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Archive for May 7, 2014

Converse

_DSC6575As I mentioned this was the sneaker of my childhood. The brand has been relegated to irrelevance behind Nike Air Jordan and all the name brands, which compete for the athletic shoe market. Here we are in downtown Santa Monica where you have a store that will customize your ‘Cons.’ Color, laces, patterns – use your imagination, oh my! As Paul Simon sang, “Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away!” Please don’t mess with my plain high tops.

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