The Converse Blog's Friday Flashback: Converse Spectre

I am dragging this morning, after a late night of the NBA Draft with a few games of Rook mixed in for good measure. Still no official word on who Converse has signed from this years draft, but hopefully something will come out soon. Today's Flashback is a clean and classic pair from the 80's. The Converse Spectre!







It is a pretty simple design, but would allow for a nice dash of color to be mixed in, depending on the colorway.








I really like the look that gives off, sort of like a low top shoe with a high shoe growing out of it. I hope that makes sense, at least it did in my head. Well that's it for today...at least the flashback, I hope to hearing something on the rookie front later on. Speaking of rookies, Derrick Rose went first in the draft and first in the poll here. With Michael Beasley, O.J. Mayo, and Kevin Love rounding out the top 4 in the poll. I hope to have a new poll up soon.

The Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday Kirk Hinrich PE

Welcome to the Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday. Today is a special Weapon Wednesday with a pair of Kirk Hinrich PE weapons. For lack of a better explanation, these are in 3/4 in cut, something I've never seen before in the Weapons. Enjoy!




They feature the initials FBH which are his Grandfather's initials.



Below is Kirk's logo on the heel, you can see the K and H that make up the logo.



Well that's it for today, I hope you enjoyed these unique kicks. There are only a few days left to vote in the poll and anything can happen between Rose, Beasley, and Mayo. Also, keep those Your Cons, Your Story submissions coming in, hopefully I can get some of those up very soon.

The Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday OG Red Colorway

Last night was an good old fashion NBA beat down. Boston finally woke up and realized what I've been saying all along, that they were the superior team. This isn't a knock against the Lakers, well maybe it is, but Boston was just the better team. I just wonder how long it will take for Kobe to ask for a trade this offseason?

Anyway, today I wanted to bring you an Original Weapon from the 80's. Luckily I found an eBay auction for this mint pair below. They're size 13, for those that are interested just search on eBay and you'll find them.

So how do I know that they're Original?, well the first clue is the Silver Box, which is a classic 80's box from Converse. The second piece of evidence is a few pictures below with the Choose Your Weapon Card, that features Magic and Bird.

I also have to say the white portion of the upper looks soft enough to sleep on. Just flat out beautiful.















That's all for today, thanks for stopping in. There is just a little over a week before the NBA draft and I can't wait. Rose is still in the lead over Beasley and Mayo, but there is plenty of time for the poll to be switched.

The Converse Blog: New Poll & Sole Candy

Hi all, just wanted to talk about the new poll for a second. The new poll is all about the incoming freshmen class of The First School. Obviously there a plenty of other talented rookies to include in the poll, however I capped it at 15 which is probably too many already. I didn't want it to take over the whole page. I used Real GM's Mock draft to pick the first 15 names to be included. I also set it up so that you can vote for any or all of the players listed. I also set the poll to end the night after the draft and we'll see if these are the first 15 names called.



Also I thought I'd give you all some Sole Candy today with these neon Converse straps. These pics are from the Bread & Butter trade show. This actually picture comes from Label Networks. Let me just say, these are insane and I hope we actually get to see them here.

Well that's it for today, I can't wait to see how the poll turns out. Thanks for stopping in and voting, see you tomorrow.