Were Fake Shoes the Best Souvenir From Korea?
Chris Akin opens up about one of the strangest souvenirs from his time in Korea: buying ridiculously cheap knockoff shoes and eventually sending around 200 pairs home. That leads into stories about fake Rolexes, custom-made tuxedos, a blood-covered white tux jacket, broken hands, and the very questionable lengths he went to in the 1980s to impress girls.
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And yes, somehow Corey Hart, Adam Ant, The Romantics and Katrina and the Waves all become part of the story.
It’s nostalgia, bad decisions, questionable fashion and…
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