Corinne Alphen in Spring Break (1983)

These two numbers from Spring Break (1983) are deservedly famous (amongst boot-fanciers anyway). The song is less subtle than a Pussycat Dolls number, but never have thigh high boots and spandex looked better (or been better presented).  The singer is Penthouse Pet/actress Corinne Alphen (Wahl). In her day she qualified as a premier boot queen. We may see why in later posts.


http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/56915033/file.html

A word about video quality and the beast that is Youtube. The zippyshare clip above is an mvk file that is nearly identical to the DVD and is the best quality I've found. Youtube shrunk it from 800X432 to 640X346 and there is a noticeable drop in quality. I would say, sample the youtube clip and if you like it, be sure to download the zippyshare.


Finally the clip is simply complete versions of the two songs she performs in those magnificent boots. I had forgotten how little you see in the second number (and how much I think the first number would benefit from a little bit of repeat action-those kicks? Play it again Sam!). With just the slightest amount of prodding I could probably be convinced to do a re-edit of this.

Three of my Favorite People (Internet Boot Division)

I'd like to give special kudos to three individuals whose blogs make my day a little brighter. There are lots of people who are frequent posters, those whose comments make me smile, people I've helped (or have helped me) along the way, but these are three guys who've been putting in a lot of extra effort and have created things I think are special. Their blogs are all very different,  but somehow they seem to express the personality of people I've never met. In no particular order-

The Appreciation of Booted News Women Blog: I think Barry Brite is awesome. For 4 years he's been highlighting booted news women in a respectful way. He is relentless in his "Don't be a creep" philosophy and simply presents sightings in a straightforward manner without a hint of salacious leering. His reward is unprecedented access to his subject. He's done interviews with newswomen for his blog, and many of them follow his twitter feed and add his hashtag to their own tweets to show off their boots.  Even though the majority of the sightings are not my favorite variety (as I've stated knee boots and skirts are pretty low on my list) I still visit his blog daily and it seldom fails to lift my spirits.

The JohnSmith14 Blog: The newest blog on this list (but it turns out I've known him for years).  JohnSmith pores over a dizzying number of "Outfit of the Day" blogs by amateur fashionistas and culls out the best boots and presents them in a single easy-to-view format. I've tried that game, and it's a lot harder than it looks. His blog may be the single most important, one-stop shop, for real-world bootage. I love the creativity that the women use in dressing, and I love that somebody else has done all the work in collecting them for me. As a side note-more than any other, JohnSmith's blog was the inspiration for the blog you're reading at the moment. His response to meddlesome moderation (starting his own damn blog) made me realize it might be the right fit for me. So thanks Sid, I owe you one.

NJRS Videos-Noel has been around since the beginning of time and NOTHING the universe can throw at him will make him stop posting videos. He's survived the random vaporization of 1,000's of files and  the disappearance of an uncountable number of file hosts. If you've been following him for over a decade, you've seen posts like this, "sorry, hard-drive crash, won't be able to post for a while." And a week later he's back!  It's seems like nothing can stop him (thank God).   I can't think of a single individual who's shared more for longer. Every time I throw a little hissy fit because I don't like how blogger displays links or because zippyshare's remote upload doesn't always work, I think of everything that Noel has done and been through. I will NEVER be able to catch up to him, but if I keep at this for another century or so I might deserve to be mentioned in the same breath.

So thank you gentlemen, you have all added enjoyment to my life in a myriad of ways. This is not a compete list and I don't mean to disregard the contributions of those who have founded forums and discussion groups. A group takes on the personality of its founder. A blog IS the personality of its writer(in an internet-y way).

Against All Flags Vs Kings Pirate

 You may have heard that the classic Lady Pirate movie "Against All Flags" was remade as "King's Pirate" in the '60's with Jill St. John taking on Maureen O'Hara's role.  The picture above is what Ms St. John wore to go a piratin'. Just to refresh your memory (not that it should need it) below is Ms O'Hara's costume. Worst re-make EVER!

Made For Walking Blog-Redux

A while back, I posted a quick link to AndyP's phenomenal blog:

Made For Walking

The History of the Fashion Boot

 Now that I've had a little more time to spend with it, I have to say this maybe the single most important document in boot scholarship. Don't get bogged down by the stats in the most recent post. Dig in and explore, start with the oldest post and work forward. He has done a tremendous job, my hat is off to him. I would be remiss if I failed to point out his tumblr-

Made For Walking

The Pictures!

The tumblr does have some NSFW cheese-cake-y photos, but very mild and vintage, so you know, it's art. These two may be my new favorite things.

Thigh High Boots in Charlie's Angels

http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/95640735/file.html

In these scenes from S01e17, we see Farrah Fawcett in boots worn 2 ways, and more importantly Jaclyn Smith in shorts and tan, high-heeled thigh boots. It's a brief scene, so I repeated it a few times.