Westerns – BZ Maestro Eats

My Ten Favorite TV Shows

While struggling a bit with what subject I should address in a new Top Ten list, it occurred to me that since I’ve already posted on my ten favorite films, I may as well move over to the small screen and address TV shows. These are not my picks for the ten best shows ever;Continue reading “My Ten Favorite TV Shows”

Ten Favorite Westerns

I’ve addressed my fondness for Westerns – both movies and TV shows – in past posts. Here are ten of my favorite films from the genre. I am not claiming they are the ten greatest Westerns ever made, although a few of them would also make that list. But these all struck a major chordContinue reading “Ten Favorite Westerns”

Gunsmoke: A Tribute

A strange phenomenon was cast upon me six or seven years ago. I became ill with what may have been a flu strain, and when the sickness broke, I cared a lot less about sports and had a sudden desire to watch classic TV Westerns. I had been watching Western films for a handful ofContinue reading “Gunsmoke: A Tribute”

My Top Ten Movies

I admit to feeling a little like I’m taking the easy way out when I do one of these top ten posts. Nonetheless, once I got a notion to do this one, I couldn’t let it go. Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, from which the above photo was taken, is not on the list. ButContinue reading “My Top Ten Movies”

Relish Trays, Wood Paneling and Cornfields: My 2018 Trip to Iowa and Nebraska (part 2)

The following day began with breakfast in another small town; Winterset, Iowa, which is in Madison County, as in The Bridges of Madison County. But that wasn’t why we were there. I’ll get to that in a bit. First, breakfast. There are many sub genres within road food. One of my favorites is old-school drugContinue reading “Relish Trays, Wood Paneling and Cornfields: My 2018 Trip to Iowa and Nebraska (part 2)”

The Jeremy Dow Story

I didn’t like Westerns for much of my life. They dominated American popular culture for decades, then fizzled out as a genre just in time for my formative years. But a dozen or so years ago I suddenly had a hankering to watch classic Western films, a desire I didn’t fight. Then maybe six or sevenContinue reading “The Jeremy Dow Story”

Getting Started

After being told I should create a food blog a number of times over the years, I’ve finally decided to dip my toes in the water. I’m also using the experience to learn how to create a blog via WordPress. While it’s not strictly a food blog, I’m somewhat obsessed with the topic, so itContinue reading “Getting Started”