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"I like being my own boss and being able to take a dirty boot and make it look good, whether you bought it from 's" (a call-for-the-price handmade boot maker). "A boot's a boot."
During the rodeo, Miller charges $10 to shine a pair of boots ("no matter how dirty") and $6 for a pair of shoes. It takes about 10 minutes per pair, and he'll shine as many as 35 pair a day.
"It's hard work," he says.
His stand is located away from the main stock show attractions, so he primarily serves the rodeo crowd. Business picks up before and after each day's show.
And just as he says that, rodeo fans Mike and step onto the stand to have their alligator boots shined. They've been to him before, and Miller goes right to work.
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