Hello, my name’s Johnny (yes, Johnny; it’s on my birth certificate), and I’m an addict. Not booze, gambling or anything illegal. But it is a serious habit. Cowboy boots can get expensive. I’m not alone. Early Westerners had similar issues with (lack of) control. Look at waddies who’d fork over a lot of money to dudes like Joe Justin and T.C. McInerney so they could belly up to the bars in St. Joe and Abilene in a pair of boots with star inlays. Look at O.K. Corral “Cowboy” John


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