THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE FAMILY...

Got these about a month ago. I think sneakers have replaced that compulsion I had growing up trying to find records/CDs and Star Wars action figures (yes, very nerdy). I think the Internet killed my desire to hunt down music. I mean actually leaving my bedroom to hunt it down. (Strangely though, I think I'm still looking for new stuff, just not actually going into stores.) Star Wars figures...well, I think we can think George Lucas for ruining my desire to pursue Star Wars figures, though I'll have fond memories of the pre-Jar Jar Binks Era. So I moved on to sneakers.

These are Air Maxims, merging the classic look of the Air Max 1 with the Flywire technology. The past meeting the future.

The sad part of all this...can't wear them till next spring. To have something so beautiful marred by the wintry New England grit and slush, would be a crime.

Thanks to Goliath for having these on sale for a criminally low price and to Dallas Penn for alerting my of said sale.

TEEN WOLF SNEAKERS

Teen Wolf sneakers...seriously....amazing...seriously.

BLAME IT ON THE FAME

This article originally appeared at www.forcesofgood.blogspot.com.

Nike SB, the skateboarding division of Nike, has begun releasing sneakers from its "Fallen Heroes" series. The theme behind "Fallen Heroes" is an homage to pop culture icons who fell from grace. Nike SB Dunks to commemorate pop frauds Milli Vanilli and Nike SB Classics in honor of MC Hammer, have already been released.

Nike SB Lo Dunks a.k.a. Milli Vanilli Dunks
-Custom features: black laces which closely resemble those atrocious hair extensions they were famous for. Well, that and not singing.

Nike SB Classics (MC Hammer)

-Custom features: an insole with a picture of a broke(n) hammer on it. (insert rimshot)

Coming later this year, Nike will release a Nike Hi-Top SB Dunk with a Pee Wee Herman theme and a Nike SB Blazer with a Vanilla Ice motif.

Nike Hi-Top SB Dunk a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman Dunk

-Custom features: grey and red similar to Pee Wee's famous suit and bowtie. Also, the insole features a man wearing a suit sitting in what appears to be a row of movie theater seats. (Some jokes just tell themselves.)

(photo:Rocky_Xu)

Nike SB Blazer (Vanilla Ice)

-Custom features: three blue stars and a blue back tab. Personally, I'd like to see an insole depicting Vanilla Ice being beaten by 3rd Bass a la "Pop Goes The Weasel" or having it simply say "Word To Your Mother."

CHOOSE YOUR ILL SHOES, SON

This article originally appeared at www.forcesofgood.blogspot.com

Nikeskateboarding.org is reporting that Nike SB will be releasing Guns N' Roses Dunk Mids in November. The colorway will be black and grey with a white midsole. The insole will be a picture of a girl in a coffin, just like "November Rain," and it will have a Guns N' Roses-themed tongue.

Odds are the sneakers will hit stores before Chinese Democracy.