And sneaker stores like Foot Locker, Foot Action, etc. were all just really starting.

Prior to ‘87 or ‘88, all of my sneakers came out of JC Penney’s, Sears, or Kinney Shoe Store where my pops would always go to get us pairs of NBAs.

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The one exception was when they copped me a pair of canvas Nike Blazers, in 1980, when they took their annual trip to the Bayou Classic in Nee Orleans. They were white and baby blue. And I still rocked them with my green and white Catholic school basketball uniform. LOL The days...