Red Bull: King of the Rock (Alcatraz) Finals

This past July and August, Red Bull USA sponsored a 1-on-1 basketball tournament that pitted player against player, in a single elimination basketball game.  The kicker was that the finalists would be playing to compete in the finals on The Rock, better known as Alcatraz.

While Alcatraz has been closed since 1963, the 22-acre former lighthouse island, has been featured in a number of television shows and movies; the 1996 smash The Rock, starred Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage.

Players from all over the world made their way to California to compete in the 1-on-1 tournament and were cheered on by Boston Celtics point guard, Rajon Rondo.

Beginning tomorrow night, on Comcast and Fox networks you can tune in to see the finals. (Check your local listings for availability.)

Red Bull: King of the Rock (Alcatraz) Finals

The Sneaker Gods Have Spoken: D.Wade now on Jordan Brand

The SNEAKER GODS have listened to us at OSD!!! ESPN is reporting today that Dwyane Wade has left Converse and signed with the mighty Jordan Brand. After 4 insanely ugly sneakers (The last of which he did not even wear this past season), he will now get a fresh start with the company started on the wings of his hometown idol. Just think...What if Chicago actually makes a play for D.Wade in 2010?

Peep the Story Here:
D.Wade Leaves Converse for Jordan Brand

The Sneaker Gods Have Spoken: D.Wade now on Jordan Brand

OSD: Show #37: Mike Parker

We had an opportunity to have Mike Parker as our guest on OSD and to say that Mike dropped knowledge and history.......it would be an understatement.

Mike is best known for bringing the sneaker culture the Puerto Rican Air Force 1 along with the West Indies and countless others.

Listen to the show as he breaks it down and represents where the footwear industry was and what it's grown to become.

Mike Parker on OSD-Obsessive Sneaker Disorder

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OSD: Show #37: Mike Parker

Jordan Converse??

As mentioned by Chris Vidal on last weeks OSD Talk Show, here is the image of the Converse Jordan. I can't front. I love this sneaker. It makes me wish I didn't wear through my Dr. J edition so long ago. I hope it releases. How about you?

As posted by kicksonfire.com

Jordan Converse??

One Star

Converse a/k/a/ MIM (Made In Massachusetts) turned the BIG one hundred and they throwing a party of sorts.

Thank goodness they're rolling out the red carpet because coming off of the Air Force 1 25th Anniversary, it's good to see big brother Converse get some shine.

Boston Globe: Converse celebrates

One Star

Converse One Double Zero

If you've been listening to the OSD talk show on Wednesday nights at 9:30 PM or choose to download the podcast version, then you've heard Dee and guest talk about 100 years of Converse producing sneakers.

Well, someone from Converse must have been paying attention because today at 6:13 PM, I received an email that with the subject line: Converse Century - 100 Years of Basketball, Music & Cultural Rebellion.

Now, if we can only get the good folks at Converse to quickly move on from the Wade 3 and create some sneakers that are worthy of being worn on D-Wade's feet. Please!

Converse One Double Zero

Grandmamaaw

It's a celebration for Converse in 2008. 100 years and countin'.

Grandmamaaw

Wade's Love Letter to Basketball

Check out this from-the-heart letter read by Wade for the for the Wade 3 ad campaign.

I still believe that Converse doesn't know how to market Wade, but this campaign, is a step in the right direction. Thank you Converse!

Wade's Love Letter to Basketball

The new Weapon

It seems that these days, the new weapon of choice is no longer a pair of the Magic or Larry Bird Converse Weapon, rather its a so called 'smart device' produced by Research In Motion a.k.a. RIM.






When did the Blackberry become so popular? Well, it seems like things got rollin' in 1999, when the first Blackberry was released and immediately became popular, not only in the board room, but also the 'hood.

Nowadays, fools are straight up using their Blackberry as the weapon of choice. First it was Naomi Campbell and today it's Foxy Brown (real name Inga Marchand), beating up a neighbor.

Word is that Foxy turned herself into NYPD yesterday and faces charges of felony assault, menacing, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon. She was arraigned and released on $5,000 bail.

Peace & Pounds go out to Foxy as she deals with this case and the move to her independent label, with distribution through Koch. BKLYN Stand UP!!

The new Weapon

Whatcha Doin' Guy?

I enjoy watching actors, comedians, athletes and the like get dipped to appear on the red carpet because there is always some that takes it too far. This year's award goes to Guy Torrey, who from the close-up picture of him and his wife, looks good. But upon further review we see that he's wearing a short-set suit!!







You see, if I tried to pull this type of fashion statement on the red carpet, my wife would have slapped me upside my head faster than you can say Kick IT!

Note the (PRODUCT) Red Converse kicks that Guy is rockin'? Good product placement Nike, um, I mean Converse.

Whatcha Doin' Guy?