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No Fear, I will Be Posting Allot Soon

Ashi Dashi - Kick the Habit

(I will be back posting heavy in June)

(in the mean time browse thought my many rants)

(oh and you can catch me on Twitter and My.KicksOnFire too)

I know I haven’t been posting much for the last month. I have been working pretty hard on a redesign of the blog and the main website. I have also been working on some behind the scenes stuff that will hopefully be successful for those who come to my website and blog (yes the 2 will be sort of separate and yet part of a whole… not sure if that is a good idea but so far my research points me in that direction for what I want to do)

So while I am doing that, feel free to check me out on Twitter, as well on My.KicksOnFire.com and you might want to take a look at all the rants and raves I have made over the past 2 years.

Posting resumes next week and things get back to normal hopefully by July when I finish this stuff.

May 30, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Uncategorized | | 1 Comment

Air Jordan 5 Pack “Toro Bravo” Is FANTASTIC

Air Jordan 5 Pack “Toro Bravo”

(I just got them today!!!)

I wasn’t sure if these would be worth it. $330 bucks and bought from Finishline I really was thinking that I should have put this money to something else. Plenty of things come to mind as to where it could have gone including making sure I can get those AJ Spacejams and a pair of Supra’s (and  maybe a pair of those Converse x UNDFTD Poorman sneakers) but alas, I think I made the right decision.

Don’t have a clue as to when I will wear them… or where, but I have them and love them. One of these days I will take pictures of them and post them.

May 23, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Art and Design, Jordan, Sneaker Head Edition, The Next Thing, The Retro Movement | | No Comments Yet

Goodness Those Look Horrible – Jordan Dub Zero – Black – Laser Blue and Black – Taxi

Jordan Dub Zero in Black Laser Blue and Black Taxi

(sneakernews… I hope you guys know I nearly barfed all over your site when I saw these)

(I am not mad at you guys though, just warn a brother when posting stuff like that)

(lol I told myself one post a day but I had to comment on these)

I saw someone wearing this colorway on the streets a few days ago and I was like, “How the hell they mess up a decent looking sneaker like the Dub Zero with this colorway?” I mean look at these things….

!!!LOOK AT IT!!!

WHO APPROAVED THIS COLORWAY? OK, ok calm down. it will be alright. It isn’t that bad. I can see some art and design cgoing into this look so I can’t be too upset, but I think it could have been done better. i don’t expect to see too many people in these in NYC and when i do, they seem to be worn by people playing team sports, coming home from practice and junk cause that is when I see them (I should find out what school lol)

Anyway, enough with this rant, back to working on the redesign of my blog and website.

May 22, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Basketball, Casual, Jordan, Sneakers, The Retro Movement | | 2 Comments

Loving The Undefeated x Converse Poor Man’s Weapon

undefeated-x-converse-poor-mans-weapon-olive-green-1

(I just wish I was lucky enough to get one)

i think these sold out faster than the black ones. (lawd knows why… maybe the word got out about them and those who doubted the freshness of it made sure to get these. Even with a price increase of more than 25, it didn’t stop these green Poormans from being sold out. In fact after one day they were gone online, unlike the black versions of which lasted a little longer, albeit with less shoe sizes as the days went by.

Its sill a cheap buy though and MAD STYLE!!! Don’t have to spend 310 (*hint hint Air Jordan*) to get a style you want… and yes I bought the Toro Bravo Pack and I refuse to buy any more AJ stuff (except for the Spcae Jams) for the rest of the year… damn super expensive sneakers! Don’t they know I need to spend the money on business equiptment, education, trips and software purchases? Don’t they know I am trying to start something special here???? At least Converse (and UNDFTD) understands.

Humph!!!

Ok, I went off on a tangent there. Bottom line these sneakers are dope and I hope that they make another colorway (grey or maybe brown) and I hope they more more of them. Being sold out in a day sucks.

PS

UNDFTD, please for the love of all humanity and everything holy, please move away from the flash based shopping site. I hate shopping on flashed based sites, ESPECIALLY when they hog up CPU cycles and eat up ram on my laptop. (The same goes for you too NIKE! Get rid of yhe flash please, its not cool anymore to have your WHOLE SITE in flash.) 

