even though this thread is not about my band,
girls girls girls, i will contribute my piece of girly advice.
if you have big calves and have a hard time zipping up boots, stick a shoelace through the hole in the zipper and pull up on the shoelace. you will avoide hurting your finger from pulling hard on the zipper, and you can squeeze your calves into boots you never thought possible.
i only read the beginning of this thread so i don't know what's in the middle.