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ABOUT FRIES'n'GRAVY

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!!...
it's chunky, crispy, smooth and fat. it's an indulgence but more importantly, fries'n'gravy is nourishing.

stay for a while. sit down, relax and kick off your shoes, while chefs colin and jay collaborate to prepare your classic canadian highschool favourite with only the finest of international ingredients. take a pound plus of crispy fries done proper, some beef gravy, a touch of salt, toss in a dash of freshly ground pepper, and the secret ingredient - TLC. but that's not all, there's more to this batch of fries'n'gravy than just fries and...well...gravy; throw in 1/2 a cup of cynicism and 3 cups of reduced criticism. sprinkle with brutal honesty and you have yourself a batch french fried goodness served up daily.

served best when fresh. feeds'a'plenty so enjoy with all your friends and family.

fries'n'gravy...culture and criticisms.

no preservatives or additives.



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Sunday, September 16, 2007



Despite my disdain for Nike's production practice and the at times absurdity of their prices (Air Jordans I'm looking at you) I have to admit that their workers make fine shoes that I want to be caught wearing.

The Air Force 1s (AF1) are classic. First released 25 years ago in 1982. Doing my research, I discovered that the Nike Air Force Ones were the first Nike shoes to have a full length air sole. (revolutionary tech for basketball players at the time)

Hip Hop and the Air Force Ones have been linked together ever since they first dropped due to the fact that hip-hop culture was so closely connected to the streets of New York and the basketball scene there, many of the up and coming artists from the streets of Brooklyn rose to the top while wearing the Nike Air Force Ones.

Based off of Bruce Kilgore's timeless design you can see the many modifications made stylistically to the AF1's.
Head to your local Foot Locker, then try an urban shoe dealer, The Nike Store, and then try another joint. You'll discover that no matter what you can't get every Air Force One release, as new variants are dropping in Tokyo, NYC, China, Rio, etc.


[the invisible woman - 'invisible air force 1's']






If you are a sneakerhead and lived in my home city of Toronto, you may have noticed the guerilla like retail tactics of Nike earlier this year. On top of Goodfoot (431 Richmond) they erected a Nike store that sold AF1's exclusively and acted as a museum of sorts to display vintage AF1's and crazy to purchase $3000 white anaconda skin AF1's.
Once again, as a sneakerhead, I'm sorry to say if you missed it, well you missed it.

Nike Air Force 1's.
Better than they've ever been.

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