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Alden Shoe Video
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:37 pm
by Dr._J
Hey all,
Here's a video I found online which features our favorite shoe company. Good to know the President of Alden knows about the 405 and it's association with the famous fedora-wearing archeologist. Now Mr. President, about the color...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articl ... _survivor/
Regards, Dr. J
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:46 pm
by IndyBlues
Excellent video, Dr_J. Thanks for posting.
Mike
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:05 pm
by Kali Yuga
Short and informative. Thanks for the link.
Regards,
Kali Yuga
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:23 pm
by Indiana Max
Very nice video thanks a lot for sharing it
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:27 pm
by Mulceber
Yeah, good video...shame the president had to go and refer to the hat and whip as "nonsense" :evil: :junior: -M
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:43 pm
by Tron7960
Wow that was cool! (that one song was creepy
).
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:13 pm
by whipwarrior
Awesome video. Sincerely, thanks a million. It makes us all the more proud for owning our Aldens. The last true American made boot.
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:49 pm
by BoilermakerJones
Actually, isn't the boot that he shows in the video a more authentic Indy boot than what is available from Alden today? It doesn't have that light color at the stitching between the upper and the sole.
Matt
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:56 pm
by swcrazyfan
Tron7960 wrote:Wow that was cool! (that one song was creepy
).
That song is a excerpt from the youtube video "Shoes." you can see it here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA
Its hilariously disturbing.
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:24 pm
by Mississippi Jones
Interesting....it seems as though the narrarator studders.
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:12 pm
by indiana lurch
Hey does anyone know where it is (address), cause I'm heading to Boston for the May 24 weekend (16-19 or May) and I would love to swing by there and get a pair of Aldens. Any help would be greatly appreciated
IL
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:12 pm
by whipwarrior
The narrator, Emily Sweeney, is a 32-year-old journalist for the Boston Globe. She's into the punk/New Age lifestyle, and seems very cool. I left a comment on her MySpace page on the blog about the Alden video, which she approved and posted today.
indiana lurch, the factory address is 1 Taunton St. Lakeville, MA (just west of I-495). I don't know if you can actually go inside to buy shoes, but that is where they are manufactured.
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:54 pm
by indiana lurch
Thanks whipwarrior..do you know if there is a way to contact them. I'm hoping that like all factories (well most) that they have a store attached. But I don't know how to contact them.
The cool thing is as a teacher our benefits package includes orthotics (can't spell) so all I need to do is get my doctor to write me a note saying I need them and hopefully I will be able to get a pair of Aldens which I then can use for work as well as for my costume
IL
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:47 pm
by whipwarrior
The phone number is (508) 947-3926. Give them a call and ask if it's possible to visit the factory to pick up a pair of shoes. More than likely, you'll have to get them at a men's dress shop in downtown Boston. I found this bit of info on a message board:
BB on Newbury and the Tannery on Boylston St. are both decent sized Alden retailers in Boston.
A check of the Tannery's website turned up nothing on Alden shoes, in spite of what the guy on the message board said. Furthermore, the store rated some very negative reviews on insiderpages.com. See for yourself:
http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3715367946
I'm fresh out of ideas. Good luck in your search!
