airwolf

Thx for arranging, but I will not be able to come this time. I hope everybody has a great time. Airwolf

Welcome back!

I am glad that you didn't abandon us after all.

Airwolf

Beatrice Inn in New York City closes down....

People start flocking to new venues....

kneehighs heads to Spring street in Soho and befriends the former FORD model now working the "guestlist". Is told to come back at any time and to bring whoever I want. She even tells head bouncer same.

this was all accomplished while I was wearing black stiletto patent pumps, no socks, black skinny jeans, a Marc by Marc Jacobs top, and a Calvin Klein satin blazer.

next weekend rolls around.

kneehighs accomplishes the impossible.

I was doing my rounds in the club. Walking from one set of girls to another set of girls to another set of girls to another, etc. etc.

Black skinny jeans, 4" patent stiletto pumps, no socks, grey turtleneck mini dress that looks like a long t-shirt, and a black Kenneth Cole leather jacket.

find my way back to a Swedish girl and her brunette friend. It was my third talk with them. Swedish girl decides to give me a lap dance. Then a kiss.

And her friend joins in on the kiss too! Line of men standing there in awe, dumbfounded at the guy in stiletto pumps "scoring" with two beautiful girls.

Leaving the club, I stood at the sidewalk for a moment to check my belongings. Some alpha guy with his 5 man entourage comes up to me asks, "are you trying to invade our territory?"

haha, I laughed all the way to the yellow cab and into the night with my new company.

By nature, I am not a rude, disrespectful person.

You can figure it out.

Your friend,

Airwolf

Why not?

Please do not schedule right before, during, or after London Fashion Week.

Airwolf

Bristol 2010 is now in the advanced planning stage. However the date is to be announced on the grounds that we want to co-ordinate with the local fetish club for a post meet evening out!

The venue is actually in the middle of Bristol Marina and can hold about 40-50 attendees. It is a glorious venue looking straight down the slipway where I went for my famous midnight swim in thighboots! It is right in the heart of the city with a major tourist destination right smack next door (the SS Great Britain).

I have chosen Bristol for a number of reasons:

1. I knew that I could get a fantastic venue.

2. It is a great city with plenty to see and do and boasts some of the finest restaurants outside of London.

3. It is close enough to London so that overseas attendees can either stay in London and travel down for the day, or stay in Bristol and travel up to London for the day.

4. Hotels are way cheaper than London

5. It has some fantastic shopping.

6. None of the locals give a hoot about guys in heels (In fact it is the unofficial Tranny capital of the UK)

7. You can fly direct to Bristol from the US and the airport is only 10 minutes from the town centre and the venue.

http://visitbristol.co.uk/

Please post any ideas or suggestions that could make Bristol 2010 a WHM to remember!

Maybe the decreased selection of larger sizes has to do with the economy? Demand drives supply. Perhaps people who wear larger sizes are buying fewer shoes nowadays or shoe manufacturers are making smaller sizes where it is more cost-effective for them to do so. Airwolf

Good for you! Airwolf

I did not mean to be insulting here.

When I decided not to come to the HM, I posted to let everybody know, just in case anybody cares, as a courtesy, since I attended 2 HMs.

In terms of KneeHighs, I meant to be understanding. He should have posted to let people know that he had a last minute change of plans. That way, nobody would have been worried when he didn't show at The Miller.

Airwolf

Thank you for the explanation.

It would have been courteous to post and let everyone know that you couldn't come.

Some people might have gotten worried once you were a no-show.

Besides, you organized the event, and it didn't look good for the organizer to not appear without explanation.

Airwolf

Thank you for the explanation.

It would have been courteous to post and let everyone know that you couldn't come.

Some people might have gotten worried once you were a no-show.

Besides, you organized the event, and it didn't look good for the organizer to not appear without explanation.

Airwolf

Well, since you are such a social butterfly, why don't you do better? You have the next four years to do so.

And SEE HOW MUCH WORK IT TAKES--FOR FREE.

