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Brown wing tips, . . . in grade school, in the 1970s. I SHIT U NOT.
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Keds, run faster, jump higher. Then on to Chuck Taylor All Stars. ****ing wing tips. Every Sunday I had to work my wide feet into those shoes. Every pair of dress shoes I look at to this day makes me think of those early Sunday AM wakeup call from upstairs, that we were all going to the 0615 mass. |
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Heh, looking back I had all the stigma of an invalid Forrest without any of the enlightened pity. The shoes were just ugly. Even though they were prescription, there was nothing to suggest they were medical. No leg braces or clunky boots. Just uggo shoes with a lump in the arch of the insole and a chunk beveled off the heel to promote turning my feet inward.
Irony was, when I started playing soccer, my gait was probably one of my biggest natural assets. My feet naturally strike the ball in the manner that best promotes accurate passing.
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You try to tell young folk nowadays, they won't believe ya.
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Think I've told the story before, but they made me and a co-worker take the fry grease out to the recycling while it was still hot. Would have been fine, except the co-worker got a little fidgety towards the end and splashed a couple drops of oil onto his arm. This was enough to provoke him to drop his side completely and 'run for zee hills.' I'd have been fine as well except it soaked my shoes and socks, resulting in severe 2nd degree [luckily not 3rd] burns on the top of both feet. They say I kicked my work shoes about 30 yards.
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