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How Are Buffalonians Spending Their Valentine's Day?

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Artvoice's Airborne Eddy asks Broadway Market shoppers what they're doing for Valentine's Day.

For most folks, a chubby-looking baby flying around and shooting arrows at strangers for kicks does not exactly portend the kind of romance they are looking for. Nonetheless, whether you are sending an embarrassingly gaudy bouquet of flowers to your significant other or attempting to ignore all the loving couples strolling hand in hand, Valentine’s Day is inescapable. Tt may be comforting to know that this holiday will be pretty low-key for many of your fellow Buffalonians.

Joe Galvin
(photo: Caroline Phelan)

Name: Joe Galvin

Occupation: Painter

Residence: West Seneca

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day this year?

No plans yet. I’ll probably take my wife to dinner, go out to a nice restaurant. And I’ll probably give her some nice chocolates. She’s addicted to chocolate, like most women are. And I’ll find a card with some nice words in it and spend time with her.

What is one of your favorite Valentine’s Day memories?

You know in college we used to call it V.D. Day…it was sort of a joke, though…but these days I enjoy spending the time with my wife.

If you could design your own saying for one of those little candy hearts, what would it say and to whom would you give it?

I would say “Kiss me, I’m American” and I would give it to my wife, of course. If I give it to someone else, I’d say “Shake my hand, I’m American.”

Matt Iwanski
(photo: Caroline Phelan)

Name: Matt Iwanski

Occupation: Watson’s Candies/Student

Residence: Buffalo

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day this year?

I’ll probably be working a lot here—it gets pretty busy—and then go out to dinner.

What is one of your favorite Valentine’s Day memories?

My best Valentine’s Day was probably last year, because it was a new relationship and it was the first time in a while I could celebrate a Valentine’s Day. We had a nice, quiet dinner.

If you could design your own saying for one of those little candy hearts, what would it say and to whom would you give it?

For my candy heart I would say, “Forever,” and it would go to my current relationship, because it would explain my loyalty and devotion.

Kim Balicki
(photo: Caroline Phelan)

Name: Kim Balicki

Occupation: Student

Residence: Buffalo

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day this year?

I’ll probably be hanging out with my roommates, because we’re graduating and this is our last semester at school.

What is one of your favorite Valentine’s Day memories?

One of my favorite memories of Valentine’s Day is when I hung out with one of my childhood friends and we just went to dinner.

If you could design your own saying for one of those little candy hearts, what would it say and to whom would you give it?

I would put “I love your guts” because I say that a lot. And I would give it to my friend Tim because he is going overseas to Iraq.