In Search of… The HOLY GRAIL.
One of the best things that NIKE has done for me is when they re-issued the Dunk Hi shoe. Ten years ago, I begged them to bring the shoe back in a heartfelt and personal letter.
My words were heard and felt by some intern whose responsibility is solely to read the letters of crazy-in-love sneaker stans like myself. That is why I show the highest respect to my INTERN. They do what they do for the love of the game. Yeah, they want fame and fortune too, but they understand that dues have to be paid and possibly through that process their break may come.
That’s what happened to the intern at NIKE that read my letter. He took the time to find out what the Dunk shoe was about. By learning about the shoe and its history he was able to talk to the right people at NIKE to restart the process of having the shoe re-issued. Now there is a whole new generation of Dunk Lo fans that have no idea how nice DWAYNE ‘PEARL’ WASHINGTON was.
That’s all good because there should be new heroes for the next generation. Whether its skateboarders or graff writers or whomever it is that influences and inspires young peoples, I’m just happy that some anonymous young intern at NIKE took the time to read my letter.
Long live the NIKE Dunk.
DP, You know I love you right?? lol. Well, I love dunks and all, but the sneaker culture is getting out hand as pertaining to our malleable, impressionable black youth. Real men wear loafers. Peep my post “Kicks are made for Niggas” and drop the feedback. I warned you.
RD
^R.D., no brokeback playboy f’real
Wow, excuse my perceived threat to your manhood lol. I’m far from gay, but does one need to assert his manhood every 5 secs? Anyway, you read that post yet homie?
RD
Nice..I think I’m part of the black youth and i love sneakers. As long as they look good *to me* (fuck what everybody think) I’m gonna get em. Those look pretty good.
Also I don’t tell dude I love em…just aint right.
HELL YEA …i have those undefeates and they are slot 1 in my grail collection …my true sneaker soul lies in the sole of the dunk AMen and Amen ..Props man Props
Dallas honestly I dunno what happend to my love for DUNKS. I wore em shits all through the 90s’ cause the were cheap and I could trash them skating and more importantly the didn’t look like skate shoes so I could also ball in them.
I was in a club the other night and my hate for them started just cause of the “hipster/scenters” f*cks bastardizing them. Just cause ___________ (insert a name) states their hot, they must be matched to a bandana around their neck, I think I’mma start rocking Kangaroos with the side pocket.