20070523

Marikina City Footwear Museum

A former rice mill from 1860 now houses a museum dedicated to the shoe industry of the city Marikina, Philippines. The core exhibit is a collection of 1,500 pairs of shoes that once belonged to Imelda Marcos. Shoes from other former Philippine presidents and first ladies are also on display. Admission is free.

J. P. Rizal Street
Manila, CA 1800 Philippines
+63 2 646 1634
Open Hours
10am-7pm Mon-Fri.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1173911.stm
http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/25/09/appallo2509.html

20070224

bobby zimmerman's size 9 shoes

On Feb 21st, 2007 Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour
did a fantastic show on shoes.
http://www.xmradio.com/bobdylan/index.xmc

playlist for shoes:
carl perkins - blue suede shoes
tommy tucker - high heel sneakers
joe south & the believers - walk a mile in my shoes
dinah washington - take your shoes off, baby
billy walker - charlie's shoes
the drifters - i've got sand in my shoes
louis armstrong - shine
red foley - chattanooga shoe shine boy
nrbq - get rhythm
boozoo chavis - paper in my shoes
juke boy bonner - running shoes
run dmc - my adidas
sarah silverman - new shoes
chuck willis - hang up my rock and roll shoes
robert parker - barefootin'

20061224

Merry Christmas

shoes for function
shoes for fashion
if you have pictures of mint 80s prowings,
or know where I can get a size 8 or 9 high-top
please leave a comment, or contact me

thanks for coming