Eight years from now...

Looking eight years into the future, I hope that Nike can make a particular shoe that was featured in a classic movie, into a reality. The movie that I am referring to is Back to the Future Part II, and the shoes that I am alluding to are the hoverboard shoes that Marty McFly wore in that movie. I think that it would be pretty cool if we could one day have a shoe that automatically tied themselves once we put them on, and had bright neon lights in them. Also, I would want the hoverboard that accompanied the shoes in that film. Eight years from now, I would want that to be a reality. I hope that Nike and the right engineers can collaborate to make the Air McFly and the hoverboard a reality.

The Rant

There is one aspect of shoes that I have not enjoyed for the past few years. One of Nikes biggest money makers come from their retro shoe line. Ever so often, Nike releases shoes that were very popular in the past. In fact, I like the shoes from the past more than the new shoes that are being made today. While I appreciate the fact that Nike is giving us shoe fans a chance at getting shoes from the past that we weren't able to get back then, they are not doing these "retros" justice. Instead of making the shoes the exact way that they were made in the past, Nike is cutting corners, and making slight, to drastic changes to their classics. Shades of colors are not being matched to the past models, materials are not up to par with the past counterparts, and wrong logos are being put instead of the original logos. I wish that Nike could release a decent retro instead of giving us these butchered classics. (Note: The brighter neon pair is the original, which was released back in 1990)

Holiday Season

Every holiday season, Jordan Brand releases a pair of shoes right before Christmas arrives. There is a big difference this year though. Instead of releasing one pair of shoes, the folks at Jordan Brand are releasing the iconic Air Jordan XI and the Air Jordan XII. To commemorate the 23rd Air Jordans, which came out in the beginning of this year, Jordan Brand has released packages of Air Jordans. The two pairs of shoes in these packs would equal 23, when you would add the particular shoes. For example, the Air Jordan 7's came with the Air Jordan 16's. 7+16=23. For the past few months, packages have been coming out, which have equaled 23. The 11 and 12 package that is coming out this Saturday, the 20th, will be the last package to be released this year. This package is the most anticipated of the bunch, and people will definitely be lining up this coming Saturday to get their hands on these shoes. I am still on the fence whether or not I will be purchasing them this Saturday since I have spent most of my money on Christmas presents already. It also doesn't seem as desirable since I already have the two shoes that will be coming in this package. I wouldn't mind having more though. Good luck to all who are going to try to buy this pack on Saturday.