At the time, I was pretty mentally occupied by the vendor nearby selling earrings made from actual dried, shellacked crawfish (talk about a conversation piece), but later I was thinking about it and, as I'm always looking for uniquely NOLA inspirations for shoes, I wanted to go ahead and compile a little research for a Dr. Bob shoe:
- Dr. Bob's website
- A pretty solid article on Dr. Bob and Be Nice or Leave in The Boston Globe, of all places (I was in Boston for almost a decade, and this hits mighty close to home, exact for the part about being glad to be home to nobody saying good morning and no strangers calling you honey).
- A cool write-up on visiting Dr. Bob's studio
- 97 Quirky New Orleans Discoveries (first thing on the list = Dr. Bob)
In addition to the bright colors and the lettering bordered in a contrasting color, one of the signatures of the Dr. Bob paintings that jumps out at me is the use of bottle caps around the edges. I've been saving a few Abita bottle caps for some Abita Shoes. If I can get my hands on some Barqs bottle caps, I think I'll be set.
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| The Barq's sign at Deannie's. Seriously though, how tremendous is the slogan "DRINK BARQ'S - IT'S GOOD?" You just know nobody over thought that one. It's impossible to picture an episode of Mad Men where they pitch that ad campaign. |
The question is what to write on the shoe? The universality of "Be Nice or Leave!" is appealing, but I might like something more Muses-flavored (Be Glittery or Leave?)
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