The shoes that wouldn't die
3 A bit of a Halloween, Days and Nights of the undead, Surf story... in the backyard for weeks covered in mud the result of my son’s nocturnal roaming thru the back bay mud It was irritating, a good pair of regulation size 10's Vans going to waste I have worn out many pairs over the years The blue suede ones in high school as much as a uniform as the red ones were that I wore busing tables at the Cannery restaurant my senior summer (I had long hair and had to wear a wig to work but that's another post) Immortalized as the prefered footwear of surfers in Fast Times at Ridgemont High Vans have been around for ages (Founded: March 16, 1966) One of there big draws was they came in different colors and materials, other that blue and white canvas Keds or Converse Surfers are hip and unique individuals so we all had to have something different on our feets... They had a store right across the street from my high school the shoes held up well, and the box was useful My seashell colle...
