Being a young kid in the 80’s here in LA meant that one of the things that you did was skateboard. One of the skaters at that time we looked up to was Lance Mountain, one of the OG riders for Bones Brigade. Lance teamed up with another legend, Craig Stecyk, whose work helped lead to the Z Boys documentary as well as founding art magazine Juxtapoz, to work on these Nike Blazers. An almost entirely orange sneaker can be a tough one to pull off, but I like the outcome of this one. Not sure of a realese date yet, but they should be part of an upcoming SB release pack.
With the recent release of the Nike Air Mcfly’s, now might seem like the perfect time to auction off the actual hoverboard that Marty rode in Back to The Future 2. Apparently there were two models of hoverboard made for the film, and this one is the one that survived the rigors of filming the best. At least that’s what they’re saying over at Gizmondo (and I have faith in th0se dudes when it come to tech stuff). The opening bid for this piece of movie going nostalgia is $30k which seems a bit ridiculous to m (it doesn’t even hover!). But I’m sure somebody out there with more dollars than sense will spend way too much money on this thing. Check a video of Marty in action after the jump.
In Back to the Future II Marty McFly wore some pretty fresh Nike’s. Not only did they have self locking laces, but they also lit up. Sneaker heads and collectors have been tryingt to get Nike to release these “McFly’s” for years, even going so far as to start an online petition that garnered some serious support. If you happen to be one of these collectors, or are a huge fan of Marty and Doc, then Wed July 2nd just might be your day. Undefeated in Santa Monica will be releasing them and you can bet that folks will be camped out waitinjg for these. I can only imagine what these are going to end up going for an eBay.
If you were born in the late 70’s, then most likely you were a latch-key kid like me and you grew up getting your moral fiber from the boys of The A-Team.
As part of Nike’s late 80’s Rock n Roll themed Dunks, the OG Guns N’ Roses Nike Dunks are here for your viewing pleasure. If only Axl’s wig held on as well as these will.
Before reading this you must watch the :30 second clip above. If you watched the video above, then you have to be asking yourself–Did I really believe this was fun? Honestly, I used to wake up at 5 am to run downstairs to play soccer on Nintendo on a 13 inch TV—
The truth is, as a little kid it didn’t get better. To me these graphics, this game, NES—this was the pinnacle of gaming!! As we all know the original NES is now a “classic” and the graphics comical, but that is where I came from. I am actually lucky enough to have a brother who, somewhat obsessively, collected these 8 bit masterpieces and throughout the years has amassed a collection of over 300+ games. Some of them–absolute timeless classics: Metroid, Tetris, Contra, Zelda–some not quite so well known: Wall Street Kid, Klax, and Qix.
Now as a 30 yr old “adult” I look back at those games, and as soon as I sit down and begin to enter the Contra code I cant help but feel 12 again! Did anything compare to settling in to a 2 player game of Contra with your best friend with 30 lives at your disposal? Do you remember you couldn’t go too far ahead on the waterfall level or else it would kill your partner?? I guarantee that anyone reading this who EVER played contra is reciting the code in their head!! Obviously gaming has changed since then as I sit in front of my Wii and throw a vicious tennis backhand towards my massive 60 inch TV, but I will never forget being 12 without a care in the world holding that 2 button controller tethered to that grey box 2 feet from that screen.
We all have our own favorite Nintendo games–and of course techniques to get the games to work (blow in it, lick it, bang it on the ground). Now this Nintendo technology may be obsolete and time may have caught up to me in age, but my youth will never escape me! Anyone out there who needs a reality check, and a sip from the fountain of youth, find a friend with a Nintendo and sit down for 20 minutes and I challenge you not to smile as you duck down that first pipe on Mario Bros, or hold the “zapper” in your hand for a shot at Duck Hunt.
I know we are all adults and most of us overly concerned with our “real world lives”, but it never hurts to take a few minutes and remember being a kid again–I promise you that. If you can’t find a Nintendo just log on to youtube and search for some of your old NES favorites…watch them for a few seconds. You will not be disappointed.
Remember how legit Hot Wheels were when you were a kid? You remember back when XBox’s, Super Ninetendo’s and Wii’s didn’t exist don’t you? If you want your childhood back now, it’s gonna be just a tad more expensive now after Hot Wheels (more specifically Nick Lachey from Jessica Simpson fame) unveiled it’s 40 Anniversary toy car at the low, low price of 72k Pound. You do know that if you even had the money to buy one of these, your wife would be picking out those 2,700 Blue Diamonds and the 18-carat gold engine case the moment you turned your back!
So I’m at the grocery store tonight, Trader Joe’s to be exact ( if you don’t have one of these you are missing out) when I see Erik Estrada out of the corner of my eye. That’s right Ponchorello is there buying some groceries and talking on his cell phone. I used to be a big CHiPs fan so on some dorky level I thought this was kind of cool. Although I gotta say the dude has fallen off since his heyday.
About three minutes later I’m in line checking out, and there is Marcus Allen. I don’t know if it is the rain that was bringing out these dudes tonight, but it was like some weird 1980’s flashback or something. If only Alfonso Ribeira had been there the cycle would have been complete. On another note, word around the campfire is Marcus Allen is looking to get himself involved in soccer in a pretty big way. We can’t say too much more than that at this moment, but stay tuned on this one.
