Best foot forward. Do you have a favourite pair of dancing shoes

[Guest]

Do you have a pair of favourite/lucky dancing shoes, or indeed any other item of clothing, beer towel, bag etc that you feel is irreplaceable? Is it very old? How do ladies dance in heels? Do you wear different shoes for different floors? What's your oldest item of soul memorabilia (husbands/wives excepted!)!!! Have you kept your Spencers for old times' sake?

[BabyBoyAndMyLass]

23 hours ago, flamingemeralds said:

Do you have a pair of favourite/lucky dancing shoes, or indeed any other item of clothing, beer towel, bag etc that you feel is irreplaceable? Is it very old? How do ladies dance in heels? Do you wear different shoes for different floors? What's your oldest item of soul memorabilia (husbands/wives excepted!)!!! Have you kept your Spencers for old times' sake?

Love shoes.

My lass can't dance in heels always a flat dolly!

Jeffery West shoes, great for dancin'...I always wear two-tone wingtips.

Just spruced up after a weekender and a little soul nite, will get another few hours treatment before the next outing!

Edited November 16, 2016 by BabyBoyAndMyLass
Where'd me great pic go to?

[BabyBoyAndMyLass]

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Edited November 15, 2016 by BabyBoyAndMyLass
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[Steve S 60]

Don't tend to get sentimental about shoes.  When they're worn out I get a new pair.  Adidas Sambas are my current footwear of choice on the dance floor.   Like to have a bit of grip so I get p*ssed off with people who cover the floor with talc, but that's for another topic.

[Geeselad]

walkover wingtips, purchased in 87 at simmons cost me £120 back then, advertised at the FBI favourite shoe, how could I resist?

[Winsford Soul]

Will anything ever beat the original Frank Wright Como,s or Royale brogues. 

Steve

[Pga1]

Hiya, when I'm dancing people always ask where I got my footwear from- answer - they came with the mask and snorkel !!   Cheers

[kevinsoulman]

HAD SOME LEATHER SOLED BROGUES BUT LOVE THE SOLATIOS I BOUGHT LAST YEAR VERY COMFORTABLE

 

[Twoshoes]

Currently a pair of leather soled brogues with a high shine upper which I was unsure about when I bought them but have grown to love, fav bit of memorabilia would have to be a framed Blues and Soul Special Otis Redding edition which is surrounded by the ticket stubs from all the gigs I went to from 71 through to late 80' ranging from Gladys Knight Odeon Theatre Manchester, a trio of Blues Legends tours at the Holdsworth Hall ,several Temps, Tops gigs, WAR at the FreeTrade Hall ,Ohio Players, Stylistics, George and Gwen McRae plus many more ending with Luther Vandross at the Apollo Manchester 1987, a real mix  I've always been open to all genres of Black Music as you can see. A lot of memories in a two by two frame.

[Codfromderby]

i used to always wear kickers shoes, they are now called lo apparently, the best ones were a light grey/cream leather with red stitching, not seen a pair for years

[SOULMAN62]

These are mine, not for sale !

[soultronic]

11 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Currently a pair of leather soled brogues with a high shine upper which I was unsure about when I bought them but have grown to love, fav bit of memorabilia would have to be a framed Blues and Soul Special Otis Redding edition which is surrounded by the ticket stubs from all the gigs I went to from 71 through to late 80' ranging from Gladys Knight Odeon Theatre Manchester, a trio of Blues Legends tours at the Holdsworth Hall ,several Temps, Tops gigs, WAR at the FreeTrade Hall ,Ohio Players, Stylistics, George and Gwen McRae plus many more ending with Luther Vandross at the Apollo Manchester 1987, a real mix  I've always been open to all genres of Black Music as you can see. A lot of memories in a two by two frame.

i remember that Luther gig, think half of Manchester that didn't have tickets was trying to break in, great venue though the Apollo. anything bigger than there is just too big for me. right back on thread , as a fifteen year old at the casino think it was clarks nature treks  then polyvelts for me . did the job , got me past mrs. woods, god bless her.  must have looked ridiculous . Herringbone jacket from hepworths [ remember them ] 40 inch spencers and the afore mentioned shoes . got some funny looks at Victoria station ! remember all the hard core boys in M's in leather brogues.

shorty

[Girdwoodinc]

Puma States, comfy as and you don't need to polish them ;)

[Slim Jim]

A nice pair of Bertie brogues great for spinning 

And my Adidas Italia's are great for a shuffle  

[Hornet]

Wear these when the talc is excessive 

[BabyBoyAndMyLass]

4 hours ago, Soul children said:

Puma States, comfy as and you don't need to polish them ;)

Polishing shoes is great for the soul! I spend ages on mine, melting the wax, brushing, buffing with a cotton cloth and then with one of my lass's old black stockings, I love it, gonna do some right now in fact!

