the taming of the shoe
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“The Taming of the Shoe”
By Julie Sullivan(Yes, the sound you’re hearing is the sound of Shakespeare rolling
over in his grave.)
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It all started in Austin, Texas, December, 2008…
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…when this woman decided she wanted to have some fun…
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…with some high school friends she got together with during Thanksgiving who loved the idea of
her going to Texas with her high-heeled Mary Jane snake skin stilettos…
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This is Frank, my cabbie who drove me around downtown Austin.
Frank likes my shoe.
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So does Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Next stop…the famous Continental Club.
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Martinis at the Continental. But be careful ‘cuz you know what they say– “Martinis are like women’s
breasts. One is not enough and three is too many.”
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Oops…had one too many breasts, uh, I mean martinis and got up on the stage and started singing.
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Next it’s on to the Arc Angels concert at the legendary Antone’s.
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Chris says, “Girrrrrl, I loves me some snake skin Mary Jane stilettos! I got a pair just like them in
my closet!”
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Doyle says, “You want me to pose with your shoe?? Lady, you’re a freak…yet I find myself
strangely attracted to that about you.”
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Here I am puzzled by the fact that, unbeknownst to the rest of the population, Charlie Sexton has a shoe fetish. (Actually, someone off to the side called my name and
while I was distracted Charlie tried to look down my shirt.)
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Charlie is paying homage to the shoe that he correctly identified as a “Mary Jane.” Impressive. Then, again, he did
have on a pair of stylish, Italian-crafted snake skin boots so the man obviously recognizes good taste when he sees it.
Let your metrosexual flag fly, baby!
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Alas, it could never work between Charlie and me. Even though we make a handsome, fine-footed couple, I just
can’t be with someone who worships the shoes I walk in. The man might as well just scream out loud “I’m needy.”
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The slide show is over and I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Austin but there is one more person that is
quintessential for the “Taming of the Shoe”…whom I will have to get a picture of during my next visit…
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That’s right, Leslie. I’m comin’ after YOU!!!