Heelfan

Some of us find the urge inexplicable, but an urge it certainly is, and if in public, then many guys have posted to say it's very exciting and very liberating! We're only on this planet once, so if you wanna do it, then do it! Don't let the girls have all the fun! Cheers, Heelfan

I's a-comin'! Look forward to seeing you all! NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESTAURANT PLEASE (ONLY 48 HOURS TO GO!)! Cheers, Heelfan

To dispel the members' above confusion: Peachy Shoes is still run by member Peachy (my daughter) at: PEACHY SHOES, 10 & 11 PERRY ROAD (PARK ROW) BRISTOL, BS1 5BG, UK TEL: 0117 3309090 (or from overseas 0044 117 3309090) The only recent change was that whereas the front showroom of No. 10 was ladies' "boring everyday" shoes, Mel has given up those and that room is now antiques. However, she still uses the rear showroom for displaying/selling wicked 4" to 8" heels in many sexy styles. Viewed from the street, No. 10 has now changed to an antique shop, but is also the entrance for the shoes. No 11's shopfront is still PEACHY SHOES with an assortment of wild heels on display, as always. Therefore Mel and I are mystified as to how any passing-by members could possibly miss that! Hope that has clarified it for everyone, and that Mel can look forward to continuining phone calls or visits from the many customer-members. Cheers, Heelfan

I'll be there at the Saigon Chinese retaurant for Lunch on Friday 15th Feb at 1 pm. I can't see the point of assembling a considerable distance away at Starbucks at 12.30 only to immediately travel quite a journey to Greenwich (????). I am also attending the evening meal in Soho, the all-day Heelmeet at the Miller on Saturday, and possibly the Thursday night meal. Cheers, Heelfan

I'm a "probable" for this meal (I've already posted that I'm attending the Friday lunch at Greenwich, the Friday evening meal in Soho and the Saturday main Heelmeet. Cheers, Heelfan

Yes, Count me in for this Friday evening meal. Don't forget to let us all know the name of the restaurant! (I'm also attending the Friday lunch in Greenwich and the main Saturday Heelmeet at the Miller). Cheers, Heelfan

I will also be staying at the Winrose Hotel, Sussex Gardens on the night of Friday 15th. I will probably see A3 (and others?) at breakfast, if not before. I've stayed there many times (in fact, it was me that first recommended the Winrose to members) and the full English breakfast is great! Cheers, Heelfan

Hi Kneehighs & everyone, Just to confirm that I (and my heels) will be there for the Friday lunch at Greenwich and all day Saturday for the main Heelmeet. Cheers, Heelfan

Thanks for the interest everyone. Yes we are still trading. I'll post an update here shortly of what lines we are doing.

Happy Christmas 2007 to all members, heelers and heel-admirers everywhere, and a big thank you to this wonderful website's hard-working moderators, helpers and web-master!!!!!!! Cheers, Heelfan

Like Tara, I've done a mile+ in 5.5" heels (the full length of Oxford Street and back in London) but that was over 10 years ago and nowadays (at 63) I find that 5" is my limit for long walks. Cheers, Heelfan

Thanks to lotsofheels - another good report! Also, I must congratulate Kneehighs on his two real-live shots of guys spotted streetheeling! Great stuff Kneehighs - these photos must be a world first!!! Cheers, Heelfan

Hi Folks, Thanks to all who have posted in the last ten months since I started this thread in January 2007. A most fascinating and heartening response so far. Thanks also for your complimentary comments on this thread. The one and only criticism came from Micha who didn't like me asking for reports of men streetheeling because he felt that I was asking other people to do the work instead. In fact, the reverse is true because I got the ball rolling with reports of my own, and topped it up with others since, totalling as much as anybody! Personally, I'm confident that it is a valuable thread because the growing knowledge that male street-heeling is being observed increasingly in various nations can only give confidence to those shyguys that were too nervous to step out in heels because they thought they were the only one in the world. So again, great reports this year, and keep 'em coming in!!! Cheers, Heelfan

This thread appears to be in the wrong place. Click on to the specially dedicated forum "Real Life Meetings" and you'll see exactly what meetings have taken place around the UK, The States, Holland, Paris etc., together with full reports from those who attended. Also, anyone can post to create and organise their own future Heelmeet on there! Glood luck! Cheers, Heelfan

Well, whatever the male French singer's motives, it was great to see a straight male singer representing his country in front of 150 million viewers wearing high heels. They were semi-chunky heels between 3" and 4" in height. Well done to him! Sadly the Danish transvestite "DQ" didn't qualify in his red stiletto court shoes, but as reported, we did see the Ukraine's transvestite's lead singer in his silver Oxfords with 3.5" Louis heels. All in all, with several male lead singers (transvestite and otherwise) in high heels, and with quite a few male dancers and side-singers in 2"+ heels (mostly knocked out in the semifinal), I thought the 2007 Song Contest did quite a lot to promote the cause of male heel-wearing. Cheers, Heelfan