[Pga1]

Hiya, sounds good, do the stockings fit ok, cheers

[BabyBoyAndMyLass]

3 minutes ago, Pga1 said:

Hiya, sounds good, do the stockings fit ok, cheers

Hahaha they sure do! I have to slip them off her very slowly before I use them...

It's an old shoe shiners trick you ball the stocking into a ball and buff, it gives that amazing shine like in my pic above in the thread.

[Chatty]

M

On 15/11/2016 at 16:40, flamingemeralds said:

Do you have a pair of favourite/lucky dancing shoes, or indeed any other item of clothing, beer towel, bag etc that you feel is irreplaceable?

My irreplaceable Y fronts had since the Casino, (30 inch bottoms high waist band, nothing worse than feeling trussed up when shaking a leg), always wear them out to venues, toyed with the idea of giving them a wash but afraid to risk it these days. Certainly been lucky for me always seem to find plenty room on the floor when up dancing, now I think of it I always find plenty when I'm not! 

[Guest]

hahahahahah!!!!! That's hilarious!!!! Post a photo if you dare!! Or are they too shy!

[Pga1]

Hiya, hope this is the right forum,  snorkels, masks. Flippers, stockings, y fronts, buffing !!  Carry on the faith. Cheers

[Guest]

Yes, it's the right forum...Soul Saucey!

[Kenb]

Flamingemaralds....,

On the topic of memorabilia.

just one of my collection. A.B.C. Manchester.

[Shinehead]

32 minutes ago, Kenb said:

Flamingemaralds....,

On the topic of memorabilia.

just one of my collection. A.B.C. Manchester.

Got the same programme though i purchased it at The City Hall Sheffield.

[soultronic]

extremely jealous . never saw Marvin live . talking to someone on the Chester soul cruise that did. Leon Ware the closest ive got to the great man .

shorty

[Shinehead]

5 minutes ago, soultronic said:

extremely jealous . never saw Marvin live . talking to someone on the Chester soul cruise that did. Leon Ware the closest ive got to the great man .

shorty

Still remember it to this day, sat close to the front of the stage, totally mesmerised and in awe of the great man.  

[Kenb]

Ooh sorry, Apollo...for those not used to ABC Manc

[Guest]

Amazing. And it looks in fab condition too. I hope all this old stuff is preserved and not tossed aside in house clearances when we've all gone to that maple sprung dance floor in the sky! Time someone opened a Music Museum.

[BabyBoyAndMyLass]

On ‎16‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 15:11, hornet said:

Wear these when the talc is excessive 

Wow, haven't seen them before!

Brogue-wellies, Wellie-brogues!

[CRUMB]

A 20 year old pair of docs with the soles worn smooth, I only wear them for dancing now in case I wear them out. I've had 2 new pairs since, both been binned ages ago.

I set fire to my Spencer's when I realised how naff they were.

[Hornet]

2 minutes ago, CRUMB said:

A 20 year old pair of docs with the soles worn smooth, I only wear them for dancing now in case I wear them out. I've had 2 new pairs since, both been binned ages ago.

I set fire to my Spencer's when I realised how naff they were.

U never mentioned Yur green Fred perry & Yur pipe ?

[Rick Cooper]

In the (almost) words of Major Lance-  Ain't Much Sole ( In These Old Shoes)

 

Bought these around 1972 as ordinary shoes but after a few years worn for soul nights only, as excellent for shuffling and sliding around all the major venues. Used over the next forty five years but eventually had to admit they were past their best, but couldn't chuck them away. Maybe I could get them stuck back together and polished up for one last outing.

Also still got a black leather Levi/Wrangler style jacket bought second hand in 1971. Still just about fits but if I wore it anywhere I'd look like some sad old git who thinks it's 1975.

Rick

 

[Twoshoes]

5 hours ago, Kenb said:

Ooh sorry, Apollo...for those not used to ABC Manc

Christ I feel really old now, was it really that long ago, just checked my ticket as I thought that can't be the same concert I went to and bugger me it is, wishful thinking had it much later in my old head , funny how time plays it's tricks.

[Guest]

I remember going mad for a full length leather trench coat, which I finally got my hands on in 1979. Pretty impractical for the trek to Wigan, standing around on siberiatic railway stations and the queue outside in the middle of winter. That's youth for you. Fashion before comfort!

[CRUMB]

4 hours ago, hornet said:

U never mentioned Yur green Fred perry & Yur pipe ?

Still got a couple of green Fred Perry and I'm still not mentioning that pipe.