“After a nuclear war, three things will exist. Twinkies, cockroaches and Air Max 95 Z’s”

“After a nuclear war, three things will exist. Twinkies, cockroaches, and Sick Of It All”

Two opinions, from two friends. Unfortunately neither of these are my size. Such a bummer.

This speaks for itself.

The order of hottest to nottest in order is:
1. Carolina (fuck it)
2. Metallic Red
3. Metallic Green
4. Original - if these look like anything besides the default best shoes ever, you’ve been looking at too many shoes.
Etc, etc.

Not exactly the kind of shoes that belong on this site, since their value isn’t explicit, since they never show up. But I’d be remiss if I ignored it, to be sure.

And we are back, with more of people who look like things. 

These Kukini’s have been spotted in a few Nike outlets in the last few months, which is weird for such an ignorable shoe. After about 2002 you would almost only see these shoes in bargain bins or weird sellers pages out of chicago, but now they’re like next to the red Lebron IVs for 40 bucks. I can’t remember more than two people wearing them, one of them being my old boss. I remember one person pulling them off, I personally can’t hang. Like a lot of Kukini’s this thing has like some weird Hawaiian print. The coolest part about these shoes is definitely the alpha project box…  

Why do I have to watch Shaq on like every thursday now? Ew.

We’re coming back 
We’re coming back
We’re coming back 
We’re coming back 
We’re coming back to you 
We’re never gonna go away again 
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder ’til we’re arm in arm together to the end 
So remember, out there somewhere you’ve got a friend, 
And you’ll never walk alone again. 
Don’t get worried Don’t get scared 
We’re fighting to get there 
Never doubt we’re gonna get through 
We’re gonna run 
We’re gonna crawl 
Kick down every wall 
It won’t be long we’re coming back to you 
So remember, out there somewhere you’ve got a friend, 
And you’ll never walk alone again.
We’re coming back 
We’re coming back 
We’re coming back to you 
We’re never gonna go away again 
Hold on a little longer, try a little harder ’til we’re arm in arm together to the end
So remember, out there somewhere you’ve got a friend, 
And you’ll never walk alone again.

These Nike Air Mocs were one of the first shoes that got me into Nikes, go figure. I worked in a childrens’ shoe store the better part of three summers, with a sneakerhead owner. - He had one of the first Nike accounts in Ottawa, wore Jordans to his wedding, and was in such good standing with our fav company that they sent him grips of good sneakers in his size, for himself. I wore some III’s to work one day, and my boss mentioned how he had “every Jordan ever, including the metal ones”, but gave them all away to the guy who had my job before me. Cool. At least we were the same size. Cooler.

We were a children’s store, but we carried some bigger sizes - half the Ottawa Lynx’s roster, then the Orioles’ AAA affiliate, bought their VC3s from us - mostly in Mocs and Alpha Project shoes. Whatever Nike was pushing, they sent to us. I remember coming in to work one day and the whole floor was covered in boxes - it was a small store, but did a lot of business - mostly baby Terra’s (not the good kind), but with 3 pairs of Kukini’s in a size 10, in obese orange boxes, staring out at us, daring us to c0pe. None did. I bought a pair of Mocs that summer to add to my busted ass collection. I returned them a week later, not being leisure enough to pull off this look. I have since regretted it, but not in any real way.

What are these? I can’t really tell. They have an all white sole, which can be the sign of a fake, but it doesn’t look like the case here. The top is a weird eggshell/tan patent and the tag and the heel look fine. I don’t know how these would work out in the street.. they look like a weirder version of the Easters that dropped a while back. Maybe it needs a little bit in the outsole - maybe not. Still, I have never seen this shoe before, so it’s worth writing about.

I feel like they’ll go for either $70 or over 150.  I can’t really get behind his other auctions, but I can get behind his pricing scheme. I love a private seller with low starting prices - you’ll always find some heat.

I saw Boris tonight, it was OK.  

New feature: Missed it Mondays 

What is it?

Well…This one time I was watching this funny TV show.. it was.. I can’t really remember it but it was really funny. Then I had an idea for a dream vacation. I mean I had the spread, OK. The beach, the hotel. Then I wrote all this all of this down.  Wrote it all down, really wrote it, like 5 pages. Fucking lost it. 

