Brick Reds circa 1992 I grow tired of haters and their comments on the longevity of our fav kicks. Let the haters hate but also consider industry-wide removal of the natural horse collagen glue off the market forever. I have more than a few pair pre 1995 and you cant tell me anything. Out of the box comfort was a Timberland goal, and they meant what they said in the early 1970s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHXCubmchFs
Not a question but a display of creativity. I apologize if this offends any MODs, and I will accept my ban from the group for breaking the rule. It was nice being here and I learned alot.
Q. Would you react this way if it was your store?
How these caught our attention in 1982 were indeed because of a Live Music scene in Washington DC. Much to the shock of the parsnikity hillbillies that enjoy thinking these boots are thug life hip hop gear, am here to shit on you for that traditional prejudice nonsense. The people I saw wearing these boots fist was Black Flag and Bad Brains and so many more. These groups drew a mixed crowd and never had any invented issues thrashing around on the floor having the best fun God intended man to have. Many chose the black shiney punk boots but Henry Rollins and his boys liked the Timberland pictured here for flexability, bouncee, comfort and the fact it made their black leather POP. Bad Brains loved the look and how they griped when you standing and jmping on stage equiptment not indended to be jumped on.
Americans often like to think the evil black man in hip hop began a trend. NOnsense, the boots were cool at the time for job sites and industrial occpations years before that. The association to a community everyone loves to blme for everything of course had the power to influence the world. bullshit.
My first pair purchased in 1982 at he Columbis Mall in the Tiberland store who had a vintage rock climbing sorta thingy ad a demonstration while you try them on. The Punk Bands only wore these because they were American Made as their bands were american made. They hated doc martins and thought their music does not need a shiney sissy boot to make an impact. My influesnce as a black kid trying to be hip...Henry Rollins with black 501's cuffed twice above the ankle with a black bomber and a black fruit of the loom T shirt. Keep ginving the wrong credit to the wrong people, it fits your heritage. Biggie Who, Tribe Called what? come on man. I still wear these boots and they still waterproof and have never done one thing to clean them, brush them or anything other than new laces which is what I am doing now.
26th or 28th pair of laces for these bad boys and my grand sons are fighting me over them now. Not because of the name or the history but Alex told me it was the patina they adored. I thought, ok not sure how you got so cool, but I like it. People are allowed to be influenced but stop trying to politicise popular boot for idiotic tribal reasons. People are more alike than the are unalike and punk bands were not racist in my day, it was the exact oppisite. No one wore primiums back then except the folks working outdorrs.
Remember this people, dont fall for the bullshit again. Ya Heard
I was a fan, but had no idea this even existed