(01-16-2022, 08:58 AM)WiregrassBenGal Wrote: My membership in the board started in 2009, when I was still in Norco, CA (60 mi due east of LA). They used to have a section for "fans in other cities," and that's how I learned about the bar in Pasadena that would have Bengal fan get-togethers during football season. In 2011, I went there for one of the Pittsburgh games (unfortunately it was a beatdown), but it was very fun to be in a whole bar full of people in Bengal fan gear hooting and hollering. Someone even brought Skyline, and even though the cheese was chunky I really enjoyed it. It was the kind of bar where you had your own private flatscreen at every booth.

The bar closed before I left CA in August of 2013, however, although there are probably Bengal rooter clubs in all the big CA cities.

(01-16-2022, 09:36 AM)Mickeypoo Wrote: I am also very thankful for this board!  Being in NY for the last 21 years it gives me a connection to my fellow Bengals fans.  I think I joined the original BB back in 2005 or 2006.

On a side note, does anyone know what happened to DennyG?   I always wondered what happened to that guy.  He was very active on the old BB, but don't remember him on this one.

(01-16-2022, 11:36 AM)basballguy Wrote: I think a lot of got burned out by 2015, Joey porter, and a steady decline right after.  Kudos to everyone that was able to rough it out better than us

(01-16-2022, 01:24 PM)Wyche Wrote: Lesser fans would've thrown in the towel long ago.... it's a testament to every single one of us on this board. Loyalty cannot be questioned. Everyone affiliated with the Bengals deserves this. It's been great to see a lot of posters we haven't seen in a while, all of the fan reactions on social media, and especially a lot of former players' reactions. The curse of Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is finally over.

(01-16-2022, 01:27 PM)grampahol Wrote: Amen to that..I like the rest am loyal to a fault, but oh well. Better to be loyal than a schmuck turncoat.. 

(01-16-2022, 03:00 AM)34inXXIII Wrote: For those fans who live far from Cincinnati and experience few live interactions with other Bengals fans, the various forms of social media have been a valuable tool to share our thoughts, opinions, and feelings about them with others who love this team. This community in particular was born in 2005 and coincided with a long, unpleasant milestone coming to an end - a 15-year playoff drought. It was a hell of a way to break in the new message board and certainly helped build its foundation.

We all know how that season ended, but our collective standard for this team had been raised. We believed the next step of advancing in the playoffs and a Super Bowl run were not far off and we would celebrate it together. Nearly a decade later, we were still waiting when the rug had been pulled out from under us - the Bengals.com message board was being shut down. A community that had bonded over its pain was at risk of disintegrating. Bengals fans, however, are far more resilient than that.

Bengalholic strived to resurrect this community in its current form and so many of the outstanding members still here today refused to let it die. It was accomplished, among other reasons, for this very moment (and bigger ones to come) and is a great testament to the quality of fans and the quality of people that have created, moderated, and simply posted on this site over the years. You deserve this so much - each and every one of you and, equally as important, all of you as one.

I truly believe that there will be a lot more to celebrate together in the future - hopefully, as soon as next weekend - and your loyalty continues to be rewarded. I love you all. Who Dey!

(01-16-2022, 04:14 AM)CloeHokie Wrote: Well said 34 and its been a long long road. But glad I was with you guys from the start.

Some Big Names in here. Can I say hi? XD