Translated from Shriiwook, the mother tongue of Wookiees, “Wu yaga gah ahyag” means “I would like a drink please.”
One hundred of Vancouver’s best Wookiee impersonators have a chance to earn a button with this phrase on it, written over Chewbacca’s pixelated bandolier, starting May 25.
All they have to do is be one of the first 50 people to visit one of Vancouver’s self proclaimed “nerdiest bars,” the Storm Crow Alehouse on West Broadway or the Storm Crow Tavern on Commercial Drive, and impress their server with a guttural Wookiee growl.
Wookiees are a species of tall, hairy humanoids in the Star Wars series, which 41 years ago today premiered Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope where Harrison Ford first played the pilot Han Solo.
Today also marks the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, a space based western following the adventures of Han Solo (played by Alden Ehrenreich) and his best friend and co-pilot Chewbacca, a Wookiee.
Taylor Ramone started working for the Storm Crow two years ago as the social media coordinator and now holds the title of brand ambassador. Amongst many things, this role allows her to practice some graphic design skills and make buttons for the chain’s enthusiastically nerdy clientele.
“We’ve always given away cool buttons at the Storm Crow but it’s been awhile since we did something like this,” says Ramone who’s worried about the limited supply running out before the weekend even begins.
“I also love what our marketing team does for the Deadpool movies,” she adds, referring to the addition of Sister Margaret’s Deadpool Spritz to the cocktail menu on May 18th, when Deadpool 2 was released.
So if you want a button, rush down to one of the two locations and watch the front of house staff cringe as the sounds of Wookiee reverberated off walls covered in cult-classic paraphernalia.
