LeBron James in Converse!

I didn't get around to doing a Friday Flashback post yesterday.  By the time I got home from school I was having a busting headache that I needed to stop so that I could enjoy the Alan Jackson concert I was going to later.  With a heavy dose of meds and some head-on I was able to enjoy the concert without much discomfort, except from the lady that kept screaming as loud as she could right next to me.   Needless to say, I was taking it easy after a long day of dealing with 5th graders.

You know else was taking it easy the other day?  Yes you do, you clicked on this page and saw the title of today's post.  LeBron James was taking it easy and for the first time ever I actually enjoyed seeing him on TV.  Why?  Well it is because for the first time he wore Converse while on an NBA court, a pair of Chucks.  By doing so LeBron added himself to an impressive list of NBA players seen wearing Converse off the court.  This list includes, but is not limited to, Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Danny Granger, Kevin Durant, and Derrick Rose.

 

 

  

  

I tried to make the pictures bigger, but I couldn't make it happen without them getting more blurry.  Oh well enjoy the Playoffs this weekend, I really want the Bulls, Pistons, Spurs, Blazers, Magic, Heat, Jazz, and Hornets to advance, good thing those aren't actually my predictions.

The Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday - WKU

Before we get to the Weapons today, I want to take some time to dish out some love to WKU. Last night Western took on Middle Tennessee for the Sun Belt Championship. After a first half that was close, WKU took control in the second half. Never really blowing them out, but they always seemed to be in control. So with that win, Converse now has 100% of their schools in the tournament. I can't think of anyone else that can say that. I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to talk about Converse in the NCAA tournament again. Now thanks to WKU and Marquette, I can.

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Now that we've had our last good snow of the year, temps are on the rise. Well, until Tree Bark Winter, or whatever they call it these days. Anyway, the point is, bright times are coming. New life is starting to come about; our flowers are beginning to bloom, and the grass is getting greener. Below is a Converse Weapon from either Japan and China, I am not for sure. They're white/neon green/grey in colorway. These have basketballs in the grey design pattern and have a few splashes of neon green. These shoes scream March, bright greens, basketball, white shoes. Enjoy!









Well, that's it for today. As you've probably noticed, the poll closed and with a late push Brandon Roy moved ahead of Chris Bosh for second place. But it was really Steve Nash's show from the beginning. I couldn't agree more with the top three. Who knows, maybe the right people have seen the poll, or perhaps not, either way it was fun. I am working an equally fun and thought provoking poll to debut, possibly later on today. Thanks for reading the blog... or just looking at the pics, that's ok I forgive you.

The Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday

I try my best not to use tagged photos on here. It's not that I don't want to give credit to where I got the pics, it's just that they look bad. For example, these pics below are tagged three different times. Really? At least they're not obstructing the view of the shoes. That is one reason why I went ahead and used these. The other is...well obvious. Teal, Mustard, Maroon. If the Weapon's ever hit ConverseOne, hint hint, this isn't far off from something I would make. So thank you 2pig.com.cn for posting these Weapons. You can hardly see it, but there appears to be a sample tag hidden on the other side of the shoe. I have a feeling that these won't make it over here, but I could be wrong.



Well I hope I brought you something you'd never seen before. Thanks for visiting and voting in the poll. Steve Nash has really pulled ahead of Chris Bosh in the poll, so it will be interesting to see if he can hang on.

The Converse Blog: ALL STAR FLYING

I don't rant about much on here; but one thing I will rant about is Amy Winehouse. I am not going to lie; I own a few of her songs. All night during the Grammy celebration Amy was awarded time after time after time. (after time). And I can't help but think of what kind of message this sends. Develop an eating disorder, become hooked on drugs, be recorded doing drugs, go to rehab and be rewarded on the highest level of your profession. I am not saying she isn't talented, because she is extremely talented. It's just something I've been thinking about.

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Before we get to the post today, I want to comment on the current poll at the top of the page. I've asked you to vote on which of the Nike All Stars would benefit from a switch to Converse. The choices are Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Carlos Boozer, David West, Brandon Roy, Jason Kidd, Caron Butler, and Chris Bosh. Currently Chris Bosh is first, followed by Steve Nash, and then Brandon Roy. As many of you probably know, Chris Bosh spent the first few years in the NBA as a member of Converse. He signed on the same time as Dwyane Wade, but switched to Nike last Season. Also Steve Nash is often photographed wearing Chucks and wore Converse in college. So keep voting, I am inerested in seeing how this plays out.

Anyway, on to today's post. I am getting really backed up with stuff to most so I am going to try and throw in an extra post this week. We'll see what happens though. I am going to do something I don't usually do here, I am going to post a pair of Chucks.








A pretty simple pair of Chucks, a Black/White colorway with a Paper Airplane.








Pics from Tao Bao

All Star Flying, as you can see is written before the paper airplane. These could just be samples, but I really like the simple design and I hope to see this in stores. Thanks for reading the blog and please leave some comments and feedback.