Jan 4--#-5 bonus again!

Nike Air More. Finally I got a pair. At Copeland's. I got these last 3 pairs (or 4) because I have thrown away 3 pairs of shoes since I started this blog (My cousin Todd's blue Nike runners, the Agassis, and the Tennessee flips that fell apart). So now I really do have 100, or better yet, 101. Maybe next year for the holidays I'll do a t-shirt blog. That one I'll have to begin in July. I'll put new shoes on here every time I get a pair. But I guess I'll make a new rule--that I have to get rid of a pair to acquire a new pair. 101 is enough. For now. Make yourself a new year's resolution to get 101 pairs of shoes. You'll be glad you did. Unless you have a house payment.

Jan 3--#-4 bonus again!

Nike Air Blade II. These were $17.00 at Copeland's, and I just couldn't pass up the chance of scoring another dope lookin' pair of cleats. Don't know if I'll ever play football again, but if I always played football in soccer cleats, why not play soccer in football cleats! I'm doin' it.

Jan 2--#-3 bonus again!

Columbia thong thong thong thong thong. These were ten bucks at Copeland's going out of business sale. Maybe they'll come out good. For ten bucks I'll take a chance on some flip flips. You never know which ones will turn into faves.

Jan 1--#-2 bonus!

Specialized Mountain Bike Shoes. I forgot these, but I thought I would throw them in here. They're a little big and hard to walk in, so I usually don't bother using them. Sometimes on my road bike. Bet you thought you wouldn't see any new shoes on here, huh. Well, these will make up for the pair that I will probably take back to the nike store.

Dec 31--#-1 AMEN

Pro Spirit aqua shoes. I bought these for sailboarding class in Nebraska in 1994, in Holmes Lake. I hadn't worn them since until today.

What a climax to the 102 days of Christmas/New Year's. You have just experienced a one of a kind original. And the aqua shoes are just what you might have hoped for, waiting all this time.

I didn't actually know that I had 100 pairs of shoes. But I actually have exactly one hundred. Good thing I bought a few pairs since this started or I never would have made it to the end of this blog.

I would like to thank God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for sustaining me through the thousands of dollars and hours it took to acquire, buy, wear, post and comment on these shoes over the last 18 years, and especially 102 days. So I'll say it: Thank you, God.

I would like to thank my grandparents for not getting divorced ever and for having a sexual relationship for just long enough to have both of my parents. I would also like to thank my parents for having sex that one fateful time during the last 18 years of their marriage, so that I could fight through the contraceptive foam, the rubber, and the diaphragm. What I mean is, my dad had an infection, a nice pair of rubber boots, and my mom's a really good singer, so she uses her diaphragm to sing well. And I was also born. And the word sex simply means "gender."

Oh, so I said I would like to thank those people, but won't because my grandparents are dead and my parents have been married to other people for 20 years and don't want to bring up the past.

And all this is why I have a Pro Spirit, and some beautiful Pro Spirit Aqua Shoes from Wal-Mart. Amen. Halleluyah. Ass-salaam-alley-come. Word. Booty. Peace. Wigs. B.O. Tough-Actin' Tinactin. Corns. Nebraska. Aksarben. Arkansas. Razorbacks. Stripples. No Strippers. Rap dat, yo. Happy 2007.

P.S.: See you in heaven.

Dec 30--#0 Blast off!

My grandfather's Florsheim wingtip style shoes that my grandma made him give me because they were old back in 1994. Who knows how long he had them. Probably about 50 years. They're cool, but I don't know how to take care of them.

Dec 29--#1

Florsheim loafers. Yeah, Florsheim's are nice, but even 4 bucks isn't a good deal for these shoes. I'll just say that I'm saving them for some day when they come back into style. With white socks.
Well, we finally made it to number one, but the year is not over, and besides, I included a shoe car and a pair of shoes that belong to Ed now, so I have two more to round out your perfect year. . .

Dec 28--#2

Reebok cross trainers. Yeah, these should go in the trash, but I was letting one of my house mates use them because he's only got like four pairs of shoes. These are my beaters now for painting and yard work and stuff. I used to play some fly hoop in these babies back in 1996.

Dec 27--#3

Timberland tan lowtop boots. These were a pretty good deal for 20 bucks. They're suede, so they get dirty kinda easy, and it's hard to find stuff for them to match with. Can someone tell me what to wear these with? (3.65 times per year).

