Happy Holidays!

ShortyC94 WILL RETURN.

Live from the Dark.

My Internet Hiatus is almost over. I was starting to feel that I'm on the net too much, but whatever. All I've been doing is working...grinding, and thinking about life and where I'm at in it. I've come to the conclusion that I'll never be too old for shoes. Never. There hasn't been anything new shoe wise that I've been excited about for awhile though. The Black Penny 2's weren't recieved that well in Cleveland like they've been in other places so I might be able to get them for the low in a little while, and I'm just not willing to pay 160 for the Pippens with that small ass bubble and the fact that my OG's are in excellent wearable shape doesn't help either. The Air Maxes have been boring, there haven't been any good trainers coming out, and I refuse to buy a Countdown pack for one shoe. I guess you could say that I'm in a shoe drought. LOL. The lovely Solesista Ash sent me a link to an ebay auction for some Pool Air Max 95's that were in my size (I couldn't believe it!!), but they finished at $398 and some change. I've never paid that much for a shoe and I wouldn't for those not knowing if they were gonna crack on me or not. I'm on the fence about those Black/Red Jordan 1's with straps even though you can take them off. I don't like any of the 23's that are supposed to come out at the end of the month, and I don't like that PHAT's all that much either even though it was a good idea I guess. I kinda want the LeBron 6's , but with most of his shoes, I just find myself getting them because I have all the others. LeBrons ALWAYS go on sale in Cleveland...limited or not unless they're Air Force 1's, so I might just wait it out. eh.

My 2nd Childhood?

Uneventful day today....my damn USB is fucked up so I'm not going to be able to post any new pics until I get another one....hence the recycled pics. I went to work and everyone was buying up Gears of War 2. It's still all so new to me there that I frustrate myself because I'm not catching on to shit like I feel I should. I got to catch up with my friend Kelli on the phone and I might go see her tomorrow since I don't have to work. She's going car shopping.

Questionable Decisions that I've made over the last few years and things that I'm into have me questioning if I'm in my 2nd Childhood. Past Opportunities, Jobs, Women....Even with the shoes.....Am I too old for this? Am I really where I need to be at almost 28??? This isn't a good feeling.

The Cool Kids.

A lot of times when I listen to music nowadays, I feel like those old heads that used to tell me I didn't know what good music was back when I was a teenager in the 90's. So much music that comes out now is absolute crap...even from artists that have made shit that I like and own. I don't feel like Hip Hop is dead, I just feel like it's creators and purveyors are targeting a different audience...much like Jordan Brand is with some many great shoes that us old heads love and covet. When I was running CD/Game Exchange I used to just look in amazement at how all that new bullshit would sell....shit like Shop Boyz, Soulja Boy, Flo-Rida...I could go on and on.

The Cool Kids are a breath of fresh air for me. They've been around the last couple of years, but this year they finally came out with their CD "Bake Sale".



I LOVE IT.
I do because It's got an old school vibe to it. I got a kick of The Chicago Bull logo with sunglasses and the drawing of a Fire red Jordan 4 inside and on the disc.

The beats for the most part are excellent, and the subject matter isn't like what
most rappers today rap about. It is only an EP, but If you don't already own this CD or don't have it downloaded, get that shit!!!! It's definitely worth it.

Fake Ass Muthafuckaz.

Right now I'm just a little disgusted and dissapointed in some of the people that I call friends. I guess I'm stupid because I expect people to treat me the way I treat them. I guess in some instances, I'm too loyal. I guess I say this because If I'm your friend, I'm there for you when shit is good as well as when shit is bad, but when shit got bad for me this past summer, only a handful of people were actually there for me after I fell off. Now that things are seemingly getting back on track, some of those same niggaz and bitches that left me for dead are starting to come around again. I look at it like Scarface said once....FUCK ME THEN...FUCK ME NOW!!!

