Cons brings a little heat to the lineup

I got super excited when I saw this. Here is a pic of what I hope is an upcoming cons cts OX colorway. Red oxford with red rubber toe cap and red all-star label. Insane!!

However, Cons decided to release the suede version of this colorway which does not have a red rubber toe cap!! Bummed? A bit. Still a hot colorway which means those red oxfords still floatin around. Can anyone say "sample". Hit me up if you you have this shoe. If not, Cons if youre reading this. Send a pair my way. sz 9.

Spot Moatshow highlight pics

This years Moat show @ the skate park of Tampa showcased a bunch of up and coming skate gear from the industry's finest. Here are some highlight snaps courtesy of Rob from Spot.

Some upcoming heat from lakai (eventhough they lost Pappalardo, Koston and Olson but I ain't mad atcha). Still looking up with some dope colorways and the Mike Mo shoe that looks like the best shoe to skate in ever!


From the boys @ soletech is an upcoming sal 23 vulcanized shoe for the chillers. I wonder if he had a say in these? but looking good. (etnies, please change your logo. looks too X-gamey to me)


Nike was out flashing some hot colors including a preview of the Koston dunk!! I don't know which one it is though, but I'm guessing it's the mid with the yellow. I notice the hideous Omar Salazar shoe in two colorways. Sorry Omar, you're still an awesome skater but no love for the new shoes. And various new colorways of the bruins and blazers coming up.

The Return of The Mecca.

the long anticipated return of the mecca is close at hand as Axion footwear has announced a holiday 2009 return to the skate game. With the skate shoe industry being taken over by corporate giants ie Nike, adidas, etc. It's gonna be awesome to see the return of the "skateboard shoe" that also isn't a basketball shoe. Not that I have anything against those companies but let me tell you that I am hyped on the return of Axion.
I was rockin mariano's with a vengence back in 97'. Lol. This was long hair grungy Mariano! We're talkin bout the team of teams with the likes of Kareem Campbell, Gino Ianucci, Guy Mariano, Brian Anderson, etc. etc. We're really talki
g one of the best skate shoe team in the history of shoe teams. I mean these are my favorite skaters til this day. Let it be known that I'll be rockin these out the store. The first day they hit. (or, if axion wants to send me a few boxes of 9.5 would be better).
Here is the first pic ever, of the up and coming Axion footwear roster.

Note: please please please do not fuck this up by producing hideous shoes. No vulcanized BS. Don't follow, lead. Peace.

Primitive weekend

Not gonna be attending the Maloof cup this weekend cuz realize I'd get a better seat from home via live webcast. Headed over to P-Rod's store Primitive last week to pick up a pack that they'd been saving up for me. haha. In my opinion, these are the best blazer sb colorways since the supremes. fyi, these were also worn by Froston all weekend in Copenhagen where he placed runner up to Pudwill.

Talked about the upcoming P-Rod III hitting stores next month but got an exclusive pic of the kicks right herrrr. Similar characteristics to the prior p-rods. this one seems like it would stand the test of time and wear. Of course, expect the hefty price tag of a hundred plus. Nice if I may add.




Note: 30 pair will be released at the maloof money cup on July 11 at the orange county fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA. These 30 will be special boxed and signed by P-Rod himself.

Legendary

Got in the car today to have lunch at Mitsua in Venice and briefly heard the VJ say something about Michael Jackson. I couldn't believe my ears so I took out my iphone and googled "michael jackson dead". Got nothing. A few minutes later I refreshed the search to find out that the news were true. The King of pop died today of cardiac arrest. Shocking, shocking. The greatest entertainer of all time. There will never ever be another Michael Jackson. I was really looking forward to see him in concert after announcing an upcoming world tour because I had never seen him in concert and was just talking about the subject with my room mate. Such a bummer that I wasn't able to experience the most fascinating, amazing, talented king of pop. Rest in peace Michael. You will be missed and you will always live through your music that will never die.

Most Expensive Skate Shoes of All Time!!

A few weeks back, skate shoe company Supra released the newest sneaker from Supra rider Terry Kennedy. The high top called the TK Society comes with with an MSRP of $140 coming in as the most expensive skate shoe of all time (skate shoe in that it is manufactured by a skate shoe company but I doubt you can actually skate in this thing).

This is a ridiculous looking shoe to me. The soles almost look vulacanized although the uppers look pretty nice. I wouldn't shell out $80 for these let again $140. However, this brings up up an interesting topic that I wanted to post up. The industry's most expensive skate shoes of all time! (Not including any Nike SB in this list) Check it.

Coming in at #1 as the most expensive skate shoe to date, is the Supra TK Society at a whopping $140. (Supra and TK did a tour through a few cities across the U.S. A few cats even lined up for em', but beyond that I wonder how many units they pushed?)


At #2 is newly transplanted PJ Ladd shoe from DC Shoe Co. With an MSRP price of $120, this actual skate shoe (meaning you can actually skate in them) comes in at second place. Like the Supra TK Society, the shoe was released recently in 2009.


The #3 most expensive shoe of all time is tied with #4 as they both come from the same skater. However, I list this shoe as #3 because of its significance as the first skate shoe to ever hit the $100 mark (like the Nike Air Jordan III). In the late 90's (and the pinnacle of my skate career) the skate shoe game belonged to Es footwear. With riders including Tom Penny, Eric Koston, Chad Muska, Ronnie Creager and Sal Barbier, Es produced some of the most legendary skate shoes of all time including the Koston 1 and SLB. In 1998, Es rider Chad Muska gets his signature shoe called the Es Muska and topped as the most expensive skate shoe at $100.


Shoe #4 also comes from Chad Muska but now with a new skate shoe company in 2000. the Circa Muska CM901. With a box price of $100. This technical high top equipped with visible "air max" air bubble padding in the forefoot and heel. The best part of the shoe? Fat tounges with invisible stash pocket!!


I have no idea which shoe would come in as #5 because there were and are so many skate shoes that are in the $80-$90 range. Some noticables include The Eric Koston 1,2 and 3, Kareem Campbell's Axion's, the DC Williams, and the list goes on and on.

Excluding the Supra and DC Ladd's, I did own most of these shoes I listed for the post. I wouldn't consider myself a shoe head but I wish I would have saved all the skate shoes I've ever owned since I started skateboarding! If anything for nostalgic reasons. These shoes all have significance in my life as I can look at them and tell you exactly what was going on in my life, what I was going through, what was the trend, who I was hanging out with or what I was getting into, etc. All of my shoes like your shoes should have personal meaning but sometimes are clouded on having the most exclusive most expensive shoes which are meaningless and insignifant.
Remember, It's all about having fun and shoes are your transport. Have fun!! Skate, and support your local skateshop. Peace.

World Champs!

I gotta tell ya, it was a long journey since last October but it's finally over. Today the Lakes take out Orland 4-1 in Orlando to give the Lakers their 15th Championship title! Long awaited after the humiliation against Boston in the Finals last year (we got blown out by 39 points). Followed the Lakes all the way this year. This was definately the best championship for me personally MVP Kobe Bryant! We made it baby! Let's do it again next year!!