The bottom line is this:

1. EVERYTHING in fashion works VERY last minute. For those of you in the industry, you will understand what I mean. I got an offer that pays really well from the largest, richest, most powerful fashion house in the world--actually that makes THREE in total. If I perform, I set myself up for YEARS of future success and eventual fortune. This gig was offered to me with no more than 24 hours notice. Bottom line, one of their staff fell through and I was there to help clean up.

2. I am not happy in my current corporate position...Yeah, some skeptics may say I'm at risk of losing my job, but that is the furthest thing from the truth.

3. So it comes down to this: Heel Meet or Future Career that I love?

it was a touch choice, one that hurt me on the inside to be honest. But I had to make a choice. Do I make the heel meet and potentially sacrifice the value I hold to the worlds most dominant fashion house and continue to be miserable in my day job? Or do I further my career and live happily during my days of toil here on earth?

...and then didn't even show up!

That was rude!

Airwolf

Seattle and SF are great.

Manhattan, Washington DC, Toronto, and Montreal also.

These are the best cities in NA for HMs.

Airwolf

Or SF or Seattle...

If you've never been to the west coast of the US before, Seattle would be great. Very progressive and accepting, there, and tons to do.

SF has more to do and is more accepting.

Sorry to hear about the turnout.

Three explanations:

First-the economy.

Second-the meet was organized around one particular person's itinerary that involved a last minute date change.

Three-the venue is a little stale. London is a great city, but other locations for future HM's might include Berlin or Amsterdam.

Airwolf

I get there around 11am with Calv and Xaphod. Dr shoe and The designer was already there. I was wearing my New look heels. It took a little while for the meet to get going but afew more members turned up. I was able to try a on a pair of boots that fitted me and still be able to the zip up. The baffet was ok and by the end of the meeting enough members had turned to pay for it, but there were afew members that I know were in London but were a no show. What happened guys? After last years meet, this meet was alot quieter. I think most members stayed till the end, but a group photo was not taken this year or a meel to goto afterwards. I left with Dr shoe. Who was good enough to me back to the shoe repairers.

Does "tranny" mean that you fix transmissions?

Airwolf

Just look for a tranny with brunette hair...

<=== Like this one!

I will not be attending this year's HM.

My employer is still hiring, so it has nothing to do with the economic crisis.

I've been to London a couple of times. It is becoming a stale experience. In 2007 and 2008, I was able to arrange my trip around a holiday. Not so this year. London is still too cold during February. March or April are better times to hold a meet, perhaps in a different city.

I will especially miss Xa and Calv. Will miss everyone else as well.

I might attend in the future-we'll see.

Hope everybody has a good time this year.

Airwolf

Just done a quick check to see who might be coming to this years Heel meet.

Kneehighs

Loveshiheels

Bladerunner

Dr Shoe

Xaphod

Admirer5577

Thedesigner

Stilloscot

Highestheels

Boynheels

Heelfan

Calv

And a few more that might come,

Airwolf.

Las

Wellies

Pumplover

Which makes a total of 16 so far

Don't you mean bankruptcy?

No problem driving in heels. Airwolf

I didn't know that you have a daughter.

I guess that you have the best of all worlds.

Airwolf

have you talked it over with your wife? It could be that she'd already told them years ago!

If that is not the case, what I would do is to just wander in with a pair of heels on and see if they notice. If they do they will probably laugh at their silly Dad, then they'll probably say it's cool, make certain "conditions of acceptance" (ie not in front of our friends) and then the job's done.

Treat it in a joky way and they will be cool, in fact they might be a little bit proud of the fact that they have a Dad that's different, I know my daughter is!

Sounds reasonable.

Airwolf

That makes 5 of us potentially. I was thinking of sometime in the early summer, like May or June...any thoughts?

A certain publicly-traded, Fortune 50 company stated yesterday that it would take a $25 billion impairment charge in the fourth quarter for its cable, publishing, and AOL units.

