People line up to get limited edition Air Jordans

[BERIGAN]

I mean, if this was for something important, like Hanna Montana tickets, but...to get some ugly ass shoes??? Out in the cold(21 right now in the ATL) to get some shoes??? I can only hope some people doing it are just doing it to resell them on ebay for no doubt thousands of dollars...

People line up to get limited edition Air Jordans

Only 23 pairs being sold at 23 stores in the U.S.

By CHANDLER BROWN

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 01/24/08

Reggie Roberts, 22, of Atlanta set up camp outside Walter's clothing store in downtown Atlanta at 9 a.m. Wednesday. By lunch time Thursday, he and two dozen others lined the sidewalk along Decatur Street waiting for Nike's new Air Jordans to go on sale Friday morning.

"It's cold out here, really cold," said Roberts, who was at the front of the line. "But I want these shoes. I gotta have these shoes. We're making history."

The theme here is 23. This is the 23rd edition of the wildy popular shoes. Only 23 pair will be sold at 23 stores nationwide — Atlanta and Miami are the only cities in the Southeast — and they cost $230. If you haven't guessed, Michael Jordan, the shoes' namesake, wore No. 23.

"Nike knows how to market something, don't they?" joked Jeff Steinbook, owner of Walter's, the only Georgia store selling the shoes.

The group lined up outside his store was a mix of 20-something Michael Jordan fans, middle-aged professionals — even a minor league baseball player and his wife — all bound by a love of Air Jordans.

"We're like a family," said David Kawar, 25, who drove in from Tallahassee for the event.

Vince Shields, 45, a financial analyst from Stone Mountain, took off two days from work. He said he planned to add the new Air Jordans to his collection of 75 or so sneakers.

"It's cold out here, but this is the hottest place in town," Shields said Thursday as a relaxed under a blanket in a tailgate-style chair.

Will Startup, 23, who has played for Atlanta Braves minor league teams in Richmond and Rome, lounged in a lawn chair alongside his wife, Lauren. Each sported UGA toboggans, gloves and lots of blankets.

"I see Air Jordans as art," the baseball player from Cartersville said. "We have had them in our china cabinet before, I'm not going to lie."

His wife of two years was there for support. And a new pair of shoes.

"I want something to show for all of this," Lauren Startup said.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

So up comes the first guy. "I want a pair of those shoes, please."

"What size?"

"Six."

"Sorry, we only have eight through ten." First guy fucks off, not best pleased. Next.

"What size?"

"Nine in a wide fitting."

"Sorry, we only have them in a narrow fitting." Another one fucks off.

And so on. Eventually, someone comes in who has feet the right size. Nineteen disgruntled potential customers are getting drunk in the "Misfits Bar" across the road. They see the guy come out of Walters and beat shit out of him.

This is what Walter thinks "Nike knows how to market" means.

MG

[analogak]

this does not make me weep for society.

plys in five years, you keep them in mint, you can sell them to someone in japan for like 2,500 bucks.

[Dave James]

Have you seen these things? They'd knock a buzzard off a shit wagon at 100 yards.

Up over and out.

[BFrank]

On my way to a dentist appointment Thursday I walked by Niketown and noticed a line of a dozen or more guys camped out in front. This explains it.

I don't get it.......but it explains it.