I know my weblog has many regular readers… so I’m asking for your advice.
I can now add “labels” to my posts. If you like one of my entries, these labels (tags) will make it easier for you to find more information on the same topic.
Hit the road with Western writer Johnny D. Boggs. In his article “Following the Bootmaker Trail” Boggs travels from Guthrie, Oklahoma to Phoenix, Arizona… visiting at least fifteen bootmakers along the way.
This article is full of quotes and stories that showcase the personality of each shop. Don’t overlook the article’s sidebar. It’s loaded with current information about base prices and delivery times.
Park visitors voted for their favorite pairs in five categories: “Novice,” “Work,” “Office,” and “Stage” boots… along with “Best Shop Effort,” a category for larger boot companies where a boot is passed from hand to hand during its construction.
As the newest offering in the Festival of American Music & Crafts …there were nearly 60 pairs of boots entered in the contest and bootmakers demonstrating their craft. I’m making my plans to attend next year’s competition… September 13 through October 27. See you there!
(Use the comments link below to tells us which boots got your vote?)
These Carmack’s Custom Boots won 1st place in the Stage Boot Competition and Best in Show. (Photo courtesySilver Dollar City. )
Well the “buzz” has already started for Bodacious Boots, an hour-long feature documentary all about cowboy boots.
Bodacious Boots is a high-spirited ode to the cowboy boot and the famous and infamous personalities who make them, wear them, and love them.
Yep. It’s true. The film includes an ever-growing list of boomakers including Pascal, Lee Miller and Stephanie Ferguson …filmed in high-def along side the likes of Lyle Lovett, Kelly LeBrock, Kinky Friedman (and appearing soon, yours truly.)
After writing the glossary for my book, I realized how difficult it is to describe boot terms like side welts and insoles without using pictures.
Bootmaker Glenderson Daly provides an excellent diagram of a cowboy boot on his website …detailing many parts of a cowboy boot which are typically hidden from view.