Most dissapointing is my best friend. He got married in August, and if you've read this blog before, I've posted pictures of myself with various people from that event. That shit was terrible. Now...me and this dude have been friends since 1991...and now that you've gotten married, you completely flip the script on a nigga after all I've done for you!!!! I didn't work for almost two months, and right before I lost my job I'm spendin' over a stack just on YOUR WEDDING and throwing YOUR bachelor party and you tell my dad (because he's not man enough to talk to me and tell me this bullshit) that I didn't have your back? FUCK THAT.

And then it's other niggaz that have my back some of the time but not all of the time, and when it's time for me to get called or shouted out or whatever, I seem to get lost in the mix. I've put money in other niggaz pockets, took the fall for other niggaz, put niggaz on with constant hookups whether it was shoes, games, whatever, and helped niggaz out when they seemingly didn't have a got damn thing to offer me. And what do I get in return? A bunch of bullshit ass lies, excuses, and sob stories.
This year is almost over....2009 is gon' be a lot different. Niggaz and Bitches are gonna have problems with me next year. BELIEVE THAT.


As far as today, I just hung around the house, Argued with Khrys some more about why we aren't together, I got some groceries, spent some time with my sister, and I watched the Browns cough up their second loss in less than a week to the Denver Broncos. I was supposed to go to GameStop with Shon but eh.

Our President.

Nuff Said. Or is it? Now that I think about it, there's more for me to say. I'm glad that he won...no, not just because I'm a black man, but of the effect that this will have on things. There's finally someone for younger black males to look up to that's a positive public figure that's not an athelete or an entertainer. A man that puts emphasis on family, and who has a strong black woman at his side as he becomes one of the most powerful men (if not the most powerful) in the free world. This election actually made people feel good and have pride in voting. There were a lot of people around that were my parents age (Early 50's), that had never voted before until this election. This way my third time (2000, 2004, 2008), and I guess it's true what they say, the third time is the charm, because I'll never forget this as long as the good lord keeps me on this earth.

There are so many older people in my life that are choked up about this, and this was one of the few times in my 27 years and 11 months that I actually saw my father tearing up. History has definitely been made.

Thank you Jesus for bringing us such a wonderful man to lead our country like Barack Obama. Thank You.

Running Around In Circles.

Today was a nice day. It was 72 degrees...and for Cleveland, Ohio in November, that would put a smile on anyone's face who's been a resident here during our winters with freezing rain and lake effect snow and such. I rode the bus downtown to have lunch with my mom again, but this time it was much better since there weren't 300 teenagers from Toledo flooding Tower City like the last time I was down there.

So I come back home for awhile, and go back downtown to meet Zarinah for the Cavs Vs. Bulls game. It was her treat. First we went to get the tickets and then we went to Cleats at 4th and Prospect to Eat.


She caught me looking at SportsCenter and not listening.

Then Chili Cheese Fries!!! (Not Pictured) LOL.


She happy to be out with that ShortyC...can't say I blame her. LOL>.

Then we get to the game.
I usually don't fuck with Loudville (Cavs Nosebleeds) because my dad usually always has season tickets where we go through the Mercedes Benz club which entails better, bigger, and more comfortable seating, plus all the food you can eat, and beer that you can drink. Now, I'm not completely fat, but I'm not skinny either so that's a bargain, and you don't have to pay those ridiculous ass consession costs because it's all included with the ticket. It was cool tonight though.


LeBron's Introduction in the starting lineup.


The scoreboard during LeBron's Intro....

The Dunk on KG in last years ECSF.

Us in the First Quarter........

Us in the Fourth Quarter..........

Some Of Her uh..Goods.LOL.

A Video I took of LeBron's first layup in the game...I put it on youtube since it was quicker than going through tinypic.com

Ludacris was there!

Me Realizing The "Itis" is setting in....

Half "Itis"

Complete "Itis"

The Face Of Nike Basketball was the Player Of The Game.

We Are All Witnesses...but I'm still a LAKER FAN first!!!!!!!!!!
No Matter How Good The Cavs Get,
For Me, They'll always be second to the Lakers.

