Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-17 Thread Joe Gracey

I get mine custom-made from M.L. Leddy & Sons on N. Main in Fort Worth,
Texas. They do not hurt. I always have worn them, and always will, and
will be buried in my best pair. Bad boots are not real boots.  




"Terry A. Smith" wrote:
> 
> Cowboy boots hurt, there's no getting around it. A slave to fashion in the
> jurassa-alt.country days, I wore the damn things for years, and the only
> use I ever found for them was...

-- 
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
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Re: Boot recommendations

1999-03-16 Thread rooney




>On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Wyatt) wrote:
>
>> with 'em.  Way uncomfortable, but I will always suffer for fashion, as
the P2
>> partygoers at NEA will attest.
>
>*Fashion*...hmm, is THAT what you call it?
>
>Jerry
>

Would this be the pot calling the kettle black Mr. Fashion Emergency
Curry??? 

Ronni



Re: Boot recommendations

1999-03-16 Thread Jerry Curry

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Wyatt) wrote:

> with 'em.  Way uncomfortable, but I will always suffer for fashion, as the P2
> partygoers at NEA will attest.

*Fashion*...hmm, is THAT what you call it?

Jerry



Re: Boot recommendations

1999-03-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Wyatt)

With all due respect to you mad dogs and (one) Englishman, I can't believe
nobody has mentioned El Paso's own Tony Lama.  My first pair (black iguana)
were TL's, and I still wear them 12 years later.

For sheer pointy-toedness, though, you can't beat the pair of Chisholms
I've got; you could kill a gnat stuck in the business end of a pastry funnel
with 'em.  Way uncomfortable, but I will always suffer for fashion, as the P2
partygoers at NEA will attest.

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Re: Boot Recommendations-Austin

1999-03-16 Thread Ph. Barnard

Jerald remembers the names of those two vintage shops on S Lamar...
>  Amelia's or Flashback.

Which reminds me:  there's another good vintage place way up North, 
just off 50th (I think?), not too far from Airport Blvd.  They have 
more boots than Amelia's or Flashback, although the selection 
isn't as good as Under the Sun  There are a couple up there, 
actually, but the one I'm thinking of is particularly good for cowboy 
boots, while the other is more 70s kitsch.

It's on a corner, next to an expresso shop.  Can't remember the name 
though, maybe "Tremors" or "Earthquake" or something hipster like 
that...

--junior



Re: Boot Recommendations-Austin

1999-03-16 Thread Jerald Corder

At 06:07 PM 3/15/99 -0800, you wrote:
>A couple of places (not sure if they are still around, though)
>Tiny's Boot Shop--East First just east of I35
>Cadillac Jack's--North Lamar
It's been gone awhile and Jimmy died a couple of years ago.  Not sure what
happened to all those boots.  

>Allen's Boots--South Congress

This is my recommendation too.  Locally owned and nice folks and one of my
clients.  They told me some good stories about folks in town for the rodeo
coming in and seeing some of the rockers in for SXSW.

There are several of the big chain places as well, Cavenders and Sheplers.
Junior mentioned some places on S. Lamar which might be Amelia's or Flashback.

Bracing for the influx of SXSWers looking for Mexican food (Polvos on South
First, Hernandez on east 6th), boots (see above), vinyl (Musicmania and
Treasured Tracs and Antones and Waterloo) and bbq (Kruez in Lockhart, Rubys
in town, Iron Works but it's too crowded, Salt Lick in Driftwood).  What did
I leave out?

Jerald 
>



Re: Boot Recommendations-Austin

1999-03-16 Thread BARNARD

Since everyone is singing the praises of Justin ...

I think (although I'm not dead certain) that Dan Post, which I mentioned
yesterday, is a slightly highend sub-line of Justin.  A bit more expensive
than Justin, that is, but not real expensive by highend boot standards.
Retailing at 200-300, around there.

--junior



Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-16 Thread louicm



On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Iain Noble wrote:

> Justin. Every time.

Ironic that it takes an Englishman to point out the obvious .

Kip

 
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Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-16 Thread Iain Noble

Justin. Every time.

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Re: Boot Recommendations-Austin

1999-03-15 Thread William W Western

Erik Gerding wrote:
>  Anyone out there know the best place to go?
Apparently Ohio.



Re: Boot Recommendations-Austin

1999-03-15 Thread Jamie Hoover

A couple of places (not sure if they are still around, though)
Tiny's Boot Shop--East First just east of I35
Cadillac Jack's--North Lamar
Allen's Boots--South Congress

Jamie

Erik Gerding wrote:

> I'm hopin' to pick up some kickers down in Austin this weekend. Anyone out
> there know the best place to go?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erik Gerding
> Ultapolitan Records
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]





Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-15 Thread Tom Smith

> black, relatively plain, pointy tipped cowboy boots.

I picked up a pair of black Justin boots with pointy toes and  
subdued stitching at Allen's on S. Congress in Austin a 
couple of weeks ago.  So far, bueno; they feel and look good.  
I think they're doeskin, which makes them lighter than my 
last pair, which were made by Dan Post and are still hanging 
in there strong 15 years after they left the store.
If they feel the least bit snug, you might want to try the 
next size up.  For good reason, cowboy folklore has plenty 
of guys buried in their boots, not because they wanted it 
that way, but because nobody could get the damned things 
off!
Tom Smith



Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-15 Thread Mike Hays

Brad Bechtel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> But no black, relatively plain, pointy tipped cowboy boots.
>
> So what's a good brand?  What's a good brand to avoid?  Any tips for
> a finer shopping experience?
I just bought my 6th pair of boots today, Laredo Brand on sale for $90, all
leather  so a good buy for the $.  Started wearing boots 3 years ago and
maybe I've gone a bit overboard.  Except for my bike boots they are all
pointy toe style and range from my python skin stage boots at $250 a pair to
my everyday generics at $79.  If you want the best there are plenty of high
dollar boots out there but I have yet to tell much difference other than the
price.  I don't wear anything else except tennis shoes every once in a great
while.
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Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-15 Thread Terry A. Smith

Cowboy boots hurt, there's no getting around it. A slave to fashion in the
jurassa-alt.country days, I wore the damn things for years, and the only
use I ever found for them was, one time I was shooting a rodeo for a small
paper in SW Colorado, and when an avalanche of wild bull started heading
my way, the pointy toes were perfect for scampering up the chain-link fence
on the side of the arena. I tried wearing my old ones a couple years ago,
and just about strained  myself a hernia in disebelief that I could ever
have worn these things on a regular basis.

Anyway, your question. K  Mart sells dandy cowboy boots, leastways they
used to.

Another cowboy boot story. I used to wear them in college, back east, and
one spring break, my pal and I went out to New Mexico, both, of course,
sporting our cowboy boots. On a beer stop in Tulsa, a group of local boys
saw us, spotted our cowboy boots, and in between uproarious laughter,
declared, "Ha, you fellers are wearing cowboy boots, you must be from
Ohio." That's around the time I learned the word, "apocryphal." -- Terry Smith



Re: Boot recommendations?

1999-03-15 Thread Bill Gribble

Brad Bechtel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> But no black, relatively plain, pointy tipped cowboy boots.
> 
> So what's a good brand?  What's a good brand to avoid?  Any tips for
> a finer shopping experience?

I have a pair just like you describe (well, almost... they're ropers).
They are Justin bullhide and I got em here in Austin.  I don't know
too much about boot brands but these are of fine construction, fit
great, and are comfortable as can be.

I had to look a while to find plain ones, too, even in a bootopolis
like Austin.

Good luck, 
Bill Gribble