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View Song! Yesterday while at breakfast with Robear, Bill (Barnacle Bill) Zimmerman called me to say that he had something that the crew at Buffalo Old Home Week might be interested in. I asked him what he had and he told me that in his possession was an old song book that was hanging on his wall titled, Back to Buffalo: Old Home Week. I asked him if he was kidding and he said he was completely serious. So we finished breakfast and headed over to Bill Zimmerman's house.
When we arrived Bill proceeded to show us a collection of songbooks that he has been collecting - dating back to 1900. The collection alone was fascinating, but there was one book in particular that we had come to see. Bill had acquired Back to Buffalo: Old Home Week at Allentown Antiques years before. Yes, Buffalo Old Home Week had a theme song back in 1907. "We're going back to Buffalo", is the gist of the song and Bill was kind enough to sing it for us. Actually, I couldn't believe that he agreed to sing it... and in typical Bill Zimmerman fashion too! Bear with me, and enjoy the song for what it is - a throwback to another era. By the way, did anyone watch CBS Sunday Morning News at 9:00 this morning? The national broadcast network produced and ran a vignette showcasing the citywide event.