Originally Posted by
noodle soup
and they lace up.
Yep. My fist pair was this, or something close thereto:
In '87 my mon gave me $100 for my 22nd birthday. Paid $60 for them. Real learther and wood soles. Wanted a pair of cheaper Detto shoes, but they were cut too narrow for my big dogs. Dropped another $12 on a pair of Spenco mesh gloves. The kind that gave you tan marks so horrible some people thought you had a skin conditiion. Still had money left over to take my girlfriend out. Life was good.