On vacation and stopping for a couple of days in Chattanooga Tennessee. We head to the Big River Grill for lunch. It’s a remodeled 19th Century Trolly Barn and now a craft brewery and restaurant. Our server, Cindy, takes our orders and makes a bit of conversation. She asks where we’re from which of course our answer is New Mexico.
“New Mexico”, she says, “I was in Taos once on a month long school trip. I found a pair of snake skin shoes in a shop and they cost $100. I only had $100 and that was for food for the month. I felt so grown up when I chose food over the shoes but you know but for the last 15 years I’ve regretted that I didn’t buy those shoes.”
I looked at Cynthia and said “If that’s not a song then I’ll eat my hat.” I started on “Snake Skin Shoes” as soon as we got back to the hotel.”