Welcome to the land of Big Ben
Posted by: Chris Hails in Cowboy, Food, Travel, Western Icons Add comments
After a 3 month hiatus here at Wild West Land it’s time to climb into the saddle again and start blogging about all things western.
Why the silence at the start of 2009? Well the truth is I’ve been busy. Not busy in the household chores sense of the word and not busy as in locked up in the stockade either. I’ve been busy moving to the other side of the world, New Zealand to be precise, the land of Big Ben.
Big Ben you ask? Who he? Do you mean that big clocktower in London that appears on the HP sauce bottle? Did the Kiwis build Big Ben?
The short answer is no - ‘Big Ben’ downunder is synonymous with pies. In fact, Big Ben as a brand is New Zealand’s most popular pie. And Kiwis love their pies…
Western-themed marketing for the humble pie company appears everywhere in New Zealand, even on the side of V8 Supercars. In fact the company’s advertising campaigns have pulled in some odd comments for the way they embrace the masculinity of the cowboy tradition.
Ben’s pies are “great value for money for students” and, for me, a reassuring sign that the cowboy is a global icon recognised wherever you are. It makes me believe that running the Cowboy Country store from the bottom of the world is going to be possible AND fun in the Auckland sun.
Now that the container has been unpacked I’ll be posting regular updates with new scans from some classic cowboy cartoons and annuals. Plus did I mention the 2 week road trip from Phoenix to LA?
Pictures and video to follow but for now help Big Ben put together a classic Kiwi pie.
August 20th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
[...] I posted back in March about my move to New Zealand I said that Big Ben pies were: a reassuring sign that the cowboy is a global icon recognised wherever you [...]