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Cowboy Boots

Win a Prize!


Thanks to everyone who’s bought my book.

I’m eager to hear what you think of it. So …I’m sponsoring a contest*.

Post a review of my book, Cowboy Boots: The Art & Sole on Amazon.com and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win a HARDCOVER copy of the 1981 classic, Texas Boots (which, when you can find it… retails for $75-$200.)

This 1st prize hardcover copy of Texas Boots will be given away in a random drawing among those who post reviews. Criticism of my book will not hurt your chances of winning. Your chances of winning depends on the number of reviews posted and entries received. Short, one-line reviews are a-okay with me.

2nd prize will be a paperback edition of Texas Boots in excellent condition. This prize goes to my “favorite” review…which could be something instructional, insightful, funny…who knows?!

*Here are the rules:

  1. Post a review of Cowboy Boots: The Art & Sole on Amazon.com.
  2. Send me an e-mail with the name you used for your review and your mailing address .
  3. Your review must be posted and you must e-mail me (jenn@dimlights.com) on or before Sept 15th, 2007. Midnight, PST.

Here’s the fine print: I will pay the shipping costs associated with these prizes. The hardcover copy of Texas Boots is in very good condition, but is missing its paper dust jacket.

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Book Signing (San Diego, CA)


August 9, 2007

BOOK-SIGNING for “COWBOY BOOTS: The Art & Sole”

Warwick’s

7812 Girard Avenue

La Jolla, (San Diego) CA

(858) 454-0347

Beginning at 7:30 pm. Details on the Warwick’s events page.

Come meet me …and special guest, John Woodward. See samples from the newest Old Gringo’s Fall Collection. Try your luck at a special prize drawing!

Don’t forget to wear your cowboy boots!

Photo courtesy of Linda June Balogh (a.k.a. “mom”)

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Update.


Shoot. Looks like I’ll be missing a great movie and a swell party.

If you’re like me, and can’t go to the Bodacious Boot “sneak peak” showing… all is not lost. The folks at AMS Production Group are planning one (or more) star-studded premiere screenings of Bodacious Boots once it’s finished and rendered in all its high-def grandeur.

Stay tuned for more info.

P.S. The next screening will be on a weekend to make travel plans easier. See you there!

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Rough Cut

Yeehaw! “Bodacious Boots” is almost done. Come sneak a peek at the first-cut of “Bodacious Boots” on opening night at the 20th Annual Dallas Video Festival.

This high-spirited ode to the cowboy boot is directed by Tim Wylie and produced by Laura Neitzel.

Through interviews with boot makers, collectors, and aficionados like Lyle Lovett, Kelly Le Brock, Dr. Laura, Chef Dean Fearing, Kinky Friedman (and yours truly) …Bodacious Boots takes a broad look at the art, history, and culture of the Western cowboy boot, and explores the qualities that elevate this humble piece of functional footwear into an object d’art and quintessentially American icon.

What:
“Bodacious Boots” screening
at the 20th Annual Dallas Video Festival
(Ticket info at videofest.org.)

When:
Tuesday, July 31 7:30 pm

Where:
Angelika Film Center
5321 E. Mockingbird Lane (Dallas, TX)

You are also invited to the official opening night party of the Dallas Video Festival, featuring the spaghetti-western surfer-twang of The Big Guns (also featured in Bodacious Boots.)

When:
9 pm to midnight

Where:
AllGood Café
2934 Main Street (east end of Deep Ellum) Dallas

…Kindly rsvp to lneitzel@amspg.com.

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Think About Cowboy Boots


Think 117. Watch the entire program or fast forward 18:03 minutes into the segment for an interview with Laura Neitzel and a clip from the upcoming film, Bodacious Boots.

In this short clip…you’ll catch a glimpse of bootmakers Dave Wheeler, Lee Miller, and the hard working folks at Rocketbuster. The film also includes interviews with talented boot collectors Lyle Lovett and John Tongate.

The 20th Annual Dallas Video Festival begins Tuesday July 31st and runs through August 5th. Laura Neitzel’s film “Bodacious Boots” opens the festival on July 31st at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas at 7:35pm. More information about purchasing tickets, theaters, and films being shown during the festival is available at www.videofest.org.