Dec 26--#4

Timberland hiking boot. Been up Sinai, Masada, Turkey, Petra, Archeological digs, 14ers in Colorado, everywhere. And the tread never seems to wear away. They were on sale at a mall in Florida for 60 bucks back in December of 1996. I've patched some of the seams a few times with shoe goo. Great shoes.

Dec 25--#5

"Ramrods" size 12 high heel boots. Merry Christmas. The universal costume shoe. These things saw many a party at Union College. Girls dress up like whores for every costume occasion. I wear these. :)

Dec 24--#6

Sorel insulated snow boots. Again, real good for Michigan or Nebraska. But I don't go looking for cold weather anymore. Plus, things things weigh a ton and they're too big to fit in snowboard bindings. But these are just like the boots I learned to snowboard in, back before there was a such thing as snowboard boots. There were just Sorels.

Dec 23--#7

Rollerblade TRS lightening. These things were my high school graduation present back in 1993. Rollerblade still makes these virtually unchanged. A great design, super comfortable and copied by all manufacturers. But they are a lot slower than my salomon 90s. I've been through 3 sets of wheels on these things. I rollerbladed on every road in Bermuda on these. Every one. I probably have skated 2 or 3 thousand miles on these. No joke. I used to go 15 to 20 miles a day, winter included. These things never die. Real skiggas.

Dec 22--#8

Flow Morphan snowboard boot. These things are feather light, and fit like a slipper. Yeah, I guess I won't be going back to hard boots. These aren't as effortless as the plate boots, but they're infinitely easier to do 360s with, and other tricks. I don't know if flow bindings work or not, but don't bother, just get boots like this, and they work great with any binding. Take it from me. I know. I've been to Mammoth. I've watched really good snowboarders while wearing these.

Dec 21--#9

Nike golf shoes. My uncle Cal left these in my car about 11 years ago, and I've used them at least 14 times since. These shoes live with the Oxygens and the ice skates in a hole in the garage, a great place for hibernating mammals or bugs in cocoons.

Dec 20--#10

Bauer Turbo ice skates. The cheapest ice skates you could buy back in 1989. But hey, they have worked good for me. Not much ice skating to do in San Luis, but in Nebraska these things were the shizzle. Where can you get your blades sharpened around here? Might be time to give them away.

Dec 19--#11

Oxygen snowboard plate racing boots. These things make snowboard carving effortless. But they're a little heavy. For their time, they were great. And now I don't live near snowboarding. So I haven't used these for about 3 years. Some people ragged on me for wearing these, but I answered their criticism with big air anyway, beeotches.

Dec 18--#12

Salomon inline 90mm. These things are smooth even on a four-wheel drive trail. I don't care if it's not cool to inline. These things rock. I pass cyclists on these puppies. But they're hard to potty-train.

Dec 17--#13

Another pair of beautiful shoes by Steve Madden. I've been saving these for just the right occasion. The 13th shoe from the end. This epic will soon draw to a close. Only 8 more days 'til Christmas. And Santa's on his way. Paul said it would be like this. Go, Chattanooga.

Dec 16--#14

Unbranded crappy dress shoes from goodwill that look cool. Yeah, these are what you get if you can't afford the cool doc marten's that have the white and black wingtip action. These were four bucks. These are the shoes I was wearing at the Columbia, MO, church when I was kicked off the pulpit for reading straight out of the Bible. Good memories. Good times. I bought these shoes at the goodwill in Columbia the day before. There was lots of snow on the ground.

Dec 15--#15

Bass deck shoe. These things used to be my wear every day shoe back in 10th grade. Oh how times have changed since 1990, the last time I wore these. They're actually still kinda cool. Or maybe they're back now. They're a little dried up, though, after a 16-year hiatus.

Dec 14--#16

Reebok gore-tex leather boot. On sale in 1998 for 20 bucks. Yeah, good deal. These things are warm and great for everything that requires waterproofness. I've worn them so much I've torn them up and gotten them all dirty. Wait, that's "deer-tay."

Dec 13--#17

St. John's Bay old school canvass deck shoe. Yeah, those old cheap shoes you got when you were 17 because everyone was wearing them in 1992. Yeah, still have 'em. I hadn't worn them for about 15 years until today. Welcome back to my feet.

Dec 12--#18

Vanzetti leather shoe from Uruguay. I've never worn these until today, and I've had them 11 years. They are my backup pair to the other Vanzetti's. These things are form-fitting, so they hurt really bad like the first two hours, but started feeling good after that. Let that be a lesson to you. If the shoe doesn't fit, wear it anyway and maybe it will later.

