I would like start out this post by apologizing. The photos are true. I am sorry. I did grope the shoes. I manhandled them. It was a moment of weakness. How could resist conditioning them? Brushing them. The vcleat.com board of directors are meeting next week to discuss corrective action and my fate. I am … Continue reading Nettleton Traditionals 0205 Restore
Last week, the US government released most of the remaining JFK files. Back in college, I was interested in Kennedy and read a number of books on the subject. I can’t remember some of them but I am fairly sure Oswald was the shooter and acted alone. Occam’s razor. The other day I spent a … Continue reading Alden for Robert Kirk PTB Restore
I watched the HBO show Westworld a few months ago. If you haven’t seen the series, the show is a drama set in the American old west. Except it’s not the old west, it’s the future. A future where robots in the form of humans cater to actual humans who act out their fantasies in … Continue reading Vintage Corfam Shoes
While we are waiting for a North Korean nuclear attack, I have been working on shoes. Florsheim, Nettleton and Alden pairs. But that doesn’t mean I am not concerned about the North Korean nukes. I prefer not to die in an atomic fireball. In the spirit of a peaceful resolution that will work out for … Continue reading Florsheim Royal Imperial 97626 Restore
The full solar eclipse is occurring tomorrow. I am going to be in Salem, Oregon to watch (witness?) it. Wearing long wings of course. I have heard the traffic is going to be terrible because thousands of people will be coming into the area. And what could go wrong when you get a big group … Continue reading Shell Cordovan Long Wing SmackDown
I have been travelling much of the past few weeks. Last week I was in the Middle East. It was hot. Really hot. The region has a few issues. Such as no long wings. Some nice people though. The week before that I was in San Diego to visit/help my mom. My sister joined me. … Continue reading Long Term Update
A couple of months ago a guy sold most of his vintage shoe collection on eBay. What was unusual about the sale was that he auctioned off about 40 similarly sized shoes and ended each auction at almost the exact same time. Meaning that if you wanted a few different pairs, you had to make … Continue reading Mother of All Vintage Sales
Heading to work the other day, my mind was obviously on shoes. And business. And shoes again. And then doughnuts. Because I love doughnuts. And shoes. And business. Of course. Sometimes a very kind person at my office will bring in doughnuts. Usually on Friday. But it was Tuesday. I thought, if I thought positive … Continue reading Florsheim Imperial Shell Cordovan Wingtip
The other day I received an automated notification that someone had downloaded my mortgage application. A loan application from seven years ago. I thought … hackers. But I took no immediate action. The next day, I received an apology email from the lender saying that my files were fine. The issue was caused by the … Continue reading E.T. Wright Blue Suede Spectators
Do you remember the Cold War? The world and politics seemed clearer back then. Sure, we could get nuked at any time and Vietnam turned out to be a poor idea but we all rallied around the Lake Placid Olympic hockey team and cheered on Mary Lou Retton. I grew up toward the end of … Continue reading Buying Vintage Shoes
