“Yeah we’re still sitting here,
Waiting for the day the Murray Space Shoe craft
Will come and take us away.” Murray Space Shoe by Sonic Uke.

Alan E. Murray, a professional ice skater, invented his Space Shoes in 1939. They were so comfortable that Danny Kaye ruined his reputation as a dandy by wearing them. As well as producing shoes, Murray was an author, writing “The truth about Original Sin & Shoemaking” which no longer seems to be in print, but is advertised on some foot-health websites. After Murray’s death, the business moved away from West 10th street, to California. The Space Shoe Stoop is now the scene of uke-i-nannies, night-time jam sessions in which the ukulele community from New York and beyond, gather to pay tribute to the easily carried instrument. <a href=“http://sonicuke.com/index1.php>Sonic Uke, who live in the building, also organize the ”http://www.nyukefest.com/">NY Uke Fest.

from Data Consumer