Reminisce Session #6: 1998 Air Max Plus

Another shoe that I love and feel lucky to have. I feel in love with these as soon as I saw them at Champs in fall 1998. I don't have OG's of this colorway, but I do have the retro. Other than the weird fit (I had to get these in a 12) and it being impossible to keep the mesh clean and the plastic clear looking (they improved that with the retro), this is one great running shoe and seems to be very popular overseas. I had the OG orange fire looking pair but they cracked on me in 2006. Nike has whored this shoe out releasing it far too many times and in too many different variations.I also think it looks like ass with the Air Max 97 bubble.

Nike Is Taking This Hybrid shit a little too far. These Hybrids are as bad as Nike Basketball (Excluding a few shoes LOL) was from 1999-2004.

Election Day.

It's finally here. Election day.

Since I had a change of address since the 2004 election, I had to vote with a provisional ballot. It was strange because I didn't have to do so when I voted for the primaries on March 4th. I also had to vote at a different place. Weak. That was the biggest part of my day though. Derek Anderson got benched so now we'll see what Brady Quinn is made out of....but he used to get beat down when he was Notre Dame's QB....We'll see. I also can't believe that Allen Iverson is going to be playing for the Pistons with Billups and McDyess going to Denver. Now that I think about it though, the Pistons have been trying to get Iverson since 2000. I guess they didn't try to get him that half of the 06-07 season that he sat out was because they felt they had the perfect team with the starting 5 being Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Wallace, and McDyess/Webber. I've always admired Allen Iverson's heart and the fact that he's not that much taller than me..doesn't weigh as much as me, and will still put his head down and go through the trenches.....however....He's not a team winner...he's an great individual, but not a team winner.

Myself, My Father, and My Sister shared some family time together and watched election coverage and 2 older episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond.

Me And My Sister.

My Sister And My Father.



I saw this on NSB earlier. Made Me Laugh.

Fast Break.

Today was a very chill day. I sold my PS2 and OG Nintendo DS because I just don't play them anymore. As long as I've got my older systems, I'm good. I had an early dinner with my father, and then I went to Zarinah's house to watch the Cavs play the Mavericks. They beat the Mavs down pretty bad. Maurice Williams caught fire and the Cavs took off. It had to be a good game if Wally Szcerbiak dunks right? LOL.

In both pics we look intoxicated but we're not.

Reminisce Session #5: OG 1992 Air Jordan 7 Bordeaux All Star

My Pair that isn't dead yet. The pic even comes up in google! This is my favorite Air Jordan of All Time. I love these. I have two pairs myself but one pair is completely unwearable and the other pair that has held up is slowly dying. I can't believe these haven't retroed yet but I guess Gentry and the other idiots at JB have viewed these as a risk because of the overly 90's "UMEN" (For you older heads like myself) type colorway. I could see them being a LS but these would be awesome if they just GR'd in lower quantities....sorta like the OG colorways 99 4's, the 03 Cement 3's, or the White/Flint Grey/Purple 7's from 06. I do have a theory that gives me some hope that we'll see these in the future. Every OG colorway of the 7 has been retroed except these. I also believe that they use other non traditional OG colorways as tests for future releases. I hated the fact that they made the Grape 5 a LS and when I got my pair, I paid 225 from NEXT because they were the only place in Cleveland with them....though City Blue ended up having them a few days later for 180.



I miss my Grapes and definitely regret selling them. Anyway, with the success of the Grapes, it looks as if JB felt more comfortable releasing the aquas (even with that awful dark grey....on the OG's the Grey is what set that shoe off) as a GR.


Maybe they're looking at the poor sales of the Olive 9's in 2002 that make them weary of retroing these.

Here's my theory.
Black/Red-Purple-December 2002
Olympics-August 2004
Cardinals-April 2006
Hares-June 2008
Bordeaux-Sometime in 2010???????????????

That would be a dream come true. Sure there are pairs on Ebay now DS in the 500-800 range but I see no point if I can't wear them. These and Air Carnivores are the only shoes I could truly call GRAILS.

Air Jordan 7 Commercial US w/Bugs Bunny.

Air Jordan 7 Commercial UK

Please Nike Please Nike Please Nike Please Nike Please Nike Please!!!!!!!!