Buffaloes and Westerns

I took this picture at a Smith and Western restaurant last year during a family gathering on my wife's side. This is one of these many nice props that makes the chain a truly imaginative experience for a child. Going there reminded me of my old childhood games, when we played cowboys. Buffaloes are a staple of westerns, they are one of the animals one associates with the Wild West and all its dangers. I'd go to a Buffalo Gap Hotel just for a drink (a shot of bourbon?) in its saloon. You?

A Barrel of Bourbon

I took this picture during the family gathering on my wife's side at a Smith and Western restaurant. I enjoyed my time not so much for the food (although it was all right) than for the company and the ambiance, very much western themed. It was like stepping in a giant playground looking like a saloon. And there was this barrel at the entrance. Wolfie wondered what it was, so I had to explain what bourbon is. It's funny, I didn't notice untilrecently how bourbon was associated with westerns. I don't think I ever drank any, except maybe in cocktails. Some of you ever drank bourbon? How is it? Leave me a comment.

Smith & Wesson

Last weekend, we had a family gathering on my wife's side in a Smith and Western restaurant. Honestly, I didn't know this chain existed until last week. Anyway, it's a Western themed restaurant, with a Western themed menu and an even more Western themed decor. I had to explain to my wife that the name of the chain was a pun on a brand of revolvers. Which is displayed on the wall of the very restaurant. I think Smith & Wesson was the very first firearms brand I knew about when I was a child, because I watched so many westerns and spaghetti westerns. We often played westerns too, my friends and I, with plastic S&W. Seeing this poster reminded me of this. And on a side note, I wish we had a restaurant chain like Smith and Western when I was a kid.