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Archive for March 23, 2009

On Sale: The Darcy Sandal By Colcci On karmaloop.com

The Darcy Sandal By Colcci

Currently on sale for $80 Dollars

Limited sizes left so hurry

These look like some nice shoes for the casual look. And the price used to be 100 dollars so you get 20 percent off. Oh and if you buy them and return them, you will only get store credit, so make sure you get the right size.


The Nike Vandal High Michigan-72

The Nike Vandal High Michigan-72

(oh I can’t wait to see this… they don’t make it limited)

Here a snippet of what the sneaker is about and when they will release (from Sneakernews.com):

This fall, Nike will be releasing a special pack that pays tribute to the helmets of some of the nation’s most legendary college football teams. This Nike Vandal High is inspired by the program with the most wins in NCAA Division 1-A history, the Michigan Wolverines. The upper features the iconic maize winged stripes that have covered Michigan’s helmets since 1938 and is constructed from super shiny materials that resemble the helmet’s sheen.

Now this is something that’s gonna be real cool to have in your sneaker collection. I love that “sheen” look and its not the over played patent leather that seems to be o every other sneaker. It does look like it will crease like crazy and ain’t no de-creaser formula you got is gonna help lol

By the way, if your supporting the Wolverines (of which lost by the way, if you don’t know), when you get this sneaker, maybe you will want to get this desktop customization gear for your computer. No spyware or adware (used this software since 2002) so your computer is safe. One thing though, if your computer is already infected with a whole bunch of crap, the software won’t work due to a bunch of technical junk I won’t get into here. So make sure you have your anti-visus software, clean up your computer and your good to go.

University of Michigan Desktop

University of Michigan Desktop - Icons

(calenders, icons, windows, a clock, task bars, media player… all changed to match your new kicks)


Its Not What You Think… I Am just Buffing My…

(ladies, please keep in mind that we do this from time to time)


Save-A-Sneaker: Air Jordan 2009 (With Promo Video) – White/Black

(probably one of the best designed sneaker out… buy who’s buying them?)

Air Jordan 2009 aka AJ24

I think I saw one person in them since they been out. One person. Now the funny thing is that I didn’t see that many people in the Air Jordan 23′s last year either, but since they were sold out almost everywhere you went, I had to assume that it was because of the following reasons:

  1. The sneaker were so popular that people were afraid to wear them
  2. No one wanted to mess them up, so they didn’t wear them
  3. Hypebeasts bought them up so that they could sell them on eBay for a profit leaving everybody else with stores sold out of merchandise

Nevertheless with the Air Jordan 2009, the sneaker just stays on the store racks. Sizes 7 – 13 are still available at most places. I think these sneakers deserve a review by one of the sneaker blogs out there but its not likely to happen… maybe I will ask and see if one of them will do it, but in the end, the only thing that will save this sneaker is some colorway changes.

AJ2009 Fan Created Colorway: Last Shot

(are you kidding me? Nike/Jordan, please make this colorway!!!)

I have said it before and I will say it again, sometimes a colorway can save – a – sneaker. As many people have commented over the sneakernets, this sneaker looks like it has a heel. And yet  I bet they put their money out for this colorway (or any colorway that has has a classic look or some history behind it). What’s your opinion? Would you get the Air Jordan 2009 if it was in the colorway above?


PUMA Introduces The L.I.F.T. Sneaker

(need a l.i.f.t.?)

Don’t exactly get what Puma is trying to achieve here… flexibility maybe? Fun? Dancing? People somehow sliding across the stage (aka life)? Nice. Well, IF YOU BELIEVE THE NEXT COMMERCIAL, of which I don’t… for now… then I guess Lift will be the lightest thing you ever put on your foot.

(I need someone to confirm this one lol)


S & S Sports EXTRA – Micheal Jordan Cries, Freshmen Step Up, And Superman Has A Baby

Look what happened by the time some of us went to bed 9or was still at work):

Freshman steps in, Mizzou beats Marquette 83-79 (with video!!!)

The Missouri freshman was brilliant through all of it—and never more clutch than when he came off the bench to “pinch shoot” for the injured J.T. Tiller with 5.5 seconds left Sunday.

English made both free throws to give the Tigers the go-ahead points in an 83-79 victory over Marquette.

Yes, folks, this is how stars are born in the NCAA tournament.

“He was sitting there auditioning for it,” Missouri coach Mike Anderson said. “Kim, he just gave me that look, and sometimes you just have that feeling and he went up and shot the ball well.”

Source: Rivals.com via Yahoo Sports

Griffin show storms into Sweet 16 (also WITH VIDEO lol)

Late in Saturday’s game, as Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin stepped to the free-throw line, a heckler began taunting the nation’s best player.

“Hey Griffin!” the fan said. “Guess what! You’re not Superman!”

Zack Novak may have a different opinion. He, after all, was the Michigan player who Griffin soared over for a posterizing dunk that’s sure to be replayed thousands of times on YouTube, “SportsCenter” – and in Novak’s nightmares.

“Honestly, I’m kind of numb to that stuff now,” said Taylor Griffin, Blake’s brother and teammate. “That’s just what he does. It’s always something big. It can’t just be a normal dunk. He has to bring the house down.”

The Sprint Center crowd went bananas when Griffin flexed his muscles after the slam – and things really got loud about 10 minutes later, when the final horn sounded in Oklahoma’s 73-63 victory.

Source: Rivals.com via Yahoo Sports

And yes, this is another video that you must watch. Man these play offs this year just seems to be the best in the lst few years to me for some reason. could be wrong though…

Jordan’s son wins state championship

And finally and probably will be the most talked about story on the sneaker blogs, Micheal Jordan’s son (and team of course) wins the state championship. I guess his sneaker credit just went up.

The Nike Vandal High Michigan-72

(looks like a sneaker got hurt in the fight)

One sneaker harmed, no shoes hurt… those Wolverine sneakers that are suppossed to come out later this year will feel the pinch. No doubt it would have had more value if the Wolverines went all the way or close to it.


Now This Is Bright – Leaders1354 x Nike Huarache 2K8

Leaders1354 x Nike Huarache 2K8

(ummmm… not too sure about this one)

As seen on Nicekicks.com


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