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In honour of our seven month anniversary together I thought I'd dedicate this entry to my dunlop volleys, Australia's finest sporting sandshoe. Made famous by the then unknown Mark Edmonson in January 1976, when he beat John Newcombe to win the men's singles at the Australian Open, the dunlop volley has established a reputation for reliability, versatility and comfort that is second only to the humble plugger. Durable, unpretentious and affordable they represent everything that is good about Australia. They are the holdens, the victa mowers and chesty bonds of the shoe world. The phar laps, the ned kellys and steve bradbury's of the great Australian dream. I love my dunlop volleys........ I love them for their truth. Come next Olympics we need to get those kangaroos off the bikes and into some dunnies god damn it.
VOLLEY VITALS
Date purchased: 24th November 2005 (prior to this I was a volley virgin)
Place of purchase: Swanston St, Melbourne
Size: 7 1/2
Price: $19.95
Original Colour: White/pink
Current Colour: Depends what on what colour socks I'm wearing
Countries Visited: Australia, Peru, Chile, Brazil, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, The Netherlands, Greece.
At Work: Regularly seen behind the bar and reception desk of Arisaig Hotel
At Play: Spotted at The Louvre, The Guinness Storehouse, Amsterdam's Red Light District, Copacabana beach, Buckingham Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and numerous Weatherspoon Pubs.
Biggest Challenge to Date: 42km of Inca Steps at 4,000 feet, Machu Picchu, Peru.
Future plans: Currently in training for the Pyramids.
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February 19th 2007 - netking: Volleys
Bit cheeky wearing Volleys to some of these places! they have obviously worked very hard. I bought a pair a long time ago, they were too small, so my partner wore them instead - said they were the best sandshoes she had.
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