Project Nike.

These rockets don't have anything to do with Nike running shoes, but you should check them out here on wikipedia so you don't buy a retro missile on ebay by mistake.

Piggy Shoes.

A No-Look Pass to Laughter!

R.I.P. Marvin Shawte 1921-2009.

It was reported that Marvin Shawte passed away this morning. I personally never followed his work very closely, but he is said to be the first cartoonist to regularly feature sneaker themes. These are the only two examples I could find. Most of his work could be considered "old timey." Shawte was influenced by memories of The Great Depression and saw Velcro as "the devil's zipper." He believed nothing good came without work and publicly denounced Velcro numerous times in his cartoons. Velcro actually sued Shawte in 1959, but apparently his health was so questionable at the time the lawsuit was dropped and not pursued later.

More Classic MJ Commercials!

One Bazillion Simoleons!

This commercial is great. It really takes me back to the good old days. Of course, not as far back as a visit to the official Space Jam Website will send you! 

Sneakers O'Toole.

Uh Oh 2K9.

One of my favorite basketball posters remixed. After I was done messing around in Photoshop I saw someone else did a modern version of this as well at bustabucket. Oden is wearing Buck's number for crying out loud! Too perfect. I would definitely donate ten cans of food to cop a 2009 version. Twenty to stand in line and get it autographed? Sorry, that sounds like too much work. If you missed the Blazers talking about their sneakers to Dime Magazine click here.

s-iPhone.

So much heat on that wall! If you share the drunken enthusiasm of the people in this ad, you can get your very own sneaker phone on ebay for under ten bucks.

Time for a New Job?

If everyone wore fresh kicks, the infamous "shoe-banging incident" may have never happened.