The pink slips are coming.

The way the economy is going, this might be the last International HM for a long time.

Airwolf

Actually, I work for a publicly traded company...but that's besides the point.

I've always had people PM me criticizing the dates that I choose for the WHM's. I accept it as a fact of life: nothing less and nothing more, so it's no big deal to me.

THANKS!!

It's true. The forum is going to need someone else to arrange the 2010 World Heel Meet. It could be in Berlin, or Amsterdam, or even Barcelona!

I honestly hope someone will step up and take charge.

In an ideal world, a date decision by consensus would be nice, but through experience in organizing more heel meets here than anyone else in hhplace history, I've found it's just easier to get people together by choosing a date myself, than make a decision by consensus.

I might be interested.

Airwolf

There is some discussion in another thread about a heel meet in the Pittsburgh area. I was wondering who might be interested, just as a starting point. I would see a fairly laid back event, lunch some shopping, maybe an activity such as a museum or something. Please post if interested.

Thanks!

Thank you for the explanation.

Have a good holiday!

Airwolf

Airwolf,

In answer to the question or interpretation of "secret location", it is not a secret at all. I posted the location coordinates in Chicago so people familiar with the City would know approximately where it is for planning purposes, driving, parking, train.

I also posted that the co-organizer (a member here at HHPlace)of the event is putting up her private studio (donated) to host the event, her studio is not a public venue. Those members who indicate they will be attending will be given the address and directions. I am sure you can appreciate that she does not want to broadcast her private studio address all over the web. If it was a public venue that would be a different story.

Hope this answers your questions and also clarifies your incorrect interpretations.

Oh yes, it would have been far cooler to have heard from you in a PM if you had concerns.

David

I agree whole-heartedly with admirer. The effort put into these events is big league and I am sure the invite is there for yourself to put one on (and thus, posting the details as you see fit).

BTW, Airwolf, if this forum is as "open" as you say it is, can you show us all a picture of your face?

As for myself, it would all depend on the London heel meet. I hate being in the position I am in in terms of "wait and see", but for now, I guess that's all I can say.

Good luck with it, and if I can go, I will.

Please see the 2007 and 2008 International Heel-Meet threads.

My pictures are located there.

I am in both years group shots.

Airwolf

Hey, Airwolf, calm down!

Here is a person who puts his effort into arranging a meet for us and you immidiately pick on him.

I'll say; do something yourself or keep quiet!

BTW, thanks David for trying to make this happen. Promise to write some reports afterwards.

Admirer:

Do not get me wrong. I am not unappreciative of Craig's and David's efforts.

I know that it takes a lot of effort to organize a HM.

In this particular instance, I object to the location being kept a secret.

I can't think of a reason why the organizer has chosen to keep the location a secret. If the capacity for the event is 50, I doubt very much that 50 people will show up, especially in Chicago during February.

This is supposed to be an open forum.

Certain individuals need to grow up and stop acting like little children.

Airwolf

David: Why keep the meet location a secret? This is supposed to be an open forum. You are not one of those snobbish corporate types, are you? Airwolf

I don't get the point of your posts, Airwolf...

My point is that HMs should not be arranged around one person's itinerary.

20-30 people usually show up, and there should be group consensus when HMs take place.

Airwolf

Re: WANTED: your best date for WHM 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Quote: kneehighs "it's already a miracle that my employer is going to allow me to take 2 months off next year (fashion month)...and I don't want to push my luck trying for additional time. February is still a long way off. Who knows, from the way the economic situation in the world is going, "your employer" might be asking you for a job by the time the heel meet is to begin." __________________ Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public. KneeHighs can't push his luck asking for additional time off from work. He is an at-will employee who works for a private company. He does not want to lose his job during the next round of lay-offs at his company. Airwolf

I resent the fact that the HM has to revolve around one individual's schedule. London can be awfully cold in February. If you ask me, March or April are better times for a HM. Airwolf