The Buffalo Sabres had a lot of expectations entering the 2019-2020 NHL season. They signed Jeff Skinner, named Ralph Krueger the new head coach after firing Phil Housley, and with Eichel expecting to have a career high, everyone believes that this will be the year. After a 9-2-2 start, they fell apart yet again like the previous season. Injuries started plaguing the team, no help from secondary lines, and awful contracts that could put the team in salary cap hell are the issues this team has been having. The issue with After hearing the news about a fan rant on the radio, an article appeared on WIVB about Sabres fans protesting.

The article may be short, but it was an interesting read. The article is titled Sabres fan planning protest against team by Chris Horvatits. In the article, it is revealed a fan, probably the same fan that ranted, has called for a fan protest on the managing of the Buffalo Sabres organization. The poll was created after Buffalo dropped the third in a row by losing 3-1 to the Montreal Canadiens. The Pegulas and GM Jason Botterill have been criticized for their roles in the Sabres rebuild. The Pegulas have been called out on not treating this franchise as they said when Terry bought the franchise back in 2011. In the short article, there is a poll on asking if Sabres fans would protest both the Pegulas, Jason Botterill, and others that are involved with the Sabres organization. A total of 3,000 people took the poll and to make it even more embarrassing, 78 percent said yes to a protest. It is very depressing look at this because of what is happening to the Sabres and how much the fans could not take it at this point. The protest may be happening on February 8th, at 11 am at Alumni Plaza. That was the best thing I read this week.

One of the biggest events of the year has been aired yesterday. That event would be the 2020 Academy Awards or also known as the Oscars. Every year, the Academy nominates one of the best films of year. It could be a drama, comedy, action, or sometimes comic book movies. This year was a huge moment for comic books. Why? The 2019 blockbuster, The Joker became the second comic book movie to be nominated for best picture. To make things even better, it had the most nominations by a comic book movie at 11. Despite Parasite winning best picture, Joker ended up winning for best music score and for best actor-Joaquin Phoenix.

This year was huge of Joaquin Phoenix. At the 2020 Academy Awards, Joaquin Phoenix has won his very first Oscar for best actor in a film. He was nominated for best actor for “The Master”, “Walk the Line”, and “The Gladiator.” He also became the second actor to play the Joker to win an Oscar-Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for the character in the 2008 blockbuster “The Dark Knight.” After winning the award, Phoenix gave an emotional speech on the world and a little about his late brother River Phoenix. To just say, Joaquin had a tough life. In his speech, he mentioned that he has been selfish prior to winning his Oscar along with being hard to work with and being cruel with people. But he was generous that he has been given another chance from everyone surrounding him. He mentioned that no one should forget past mistakes that they made and try to reach out those that you need the most.

Other than talking about his past troubles in his emotional win, he delivered a powerful message on unity. He said that his win and film is about fighting injustice. He talked about how we are fighting against the belief of people with power-mostly politicians- exploiting one another with impunity. With this film, his character has been through tough times with society and his favorite talk show host using the Joker’s insanity against him. This is what he meant by fighting for injustice despite the Joker being one of Batman’s biggest archenemies. He concluded with a quote from his brother who passed away from a drug overdose when Joaquin was only 17 years old. This win meant a lot to Phoenix.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/09/entertainment/joaquin-phoenix-oscar-joker/index.html

Are you ready to Rock and Roll All Night and Party everyday? Those were the words of Paul Stanley’s announcement for the night’s final song. To everyone who does not know who Paul Stanley is—well you are missing out! Why do I say this? Well, Paul Stanley is the lead singer of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s KISS! On February 5th, 2020, I went to the End of the Road tour concert at KeyBank Center of Buffalo, NY. It was a little strange because it was on a Wednesday, a normal work or school day. But KISS Fans did not care— they were back in town. This past August, they performed at Darien Lake outside of Buffalo. I did not have the opportunity to see them then, so I was especially happy to see them this time.

You may ask—how did I get the tickets? My father gifted the tickets to me for my 21st birthday! So, given this milestone, Paul Stanley’s words resonated well that night. I did not entirely Rock and Roll All Night, as I did not drink my heart out. I had too much responsibility. I had to make a long, grueling, snowy journey home.

As for my fellow Rock and Rollers, we stormed Keybank Center…but not as much as anticipated. Yes, the concert was packed, but not as much as the previous concerts I’ve seen. This past month, I’ve seen Iron Maiden and Metallica in concert. There was hardly elbow room to rock out. For KISS, this was not the case. There was room to Rock and Roll to my heart’s content. My dad and I guessed this happened because of KISS’s concert last August, and also because the concert landed on a cold weekday.

The smaller-than-expected turnout of fans did not detract from the concert. As KISS screamed their songs, I shrieked like a hardcore little girl. Gene Simmons’ fire breath and blood spitting strangely enthralled me. I was so amazed, I forgot about how weird his performing methods were. At least he did not spit real blood, or else I’d be terribly concerned for Gene Simmons’ health.

The experience was absolutely amazing. However, there was one small disappointment that had nothing to do with the performance. I sat in the suites, where vendors are supposed to provide free drinks and food. It’s KeyBank Centers’ peak of luxury. But, they failed my father and I. They only delivered one tall drink, and a case of six beers for $34 dollars. How blasphemous! And, the vendors forgot to serve us food. I was hungry, but the entire performance fed me amazement. So really, my flawed suite experience was not a problem.

Despite the terrible vendor service, I still managed to have a great experience at the show. I finally got to experience KISS. This made my 21st birthday unforgettable!