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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...