Jake's got this pair of sneaks that he loves very much. He's practically loved the soles clean off of them. He has been wanting to repair his precious sneakers with some Shoe Goo, one of his favorite products, but was unfortunately unable to locate any Shoe Goo in Germany. However, while in Toronto recently (post pending on his impressions of the sister-land) for a doers-of-science conference, he picked himself up a tube. Last night he was looking up Shoe Goo application tips on YouTube and discovered this little revelation:
Not only did we find this video to be a particularly convincing testimonial with regard to the virtues of Shoe Goo, but by the end we were both weeping with laughter. I think the part that put me over the edge was the ceramic frog Shoe Goo'd to the rock. By the end, I just couldn't shake the feeling that our fascinating faceless narrator probably bears a striking resemblance to ...
"One time I was driving home from the bar and totally rolled my van. It was insane. Anyway, can you guess what survived the crash? Yup, my shoe-gooed kayak rack and my shoe-gooed jean jacket. Seriously, this stuff is amazing!"
I'm from Idaho, but I live in Dresden, Germany. In a former life I was a journalist. I'm married to a mad scientist from Las Vegas named Jake, who is working on his Ph.D. here in computational biology. We have a baby boy named Jethro. We are Mormons fascinated by various things. This blog is about our lives, with particular emphasis on life in Germany through the eyes of an American. Enjoy your stay.
Hahahaha! He has a van! He buys denim jackets at thrift stores. He makes documentaries about products he loves! I think I'm in love...
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Wow, ich will Shoe Goo! (=
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"One time I was driving home from the bar and totally rolled my van. It was insane. Anyway, can you guess what survived the crash? Yup, my shoe-gooed kayak rack and my shoe-gooed jean jacket. Seriously, this stuff is amazing!"
ReplyDeleteI love people like this guy. I am going out to the store to find Shoe Goo right now - and I have nothing to mend.
ReplyDeleteWow. We are listening to a brilliantly creative man.
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