SILLY SHOES

Back to Newcastle this afternoon for the football.  Newcastle United were playing West Ham.  It was a good match.  Lots of action and Newcastle played well ( for a change ) and had lots of chances.  The final score was Newcastle 3 West Ham 0. Three precious points for The Toon.

The weather suddenly turned HOT while I was at the match.  The East Stand where I sit is a real sun trap.  It was lovely.

Before the match I popped into the Grainger Market to get the photos for my blip.  Anyone who knows this Market will be aware of  " Scorpio Shoes".  Its sells mainly Doc Martins - in every design you could imagine - and also a wide selection of wacky and unusual shoes. You can see just a few in my blip. 

A little bit of history about Scorpio shoes. In 1960 with £40 in his pocket and fresh out of National Service a young man set off from his humble beginnings in the North East of England on a journey across the country in his father’s old banger to find fame and fortune.  After being turned away from nearly every shoe factory in Northamptonshire and starting to lose hope he made one last attempt and his luck was in. He left the factory grinning from ear to ear as he had just bought his first batch of shoes.  From there in 1960 – the same year that Dr Martens launched the now famous 1460 boot – Scorpio came into being.  Striving to promote self-expression and distinctiveness, Scorpio became a hotbed for a long line of cultural renegades seeking to assert their independence, uniqueness and their own brand of individuality.  Almost 60 years on from that first day Scorpio has become a leading independent fashion shoe retailer and has been voted by the Guardian as the best independent shoe store in the North of England.

I have tagged this blip for " Silly Saturday ".  Even though the shoes are lovely to look at I think I would look rather silly if I tried to wear them.  Thanks to admirer for hosting the challenge.

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