{"id":74,"date":"2008-05-01T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2019-03-08T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:20:12","slug":"old-frye-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"Old Frye Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I really should stop being so puzzled, but each month when I look at my website statistics on the Top 16 Most Viewed Boots (last month), I see that ten times as many people have searched for Vintage Frye Boots<\/a> each month than any other type of boot. Just what is it about Fryes? The style, the colors, the design? I just can’t figure it out.<\/p>\n

Sure, I had a LOT of Fryes when I was in high school and college. I wore them all the time. I still do, occasionally. Problem is that older feet aren’t made for Fryes [smile]. They get darned uncomfortable unless you install padded insoles. But I tell ‘ya, when I wear them, it is quite common that someone will say something about them, like…<\/p>\n

* Are those Fryes? (I avoid the urge to respond with a wisecrack)
* Wow, cool boots! I remember when (followed by LONG story)
* Hey, man, got any pot? (I guess a lot of pot-heads wore Fryes. I dunno, I didn’t inhale [LOL!])
* Can I get a pair of Fryes like that?<\/p>\n

It goes on and on. It’s too bad that the original Frye Shoe Company, maker of vintage Fryes, sold out and now is held by a conglomerate that has boots made in China with that brand name. Not the same boots by any measure.<\/p>\n

I’ve had people send me email offering to buy my vintage Fryes for unbelievable (to me) amounts of money for old boots. But they still bring back a lot of fond memories, and I still enjoy wearing them, so I don’t plan to sell any.<\/p>\n

On with the (vintage) Fryes!<\/p>\n

Life is short: wear your boots (including your Fryes!)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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