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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Friday, February 25, 2005

Creases Make Your Shoes Look Bad

The Seattle-PI has a fascinating article today about people waiting up to 57 hours in-line outside of NikeTown to score a pair of new retro Air Jordans.

The whole article is interesting, but my part is:

"Rankin owns 120 pairs of shoes, which he refuses to wear more than three times each ("creases make your shoes look bad")...

Asked by a reporter if [he] would consider selling [his] collection on the online auction site, the answer was a resounding no.

"I have to keep them -- they are so rare," said Rankin, who sounded vexed by the very idea of turning a profit with his beloved shoes."

Apparently these guys are relative light weights compared to some people out there though, as evidenced by this article about Ruben Santamaria who spends almost $2,000 a month adding to his shoe collection!

posted by Jamie at 8:09 AM