Dec 11--#19

Simple tennis shoe. I bought these for twenty bucks in 1998 before I worked at Camp Heritage. I haven't worn them much, but I'm starting to like them now that they are 8 years old. I'll have to work them into the rotation. Can you believe we're down to only 18 more!? I feel like my kids are going off to college. Only 2.5 more weeks of this.

Dec 10--#20

Jordan casual shoes. I don't remember the code name for these things, but I get props galore from the homies and hoes alike on these shoes. They're a joy to preach in. When I first found them at the Nike Factory Store in Silverthorne, Colorado, I didn't think I would like them, but they look really good ON. Dope.

Dec 9--#21

Doc Martens goretex boots. These have been everywhere. They make me feel like Criag Mack. totally waterproof, unless a wave crashes over your knees, like happened today when I wore these. Big waves at Morro Bay. Woo hoo!

Dec 8--#22

Steve Madden leather shoe. I got these for 15 bucks at the Steve Madden Outlet store at the Mall of America in Minnesota. I went back to that store in June and the suckas don't sell dudes' shoes anymore! Just for chicks. What a shame. Steve Madden shoes are so dope. These are a little wierd, but I've actually gotten lots of compliments about them, and besides, 15 bucks. I challenge you to find a pair of size 11 Steve Maddens for dudes for 15 bucks. You will lose. But you're still good enough to look at this blog.

Dec 7--#23

Avias. Yeah, my brother wore these in high school. He's 37, so that means these things are at least 20 years old!!! And I'm still rockin' 'em. These were like really cool high tech running shoes back in 1985. Avia, baby. Avia.

Dec 6--#24

Dexter dress shoes. Notice, they don't match. I bought these in Barstow, CA in 1999, and this was the only pair in the store that didn't match. So I bought them, considering myself lucky. You can't have these. They are one of a kind. Eat your heart out like Dances With Wolves out with the Tatonka and the Sioux people.

Dec 5--#25

Nike Air Zoom 90 Total III. Another $180 shoe that I got for 30 bucks at the Nike Factory Store. Not sure why anyone would pay 200 bucks for these, but then again, I haven't used them until today, when I scored 14 goals in a world cup game.

Dec 4--#26

Nike Air Zoom Ultraposite. Posites are kinda out of style now, but these are the ultimate and the climax of the posite movement. These are so nice I don't know if I will ever wear them. They are holy and good. I put on one shoe, and I felt unworthy. I will probably never take those "peel here" stickers off, like the people who leave the protective lining on their cell phones. Gross. The Lord brought me and these shoes together by a miracle, I found a loophole in the automated system of a huge shoe seller on ebay: if you lose a bid, it will offer the shoes to you for just over what you bid, if they have another pair, that is. So I got these for 65 bucks!!! They retailed at $180. Score. But why? Who cares, I have nothing else to do(uche).

Dec 3--#27

Nike Shox VC5. Vince Carter kinda sucks, now. But I've always liked his shoes, even though these are NC colors. Someone will want them, or else I'll have a good time wearing them on the court in heaven.

Dec 2--#28

Nike Shox Cognescenti. Yeah, these black ones were even cheaper...32 bucks. I thought about getting three or four pairs, but thought I would branch out and get the silver ones above for a little more money. Also destined to live in a box for a long, long time.

Dec 1--#29

Nike Shox Cognescenti. There's that silver again. It mesmerizes me, so much that these won't come back out of the box until I retire a few other pairs of running shoes. These were 40 bucks, so I decided to invest in the future, again. Invest in Bangladesh.

Nov 30--#30

Adidas Night Run. I got these on sale from Eastbay. I liked the blue ones a little better, but eventually I will take these out of the box and wear them when people least expect to have ever seen these again, and when white shoes are my style. I may be retired before I wear any of these shoes. The right occasions just don't come up to wear them in. I don't play basketball. I only need one pair of running shoes. One pair of trail shoes, and one pair of nicer shoes to wear to church. But I have 94 extra pairs. Good goin' Bret. You really made the world a better place. Nike stays in business because of me. I figure my money will trickle down to the sweatshops even though I never pay more than half price for a single pair. Don't you know the children in Bangladesh are our future. Chip in to the bucket and buy another pair of Nikes. Wait, these are Adidas, so I guess a big "nevermind" from Dan Wysong goes out to all this post.

