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macfantn · Jun 7, 2006, 10:25 PM

greenamp · Jun 7, 2006, 10:40 PM

Looks like they were made by La Gear.

macfantn · Jun 7, 2006, 10:40 PM

hmm maybe don't la gears light up though, is that a nike air pocket in them?

rickey939 · Jun 7, 2006, 10:43 PM

Those were issued to Apple employees only back in the early '90's.

Stogieman · Jun 7, 2006, 11:47 PM

Yeah, but could they sync up to the Apple ll game port like these pumas?

http://www.digibarn.com/collections/...-tennis-shoes/

zmcgill · Jun 8, 2006, 08:55 AM

I've seen those on eBay before, just not something I could bring myself to wear...and not because they're collectible.

Socially Awkward Solo · Jun 8, 2006, 08:58 AM

Last time I check about 2 years ago they were $350.

zmcgill · Jun 8, 2006, 08:59 AM

haha...I just realized you wrote 'reebOOks'

olePigeon · Jun 8, 2006, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Yeah, but could they sync up to the Apple ll game port like these pumas?

http://www.digibarn.com/collections/...-tennis-shoes/

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eltrut · Jun 8, 2006, 11:08 AM

Fugly.

Socially Awkward Solo · Jun 8, 2006, 11:09 AM

If they were 80's looking with a couple big velcro straps they would be cool.

These look too 90's and if you were pants they will cover the Apple Logos which is what makes it cool in the first place.

zmcgill · Jun 8, 2006, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo

If they were 80's looking with a couple big velcro straps they would be cool.

These look too 90's and if you were pants they will cover the Apple Logos which is what makes it cool in the first place.

Give them like 5 years...they'll be back in style.

Kerrigan · Jun 8, 2006, 03:28 PM

ya exactly, fashion always cycles back around every 20 years

zmcgill · Jun 8, 2006, 03:41 PM

I told the GF I was getting some, and I got veto-d...times 2.

Socially Awkward Solo · Jun 8, 2006, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

ya exactly, fashion always cycles back around every 20 years

The 50s look was popular is the 70s?

zmcgill · Jun 8, 2006, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo

The 50s look was popular is the 70s?

I don't think it comes back in full swing, but parts do. I remember flare/bell-bottom jeans in the early/mid-nineties, and vests too. But it's not like everyone was wearing leisure suits. Same with the velcro shoes, track jackets, and 'vintage' shirts now, stuff from the 80s is cool.

E's Lil Theorem · Jun 8, 2006, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

....stuff from the 80s is cool.

Heh, I wasn't aware of this; but then again, I wasn't living in this part of the world during the 80s. I suppose this is why Miami Vice the movie is coming out this summer.

Kerrigan · Jun 9, 2006, 03:25 PM

It has to do with how people are most impressionable when they're around 10-20. Then when they mature and settle down in a career at the age of around 30-40, they are the ones making decisions regarding fashion, movies, music, etc, so they set new trends based on what they knew growing up.

For instance, in music, the 80s are definitely in vogue today. 80s icons like Prince, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, etc, all dropped off the charts in the 90s, but they've finally staged comebacks in the 00s. Because everyone in the music business, from the producers right down to the marketers, reaches the peak of their professional career at around 30-40. They are the ones calling the shots and setting the trends, and so they naturally end up taking especially keen interests in the kinds of music they grew up listening to.

So I predict that by the time the 10s come around, we'll be hearing lots of music that sounds like Oasis and Nirvana, and other 90s bands.

zmcgill · Jun 9, 2006, 03:39 PM

I didn't realize that's out. The local rock radio station plays "Ninety's at Noon" and that's the only time I can stand it.

Big Mac · Jun 9, 2006, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

For instance, in music, the 80s are definitely in vogue today. 80s icons like Prince, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, etc, all dropped off the charts in the 90s, but they've finally staged comebacks in the 00s. Because everyone in the music business, from the producers right down to the marketers, reaches the peak of their professional career at around 30-40. They are the ones calling the shots and setting the trends, and so they naturally end up taking especially keen interests in the kinds of music they grew up listening to.

Interesting perspective, Kerrigan. So that's why pop rock seems to have regressed to the '80s in recent times (fulfilling one of my worst fears)? I despise '80s music.