No matter where you go, you find references to Buffalo. Our latest find is in a hamburger joint in downtown Austin Texas, where we were surprised to find a Buffalo head with a Buffalo Bills cap on top, and some classic Buffalo Bills bumper stickers.
No small effort here - there is definitely a Buffalo Bills fan behind this.
Huts Hamburgers opened in Austin TX in 1939. It's not a tourist joint; this is a beloved fixture in Austin and one of 5 or 10 restaurants you have to know if you are an Austinite. Others include Dirty's, where the grease is so think it literally flows down your arm (which may explain why the place nearly burned up a few years ago), and Hoffbrau Steaks, where until just recently the sole meat choices on the menu were "small" and "large" - steak that is. But only Huts has a link to Buffalo.
We've heard a rumor that one of the current owners was originally from Buffalo, but we've been unable to confirm this. While he displays a lot of football memorabilia, the Buffalo examples are the most prominent.
These bumper stickers are on the opposite wall from the Buffalo head. While the lower one looks familiar - variants of it are found to this day, the first one stumped me. I would guess from the faded appearance and non-blue and red colors that it dates back to the sixties.
So here we are: be it in restaurants, on business trips, or just running into people walking down the street wearing a Buffalo t-shirt - there are always references to Buffalo to be found and they are always expressed with enthusiasm. That says a lot about the continuing spirit of the city.
-Jeff Fisher
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