Chi Sneaker Shop Alert

Thanks to Sneakerfiles, we're now aware of a new sneaker shop near Chicago. Morton Grove is a near-northwest suburb of the city, not too far down the Edens expressway.

The pics look interesting and we'll have to check it out.

Opening Ceremonies - Beijing 2008

Some people have said the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics this year were "overdone." Personally, I was enthralled watching them on NBC. The pictures from Gizmodo are pretty amazing.

When I find good pictures of the torch lighting I'll post them too.

Lambo - First Blood Pt 2

A couple years ago we found the Lambo-Versace collaboration intriguing. Well, they did it again and the second version of the Versace Murcielago is just as intriguing. Check out Autoblog for more high-res images.

Monochrome is Cool

I haven't been a huge fan of the Air Classic BW model from Nike. But, something about monochrome just does this sneaker right...and in fact most of the Nike running models seem to do well with it.

Thank you to Sneakerfiles for the pic.

Air Wheezy

Too much hype, too much junk on the kicks, big flop. The Air Yeezy and Kanye get a lot of airplay, but that doesn't make them cool shoes. These are just plain fugly. If for some reason you want more info, check out Sole Collector.

Backdraft

So, the Air Jordan V is in my top 5 all-time sneakers. Nike retro'ed the V in white/fire-red in late 2006 and then the black/silver in early 2007.

Now the white/fire-red is back, this time as part of a Jordan countdown pack. One thing I like in the early pictures is that they brought back the black midsole that was changed in the retro version from 2006. See below and Sneakerfiles for more info.

Turtle Twosome

Since I accidentally deleted my last year-and-a-half's worth of posts, I figured I should at least repost the most popular pics from the missing content.

As seen on HBO's Entourage, the "Fukijama" AF1's that Vinny bought Turtle are stunners. They're on display at the HBO store in NYC and reportedly one other pair made its way through Undefeated.

Check Freshness for more pics of these toe ticklers...