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They (Size) 10s, But I Keep Them Clean Though (My New Perspective on Sneakers)

"Yeah I got on sneaks but I need a new pair/ cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there" -DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (nee Will Smith), "Summertime" Even though he has a pretty decent collection of boots and dress shoes, my father never really spoke to us about footwear. Charles Perry (please say the full name), as he is affectionately known by my friends and fans, focused his teachings on other principles of manhood, including laying sheet rock and cutting tiles. So while I could fix floors with the best of the best, my "sole game" never reached its full potential. In high school, little fuss was made; I balanced between high school jock and GQ magazine reject. On days I did not have sports, I dressed up; it's listed in the Pennsbury High School history book that I was the first 16 year-old in school history to wear jeans and dress shoes.  Ladies Love Cool "J"s, and Air Maxes, and the Lil Penny's, and Foampositi...

You Went Commercial on Me (A Few of My Favorites)

Hey family, With the Super Bowl just a week away, I'm looking forward to great commercials. My frat brother has informed me Ferris Buehler may make an appearance, and I'm sure the big boys like Coca-Cola and Doritos will give us something. This led me to reminisce over commercials both past and present that are all time classics. So here are 6 of my favorite listed below (Please note that some of these commercials are NOT from the Super Bowl): Terry Tate "Office Linebacker"- The Felcher Group reaches out to Reebok to improve production in the work place. Mountain Dew "Bohemian Rhapsody"- The brother in the back never gets his proper due. RBK A5 Commercial/Nike Battle (Tie)- The "Hood" stood up when rap star Jadakiss and legendary producers The Neptunes made their way to basketball commercials for Reebok and Nike, respectively. Pepsi- "Michael Jackson: Pepsi Generation"- A young Alfonso Ribiero performing the dances from Th...