sneakerHEAD

I have been into sneakers since I was young. Always have had a fascination with shoe design. I think growing up in the mid 80's early 90's was the perfect time to grow up. Every shoe had its own personality its own style. All of the stars in the big 3 (NBA,NFL,MLB) had their own shoes, or signature lines. Everyone from Jordan to Griffey to "Prime Time" Deion Sanders, and even Andre Agassi(Tennis) had their personal shoe. Those were all Nike(my fav. brand) but there were others. Shaq, and Shawn Kemp, Frank Thomas, and AI had Reebok lines. Kobe was with Adidas, and Grant Hill FILA.

There was a style for everyone. From the wild to the mild the 80's and 90's were a sneakerhead's heaven. But for a guy like me it was almost like hell at the same time. I was tortured with each release every 3-4 weeks when a new pair of J's or a new signature hit stores. My friends parents would go and stand in lines or even let them miss the first couple of hours of school just to pick up the latest and greatest. My parents sung to a different tune. It went a lil sumthin like, "HELLLL NAWWWW" lol

Even though I was able to get a few pair a year it just didn't seem like enough. But years later a lot of these companies are starting to "retro" some of the classics. I have been making it a point to pick up all of the ones I really wanted. I've waited in line, swapped, spent a "pretty penny" and came up on some bargains but its WORTH IT! and the releases continue....