Nov 29--#31

Air Jordan XVIII. These things are the most comfortable ballin' shoes ever. I wore them in one game and I never wore them again because they were so good I have to save them for later. They're actually looking cooler and cooler every year. I got these for 60% off, 70 bucks. Word.

Nov 28--#32

Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K5 Flight white/grey. Deja vu again. These I will keep. Again, I'd like a more exciting colorway, but these were the only ones that were $50, marked down like 80 bucks. Word to that. Again, I must say "again." Again, don't you have anything better to do, Bret, than put these shoes on the web? I'm taking donations to buy medication for myself. Contact me at bret.everett@gmail.com.

Nov 27--#33

Deja Vu, the Nike Huarache 2K5 Flight in Lakers colorway, just one size smaller than the ones I gave to Ed. But hey, I own them, so I put them on here. Even at $50, I think I'll take these back to the store and get something else, because I need something new. Only 32 more shoes or so.

Nov 26--#34

GBX Xtreme blue nylon weave sneakers with gummy soles. Pretty interesting shoe. Lots of compliments, and are my favorite color, but just not that comfortable. Funny that they're called "Xtreme." Yeah, like Xerxes and generation X. X. X. X. X. X. Sextuple X. That's really hardest of corest.

Nov 25--#35

Nike Air Flight '89. These are the trendsetting shoes. This isn't the greatest colorway ever, but I scooped these up when I saw them because they're so beautiful and sought after. Black or grey would be better. But these set a dope mood even though I'm not Billy White Shoes Johnson. Somebody trade me these for a NIB pair of Black or grey ones.

Nov 24--#36

Nike Air Zoom Flight 2K3. These things are simply beautiful. Not very comfortable, though. Couldn't really play ball in them, unless you had really thick socks around your ankles. I like silver. And blue. And these are blue. And sliver. Ahh. A beautiful shoe...also kept in the box to be worn in 2017.

Nov 23--#37

Nike Air Tiempo Premier detachable cleated leather soccer boots. These are a nice pair of cleats, but they don't make me run any faster. These were a pretty good deal for $20 bucks at the Nike Factory store. I have to start using them more to play some soccer. That's it, I'm doing it.

Nov 22--#38

Nike Air Max Elite Battlegrounds. I had a white pair of these and they were too small. Que lastima. They were beautiful. These are pretty cool, too. Especially for $20 on ebay. These things are pretty rare. I keep them in their box. I had never put them on until today. I'll take them out and either wear them or sell them in about ten years, or when I get a wife who makes me get rid of my shoes. That's the problem with girls, they have to have more shoes than their man does. Garden tools. Science H. Logic.

Nov 21--#39

Nike Old School Agassi Variants circa 1989. These things are pretty shredded. Even though they're falling apart, I can't seem to get rid of them because they look so darn cool. But I think it's time for them to go. Let me know if you want them before I chuck them. You have one week to respond, and you will have to pay $50.00 shipping in advance, like on ebay.

Nov 20--#40

Vanzetti suede leather upper and laces, gum bottoms. I bought these things in Montevideo, Uruguay, for 20 bucks. I liked them so much I bought another pair that you'll see coming up later. Everyone in Argentina was wearing these things 11 years ago when I was there. You should, too. Make a bid, and maybe I'll pass these on to you. These babies are form-fitting, though, so you'll get the Bret's feet experience. Experience the Spirt.

Nov 19--#41

Nike Air Max Breathe Free II Tennis. These things carry a sixth month no-wear-out guarantee. I wore these to play tennis against my 11-year-old nephew who beat me 6-2, 6-2 while I wore them. Oops. But I did beat my brother. These are fine and dandy tennis shoes, for only 59 bucks at the nike factory store. Just what I needed, another pair of shoes.

Nov 18--#42

Asics Gel Trail Attack II. I've gotten lots of compliments on these bad boys. They look kinda like a construction zone. But a dope and super comfortable shoe. I feel like I overpaid for them a little bit by paying $54 bucks. But these have the potential to become my most worn and most versatile shoe.

Nov 17--#43

Nike Air Considered Boot. These were only $30 at the Nike Factory Store. Thought I would give them a try. Very interesting shoe. They're green and much of the upper is made of woven shoelaces. They had an original price of $110. Yeah. The box these came in is really cool...with a tiny swoosh cut out of the middle top.

Nov 16--#44

A black dress shoe that I use for church or interviews. These were $40. They're not that nice, but they're good enough to look nice and dressy and not too thin and cheese-ball lookin'.