Hi Jeff B! As so many others have said, street-heeling moods seem to ebb and flow with most of us. Nothing to worry abiout. In fact, it's quite a good thing, because I aways find that after one of my "negative" phases, it's all the more great to get positive and start heeling-away again, and the rush comes back much more than it would have done if I was routinely heeling away all the time! Cheers, Heelfan

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YES! The semifinal (25 countries) was on Thursday, and Denmark's heel-wearing male singer was great! He appeared as "DQ", an ultra glitzy drag singer - very glamorous in a stunning dress and sparkling red stiletto court shoes. I'm not sure if he was chosen for tonights's final because I didn't wait up through the voting lull to hear the results.

To balance him, one of the new East-European member countries was represented by a small, young girl dressed up in lesbian mode - short black hair, black suite and the dreaded flat shoes making her look like a drab office boy.

On a more lively note, quite a few of the male-mode male entertafrom various countries were wearing chunky heels of higher than normal height -2" plus (side singers and dancers and a few of the main singers) and the singer representing Portugal sang in 3" Spanish-style heels.

Some of the lady singers wore some great high stilettos.

All in all, a great evening of heels on television!

Look in at the final tonight (UK TV BBC 1 at 8 pm, and to be shown in many, many other countries!

Cheers, Heelfan

Well, I'm pleased the meet went ahead, albeit without me. Just one last question, can you add to the report to mention what footwear the attendees were wearing? Cheers, Heelfan

Shucks! I'm VERY, VERY, VERY sorry! For tomorrow's jazz concert in Colchester, the bandleader has now asked me to pick up the trumpeter (Croydon) at 11.30 am and the pianist (Chiselhurst) at 12.30 pm and get the three of us up to Essex in time for the mid-afternoon concert. As in my last post, I was hoping to catch the first hour of the Heelmeet and then make my own way to Colchester. This is doubly frustrating because I had to miss Kneehigh's World Heelmeet in London recently due to band concerts throughout that period. Again, I am SO SORRY, but all I can do is keep my fingers crossed for the next one. Have a good one guys - I'll be thinking of you! Happy Heeling, Cheers, Heelfan

I'm 62 and been publically street-heeling continuously from the age of 12. Therefore I can celebrate half-a-century of streetheeling, and I've enjoyed every moment (except one) of it all. Cheers, Heelfan

Hi! I've only just seen this date advertised for the meet (due to having been on jazzband tour in Germany). Assuming that the Reading Meet is planned to start at the usual 10-11am, I could make the first hour or so, but I have to be in East Anglia to play in a mid-afternoon jazz concert on Saturday. As a purely constructive comment, you're leaving it very late to let us know the Venue (is there a Starbucks in Reading?) and the Rendezvous Time. Having organised lots of past heelmeets, I found the best way is to plunge in and post these arrangements many weeks ahead, and that positive step gives members plenty of notice and confidence that it's definitely taking place. Anyway, I'll keep looking in, and good luck! Cheers, Heelfan

I didn't vote, firstly because steel-tipped heels click-click-click and don't clank. Clanking sounds like hitting a rusty old iron pipe with a hammer! Secondly because my collection comprises many more styles than just stiletto or wedge. I've got chunky heels too, plus semi chunky plus blade heels plus vane heels plus platforms etc. etc. Thirdly, I like BOTH silent and loudly clicking heels. It depends whether I'm in discreet shyguy mood or in-your-face strtting' my stuff mood! Cheers, Heelfan

Last night's British TV programme was to choose the British contestant. All of the other European nations have already chosen their contestants, and apparently TWO nations (Denmark is one) will be entering cross-dressed guys in high heels to sing their songs! Cheers, Heelfan

I found that we can admit our fetishes with honesty and yet still lead rich lives with our girlfriends/wives. My wife and I discussed my fetish very early on, but she realises that I can be sexually excited by high heels without diminishing my love for her and our great relationship. We have been very happily married for 34 years and I'm still happily heeling away too! The secret? Until you can be honest and admkit it to yourself, you can't be honest with your loved ones. The best relationships are built on trust, honesty and openess, yes and including warts and all! Be 100% frank whilst being kind and loving at the same time. Cheers, Heelfan

Let's be honest guys, regarding the vast majority of us, the shoe fetish accusation is blatantly true! Much better to be frank and just admit it, rather than assuming airs of righteous indignation and denial! However, I agree with Elegant in that we can admit our fetishes with honesty and yet still lead rich social lives. My wife realised my fetish very early on, but she realises that I can be sexually excited by high heels without diminishing my love for her and our great relationship. We have been very happily married for 34 years and I'm still happily heeling away too! The secret? Until you can be honest and admkit it to yourself, you can't be honest with your loved ones. The best relationships are built on trust, honesty and openess, yes and including warts and all! Cheers, Heelfan