When I purchased this hand-dyed indigo alligator, I pinned a note to it reminding myself that whatever I made from the leather would be named “Crash Course in the Blues.” It’s a Steve Wariner tune with the line “she was a California angel wearing alligator shoes” although I always sang “boots” instead of “shoes.” I thought maybe a customer would come along for this piece of alligator but they never did so I claimed it for myself.
Now “Crash Course in the Blues” belong to me!