Club Obi Wan

Hey guys....I got my new Aldens in the day before leaving for Italy and I debated about whether to do anything "to" them or not. In the end, I decided to leave them as they were and let nature take its course.

They're DEFINITELY great boots and -- in my opinion -- worth every cent. For brand new boots and long days of walking, they never made my feet tired. They also looked good enough to wear walking around the city during the day or with a sports coat for dinner in the evenings.

Love 'em! I think they'll be my new "daily" shoes for a while!

Tony

I took this shot where they found the house of Caesar Augustus.

Now that's treating your Aldens properly!

If you get a chance to share more pics, please do.

I also took my Aldens with me to Rome last year, great metropolis, lovely boots. I wear mine everyday

This really made me laugh! You went all the way to Rome, the cradle of civilisation, and took pictures of your boots!

Don't get me wrong. They are beautiful boots though Put my order in on Sunday and they should be winging their way across the Atlantic as I type...

Alex

LOL -- hey, what can I say? I was thinking of the GearHeads while I was there. LOL

If you'd like to see some other pics we shot, I updated a photogallery/blog fairly regularly while we were there. It's at http://www.LivingTheLifeInRome.com

Enjoy!
Tony

And we appreciate it! Got me even more excited about the imminent arrival of my Aldens!

I didn't for a minute think you hadn't taken other pics! And they're great. What a beautiful city. Definitely on my 'to visit' list...

Alex

Beautiful pictures
Rome is after San Francisco ,Valetta, Marseille and Venice ^^ definitely the most beautiful city I´ve have seen to date :!:

Sorry, off topic - Indiana Max, where'd you get that avatar? It's cool. Dare I say it, looks a little bit like Shia Labeouf in Indy gear. Ducks for cover!

Alex

TonyRush please don´t kill me for going such off-topic now
I just post three pictures, one became my new Avatar.
Those pictures were made for our movie homepage (Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny) morganswift, it is me, not Shia , man does he looks such similar to me :

Yes, apologies from me too, TonyRush...

Those pics are very cool, Indiana Max. And now they are bigger I can see it's not such a 'Shia as Indy' thing going on. But, heck, there's a lot worse people you could look like! Not that you do look like him...he adds again!

Alex

Tony, did you wear your Aldens when you traveled to Rome, or did you pack them in your suitcase for the trip?

Regards! Michaelson

Michaelson, I actually packed them since I decided that they might be a little tiresome on the plane for 12 hours, or if I wanted to nap. So, I wore some loafers instead.

Soon as I got to Rome, though, I wore the Aldens about 80% of the time. I'm wearing them now -- they sure are comfy. Bought some Pecard's a few minutes ago to apply later this week.

Tony

Good looking Aldens on Roman soil. Nice!

Cheers!

Dan

That's what I usually do when I travel with my Aldens. The metal in them set off metal detectors like crazy at airports!

Regard! Michaelson

See, I didn't even think of that! Not to get off on a tangent but I could go off on a serious rant about how much I hate airport security since 9/11. So, not having to have my boots dissected by an overzealous TSA agent is a good reason to leave them in the suitcase.

Tony

Yep! Those steel shanks give 'em fits!:lol:

Regards! Michaelson

Taking off shoes is nearly mandatory for most places I've flown since Federal no jokers took over airport security. The Aldens would go through the X-Ray machine and look just like boots to the scanner. No worries of metal detectors going off. It's just a pain to think about relacing them as your carryon luggage waits for you.

I was going to wear my 405's on the plane this coming October but I never really thought about the metal detectors. I figure I will just pack them in my carry on then after I get through Security I will put them on...Will just put on a pair of sneakers until that point.

Indiana MarkVII wrote:Taking off shoes is nearly mandatory for most places I've flown since Federal no jokers took over airport security. The Aldens would go through the X-Ray machine and look just like boots to the scanner. No worries of metal detectors going off. It's just a pain to think about relacing them as your carryon luggage waits for you.

They must have had the detectors set low in Phoenix the last time you went through. Go through LAX, and you won't BELIEVE the bells and whistles that go off if you wear your 405's. Then again, I think that equipment is set to high it picks up metal fillings in teeth!

Regards! Michaelson

This really made me laugh! You went all the way to Rome, the cradle of civilisation, and took pictures of your boots!

I can relate to the urge, though. When I went to the Middle East in 1966, all of 16 years old, I took pictures of my Bass Weejuns (the Aldens of my set back then) in Rome, at the Parthenon, in the Casbah, on the Pyramids, in Luxor, the Sahara, the Church of the Nativity, Delphi, Haggia Sophia, and, yes, at the temple of the Holy Grail (actually the "Treasury," just outside of Petra, Jordan). It was sort of a pre-conceptual art conceptual art thing, I guess, meant to prove I had really been there.

I'm very glad to see I'm not the only person to take photos of their feet in different locations. One day I'll put together an album of just my feet. Maybe I'll have it buried with me. Won't that give future archaeologists something to think about.

Chevalier Krak wrote:I can relate to the urge, though. When I went to the Middle East in 1966, all of 16 years old, I took pictures of my Bass Weejuns (the Aldens of my set back then) in Rome, at the Parthenon, in the Casbah, on the Pyramids, in Luxor, the Sahara, the Church of the Nativity, Delphi, Haggia Sophia, and, yes, at the temple of the Holy Grail (actually the "Treasury," just outside of Petra, Jordan). It was sort of a pre-conceptual art conceptual art thing, I guess, meant to prove I had really been there.

That's cool. Yes, I guess a lot of times when we go on holiday we end up with generic shots of all the sites. So it's nice to personalize the images to prove you were there. Now, if your boots were shiny enough you could catch the reflection of the pyramids etc. in the toe cap. Actually, I think I'm on to something...Hockney, step aside

Cheers
Alex