These would be the shoes I wore in the production of Guys and Dolls at C.A.S.T. back in September of 2013. Dorothy had her ruby slippers, but mine were black and white Stacy Adams borrowed from the director. “OK, so what” you may be saying, “so you wore some old shoes!” Ah my friend…these were not just any old shoes. These were the shoes that helped me to return to something that I once loved! These shoes transported me into another time and another place. They made me a gambler, a dancer, a singer. They made me forget my baggage, my problems, my worries. Yes, these were MAGIC SHOES! Although they may have been a little small and hurt my feet, they whisked me away to a wonderful land of make believe where others like myself came and were transported as well. A hat, a dress, some dice, some fake mink, all were responsible for transporting and transforming all of us to that place.
Folks, that is what theatre does. If you are on one side of the lights, you watch as a group of live people breathe life into words so you, yourself, can sit and enjoy not just a storyteller in action but a storyteller with action! If you are lucky enough to be on the other side of the lights, you find yourself stepping into another person for awhile. Being that person and saying what that person would say and doing what that person would do.
So let a pair of shoes transport and transform you. If new shoes make you feel good (as my wife tells me), then put on a new pair of shoes. If boots make you feel manly or stilettos make you feel girly, so be it. As I sit here with one slipper on one foot and a sneaker on the other foot I am thinking about running to the bed and going to sleep!
And that’s the way I see it!
A View From Bogaville 
wonderful — as always!!! You are SOOOO talented!
Great thoughts!
With time, my shoes are now getting comfortable.