Archive for November, 2005
The Simpson’s Take on Shoes on Telephone Wires
The Simpson’s has never been afraid to take on tough issues, and shoes on telephone wires is no exception. The Simpson’s Urban Legend archive breaks down the references:
[3F18] Cletus finds pair of army boots hanging from telephone wire.[FABF23] Bullies drape Hans Moleman’s shoes over telephone wires whiles he’s still in them.Fb. Street [...]
Published by admin on November 30th, 2005 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
Love and Shoes on Telephone Wires = Confusion
Richard Dry’s novel, Leaving, (5 stars on Amazon ) has a shoefiti reference on page 235:
Love walked over to the truck and picked up one of the handles. Li’l Pit brushed himself off and took the other strap, and they started off down the block again. It was brighter now, and cars were on the [...]
Published by admin on November 29th, 2005 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
Tennis Shoes on Telephone Wires is Gang Related?
Do we have definitive evidence that shoefiti can correlate with gang activity? Decide for yourself. Here’s a quote from an article called YOUTH AND GANGS on CommunityInterest.org (the site for Teachers and Students for School Civility ):
Signs and Symbols. Generally speaking, youth who belong to gangs tend to
advertise their gang status, both by physical signs [...]
Published by admin on November 28th, 2005 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
East Coast / West Coast Shoes on Power Lines Opinions
Brownstoner.com picked up on the same NY Times article we mentioned last week, and gathered some great comments from people representing both coasts.
East Coast:
growing up in the LES and queens, i recall a lot of this. it’s also to mark the passing of a friend due to drugs, murder, etc…
West Coast:
The sneaker thing definitely can [...]
Published by admin on November 28th, 2005 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
shoes on the telephone wire: A Poem
Loki1515 has written a poem about shows on telephone wires:
the city streets, with children skipping ropesand dogs running, fades into night,with the automatic lights.
you look above,to see the polethe energy, a box, some wires all interconnected along the street
you follow the wires,almost hypnoticallyas the car moves on
the lines roll like waves upon a sea of [...]
Published by admin on November 27th, 2005 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
Telephone Shoes: Another Name For Shoefiti
NeoStarO1, posting on ResellerRatings.com’s forum uses the term “Telephone Shoes” to describe shoes hanging from telephone wires.
I think of them as Telephone shoes now cuz i see them all over the place.
However, NeoStarO1 has not figured out what they mean either.
Another poster, samwichse, has spotted a pair in Tennessee:
I dunno, I’m in the
middle of nowhere [...]
Published by admin on November 25th, 2005 tagged Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
A Shoefiti Pool Pops Up on Flickr!
A street art connoisseur in Amsterdam named Justin Kees has created a Group Photo Pool of Shoefiti (spelled shoeffiti for the pool) on Flickr.com. Mr. Kees appears to be a big fan of street art based on a quick review of his public Flickr photos and his personal web site.
The shoeffiti photo pool is off [...]
Published by admin on November 25th, 2005 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Dangling Shoes for Sale in Perth, Australia
We’re celebrating Black Friday with a commercial case of shoefiti from Perth, Australia:
How much for the dangling sneakers in the window?
Shop ’till you drop!
Published by admin on November 24th, 2005 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Nevada’s Old Shoe Tree - Hanging by the Hundreds
While some may see signs of nefarious activity when spotting shoes hanging from utility lines in the inner city, no one is likely coming to similar conclusions about shoes hanging from this tree in the Nevada desert:
Old Shoe Tree in Nevada near Cold SpringsCarol Anderson, of the blog Diary of an Adventerous Lady, dug up [...]
Published by admin on November 23rd, 2005 tagged Shoes in Trees | Comment now »
A Shoefiti Story from Milwaukee
A Milwaukee, Wisconsin writer reflects on what shoes on phone lines mean, and why he can’t stop obsessing about them:
Some thoughts on shoes
On a street near my house there is a pair of red and white tennis shoes hanging off a phone line.I can hear everyone reading that statement thinking, �End of story right. So [...]