The isley brothers, a soul group that i truly love, has a song named “footsteps in the dark.” and coupled with the silky, melodic vibrato of ronald isley’s voice, and the sublime congruence of his band it is truly synethesia inducing and beautiful. it doesn’t reach the insane satin swatch of luther vandross when he’s enraptured by that life, by that good good, but dude never had to get ready cause he stayed ready. any way, you think about things like the cuban missile crisis and john fitzgerald kennedy’s subsequent assassination and the unrest that was the experience of his era, but personally i think that’s what ronald isley is talking about… not venturing into the cryptic so deeply that it has no meaning to it’s intended audience. to me, looking around, even though i’m out of the loop as far as y’all city folk are concerned… we are there… again. michael “black jesus” jordan has re released the jordan 12, one of his more beloved designs if your a minimalist and to a true baller probably more rugged to scrimmage in… here’s the thing though. i didn’t get it at first, and sir jordan is getting up in age and has just married what i can’t help but think is a beautiful latina millennial… i mean, despite kobe’s bad boy fashion model looks and savoir faire… as far as being the greatest ever to grace an arena sir mike served as his cliff notes, and had his beautiful baller daughter, affectionately referred to as gi gi and him not died in a tragic helicopter crash, he’d most likely begrudgingly admit that to you, but i’m going to have to troll the situation again and make that public announcement that the jordan 12 is once again alive and well and being marketed on ebay as the “flu game” to go along with the more severe hit of the virus this year. for better or worse are we as a populous being culled and devalued to keep up with the rest of the world? anyway, while two epic wars are going on simultaneously… (screw the slow simmer we’re up in the hundred thousands between the ukraine and palestine now.) get up your 300 stinkies and relive your memories of when your part time job and your clothes were all you had to worry about. the panic that catalyzed nike pulling every kobe bryant collection sneaker in america off of the shelves has also subsided, and i believe you can get those with a little less trouble… there’s a bunch of ’em, one even bearing dwyane wade’s signature on the nike site. even though if you’re not averse to “gently worn” sneakers, other official, not jumpmans… official jordans which can be purchased from off of ebay (just watch for those flagrant fakes meant to separate the fans from the fools… and stop with the gear grinding in your cheap skull official air jordans never go on sale, jumpmans do.) ok, the problem… i’m wondering why these “flu game” joints are so expensive on ebay, the answer is obvious but i’m now trying to play scrabble with this paragraph, applause for “sir black cat” jordan, get your priorities right. I mean, there are still plenty of pretty much new looking, authentic and if not authentic not cheap looking enough to get you laughed at j’s to be had on ebay but as far as nike is concerned be prepared for that same bullshit that we went through if we wanted an xbox or playstation when COVID first hit… the hell with covid and medical staff having nervous breakdowns and cooler trucks full of dead bodies that funeral homes couldn’t house bullshit and a bunch of fan boys playing joust with the scalper bots and cellular carries so they could beat these leprechauns to those damn consoles. my opinion, if you want to waste a little cash, buy a computer… we have plenty to play. but as far as channeling your inner kanye is concerned, surf to the official nike website and get your money up and your watches set. did I mean that “King James” has an official nike sneaker with the “lion of judah” on it?