Archive for the 'Shoe Sightings' Category
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Shoefiti Theory: Marks Drug Dealing?”
There are some movies that have potential to be great films? and there are those that, plain and simple, don’t. “Blue Hill Avenue,” produced by Artisan Entertainments and directed by Craig Ross Jr. is one of those movies that just misses the mark.
Tristan, Simon, E-bone, and Money, four friends in Boston’s south end, started selling [...]
Published by Ed on August 3rd, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Registrate y eliminá la publicidad! I Not Understand
Apparantly shoe hangings cross across cultural and language barriors.
El “shoefiti” es la acción de colgar de los cables de la luz o el teléfono un par de zapatillas de deporte (que en mi tierra se llaman botines) atadas por los cordones.
Esta es una costumbre importada de los USA, y su significado entra en la categoría [...]
Published by Ed on August 2nd, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti and the Empire State Building
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emm_ess/2523257558/in/pool-99815640@N00
Shoefiti has even invaded midtown Manhattan of NYC as seen in this photo. The photographer took a typical shot of the Empire State Building, and turned it into something creative thanks to shoefiti. It really does appear as though the shoes are going to kick the building!
Published by Ed on August 1st, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti by Phone
http://robertwboyd.blogspot.com/2008/06/shoefiti.html
Even the famous cellhpone photographer who runs the “Is This Houston?” website has begun taken photos of shoefiti sightings. This is one taken with his phone in Houston.
Published by Ed on July 30th, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoe Flinging Where did It come From
This is a question I have wondered about for years.I have heard the drug dealer theory,but thats about the only explanation that I have heard and I am not convinced that it is altogether right.Here is one persons writings on it that you might find interesting.
“I ask myself, ‘Where does this tradition come from?’
Does anyone [...]
Published by Ed on July 28th, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
‘The Simpsons’ Plugs Shoefiti Plus Sightings in LA and Spain
http://estodotanaburrido.blogspot.com/2008/06/shoefiti-leyendas-urbanas-colgadas-de.html
Check out this blog to see the frame of “The Simpsons” that shows Shoefiti hanging from a telephone pole! Way cool! You know you are officially reaching ‘Urban Legend’ status when you are shown on that show!!!! Also included photos of a couple sightings of shoefiti.
Published by Ed on July 27th, 2008 tagged Blogroll, General, Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Mentions | Comment now »
Shoes over New York?
Wow…. check this out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emm_ess/2523257558/in/pool-99815640@N00
As posted in the original blog: does this appear to be an “eyesore”?
I kind of like it……
Published by Ed on July 23rd, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Germantown Ave., Philadelphia Shoe Sighting
Here is an Interesting shoe sighting,interesting in that the two shoes are different.Here is what one person had to say about it.
kerrins_giraffe says:
“his isn’t all that easy to do. Trust me, took me quite a bit of time when I did this by my house on Long Island back sometime around ‘85-’87. My kids [...]
Published by Ed on July 23rd, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Pink Girly Shoes Hang Low
These pink shoes is the discussion of the blog on Coolopolis. This may not be an urban legend, but more or less a legendary urbane sighting of class and style. Give kudos to the person who placed them on the clothes line. However, “jeanne d’arc” is famous now. But this is the first local spotting [...]
Published by Ed on July 22nd, 2008 tagged Shoe Sightings | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Portland, OR
I have never seen more shoefiti in a city than I did on a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. It’s out of control!
This particular shot comes from the Southeaster neighborhood called Hawthorne. Home to hippies and urban hipsters who seem to have a fondness for shoefiti. Definitely not a crack neighborhood, but I’m sure there [...]