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Is it the shoes? Soho, New York

One of my favorite advertisements of the 80's was the Spike Lee Mars Blackmon Nike ads with Michael Jordan. I had read about Spike Lee's films and I had really wanted to see She's Gotta Have It and School Daze, especially after learning the latter was a musical. I almost feel like I would watch ball games on tv just to hoping to see the commercial.

Recently, I found myself watching the NBA finals. While the teams were familiar, the players weren't. I followed basketball when I was in high school during the Magic Johnson/Larry Bird Lakers/Celtics matchups, but I haven't really watched it since. I wasn't rooting for either team, and I watched it dispassionately. The game lacked the magic I remember of the past.

I took this photo a while ago. I'm oddly fascinated when I see sneakers dangling from steetlamps.

I recently bought a pair of Adidas Sambas in black leather. I've wanted a pair for a while, and I've wanted a pair of Adidas since Run-DMC rapped about them. The soles are comfortable, but I still have to break them in. They squeeze my feet and the first day I wore them they chafed. Someday they'll be comfortable.

This isn't a coherent story. I think I'm just free associating.

Money it's gotta be the shoes!