This. The Air Jordan legacy transcends generations. In this case, three in my clan.
I'm in my 40s and my pops and uncles are well into their late 60s and even they are still rocking Jordans to this day. My teenage son has a handful of pairs.
kend Pops takes his Harley out for a cruise and there are times hen old dude is rockin' the OG Playoff 12s I bought for him in the 90s when takin' his chromed out softail deuce custom for a ride.
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First, great to hear that you and your Uncles still rock the Jordan's. Very cool. I'm also a Harley owner, thus my name.
Second, as an older connoisseur myself, I also purchased the Playoff 12's when they first released, I still have my wearable pair to this day.
Not to digress but I still have my original receipt showing I purchased them from "Sneaker Stadium" flagstaff store in Paramus NJ.
Any of you guys remember this sneaker retailer? It was hands down the best sneaker retailer in the business. Basketball courts, tryout tracks, large video screens, tv's with loops of basketball games, pinball machines, etc. Throw on a pair of Jordan's and have at it on the court to see if you liked them and best of all, no pressure to purchase.
Third, I'm older than MJ but younger than Keith Richards. Did anyone see those red NIke's Keith's been rocking out lately? He was wearing them at the big concert in CA last month.
Forth, those old photos were slick and reminded me that I have an old video tape of myself as a teenager playing ball for my school team in 1975.
It shows me proudly wearing my customized Puma Clyde Frazier's. Before NIke's, you were nothing if you didn't own a pair of Puma Clyde's. Most players used Pro Keds, Converse and occasionally Adidas. And yes, back in 75 we were customizing the sneakers. Several of my teammates followed my lead and dyed the puma Swoosh from black to bright orange to match our uniforms. I'll never forget my late Mother freaking out at the price of the Puma's. The going price for Pro Keds, Converse were about 11-12 bucks back then, the Puma's on the other hand were about double, 25 bucks.