(I find myself saying Rocky Carroll is “in the news” about as often as I say, Rocky Carroll is “in Houston.”)
Here’s the Washington Post article with the scoop on the custom cowboy boots President Bush gave to country star, Kenny Chesney. (Sorry, I haven’t come across a photo yet.)
Our President seems to be a fan of eelskin. The boots Rocky Carroll made Kenny sound a lot like the ones the President himself wore to the 2004 National Republican Convention, with dignified vamps of black eelskin, star spangled tops with his initials and the American flag waving.
You can contact Mr. Rocky Carroll at RJ’s Boot Company (Houston, TX)
This morning a 3-alarm fire damaged M.L. Leddy’s …the well known custom bootmaker located in the Fort Worth Stockyards. No one was injured. Damages to the building and inventory are estimated to exceed $700,000. (Click here to read details, and watch video footage.)
Many of you will remember that M.L. Leddy’s had another serious fire back in December 2002. That fire was attributed to a cigarette.
Update: No customer’s boots were lost in the blaze. For more details of the clean-up… read this article from the Star-Telegram.com. Since the store’s move to the Ft. Worth Stockyards (back in 1941), it has survived a flood and 3 fires. Mercy!
Paul Bond was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1992 for his bareback bronc riding, rodeo trick riding and bootmaking.
Today, the only other bootmaker with this honor is John S. Justin, Jr. (grandson of Justin Boots founder) who was inducted as “Great Westerner” in 1999.
For your very own pair of Paul Bond cowboy boots call 520-281-0512 or visit paulbondboots.com