Here’s the first installment. Get ready to weep.

1. Un-Taiwans, almost as cool as taiwans. Not all patent, but a gradient swoosh, and white, and crispy. These shoes don’t even have a price since you never see them. People drop coin for the real thing, but these guys are sleepers. Some guy meanwhile got away with them for $70 shipped, less than the price of the pair of dunks in any heavy tax state. If these were my size, I’d be crying in my Diet Pepsi.
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2. New Balance MT580s. I’m not even sure what year these are from, or what series. There are definitely more of these than there have been Governor Generals. These are definitely loud, but they also go for about $300 new, so whoever copped these - they’re real, and rare, at size 11 - made out like a thief. Good for you, heatman! 
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3. DS Air Jordan IIIs, but from 1994. No one got a deal here; that’s not the way it works. But god damn if this isn’t a hot purchase. See that NIKE AIR on the back? Because I don’t see no damn Jumpman. If you told me in college that Jordan IIIs would be going for $400, I’d have spent my paychecks on Athletes World’s Black Cement IIIs that got returned  to Nike HQ (three pairs sold). As it stands, I don’t own any IIIs any more, and at this rate, I might not. But damn if I don’t get a law degree one day just so I can buy boxes like that whenever I want. If you have $400 to drop on sneakers, you might as well ball like a dogg. 

Look for more of these, every Monday. Get your games up til then..

Bear with me. The next week/weeks are going to be experimental as far as writing style goes. Coverage will remain the same (shoes I think are hot, weird, or a deal). Also some features coming up. If you dig anything, or don’t, speak up, etc

OG Air Max 1s. This pair is improperly listed, and a freaking deal. The soles are a bit yellowed, but they don’t look like they’re going to crack or anything. At any rate, white soles are suicide to begin with, might as well get a pre-yellowed pair and stunt like you were there.Not my size, but they showed up in my search… The OGs kill the retros in this case, and with all air max 1s. Kind of like an infrared or jordan 4.. the reissues are always a little fatter in the body and tongue, which I think is ugly. If these go for under 40, that’s a deal, in my opinion. You might want to stay around 25 though, since they are used, paying $50 for beat shit is not for everyone.

It’s an election year.

And why not? So Mr. Obama seems to have more or less a lot of it wrapped up. Hilary didn’t throw out too many shots his way last night, so not to give McCain any ammunition. Obama was praising Hilary left and right, so it might even be some sort of concession. Not rocket science by any means but call David Simon and thank him for the insight into this, he can take as much credit for this as any of my professors or textbooks.

What is with Nike? Why don’t they make Presto’s anymore? Why are all the 97s in stores right now three colors? Why do Air Forces look like they’re made out of plastic? What is going on here man? I feel like Kucinich is the only one who cares about these kinds of issues. And why didn’t Presto’s catch on with hardmen? I think it might be because in 2000/2001 every homeless Brooklyn dude with bellbottoms was rocking a busted Presto with their billowy tanktop and Strokes-cape, an image I try to forget but just can’t man. That didn’t deter me from copping Presto’s, but like… I’d cop some America ones just to be on the safe side.

This shoe is USA though. First of all, it’s a size XL. Second, it’s the shoe that brought everyone together (maybe).; They put the dog out right after 9/11 to support the firefighters and NY in general. Skinheads, firemen, guys from Bevilacqua, Katt Williams, people sellin shit on Canal Street, Brokers, Donald T. Rump, skinny brunettes who smoke cigarettes, guys who look like John Legend, people who talk out of the side of their mouths, women with glasses with beads on them, ex-skinheads and OG freaks, they all love this shoe. Not too many electric blue nikes, clear stars on the thing, and just a bit different than the other, olympic presto that came out in 2000. Those Olys were hot as hell, grey gradients with a crest, some red and blue but it looked like a wave. The latter was one of my go to pairs when I had em. Wore them so much - to the Reggie Lewis Center everyday for about a year, around Israel, all over Ottawa - that they’re now in storage in my parents’ garage until they stop smelling like a dog shaking another dog’s hand. Let’s hope unity isn’t lost on them… “If there is hope, it is in the doggs”