011 7:02 AM

Hey, you kids. Get off my lawn (but not really MY lawn), just the one I think I have control of

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jattea

January 4, 2011 10:15 AM

Gadfly, It's a public area, not your front yard. You have no control over what people legally do there. I don't think it's illegal to have a snowball fight in one's underwear (and if it is illegal, it would be illegal to do it in Hoyt Lake too). If you are so concerned about people congregating and partaking in recreational activities within eyesight of your front windows, I think you chose the wrong street to live on.

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jattea

January 4, 2011 10:23 AM

Gadfly, It's a public area, not your front yard. You have no control over what people legally do there. I don't think it's illegal to have a snowball fight in one's underwear (and if it is illegal, it would be illegal to do it in Hoyt Lake too). If you are so concerned about people congregating and partaking in recreational activities within eyesight of your front windows, I think you chose the wrong street to live on.

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jimmythesicilian

January 4, 2011 12:26 PM

I heard that someones window got busted with a snowball last year and it cost them $3500 to fix. So I don't know. Is it possible to just go and watch some of the girls or does everyone have to get in their underwear and fight.

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PanicforthePeople

January 4, 2011 1:47 PM

The first year, the snow wasn't even able to be packed or thrown, we just ran around and throw powder. Everyone can go in there undies, but costumes are welcome and anything else! Also, this isn't a "commercial" event. We do this for fun and to involve who ever wants to be a part of it! And we are very,very respectful of The Parks. We were born and raised here.

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NorPark

January 4, 2011 7:16 PM

You may not want to, but you are that person and more.

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anon-ano-an-a

January 4, 2011 10:50 PM

HI FIVE!!!!!!!!!!! COULDNT OF SAID IT BETTER IF I WAS CANDY FLIPPEN!!!

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PanicforthePeople

January 4, 2011 8:05 PM

The Event is being moved to the Olmstead parks for the Flurrious! Winter Festival. We ensure that it will not be vulgar(no thongs, "stuff" hanging out, and in general nothing that would look less than a swim suit), this year our push is for costumes and Hawaiian shirts. Our wish is to get everyone comfortable and involved. We definitely understand the concerns. Throwing a few snowballs around for 5 minutes(the amount of time we sustained last year) should be a fun event and will not be taken overly serious to the point of injury. All are welcome!

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4matic

January 5, 2011 10:18 AM

Panic,
I think those negative posts were comedic relief, you should keep it on Bidwell. Great creative promotional idea though.

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Travelrrr

January 5, 2011 11:10 AM

Boo...don't cave in to the nimrods. Keep it on Bidwell where you wanted it originally.

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PanicforthePeople

January 4, 2011 8:09 PM

The Event is being moved to the Olmstead parks for the Flurrious! Winter Festival. We ensure that it will not be vulgar(no thongs, "stuff" hanging out, and in general nothing that would look less than a swim suit), this year our push is for costumes and Hawaiian shirts. Our wish is to get everyone comfortable and involved. We definitely understand the concerns. Throwing a few snowballs around for 5 minutes(the amount of time we sustained last year) should be a fun event and will not be taken overly serious to the point of injury. All are welcome!

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James

January 4, 2011 8:35 PM

Ah, and the typical parochial attitude rears it's ugly, backwater face again!

Also $3,500 is a steep deductible on a homeowners policy, and a mighty expensive pane of glass. Why even bother having windows? Who on earth would actually want to look at the poor common folk desecrating Olmsteads land!!

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James

January 4, 2011 8:39 PM

Wow! Don't bend over so easily. This event should not have been moved, their concerns were not warranted. -1

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al labruna

January 4, 2011 8:53 PM

Olmsted. Its Olmsted.

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4matic

January 5, 2011 10:19 AM

ali baba, [deleted] to you in multiple ways.

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al labruna

January 5, 2011 11:08 AM

4matic - you got me!

Thats me: all anal about using proper names correctly and not making oneself look like an ignorant ass, you totally nailed it! ha! I cant wait to go home and tell my wife all about your insightful personality profile!

by the way, the creative use of a similar name in place of mine: C'est magnifique! keep your calendar open, I see a Mark Twain Prize in your future.

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al labruna

January 5, 2011 12:05 PM

[tear].

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Ivan Putski

January 4, 2011 10:11 PM

Olmstead may be the most overrated, over-hyped person on making an impact on Buffalo's history....I don't see any genius in anything he has done here...and don't start by mentioning Delaware Park.

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JM

January 4, 2011 10:27 PM

You can hardly argue the Parks we have now are anything like what Olmsted envisioned.

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omonahan

January 4, 2011 10:47 PM

You don't see anything genius and yet you can't spell his name correctly. Do you think there might be a correlation there?

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al labruna

January 4, 2011 10:18 PM

I have cheackead his graveastone. I am not in earroneaous. Eavery reapetition of "Olmsead" is an aweaful earror on eaveryoneas beahalf.

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Ivan Putski

January 4, 2011 11:15 PM

i know how to spell his name...just trying to make it easier for the readers to follow along

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Armchair MBA

January 5, 2011 11:00 AM

Karl, It is Olmsted not Olmstead.

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LouisTully

January 5, 2011 11:47 AM

Just just throw a Z in there too. For the sake social consciousness. Who cares. Jesus might have preferred his name spelled with two E's to add a certain element catering towards people taking his name in vain.

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al labruna

January 5, 2011 12:02 PM

Thats likely why their boathouse never got built - an address typo sent the check to the wrong Olmste[a]d.

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carson

January 7, 2011 2:57 PM

"this type of behavior is not something I want my young impressionable daughter to see or the venerable minds nearby (i.e. Buff Sem.)."

Dear bowwowwow.... I can't speak for you daughters but, with all respect, the teenaged women at Buff Sem are neither venerable nor vulnerable... not only do the see each other in their underwear on a near daily basis (gym and sports locker rooms)... these chicks are some of the most erudite chicks you can imagine... jaded in the way that so many teenagers are to matters of this sort.

Might as well try to put clothes on the nudes at Albright Knox.

Really...

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MrGreenJeans

January 9, 2011 1:08 AM

In fact, it IS illegal to have a snowball fight in the parks or park approaches:

City Charter (the laws of the city) 309-6:

"No person shall engage in any sport, game or amusement or throw, cast, catch, kick or strike a ball or other missile in any park or park approach except upon such portions thereof as may have been designated for the purpose by the Commissioner of Parks"

As this 'event' is sponsored by & for the benefit of a clothing store, it's a commercial activity and possibly a "festival", covered in 309-2:

"All festivals, commercial activities, military and other parades and funeral processions are prohibited in the parks and on park approaches except with the written permission of the Commissioner of Parks"

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