50 Facts with John Fluevog

50 Facts with John Fluevog
To celebrate his 50th Anniversary in shoe-business, John agreed to answer 50 completely random questions for us and did so with his usual candor. Without further ado, here are 50 things you may or may not have known about John Fluevog... Name: John Fluevog Age: Shhh! Hometown: Vancouver Status: Happily married Children: Three lovely ones Shoe size: Men s 10.5 Birthday: Fluevog Day (May 15th!) Preferred mode of transportation: Bike First words: Ding a boom! (It was a pedal car I had) First love: Her name was Sandra First car: 1953 MG T-type First business partner: Peter Fox First store: Fox & Fluevog in Gastown, Vancouver First shoe design: The Pilgrim First Aha! moment: Realizing I wasn t just a retailer; I could also design my own shoes! First dance club shoe: The Munsters Hidden talent: Poor trumpet player Death row meal: Fried halloumi cheese and sautéed spinach Best friend: Ruth Fluevog Worst habit: Complaining Favourite non-Fluevog shoe: HA..not going to catch me on that one! Guilty pleasure: Ice cream Favourite Netflix series: Lilyhammer Favourite movie: Babette s Feast Favourite album: Songs in the key of life by Stevie Wonder Favourite child: Nice try Favourite vacation spot: I don t like vacations Favourite hobby: Fixing broken things Favourite city: Vancouver & New York Favourite colour: Powder blue Favourite animal: Lion. They are so chill but when they have to get the job done, they do it. Coffee or Tea? Coffee Morning or Night? Morning Cold weather or hot weather? Medium weather Sweet or savoury? Sweet, but I try with great will power not to eat too much of it! Breakfast or d inner? Breakfast Silk or velvet? Velvet Average bedtime: 11:30pm Best concert you ve been to: Prince in a small venue in NYC Worst mistake you ve ever made: Not being myself Best joke you ve ever told: Doesn t exist. I am so not good at jokes. Best fan interaction: When people tell me that my shoes have changed their lives Most vivid dream: Hmm...can t reveal that Childhood d ream job: Farmer Do you believe in aliens? No Are you an alien? Yes Describe your perfect day? A day where I am walking in the spirit all day If you could have dinner with anyone in the world (dead or alive), who would it be? Jesus If you were a superhero, what would your power be? I'm not sure it s a superhero power but I would like to show people how wonderfully they have been made. What object would you save in a fire? Let it all burn baby! I only want my memories and my hope.