All is not lost. There is still cause for rejoicing in the world. I have the boots I wanted, after some years of admittedly desultory searching.
They fit exactly as the old ones did, if you allow for six years of leather stretching.
Ahhhhhhhh.
[Update:] Oh, and at dinner tonight I heard my first-ever Thai cumbia. It kinda worked. Thai music is, in my experience, the music least like that of any other country.
Red Wings — ‘The fittenist boots I’ve ever owned’. Sixteen inche tops, caulks (oft pronounced, the damned fools, ‘corks) when the spikes wear out have ‘em Vibramed…
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By: Thomas Ware
on October 18, 2005
at 01:29 AM
I’d vote Balinese for that poll.
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By: susurra
on October 18, 2005
at 02:35 AM
Where did you hear a Thai cumbia? And did you dance to it?
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By: nina
on October 18, 2005
at 11:28 AM
Mazeltov. :)
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By: Sara
on October 18, 2005
at 11:38 AM
nice pose. and they’re so pristine looking. i can’t even put on new footwear without scuffing something.
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By: dread pirate roberts
on October 18, 2005
at 12:20 PM
Sexxxay!
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By: Stephanie
on October 18, 2005
at 02:42 PM
I just kicked a filing cabinet really hard, and they still look great!
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By: Chris Clarke
on October 18, 2005
at 02:45 PM
“I just kicked a filing cabinet really hard, and they still look great!”
What’s webspeak for laughing out loud? LOL? How did the filing cabinet look afterwards?
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By: Charles
on October 18, 2005
at 03:06 PM
Chris — Where did you get them, and what’s the model number please? I need to replace mine as well, and yours look like the exact same or very close to the pair I’ve had these past ten years. The closest thing on the Red Wing website looked like model 899, but the color was different, so not sure they are the same. Any assistance most grateful for would I be! Thanks, Fred
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By: Fred Levitan
on October 20, 2005
at 01:23 PM
