JUST a pair of shoes? JUST?

in life, there are some things that are worth waiting for. sushi perhaps, taro milk tea with coconut jelly maybe, a first kiss with a loved one, or even the playoffs. I don’t know much about waiting. i am a pretty impatient person. but three days ago, I decided to wait for something BIG. ICONIC as some would put it. something that comes once in a blue moon.

12/23/2009 – the release of the Jordan XI Space Jams - Behold:

so as i stood in the freezing cold at 8 in the morning outside Livestock, I thought to myself, “i am a part of something bigger than myself”. these kicks have transcended time, and taken over the entire shoe culture. they are the IMAGE of what Jordan wore! don’t tell me that you don’t start getting giddy when you see someone rocking these XI’s!

i was sixth in line, behind some pretty dedicated fanatics, and there was even a guy who had been lining up since 4 in the morning. it was a peaceful scene. little did i know that in many cities around the continent, at that exact time mayhem had broken loose.

south of the border, footlockers had been broken in to, cops had arrived to intervene, and crowds of people had infiltrated the malls. in downtown vancouver, we had all but 12 people in our line waiting gracefully, happily hoping to get our hands on a pair of space jams. sure, i had to pass the time with some small talk with my fellow patient compadres. sure, i had to listen to some espn podcasts to make sure i was sane after the first hour. i even had to call P. up a million times because i know he would be interested (he eventually showed up later to cop a pair) but it was WELL WORTH the wait.

livestock would eventually open up at 11am, allowing 5 people in the store at a time to pick up their individual treasures. as i picked mine up and looked at them, i knew i was a part of history, and you know what, these were definitely not JUST a pair of shoes.

J.

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