confessions of a shoe whore

okay i admit it.
i am a shoe whore.
judge me by it if you will
but the fact remains that i have more shoes than i need
and
i desire more.
it all started out 1n 198x
when my mother bought my first pair of
burgundy on white/ white, low nikes
from fayva...
fair but not great.
i then became the BK "british knights" bandit.
(boy does that date me)
all the while i wished i had those ubiquitous
filas in many flavors
and
similarly flavored troops (oops!)
and
suede pumas (yikes!)
and
shell toe adidas (superstar!)

by far the far
my favorite shoe ever
was
the patent leather, 3/4 height white on blue/ red adidas concords...

now
i have
more shoes than i need
and i need more?
i need more.
i have:
3 pairs of white on white/ white or grey or silver jordan retros IV, IX, XIII
1 pair black on black/ silver team jordans
2 pairs of shell toe adidas, one 3/4 white on white/ white superstars, the other 3/4 white on carolina blue snakeskin/ white
2 pairs of timberlands, one white, blue, grey, carolina blue on navy / white, and the other, burgundy on football leather/ white and black
3 pairs of lugs waallabee style in sand, red with black, and black
2 pairs od reebok classic cross trainers low, one white with silver marble ripple, the other white with red transparent ripple
1 pair of adidas low concords red on perforated white/ white
1 pair brown/ black kangol oxford classics
1 pair of black on black guess dress boots with rugged sole
1 pair black low kenneth cole dress
1 pair cognac stacy adams dress
1 pair cognac lugz, boot, wallabee style (they get better with age)
1 pair of brown stacy adams high jean boots (side zipper)
1 pair tan/ black perry ellis casuals
1 pair toffe trezeta hiking shoes
1 pair of lawn mowing boots
1 pair nike shoks for running
1 pair of nike air running (see above)
1 pai patent leather oxfords, low
2 pairs of combat boots cold weather, (two desert sand suede and one black
7 total pairs of combat boots, temperate weather, 5 desert sand suede 2 black [one has ripple sole])
1 pair of turf cleats for rugby.
1 pair of chocolate / black clarks sandals, birkenstock style
1 pair of addidas flip flops with bumpy insoles black with white.
i think that is thirty eight pairs...
i stiil desire a pair of blue and white sneakers
a pair of blue and yellow sneakers
a pair of brown kenneth cole dress
a pair of wheat timbs
a pair of gladiator sandals
and a pair of whit on white shells low (to be worn with timberland laces)

i am such a whore and i feel so dirty...
imagine what my closet looks like!

tonight i will go out and get drunk
hopefully with the company of some females that shall go unnamed (i don't know them yet)
wearing:
a pair of timberlands, white, blue, grey, carolina blue on navy / white
a french blue, french cuff dress shirt with silver "laugh now cry later" theater mask cufflinks
a pair of Calvin Klein, straight leg black/ blue wash jeans (if you ever see the size of my thighs, you would know i have no business rocking straight leg jeans, but i pull these off completely if my weight is under 190. the cut makes me look taller.)
my summer fragarance was Calvin Klein obsession but i will rock polo blue tonight.
silver on silver kenneth cole watch
square silver with onyx stripes ring
pimped samsung d415 with faux gucci case
navy blue kangol summer driving cap
and
my man in a maze silver money clip (fiiled to the brim!)
i might change to the vintage playboy cufflinks and the movado if i am really feeling it.
i will be drinking and riding solo, so the cadillacs will stay at home
(cabs are better for local one night stands, so i've heard)
i will either be drinking patron anejo and coronas
or long island ice teas and heinekens
i lean more towards the latter
i really wish i could drink vodka lemonades. that is such a practical drink for the summer time. more bartenders should recognize.
i am in the market for blazers for the fall, ssummer is the best time to buy them on sale. they will be last years models, but, with keen fashion sense, one can pick the ones that will stand the test of time. i'd like to find one of those joints with the patch elbows; navy tweed with tobacco suede patches would be nice...
living as a bachlor is so different from living as a single father. i still miss the kid *smile*.