May 22, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Casual, Converse, Fashion, On Sale | | 2 Comments

Music Mondays: M.I.A – Paper Planes… A Fan Video Featuring The McFlys

(no one on the corner have swagger like us)

May 18, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Celebrity, Entertainment, Music Mondays | | No Comments Yet

Music Mondays: The Jonesz – Sneakers N’ Heels

(now you are totally talking my language!!!)

(love the comcept… not sure about the lyrics though)

(ummm…. what do you think???)

May 11, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Entertainment, Music Mondays, Music Videos | | No Comments Yet

Music Mondays: Beyonce – Diva

Beyonce's Diva Cover also showing off some real high heels

Nice shoes… can you spot all the footwear heat in this video (we know what one of them is, right)? Ok, tell you what, while you give me some hints, I’m gonna try to get the info. Lets hope they have the info lol otherwise I gonna have to guess like the rest of yall

May 11, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Celebrity, Entertainment, Fashion, Music Mondays, Music Videos, Shoe Head Edition, Women | , | No Comments Yet

Are These Fake? Air Jordan Fusion 25 lol

Air Jordan Force Fusion XXV

(ok these are the fakiest fake sneakers I have ever seen)

Seriously, are they even trying anymore? I usually try to leave it up to the reader to figure out “Are These Fake” but damn, Air Jordan Fusion 25??? The Jordan line only went as high as 23, how did you come up with 25?? Well, I found one site online that  did just that.

Oh but wait, there is more…. you know what, I don’t even think they are trying anymore, they just coming out with what THEY think should come out whether there is any such thing as a AJ1.5 or a AJ FUSION 22 doesn’t matter LMAO

May 7, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | Sneaker Head Edition, Sneakers | | 4 Comments

Super Sale: Puma Men’s Basket Bode on Finishline

Puma Men's Basket Bode

(guess what is on sale???)

For the special price that is under 30 Dollars, you can get your hands on a very comfortable pair of sneakers. I have a pair (bought the wrong size though cause I forgot Puma’s run a size small) and even though they are tight, they are still comfortable.

Nevertheless, I think I will get a new pair of 13’s. Sure glad I decided I need to start surfing the next for what’s out there cause I would have missed this one… and those Puma’s really look good.

So if you missed out, here is your chance to get them. Here is some history as told by the description on finishline and the article post on Nicekicks:

Finishline:

This casual Puma features the cartoon creation of late artist Vaughn Bodé. Comes laced with three colors of shoelaces with the star pattern of the Cheech Wizard’s hat. The interior of the shoe features the star print and Cheech Wizard sits on the tongue replacing the Puma cat logo.

The star pattern is still prevalent on the exterior of the Bode Baskets, but depicted through glossy paint the same color of the upper. Complimenting the glossy finish, the Puma stripe on the side of the shoes is made of patent leather. Each pair comes laced with three colors of shoelaces that have the star pattern carried to the lace tips. The interior of the shoe features the signatory print and Cheech Wizard sits on the tongue replacing the Puma cat logo.

What you waiting for???

May 7, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | On Sale, Puma, The Retro Movement | | No Comments Yet

On Sale Puma Jago III at Finishline

Puma Women's Jago III

(hottest womens sneaker out???)

(price??? who cares about price, just look at this thing! you want it)

I gotta tell ya I am in love with this sneaker look. Yeah, I know its for the ladies, but it is a really nice look. Seeing these in person in the mall was a real sight. My lady friend loves it, but she says its too young looking and doesn’t want the young boys to think she is their age (which happens allot for her lol) But whatever, I still think she should have gotten them.

For those of us who actually work out in their sneakers, I hear that these are pretty comfortable…. not VERY comfortable, but pterry comfortable. Either way, you will at least look pretty while your doing whatever your doing.

By thw way Puma (as well as Reebok and other brands) are stepping up their game when it comes to the ladies i have been noticing over the past few months. Hot colors at relativly low prices (most of the time).

You can still get these Puma’s at Finishline.com

May 5, 2009 Posted by grownANDsexy | On Sale, Puma | | No Comments Yet