Shoefiti

The act of "shoe flinging" or "shoe tossing"

Shoefiti is found all across the United States, as well as internationally. This is the name that has been given to the action of, like the name says, flinging shoes across wires and into trees.

Under Wikipedia's definition of "shoe tossing" there is a link to folklore, which goes on to talk about others, like myself, infatuated with "lost soles." I had never associated Cinderella's lost slipper with them before, but it's an interesting concept.

There are some who see these shoes as a story or poem waiting to be written. Jen-Zen and the One Shoe Diaries is one such novel. Shoe photo collections have been created in honor of the "one shoe."

Back to the "shoefiti." There are some stranger meanings behind "shoe tossing" like territory marking by drug dealers, which I don't know if I would agree with in Bellingham, but what do I know. There's even a bachelor party drinking game called "final fling" where the groom to be has to be able to say, "toss the galosh" after numerous drinks. If he can't, then he has to "toss the galosh" and go barefoot the rest of the night.

Last night after I left class I wished I had my camera again. I was driving up Samish and there was a red, kind of sporty car for sale. Right by the back rear tire there was one red flip flop with rhinestones. I liked the combination of the two.


Some related links:

• Shoe Tossing
• Shoes On a Wire
• Lost Shoes
• One Lost Shoe