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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Just For Kicks
My buddy let me borrow his copy of the documentary "Just For Kicks". I'm far from being a shoe fiend...but I do love myself a nice pair of Nikes. Since I've been playing basketball since the age of 5, Nike Airs have been as much a part of my childhood as the Nintendo Entertainment System and Transformers.I remember very clearly my first pair of Air Jordans (the white and cement gray Air Jordan 4's...my mom bought those!)...and the feeling that I was being ripped off when I spent my hard earned cash (actually it was a bunch of money given to me by my Aunts and Uncles in Japan) on some white, red, and black Air Jordan 6's.I think those $125 Air Jordan 6's traumatized me and my wallet because from that point forward, I was purchasing year old Nike Airs at the Sportmart and Big5 stores at a fraction of their original price.These days I'm sporting the Nike Zoom BB's in Black with Orange laces. I'm not sure if it's appropriate fashion off of the courts...but they've provided me with the stability, light weight, and touch of style that I like to add to my b-ball game. The only minus I've found with these shoes is the black dye of the shoes tends to bleed onto the "super fresh" bright orange laces after a few intense sessions of basketball (or if you have super sweaty feet!).Anyways, here's a nice clip from "Just For Kicks" that breaks down the Run DMC/Adidas connection (I didn't know how deep the connection was) and a pic of my current pair of Nikes:Want to ball with MPB? Looks for the heavy set Hapa sporting these:




