NIKE ID Studio, Manhattan
I can invite 1 person with me to the Nike ID Studio on June 22nd. You can design your own AF1 or AF25, and keep it on the house. As in it’s complimentary. Free. Gratis.
Here’s the deal. Leave a comment, not more than 5 to 7 sentences long, explaining why you think i should bring you. I’ll announce the winner tonight, thursday june 14th at 11pm, so make sure you check my blog later on.
I’m not providing transportation, so if you live outside New York or the US, it’s on you to get there.
good luck!
ps: for a really fly interview on someone i highly respect, check out a feature on my man Anthony Gilbert at http://schememag.com/
June 14th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
chris vidal says:
hmmm….? well to be honest, someone who’s never had the chance or opportunity to enjoy and become a part of the nike id studio experience should be chosen. i mean , i love going in, designing my own one of one af1’s,being treated like royalty and above all…..being able to say t hat i did these shoes myself! love them or hate them there a pair i created…..if the person you choose cannot express that there desire is to be part of the experience, part of the movement that is the af1….then i’m here…..palante primo.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
mike drake says:
After years of suffering with blue feet from the dye/paint of my custom attempts of my youth, I deserve a free official design. My art skills, creativity and the shoe size will give me enough canvas to design a truly unique shoe. The kids I teach in Spanish Harlem will be impressed with their Science teacher and will go on to be great leaders of the future, save Harlem and the Earth from destruction. All of this just because of my shoe design.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Salehe Bembury (Sal) says:
Hey Bobbito, this is Sal that kid that spoke with you about the internship with nike. You know how passionate I am about sneaker design. We’ve been talking for about 2 years now. PLEEEAAASSSE hook it up. I live in new york city, and I’m a broke college student so this would be the PERFECT change of pace. I have had a 21 year long love affair with nike, and it’d be my dream to design my own pair.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Gabriel says:
I believe i should be the one picked simply because i am not only a sneaker person but also a ball player. I’m 17 years old and i take Ball seriously, (trying to go D1). I love kix, sometimes i go on nikeid.com just to mess around and see if i can make some air maxes, 2k4s, 2k5s, or AF1s that look hot (most of the time my designs look good). But i’m short on money right now, probably for awhile… Thanks in advance
June 14th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
steve brock says:
Why should I be picked, hmmm, I have been in the sneaker game for over thirty five years now and been an extensive buyer for a bunch of influential stores throughout the 5 boros (albee square mall!) I was featured in “Whered you get those” I was a batboy for the ny yankees and am a graphic designer. That being said, none of those reasons matter as much to me as being a SURVIVOR. I was diagnosed with a blood Cancer Twice! and beat it both times, the second time through a stem cell transplant! Nike, Lance Armstrong, Bobbito, basketball, and kicks in general, were all present in spirit through my fight, I never really appreciated my footwear till I rocked a brand new pair of Air Force Ones through the transplant ward after being in bedridden solitary for thirty days…still to this day my most valuble kicks. Let’s commemorate livin!
June 14th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Larry Millah says:
Well damn. I’m not a copmplete sneaker fanatic like some others I know. But I’m a design freak! I would love to just see the process and participate in designing a pair of custom joints. Due to my hectic schedule, I don’t really get a chance to see whats poppin in the hood as far as new sneaks are concerned. It would be amazing to go straight to the source with a serious afficiando. I could also get my own personal “vibe’ one on one with Kool Bob as he selects some amazing music to document our our excursion. It wouyld also amount to that amazing New York moment a Chicago boy like me is waiting to have…
June 14th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Vulkan The Krusader says:
I dont derserve this yet Bob , lol…If I picked anyone it would be Vidal. AG on Scheme love it read it was a good interview good questions. I will hit you up when Im in NY brother.
V.K.
June 14th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Eric Soler (cooler than a polar bear!) says:
I should be the one to come with you since way back in the day when you were on WKCR and told the listeners that you needed a cab and I picked your ass up and your end of the deal was a shape up at the barber shop you were working at the time, which never happened. Also, cause I was the first one to tell you weren’t losing your hair, you were getting more head, remember? Also, cause back in the day some shorties used to come up to me in the club and ask me if you and were cousins. Well, I guess we are fam, huh? Not to mention you have a song you sing about me Eric Soler cooler than a polar bear!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Carlos Toro says:
I’m just gonna keep it real. no stories, no pity. I’m a sneakerholic, I don’t collect I buy what I like and I where what I buy. Everything stay’s in rotation from my 93 Accels to my Kool Bob Love airs. I feel that my kicks reflect who I am and would like the chance to design a pair of kicks to showcase my person in true nike fashion straight from the source. No paint to crack just colors straight from the factory. Besides the Free.99 price tag is just right for me.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Danielito@DIRTYMILK says:
I read these stories Cool Bob and I got to say I don’t deserve this opportunity compared to these kids I happen to get blessed with NIKE’s from being in the biz. But I just wanted to say this is honorable thing to do for a kid Ive seen the ID house and it will change the perspective on any sneaker-heads love of Kicks.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
nick says:
Because I need some hands on experience with this design thing. And, because the chance to kick color ideas around with Kool Bob Love should be any sneaker heads dream.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Noel says:
free kicks?! hell yeah!!
why pick me?!
1. I want to make my moms proud
2. I look good in socks, better in uptowns
3. I’m a filthy immigrant
4. Sneakers love me
5. Stop playing! I know where you live, Bob
May the FORCE be with me…
June 14th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
King says:
Kool Bob love what the deal? This is the King from HARLEM, NYC. I would love to design a pair of forces at the id store for a many reasons: The air force 1 is my favorite shoe and the chance to have a 1 of 1 pair is too good to be true. Other than that the chance to chill with one of the pionners of urban culture and a fellow son of harlem. peace.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Liv says:
I’m on here, right? Reason – cause I actually read “Heres the deal. Leave a comment, not more than 5 to 7 sentences long, explaining why you think i should bring you. Ill announce the winner tonight, thursday june 14th at 11pm, so make sure you check my blog later on. ” Now – something clever – for the 2-4 remaining sentences I may have hmmm. I love design almost as much as I love kicks. Even if I don’t get picked – I’ll still LOVE KOOL BOB LOVE. liv
June 14th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
yo! hozay says:
First of all, they are FREE! This will give me a chance to put out a dope colorway nobody has seen yet. So dope and sick.. Bob u wont give them to me you probably end up keeping them. lol. Loe the Air Force one. Support the movement Bob.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Jason F says:
I came across this and i read here you have the oppotunity to win a free airforce ID.. you know.. i always had a thing for nike.. i am more of a dunk collector but occationally i find the right airones and i would get it a wear it as much as i feel please. Unknowingly i found out that there are ID for airforces.. i received an email for a password for one.
This contest .. im not sure if u have to be resident of the area around where the studio is.. but i am located quite far from the studio.. south coast of the lonestar state.. where none of these exist.. people here .. only a hand full knows of such sneakers. With so many fakes around and so many unknowledgable heads.. i feel that i am guided here for an oppotunity to breaknecks in my lonestar state. =)
June 14th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Conor says:
Because I didn’t waste your time. Pick Me.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
John L says:
if you fell for the trick website, i definitely deserve this. there…that was my reply at trying to win.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Steve Chucks says:
I need these shoes because otherwise I am barefoot. I had a gigantic shoe collection that I had built over the past few years, until an ex-girlfriend of mine lost it when we broke up. She poured all kinds of household liquids (and other) on my collection, including honey and toothpaste. Please help me get out of these crappy $10 Velcro shoes from K-Mart. PLEASE.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Hector LaBoy says:
On the real I would love to create a straight up dope looking PR edition airforce one. I was born in P.R. I can’t
ever seem to get a hold of them when they hit the shops. I feel like that would be super fresh. Plus for free you can beat that.I am also a father of two so I can’t get as fresh as I used to you know…
I feel like Nike from a personal stand point can do a better job when it comes to the PR editions. I love kicks period and I just happen to rock more AF Ones than any other shoe. So Cool Bob Love help me pimp my ones..
June 14th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
ben arial says:
I think i should be picked for this amazing offer. Simply because i have what it takes to design a hot shoe. Ive designd for reebok and gave them a whole new style. Im not a wealthy kid i just have wealthy dreams of becoming rememberd in my works. So please respond back, maybe not for this but i would love to be working with bobbito and nike in the future…thanks
June 14th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Amritpal Singh says:
Hey bobbito, i am here for somebody else who is one of the greatest artist ever and customizes the Air Force 1’s like no limits. i am sure his design would be one of the most wanted Air Force 1’s ever and one that people would stand in long lines just to grab them for their collection and i am sure if given a chance he would create the ultimate Air Force 1’s. if you want to know who am i. i have been in sneaker business for 25 years now and have couple of sneaker stores.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
VeRs says:
pick me… cuz
I.
AM.
SO.
COOL (cool…cool…echo)
check out my sneakerblog at http://www.myspace.com/gbosproductions
beats (real hip-hop) and sneaks. Why not?
June 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Moni says:
HEEElll no you won’t pick me, you know my color theory problems so we might be in that ID joint for days. Let me chime in and say that this is a freakin’ amazing thing you are doing and that either the broke college kid (sal) or noel sound as if they would really appreciate the experience. OK back to my pantone chips.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
carl hines says:
My name is Carl Hines and,I am a true Nike Sneaker Lover thats all i wear.I am a Store manager in Harlem who collects a variety of sneakers.My obsession for the Nike Air force One has evolved over the years.I recently met Kool Bob Garcia at my store Vault WO located in Harlem,NYC. He is a genuine person and hope to win this contest.I was invited to the Nike ID studio recently and id some Nike Dunk High Premium which was great.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Manny Maldonado says:
Steve brock, Your testimony really hit me in the heart homey. I learned through a very close friend/brother that life is about giving. The AF1 lifted your spirit; it gave you confidence and reminded you of the adversity you faced and overcame. Steve, what ever happens at the end of the day you have the best AF1’s ever created. the joints that where symbolic of being Cancer Free.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Chad Bannanas says:
oh man
get me a pair of sneaks
i lost mine in the sand
lost among the leeches
little minnesota cat needs some new rocks
to put into his socks
June 14th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Ronald Applin says:
Fashion is a sincere passion of mine and the Nike Air Force 1 is something that is a major passion to me beyond expression. Bobbito himself is someone that I have really followed and admired for about 6 or 7 years. I really dig his positive attitude and I loved him on NBA Streets….”Fool me once, Fool me twice, Fool me thrice?….” LOL….I loved that. Being the winner would, to ME, be an accomplishment in itself rather than just a prize that was won.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Mike B says:
I don’t deserve this because i don’t do nothing special in the Nike culture or the hip hop cultral, all i do is work and help those i can help. I just got in the game and would love to open up a sneaker shop i got a hot idea that no one has done yet for a Nike sneaker & would love the chance to express it on a pair of kicks. Peace.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
dj 2-fresh says:
well….let see…why should i deserve a pair……..well why shouldnt I?
June 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
dreamer says:
Not a huge sneaker-head like everyone out there but love a pair of fresh-new Nike’s that make someone’s head turn when you sport them. Been running into some bad luck lately and have really brought me almost to tears. To make a long story short, if I were picked to get a free pair of Nike ID’s, that could bring a brotha’s spirit back up. But with my luck, it is not happening. But not going to hurt if I tried…
June 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
freshcurry says:
This is a great opportunity for me to enter the nike id studio, as I’m from Canada and the once a month draw on their website is only applicable to US residents. Next I love colours and fabrics, just checking out the samples would be good times. It would also be pretty wicked just hanging out and learning more about sneakers from you, cause you got maaad knowledge on the subject. The experience of flying out to NY and the id studio would definitely a memory we would both remember. LOL, plus after getting those shoes I would never wear dress shoes to work again…..
BTW – think this a great way to have a contest instead of picking some random name out of a hat. thanks again for the opportunity! Cheers
June 14th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
George says:
ok ok where too start?
if you really want to get tecnical!
i remember when you and strech where riping the air waves with all the newest music for us to play in our panisonics for the next day! yeah yook it there.. cassete tapes yup…
but it ain’t bout that right now! lol
it’s about playing the seen with the gangsta lean with these you never seen these before.. can i get a amen!!!!!!!!! (amen)….
and i can’t give you a sobe story cause i’m bout the foward not the backward feel me!!
and tell people to step they game up!
(just had to add that one)
and and it would be what’s really up to be chosen, and i give a big up too ya’ll for even letting me try you know!
and if you don’t pick me i’m gounna get u! jusy kidding.. no i’m not .. yeah i am. lol
it’s still all love if i’m not there i’ll read about on one of these dam sites! freaken crazys.
ooh! and i forgot i said thanks right ooh yeah i did!
but oooh yeah this is a freestyle so don’t have this on your web page.
don’t have this on your tee shirt.
don’t you swag none of that even thoe i know that don’t lisen anyway..
swag nabbers!
babbito you better let these youngins know please!
and you goanna say! you these wippersnappers don’t know no better…
peace babbito
and i better see those rucker and all that street ball games on msg show too grind on… peace fam….
and it would be really cool too win tooo. lol
June 14th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Mitchell says:
I tell you why:
Because I can feel the LOVE all over Amsterdam, and Amsterdam can feel the LOVE of my AF1… But they still didn’t introduced eachother yet, because my AF1’s can’t talk so please let me give them an ID so they can talk!
ONE LOVE
June 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Justin Cervantes says:
honestly im not the only one deserving of this chance, because its mad sneaker heads out there who would literally do anything for this opportunity, me being one of them. I feel that I represent the real sneaker heads who wake up early every weekend and hunt for EXCLUSIVE kickz opposed to all these culture vultures and swagger jackers who can now go to there local footlocker and pick up a pair of AF1 premiums. I respect the sneaker culture and feel that I am a true reflection of the Jeff Staple’s, the Tinker Hatfield’s, the Kenzo Minami’s and the Bobbito Garcia’s. I hope I can have the privilege to display the impact that you all had on my life unto the canvas of an AF1.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Bogdan C.G. says:
My b-day is on june 21st, so a pair of Nike ID’s would be an awsome present.
R35P3C7
June 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Troy says:
The AF1 is a cultural icon. People from all walks of life can relate in their individual ways to this sneaker whether its because the colors remind them of their favorite collegiate basketball dynasty, or because their older brother used to school kids on the court while rocking the classic sneaker profile known as the Air Force 1. Ones, Forces, Uptowns, the list of nicknames for this sneaker is continuously growing and sneakerheads use these endearing terms to signify where they represent. The Air Force 1 has touched on all facets of our American culture, from being on the feet legendary NYC street ballers to music icons such as Fat Joe licking the soles of his Linens. Biggups to Nike and Air Force 1 for doing it for 25 years. I love the Air Force 1, have since I was a kid and this is why I think I should go with Bobbito to the Nike Studios.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
matt says:
I’ve bought two of your three Air Force Ones so far and I’ve just arrived in New York from London, winning this would be cool and would be the highlight of my trip!
June 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Adam says:
I need this. I am such a sneaker fanatic that I’ve flown to Los Angeles (I’m from Boston) just to check out Flight Club to find LE Nikes. And on top of that, I had my Lo Top Tiffanys and Safaris stolen last year, and they were my babies! To roll up to Nike ID Studio would be like making my first born the next LeBron James. I’ll meet you wherever, just get me to that studio!
June 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Gus R. says:
I Live in Iowa. Let’s face it, Not a lot of people in Iowa know about the sneaker culture. I’ve always been into it. It would be my dream come true if i got a chance to go to nike id. I try my best to collect the tight forces! I have a little collection that i never wear haha. So please make my dream come true!
June 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
J. Harris says:
i could plot beg or steal this opportunity
{exerts a serious ice grill}
however, If Pharrell can make ICECREAMS, STARBURRY can produce 15 dolla kicks
I think this is my true calling…
Do something I know absolutely nothing about…
Then CREATE a pair of OL’ SOLES…that appeals to hiphop to rock and roll. and I will do all this not for next to nothing, I will take it a step beyond and allow NIKE to use me for free. After all I know as much about sneakers than a Podiatrist knows about feet. SELL ME BOBBY BOY?!
Hurry up and get me the credentials cuz I dont want to wait until 11 o’clock tonight.
or else sorry you will not be.
Sincerely,
Chuck Taylor.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
mario says:
Yo peace DJ Cucumber Slice,
What’s good? You should take me because number 1 I’m a proud KNICKS fan and I need some new kicks and I’ve always wanted to meet and talk to you. I was raised on you and Stretch, you know before hip hop died. I’m an artist and I always wanted to go on your show I use to tell Jeru the Damaja to get me up there. I’m trying to start this album life got in the way family and kids. So I’m trying to make it happen!!! Yo you still got the sneaker spot? I remember you had I think it was called the basement. Alright yo keep doing your thing, congrats on your success and branching out and getting a gig with the Knicks let me know if they need a die hard fan looking for an opportunity?
PEACE,
Mario
June 14th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Naiym Henderson says:
i deserve a free pair of kicks because im tired of paying outrageous prices for sneakers and i cant stand on lines and wait outside sneaker shops because i have a job so i can pay rent so i dont get kick out of my crib lol my parents dont support me. its hard for a sneaker pimp and plus this black man never won a damn thing so if i won this it would be a start lol
June 14th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Chris says:
Well, I would say I deserve this because lets face it, you can bet that a majority of the people on the list would make some crazy colorway that would be terrible. I appreciate solid design and good use of color. I won’t bring shame to the contest.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Alex Turner says:
I have been a fan and avid collector of Nike for as long as I could remember. Im in college right now, working part-time mostly on weekends. I live in miami and honestly theres only a handful of places to buy really dope sneakers. Those few places sell out of EVERYTHING so incredibly fast, plus when they do have something stores tend to charge above retail for brand new releases. As a college student, working part-time, living in one of the most expensive, over-populated cities in the US, the AF-1 25th Anniversary has been a tough one for me. I’ve had to wave goodbye to some of the most creative, advanced Forces of all time because there are just so many to choose from and such limited funds to choose with. An opportunity like this with a legend like Bobbito would mean so much, words can’t even express.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Miguel Polanco says:
I deserve an free pair of air force one b/c I love kicks, I eat & breath kicks
I cant effort the real exclusive kicks so this would been an once and an life time chance to have something that represent me
Is like this sneaker is not something I wear is part of my culture growing up in the Bronx
June 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Carlito Roc says:
What’s up Bobbitto? To keep it short and sweet, I’d like to take the trip with you to Nike Id because I have 2 dj gigs comming up in July and it would be fly to wear my own custom Nikes while I spin. I’m not getting paid for either party so it would be nice to at least look like a million bucks and have everyone ask “Where’d U Get Those?”.
Good luck to the person you choose.
Peace Brother,
Carlito Roc
Those Crispy Kicks.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Thomas Coleman A.K.A Tredman415 says:
Yo B! You got to pick me, I’m a true to the Heart, without a doubt Air Force 1 Fiend, with over 100 air force 1. Check this, if you pick me we will have some much to talk about: Shoe game, NBA Finals, Hip-Hop, and Video games. I meet you in San Francisco, you and your boys, came down to the huf quake release on sutter and jones. On the real, you are a really cool dude; I felt respect from you, when I got to talked to you about the show, It’s the shoes. This is the sad part, I’m all the way in San Francisco, and I have to work on the 22nd at the San Francisco Giants Stadium and we play against New York. But it would be cool, if you sent me an ID card or a sign pair of your kicks. I really would apperciate that, real talk from the heart B. One
June 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
charity says:
Hmmm. Honestly, I don’t wear ones usually, i’m more of a dunk and blazer chick (when it comes to retro nike hoop kicks) but if I could make my own pair of AF1…Id proudly wear em. Also, i’m a philanthropic sneakerhead; I donate at least 3 pair a year (which kills the numbers as far as my collection goes) but, gettin a pair like this would make it easy to double the number this year (you can hold me to that). Actually though, the biggest benefit would be hangin with cool bob, do a lil brain pickin with somebody I really respect in the hip-hop AND hoopin game…the sneakers would really just be like the illest added bonus ever.
~cdot
June 14th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Greg says:
Some people on here say they’ve been in the sneaker business for years, others have been fashion designing, and that’s great and all. But I’ve been buying basketball apparel and footwear since I was a kid, always purchasing the athletic look but I always wanted to make my own stuff because I thought my ideas would sell. Sneakers are a great way to start, and I don’t like the idea of just customizing colors and letters. Designing the actual shoe is a hell of an experience. Not only that, but I’ve been following streetball and reporting for years on players like Bobbito, the AND1 crew, Notic, Dime, EBC, and other underground players. It would be nice to get out, take initiative, and do something to get involved with the basketball community rather than sitting back and interviewing people. I love this game, I love the people that play it, I’m never going to stop playing it. God bless whoever you choose, Bobbito! Stay true!
June 14th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Devin says:
I’m an artist and I take pride in expressing how I feel. One way is through graffiti. Another way is through music. Finally, the way I dress exemplifies who I am to those that do not know me. It would be an honor if I could utilize my talents to design a unique pair of the single best selling shoe of all time.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
DEEJAY DIRTY DEK says:
I should win because im not some corny hypbeast that is only obsessed with sneakers! I’m a i’ll deejay/graffitti artist, music and art is my life and my profession, lookin fresh is sendary it just goes along with whats really important, MUSIC!! If i made a pair of those jammies they would be ill because i got madd ideas and ive always wanted to make some dope costoms the legit way! Trust mee! i Should win!
for more info on the DIRTY DEK AKA SELECTAH DEKSTA, Peep http://www.myspace.com/durteedekarator
June 14th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Chester says:
Simply put im seriously the person to choose for this exciting endeavor into the world or fashion and entertainment. im a simple kid that loves nikes from the very first jordans i got to the vintage and throwback air max shoes that i can find. see im gonna be a 5th year college student getting a degree in graphic design and public relations, i feel this can get me a foot into the industry i have always wanted to be involved in. perhaps you, bobbito, can be the person to introduce me to the world i love, and if not i’ll see you when i get up there.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
jia says:
why? im not gonna suck anyones ass
give it to me cuz im the shitttttt
June 14th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Mike Swing says:
Bobbito!!! I don’t live in New York and I don’t even think I can get there to do the ID shoes so make sure you invite someone out there that has the same passion for AF1’s, sneaker culture, and Hip Hop culture just as you. I honestly don’t think any of us here can live up to you as what you’ve done so make a good decision and big ups to what you’ve done for the culture.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
caff says:
I should win because my first name is Nike. Real talk, ask my mom, she gave it to me.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Chris Noble says:
Well honestly, I think I deserve it because I am going back to high school in September and I have been putting ALL my money away for after I graduate and I haven’t been able to get a pair of kicks in like 9 months and my father is retiring in a few months so his money is running short also. I just think that it would be cool to have something that represents me, something that nobody else has but me. Just as a sign of individuality to set me apart from others, even if it is just a pair of kicks to some people it would be something special to me considering I have a passion for sneakers and its the ultimate way of defining yourself in the sneaker/street wear culture. Anyway, You should def. pick me because I deserve it. I changed my life for the better and I think I deserve some recognition for it, like a little pat on the back.
Even if i don’t win, Thanks for the opportunity and I am sure whoever does win deserves it as much as anyone else.
-Chris.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Ryan C says:
Bobbito…well all I want to say is Ive been a Nike brand loyalist since the day my brother came home with the all blue suede 1993 Nike Air Bound 3 Flights (remember those..classic!), since then nothing but Nikes on my feet. Why should I be picked, no reason in particular just a kid from Atlanta that always dreamed to get a chance to design a Nike shoe. Till this day in my cubicle at work, I sketch shoe ideas that I think would be fly. To design a pair of Air Forces would be crazy, since I already cop about 5 fresh white pairs every summer. Always loved the concepts and designs you come up with, and to just kick it with you up in NikeId land would be love.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
miguel cristian says:
i was chosen to go to nike id studios(ive been trying for almost 2yrs now to win a raffle at nike id ) to go and do my thang but on that actual day to go i couldnt make it my son was really sick and i had to stay for a couple of days in the hospital so i missed the oppurtunity to get my own custom id’s
June 14th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Eugene says:
Design is my true passion and although I have been into sneakers for almost 6 years, I have not yet had the pleasure of owning perhaps the finest example of timeless sneaker design. As a creative individual, The Air Force one has been an inspirational canvas to me, and I have more than once risen from bed at off hours to draw out a concept that I later digitally recreated. If I win, I will have the chance to see one of my creations, one of the many figments of my imagination brought into the world in the form of a sneaker, and as any designer can tell you, there is truly something special about that.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
J WeLLz says:
I feel you should bring me because not only do I appreciate AF1s as much as you do, but sneakers in general. Sneakers are the altimate works of art in my opionion. I have a deep passion for the designs and colors put together on kicks. To spend time with someone as legendary and cool as you would definitely be a highlight to remember. I’m a SnEaKeRFrEaKeR that would be even more insired by this rare opportunity to design my own AF1 or AF25.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Jeremy Ripley says:
After receiving a liver transplant in February 2006, I learned that the act of giving is implausibly important. Although times were sometimes tough during the ordeal, I currently enjoy a state of happiness and euphoria that I didnt know existed. I currently own about 25 pairs of sneakers and am a product tester for And1. Why do I deserve another pair of shoes? Well to be rather concise, I dont. If I win this contest, I plan to donate the shoes, or have the shoes autographed by a celebrity, and then auctioned. With the auction money I would purchase as many shoes as possible in a menagerie of sizes. I would then donate each shoe purchased to a non-profit organization called Hoops4Hope (Bob thanks for putting me on this!). In countries torn by religious and political discords, kids play basketball as an escape from societal strictures. These kids love playing ball so much, that some even play barefoot. Through my previous transplant experience, I learned that the act of giving is much more important and rewarding than receivingand I believe this event is an excellent avenue to pursue that endeavor.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Nick says:
Bobbito,
You should take me with you because I’m a White Boy with sick flows, that loves fresh kicks. Listen to the track “Fresh As Fuck” at http://www.myspace.com/grasssmallz. The track speaks for our love of Nike’s and exclusive gear. We call ourselves BACKROAD…I rap on the last verse and on the hook. Peep the track, listen especially close to the lyrics. Any sneaker head that likes rap should feel this.
Regards,
Nick Fenton
June 14th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
nino says:
man I love af1, found probably every pic on the net of every model that ever came out, watched every clip about it and shit but… in my country we don’t get a chance to purchase them
and a lot of sites don’t even deliver here so I can’t order them over the internet. so hell yeah I want a free pair 
peace from croatia
June 14th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Mike.Ro says:
Im 19
Im Broke
Im in the actual Air Force serving our country so you can sleep safe at night.
I CAN make it up to New York
All i gotta do is believe.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
A Cruz from the group home.. says:
Cause I wanna be Eric B. to the AF1’s Rakim
June 14th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
DennLive says:
I’ve been with the sneaker society for a min now. I’ve been down quietly, watching and observing since the days of NikePark, from Sole Collector to Where’d You Get Those. I’m the average guy, love kicks and buy what I like when I get the chance to get my hands on them, and believe I wear and ball in every one of them that I got. Just the opportunity to put my stamp on my own, I’ll be thankful.
-Dennis
June 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Kym says:
just like everybody here im a fellow sneaker since I was 8 years old.I just have the love for sneaks right when you open the box and that new smell hit you,just lacing up is something I was able maintain 15 years later taht will never ever change.Just to able walk in a room and have the first thing people do is stare down on what you have is such a stellar thing.Just to be able to design a fresh pair of AF and be able to standout from the rest would be dope,just like you bobbito I wanna be able look fresh with my bboy stance looking fresh just like you back in the days with your Pro-Keds.something will never change
June 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Jesse Pulitano says:
Hey Bobbito. Look, i’m not going to try and say that I have loved sneakers for 45 years or anything..I got into it a couple years ago, and I would really love to have my own air force one. If I am chosen, I will be jumping and screaming like I just won the lottery, because to me, it’s the same thing. Do your thing, and if you happen to pick me, holy shit.
Thank you for reading.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Jennier Hernandez says:
Hey Bobitto. Well… given the name of my e-mail address SNEAKFREAK65@hotmail.com. It safe to say that i should be picked to design my own Af1 / Af25 because i have been a NIKE fan since i saw a pair on Farah Facett from Charlie’s Angels,(totally love that show). She was riding a skate board and she was wearing white Nike with a red swoosh… iI’ve loved NIKES ever since. last but not leaset I would love to spend the day with Bobitto.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Matt Thomas says:
For my whole life I was the kid who went to hoop just to see everyone else’s kicks.I never really had the means or cash to cop what I really wanted. I did everything, worked at the barbershop, mowed lawns, whatever it took to get my pair. I’ve always and will always love Airs.I’m one of the few younger peeps you see today who truly have a love for the kicks and an understanding of the culture. I hope to carry on the legacy or Air and continue to pass down the love to generations after me.I can guarantee one thing, that if i am picked i will represent the sneaker community and N.Y. to the fullest, 100%
-Matt
June 14th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
marina says:
a couple of months back i had a spinal cord injury that left me temporarily paralyzed from the waste down. after 2 months of rehab in patient and out patient im walking but with a brace and a cane, the brace is pretty blucky. which means i need a wider shoe. the only shoes that it fits into are af1’s. getting a custom pair would definitely lift my spirits.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Jonathan Parker says:
Ok, the name I posted is my brother. He actually doesnt know Im doing this, but I know he loves sneakers and this would be really cool to him. He just graduated from University of Michigan and Morehouse College on a dual degree program and Id be really happy if you took him. I personally dont really know about shoes, but I know he is crazy about em and has a closet full of dunks, jordans and AF1s.
-Josh
June 14th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Abe Spigner says:
Hm..
dammit.. that’s one sentence.
FU*K that’s two!
3.
Ahhh… well I guess I would dig going up there to design my own kicks cuz’ I’m actually willing to purchase an overpriced ticket from sunny LA to go to NY just for the experience alone.
Because honestly…
What’s life without experiences?
Peace.
June 14th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
kevin says:
just pick us. http://www.hyperousia.com
June 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Kassan says:
AF1 is about style. I know the shoe I design will rival many of the AF1 X…..that have been released. I’d love to be chosen but if i’m not its kool because Bob you still rock it @ wonderful every year!!!
P.S.
I have no sob story I just would love to design some AF1 lows. To all the people who have suffered and not suffered Good night and god bless.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
koroush mehryar says:
Sneakers are my life. I wake up in the morning and look at my closet and i feel im truly blessed. Not only for the shoes that i own but the culture i am involved in. Owning a pair of air forces is owning a piece of history and a piece of contemporary art at the same time. Wearing a pair makes me proud, not only because they are the greatest shoe of all time but i represent a lifestyle and culture that many of us hold dear to our hearts, so having my own would be a little too surreal. We all love nikes, but having the opportunity to design your own air force is truly remarkable. Please give me this chance
June 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Morris Ricks says:
YO Ive been an uptown fiend since day one, i don’t even use drawers in my crib, i stash eveything in Nike boxes.
My cash flow is low because i been spending like 99.5 % of my time writin rhymes, against the industry that destroyed hip-hop. MY swagger intertwines with my music. MY uppy’s are like my pencil when write real rap.
Their in my soul.
they make me who i am.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
KY says:
I LIKE AIR FORCES ONE VERY MUCH. YES ITS NICE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ROMANCE WITH IT AND MAKE SEXUAL EXPLOSION INSIDE. I WAS JUST KIDDING. I WILL BE EXECUTE IF I NOT GETS PAIR. IN MY COUNTRY, AIR FORCES ONES CAN BUYS THREE HORSES, FIVE WOMEN AND TWO UNDERWEAR. I VERY HUNGRY. I WILL BUYS HORSES TO MAKES HORSE MEAT POPSICLE. CHENQUIEH. High five!
June 14th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Cameron Kerst says:
I own one pair of dirty, scuffed, court worn Air Force 1s. I bought them years ago when I woke up at 6 AM to drive over an hour and wait in line at the mall for the sneaker stores to open. I’m a small town dude, and these sneakers meant that I wasn’t a hick. I knew what was up. Now I live in the city and have my fair share of sneakers, but the Air Force 1 was a turning point. All this time later, it would certainly be nice to step my game up further with a classy custom pair.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
alex hernandez says:
i always loved af1 growing up in brooklyn.. but we always called them uptowns… is till remember the first pair of af1 i bought with my own money that i got from collecting cans with my grandfather and cashing them in at the super market… thhey were the white and blue jewel uptowns witht the clear blue midsole.i wud love to go in and come out with a pair of id af1.. cause that 275 price tag is too deep for my pockets..sneakers have grown into this big thing where all kicks are surrounded by hype u cant get anything hot anymore unless u have a connect or wait online.. even if u wait online your are not gaurenteed your size..The af1 is classic and will never lose its style u cant go wrong with white on whites ever…
June 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Samuel Wang says:
I genuinely appreciate the beauty of the air force 1. Aesthetically, it’s very simple – but the simplicity is what makes the air force 1 stand out in its radiance. The air force 1 has the power to complete your outfit. Whenever you look down at your feet, you get a feeling of satisfaction and glee.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
carter thomson says:
I’m from Scotland and was in New York a couple of years ago and was lucky enough to get an invite to the nike id lab.Unfortunately i was given the invite on the day i was due to leave so was unable to attend.This has been killing me ever since,as i feel that was my only chance to make the kicks i’ve always wanted.Please hook me up!!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Jenn says:
I LOVE ART and i believe that sneakers and urban streetwear as a whole, are becoming incorporated into the “new art world”, a pathway for inspiring kids. AF1 and their creativity ispires me. short&simple.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
mark says:
“nothing fancy… it’s all so simple, yet unique.” i love sneakers. Thus, to fulfill any hopes of completing my potential and living my passion, I am on the path to working with my dream company: Nike. This sounds like a pitch to get a job, although i know this isn’t, but I take every opportunity in this direction to help me build my portfolio; every opportunity to show myself and the world that I am and will be one of the dopest designers/colorists to be reckoned. Thank you for this opportunity.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
irvin says:
bobbito i love nike period! ive been saving up to get those unos af1s, i work at footlocker like 3x a week and that really dosent give me much. Im an straight af1 fan, been with it since my bro past away (1995). my bday is june 26 and my parents are paying my flight to NY this year, and this would be a great once in a life time chance , so please hook me up bobbito.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
theo says:
’cause the converse all stars i rock smell like death, and the kid needs new shoes.
just being honest b.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
pedro ayala says:
Whats up Bob’BTo whats good. Well I’m from the south bx area I’m into collecting kicks. I would like to get the opportunity that I lost with Nike when then sent me a password to design some AF1 Low. I design the sneakers and when i was in the process of purchasing the sneaker I used my girlfriend C.C. and we both share the same address but the reason nike cancel my order was because the name was difference on the card and to the nike account. Therefore I would like to own a pair of AF1 ID customize by me. PEace 1…
June 14th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Josh says:
wuddup bobbito,
I first heard your name fairly recently on k-salaams mixtape droppin some knowledge about vieques, since then I have learned more n more about your life and I would love to meet you. I’m sure we will cross paths eventually as art is a huge part of my life and I am currently starting a clothing label, and I hope that my efforts can spark some kind of political and social change, so I imagine I will run into to eventually, but sooner would be much better than later, and obviously creating some customs would be dope as hell.
bless up,
Josh
p.s. I have a feeling the customs I create will be so fresh you gonna want a pair..lol
June 14th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Lu Fonts says:
I deserve them because I want them.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Ryan Fisher says:
I deserve a chance to ID a pair of Air Forces because Im broke. I used to work for sneakers as a kid. Id do odd jobs to buy Jordans for basketball camp, Id sweep floors at my barbershop for weeks to cop fresh forces for school. Now Im older (21) and Im in college and I have a child on the way. I can no longer afford to buy new sneakers as I’d like. It kills me to see new sneakers come out that I cannot afford, and I’ve been saving money to attempt to ID a shoe. All of my attempts at contest, and even on the Nike ID website have been ignored. My wannabe sneaker head hook ups have been Bulls**T and Im scared that I’d never be able to design/ID a shoe due to the rarity of being chosen. A shoe I’ll probably wear the rest of my life. I’ll wear them in my wedding and in my casket. Please Bobbito, You killed me with the Fat Joe episode. Please give me this opportunity. Thank you anyway for the chance. Peace and Love
Ryan F
June 14th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Chris says:
[Bobbito Garcia]
Yo yo yo
It’s Hand Solo, one time again
I’m no jerk my friends, just for dick again and again
I put a towel up on the floor
for easy post-cleanup, get up, close my door
So my roommate won’t bust me
like my mom did, and my dad did
and my college roommate did, with jerkers in my palm
That’s why now, I do it dry
So that’s the set up, I tilt my head up
puy my fingers on my nipple, swish around my pre-cum dribble
Rippin epidermis cause it’s easy to be
Shootin loads to go to bed, cause it makes me sleepy
Titties on my mind, close to ejaculation
Anal perspiration, heavy inhalation
I strive for the shoulders, in Boulder Colorado
Shoot on walls and toilet stalls is my motto
It’s like that y’all y’all and you don’t dare stop stop
I grab my cock until the cum drops
Mr. Eon — you got hands on experience? (You know I do)
Grab the mic and get delerious
so you rule and i should win
June 14th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Mike Campbell says:
I believe I should win because I have never even tried on a pair of AF1’s or AF25’s. I think it would be a great honor to win this because I would get the chance of a lifetime to try on a pair of fresh AF1’s at NikeID.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
josh v. says:
bobbito,
i have been buying shoes for a while, but still have not been proud of my collection. recently i sold 6 of my 14 pairs because i am saving for my baby me and my fiance will be having in jan. am only 21, but i am a supervisor at my job, i am also a home owner, wich leaves me no “big” money to get the shoes i really want. i think i deserve a pair of air force 1 id’s beacause i am not only living for the next purchase. i put my family, and future first, i think i deserve something that is one of a kind, and those id’s will be a once in a lifetime opportunity!
much respect….
josh from tx
June 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Exzekial Spagettios Bontrager III AKA "Chesterfield Hamburger"" says:
The history of the Sphynx supposedly goes back hundreds of years to the Aztec people in Central America. The Pueblo Indians in Albuquerque. New Mexico gifted the last surviving pair of this Mexican breed to an American couple. The male cat was later killed by a pack of wild dogs and this old breed of cat was ended. When a regular shorthaired black and white cat had a litter of kittens. one of the kittens was a hairless male. A breeder bought the mother and son and started a breeding program in 1966 in Toronto. Canada. These cats were breed back and forth to both the normal coated cats and hairless cats. There are breeding programs all over Europe and North America. This modern day Sphynx was selectively breed to produce a healthier and sound cat with a larger gene pool. The only acceptable outcross breeding is with the American Short haired Cat or Domestic Short haired Cat. Any Sphynx born on or after December 31. 2010 are only acceptable if both parents are Sphynx.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Jarrett says:
Let’s see, how should I start this. I was never really exposed to urban culture up until two years ago when I brought my first pair of Nike SBs. Ever since then, it’s become a problem. The problem is that I’m officially a broke ass college student. Most of my money goes toward buying lunch at the small community college that I go to and due to the fact that I’m in a union, the dues kill my paycheck every week, leaving me with a pay check that is under $200. This is a bad thing however, because of the fact that if I want to buy a pair of AF1s or even a pair of Air Maxes, that would leave me with close to nothing until to pay check that I get in two weeks, the following week’s check would go in the bank. I personally feel that winning this contest would give me a reason not to buy a pair of sneakers for a few weeks, because I’d be happily waiting for the custom AF1s that I would be getting in the mail.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Brian K says:
These other blokes are unsavory and dilated, fresh kicks should be reserved the ballers, That’s where I step in. I’m the most baller cat in capitivity, Why waste this experience on these busted mugs. Undadig what I’m cripalatin? God save the Ballers.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Evan Beverly says:
I’d sell my soul for a lot of my grails, and this is a lot better than selling my soul.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Juan says:
being into this urban street lifestyle for only 2 years…ive learned and seen of the best brands, designs, and I ive always had a passion for doing a special colorway for a shoe that would truly reflect my lifestyle and passion for the urban street culture.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Julian says:
whats up bobbito….My name is Julian and I am from the Washington DC metro area. I’m not going to say anything corny or catchy to try and persuade you to pick me. LOL! I am just a big fan of sneaks, and would love to come get a chance to create my own and meet you in person. It would be cool to get a chance to go thru the process with a legend in the game. Keep doing what you do and hopefully I get picked.
Peace.
Julian
June 14th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Steven S says:
PICK me im poor, need some shoes. I would actually wear them unlike half the people here where they sit in a glass case just to be looked at. I wear all(3) my SNEAKERS. Im sick of buying from payless i can never pick up them fine chicas you know what im saying. NIKE JUST PICK ME!
June 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Jamier says:
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve admired the Air Force One. It was the first pair of shoes that I ever owned that cost more than twenty dollars [Word to Big 5]. I used to admire my fathers sneaker collection when i got the chance to see him, and nearly all of them were Uptowns. I think that you should pick me because i have a true love for this sneaker, and it would be the ultimate experience to be able to design my own, with a legend such as yourself no less.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Bryce says:
Bobbito,
I tried for weeks to get into the ID studio. Going to a Net-cafe in a fastfood place gets old real fast when burgers get dropped on you freshest meat.
I met someone on myspace who told me they could get me into the studio. Online she was a babe in life she was a furry monster with one eye.
I even paypalled 20 bucks for a AF1 code but it turned out to be the activation code for a fake phone card.
Oh dang! Gotta go! some old guy dumped his ketchup on my last fresh pair.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Nick says:
It would be an honor to rock a fresh pair and tell those kids who wait outside and brag about their shoes that I created a pair and didnt spend my lifes saving on a pair that 300 already people have. Plus Im just plain badass.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
K. HAMILTON says:
I really have a custom idea that know one has done yet. THis is something that needs to put in a AF1. These will stand out all the time. YOu will see this from down the block. I am from the south and we like colors so let me put this ID to life. P.S. These shoes will put cats to sleep.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Adam Mark says:
Hey man, i feel i deserve a pair cuz i’m in canada. although getting kicks up here has recently become less of an effort, it used to be one hell of a time. having to drive to SF just to pick up the latest kicks was a common theme. even still, canadian’s aren’t able to get Nike ID’s (unless shipped to a US address and then picked up, which ive done plenty of times), so something like is would be a dream come true.
much love and respect.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Steve Ruiz says:
Nike Id is cool.
Air Forces’ are cool.
You’re cool.
I’m cool.
The lab is cool.
Let’s do this
June 14th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Jonathan says:
Hey Bobbito, I Think i deserve the IDs cause i believe i can make something different and great. i actually have a few custom shoes done with my designs.i love shoes and i think understand fashion.i hope to create what other will see as there holy grail. thank you
June 14th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Danny says:
I’m a married father of one and a hard worker. Although I’m not balling I do all that I can to keep food on the table and provide a good home for my family. I’m what you might call, lower middle class/poor. Long story short. I wanted the AF1 ids so bad that I paid some cat for a password on niketalk, but couldn’t use it, because I just couldn’t do that to my fam (waste $300 on some sneakers), so I had to get rid of the password. Then, I received a password from Nike to design a pair of AF1s and I spent a lot of time perfecting designs and wishing, but never used it. I even entered the sneakerplay contest to get a free pair and ended up in the top 100 with my design, but didn’t win.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Jerry says:
Man listen! I’ve been an air force 1 dude for about 15 years! I remember having the blue/white suede from ‘95 in high school and spilling grease on them while cleaning kitchen! I was hurt! Oh yea, what happened to the AF1 high? Can I at least get a few dope pairs a year? Remember the 90’s. The purple/white, white/blue w/ the orange strap! That’s all I want! Bring back the high!
June 14th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
kiana says:
I’m a female sneaker connoisseur (I wasn’t going to pull the gender card – but for this, i just might), who not only loves footwear and is crazy about music – but who also plays basketball. And if that’s not enough Bob, I also came to see u speak at the brooklyn public library about ‘where’d u get those’ a couple of summers ago. A tru fan…you gotta pick me!
June 14th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Scott says:
Bobitto This is why I deserve a free design session with you. Man for the past year I have been stuggling. Here is my no bullshit story. This year my father passed away. Right after him passing away, I shorty had a little baby boy.With Friggin ny being so damn expensive and living in a family who has no education behind them. Its pretty damn hard to get by in life. Do you know what it feels like living paycheck to paycheck? Givin your moms money from finicial aide that you need, but give it to her because she cant get ahead. From the college you go to at night after a full day of work hoping to get you and your son ahead in life . Man im fuckin stressed and worn out to the bone. Oh and to top it off, I save enough money for the 255 camp out, for some am90 that they where supposed to have 90 of. And beleave this brother, I waited 12 hours in line. I was exactly number 15 in line. The big ass bouncer dude at tha door let tha 5 in ahead of me. Im happy as all hell thinkin im gonna get my shoes next. Then they come out and say sorry sold out, Sold out WtF, tHEY STILL AHD SOME AM90 IDS IN THA WINDOW.. Bobitto , Man please help me get some fuckin kicks man. Either I am one pissed of dude but can you blame me I friggin stressed out with life.
Help Me Bobbitt0
June 14th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
jonathan wilson says:
cancer. my younger brother just got diagnosed and he loves nike. i want to make him a pair so he has something to look forward to after he gets out of chemo.
June 14th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Lydell Cole says:
It all started with the AF1 for me. The first pair I ever had was a pair of Black on Black lows. From that moment on it’s been theb main love of my sneaker game. At first it was just to fit in, but then it became apart of me. I a love for the AF1 that I feel is unmatched even if I dont have the most or the rarest ones. I dream like a little kid dreaming of being in the nba. I DREAM OF AF1s
June 14th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Ryan says:
I am homeless and don’t have any shoes. My feet are cold and wet. I have huge blisters and can barely stand without falling over.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
slaven Djakovic says:
hi well today its my birthday and i had a flat with my bike and one of my wheels fell off…while i was on the bike and my life ain’t that easy due to my name and the place i come from..people can be racist and nike shoes have been on of my passions since 9 years old and i still have a pair i bought not long ago in new-york…I live in canada.. so thats my story and tkns for reading.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
WildXplora says:
What it comes down to is HISTORY…one cannot design a pair of kicks without knowing full and well what has made a ill/phat/rad/wicked/slick/dope/hot
pair of kicks…whatever term, from whatever decade you would like to choose that fact of the matter is the kicks from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s are where one has to start to learn what works and what does not…it all has an ifluence upon the person who would be going with you to make a truly GREAT & IMPRESSIVE design…I have always noticed that its not just the latest and greatest that matters…. it’s not just about where ya going, BUT where you have come from….its the same deal when it comes to designing kicks….
I would love the opportunity to hang with you, talk about the kicks from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and of course whats droppin today, plus to have the possible opportunity to talk with YOU, who has the amout of historical knowledge of kicks is actually a better opportunity than actually designing a pair at Nike’s Studio……well whoever you choose, I hope they know how lucky they really are…..
respectfully ….
SB – NYC
June 14th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
jsearle says:
not even going to front…
its been a torturous few months since af1s were given the id treatment, which was done so very hard, compared to previous id and customizing sites…ive almost done one a few times but one thing always keeps me from doing it…
if i buy another pair of shoes before getting an engagement ring for my long time girl friend (6 years), I will be single.
shes good with free ones though!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Dennis says:
Since the Air Force 1 is a classic design icon and has a huge huge variety of colorways that came out, it is vital too do something that has never ever been done before and goes way beyond anything that exists, yet not dishonoring a classic for the sake of being different and “flashy”. Keep it simple but keep it fresh is my motto so give me a try Bobbito.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
beezeey says:
bobbito,
i would say i’m a 28 yr old,2nd generation sneakerfreak.i camped out with the youngins at the sf/recon+nort release for the stash af1s and got jacked after purchasing them that morning. i deserve the kicks because the boppers don’t know how to act, and to design a shoe w. a major player in the kickgame.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
ibn says:
I have never owned an Air Force One before. I’ve thought about it, but one has never stuck me as a “must buy” shoe. When I heard about the Nike iD, make your own Air Force One, I thought to myself it would be the perfect opportunity to finally own a pair. But alas, I didn’t have the money to make the shoe. So I’m still wanting for that “must buy” Air Force One, maybe still I will have the chance to make it.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Cadeem says:
Honestly i think you should bring me, not becasue i just want a free pair of kicks, but because i appriciate and respect the sneaker culture as a whole. I really appriciate what is put into a sneaker and why(the concept and the colors surrounding the concept). Who wouldnt want a free pair of sneakers though????? I am a highschool basketball player, that attends James Madion HighSchool in Brooklyn, and I was amazed when i found out why and how the Air Force 1 was created. The sneaker has come a long way. I love sneakers, for more than just the look. You should bring me also because i respect you as a person, as a whole. Everything you do is crazy, and im not just saying that because im writing to you, i really believe this. Ilove sneakers in general
And D. Goodman would really approve u choosing me…lol
June 14th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Mike M says:
Here, it is. I am a poor college student with less than no money left after tuition (go figure). I try to stay fly but don’t always have the funds. I’ve rocked nike’s since I was small and think this would be a real good look. If you wanna pick someone who would really be greatfull, pick me. One.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
UpToWn T0N3 says:
what it is. im gonna be straight up about this. No time for a whole long story. im just a cool dude from the streets of jersey who puts fashion over almost everything. the outfit starts and ends with the kicks. plus i rap. so i think me and bobbito got a lot in common. im a star in the making. so not only would this be a poppin experience for me but also for kool bob love himself. ya diggg
June 14th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Perry says:
Size Size Size thats all I can say? What Do I mean? I wear a size 14 and it’s super hard to find any LTD Edition kicks in my size so please help my cause.
Thank You
June 14th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Jeremy says:
I’ve been collecting since I was 14 y.o., now 21 (check out my collection on the site link).
Through those years FOR NIKES:
I have missed school, missed paying rent and many other bills, and missed much sleep waiting on lines NYC style. Why? Because of my sincere and deep love for Nikes. I’ve helped Nike, with many many many others, become the billion dollar company it is today and just would really appreciate to meet you in NY for a gratis pair. Peace Bob
-J
June 14th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Emmanuel Osei says:
bobby
I feel that I deserve to win this contest. I mean I don’t consider myself a shoe collector but I do admire the Nike air force 1,2,3,4 ,etc. from my first af1’s in 98( the blue jewels)there’s no other shoe that can compare to these. They represent what Nike is about. When you pop these on your feet you feel a sense of freshness, style, life, athleticism in every step you take. I feel a shoe that can last 25 years is no more a shoe its a piece of art; a legacy!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
adam s. says:
hello bobbito, my name is adam soto and i am from aurora, il (a suburb 45 min from chicago. imagine suffering from a condition that you cant even put on and tie your own shoes. well my friend, thats whats wrong with me. i suffer from limb-girde muscular dystrophy, a condition that slowley diteriates the muscles in my body and disables me from doing everyday tasks. shoes are my escape from dealing with this illness. since my feet and legs are not to its fullest, i dont want them to visually display it also i use shoes to take the eyes off my condition and put them on my feet. being able to design an id with the great bobbito would be an honor to me, it would also be a great oppourtunity to express my creativity.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Joel says:
I want my…I want my MTV…NO WAIT…I want some sneakers
June 14th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Dan Mandelman says:
DJ Cucumber Slice,
You prolly dont remember me but I had the oppurtunity to meet you January 30th, 2007 at the Garden in NYC, Knicks played the Lakers (Kobe was suspended, huge dissapointment), thanks for takin the time to sign my ticket and taking a pic with me. I want this NikeID visit because as a 16 year old sneakerhead from Toronto, Ontario, it’s hard to get my fix. At 43 pairs strong, I’ve always wanted to rock a one-of-a-kind pair and someone ask me “Where’d You Get Those?”
To spend a day with you and learn history of the game, plus a pair of AF1s in NikeID, well that’s just unfair. I’d love the experience
Nikes for life, and keepin them clean, Dan.
And yes, I do still rock the jellyroll…
June 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Jesse Carr says:
I really like movies and books. I also like waffles and falafels. There is this famous falafel spot in the Jewish section of Paris called the Marais called L’As du Falafel where the guy in the window gets tres salty if you don’t know how to order your falafel like a tried and true pro, you sorta get sonned in this harsh-sounding Arabic/French hybrid. Across the street-ish is this bakery that has a cheesecake that they serve in a soft napkin that will make you quiver. Combined, the cheesecake and falafel cost like 7 euro, which is bonkers. I don’t remember my favorite waffle experience, but I do remember grubbing on some mean waffles in APT while el sliceador (multi-lingual blog comment squeezers!) played some treats. I like Nikes too, but that’s another story.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Jason says:
Wassup bobbito,
I want you to take me because I’m 23yrs old, Im what some might call a sneakerhead, but in July im going to have to get a double hip replacement and I’m not going to be able to walk properly or go out for about 2.5 months. I just want that when I am able to walk and “get my lite feet going” that i got some fresh kicks on. Peace
June 14th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Manuel Carranza says:
I think that you should take me with you to nike id studios because theres a million sneakerheads out there that get shoes just for the hype but im not one of them.
I will only buy a pair of shoes if i really like them not just because they have the nike swoosh or alot of people want them so i have to get them. If you take me i will make the best looking air force 1 i believe i can make and i know you like people to express themselves so by taking me you will give me a chance to express myself with a legendary pair of kicks. The reason im entering this contest is so i can meet you a legend and so i can make nike history. One of the only people to ever go into nike studio and make their literally fully customized pair of air force 1 mids. i hope i get picked and Thanks for giving people this oppurtinty.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Dan Mandelman says:
DJ Cucumber Slice,
You prolly dont remember me but I had the opportunity to meet you January 30th, 2007 at the Garden in NYC, Knicks played the Lakers (Kobe was suspended, huge disappointment), thanks for takin the time to sign my ticket and taking a pic with me. I want this NikeID visit because as a 16 year old sneakerhead from Toronto, Ontario, it’s hard to get my fix. At 43 pairs strong, I’ve always wanted to rock a one-of-a-kind pair and someone ask me “Where’d You Get Those?”
To spend a day with you and learn history of the game, plus a pair of AF1s in NikeID, well that’s just unfair. I’d love the experience
Nikes for life, and keepin them clean, Dan.
And yes, I do still rock the jellyroll…
June 14th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Kenny Lloyd says:
bobbitoooo,
Wats up man. After hearing about this contest I figured I would give it a shot and try to win. To be honest I have never really one anything before, so your probably asking yourself why would I try this time…well to answer that I am really into sneakers and the culture. But due to circumstances(I guess thats how life is) I am not able to buy all the sneakers I dream about and see on many peoples feet. It has been a dream of mine to be able to enter the nike id store…I live in Westchester County. Not only would it be an honor to be able to sit down with you and chat it up about sneakers, music and basketball but it would also be a dream come true. Thanks for even giving me a chance to even participate in this contest.
Kenny
June 14th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
jamison says:
nike has soul. even when they were just putting out waffle trainers and hi top blazers (my first pair, handed down to me from my aunt), they were simple, but had soul. soul like linda jones, (and you know that she couldn’t stop loving her baby like i can’t stop lovin’ my nikes). nike will always have soul. i won’t stop having soul, and i for damn sure won’t stop sportin’ nike.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
remi says:
i was going to say i need these kicks since i feel you and Stretch owe me something for having my pops yelling at me for years on thurs nights cause the station never came out clear so i always had to play it loud as if the volume ever had an affect on the clarity but anways after reading the post about the guy above me from il. let him get them im sure he could used them more then the majority of use anyway.
thanks
for all the mixtapes from back in the day hahah.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
matthew dowdell says:
I teach special ed and these kids are driving me fuckin crazy. Theyre all goin to jail and im not so sure thats such a terrible thing. I need a pick me up man.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Jacob McEwen says:
I would really appreciate a free pair of ID forces because I live in Spokane, Wa, and if you do a little research about the place you will quickly understand that this place absolutely sucks. There are only two sneaker shops in town, one sells variants and the others stock gets refreshed every two years. Also, Ive been to the NY ID studio once, but I didnt realize that it was appointment only, so I just got to sit there and be tortured while my friend made a fly pair of mid AF1s. That being said, I have hoped that I would make it back to The City and go to the studio before I graduate from high school (right now Im a junior), and getting the opportunity to make a pair for free would give me the incentive to fly back there one more time.
One love,
J. Mac
June 14th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Willy Golden says:
I definately deserve these because I’ve been wearin Uptowns for as long as I can remember. The only thing is that I hate it when they get messed up. IDs, I’ve heard, are very wearresistant, so this would be the opportunity to not only create my own design on the best shoe ever made, but also keep them forever. Mr.Garcia, Uptowns rock my world, now let me rock a pair of my own to show the world.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
franklin says:
i’m not gonna lie, i’ve been choosen to go to the nike id studio before but never went due to bad timing and money having to be spent on rent, though i was very tempted to go to the studio and make my own kicks. i’m a new yorker though recently moved to passaic nj about a month ago. air force ones are just instant classic no matter what color they are. hopefully i will be chosen to finally get to make my own kicks that ive designed my self!!!!!!!! thanks to bounce mag and bobitto, peace out!!!!!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Gary Wang says:
What’s up bro,
I’ve heard of this exclusive place from friends in NYC and to be honest I don’t think I will have the opportunity to visit the studio now or in the near future. This is a chance I can’t pass up. I love AF1s and the whole sneaker revolution as it is something that will forveer define this generation and myself. The experience of hitting up the studio as well as going to NYC will be greatly appreciated and remembered. Thanks.
Gary
June 14th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Mohammad Mohammad says:
My name is Mohammad Ali Mohammad. What else is there to say?
June 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Brandon Beeler says:
Hi Bobbito, my name is Brandon Beeler and i am residing here in NYC. I have always loved Air Force Ones as i entered the Nike ID Concert for Sneakerplay members. Ealier this year i was truly assed out by Nike ID Studio 255. I waited online for 21 hours for the Nike Air max 90 black infrareds. I waited through the rain, cold, wind, and night, and once i was about to enter, they had no more(supposidely). Bobbito, I would greatly appreciate this opportunity to go with you to Nike ID studio for another chance.
p.s.: the security guard/bouncer will remember me.
June 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Dre says:
Hey Bobbito.
Thanks for giving everyone the opportunity to get a pair…Well for myself…I LOVE Designing and I have currently been out of work for 6 months and just grinding it out while at school, selling parts of my collection to pay bills and stuff…currently so broke my cell fone got cut off and not coming back soon…need to pay more and more bills… A Brand new pair of AF1 ID’s would make my day and the ideas in my brain are just running wild! It’s been depression valley for a while…but this would get me straight out that gutter
Thanks Bobbito
Dre
June 14th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Paul says:
You should take me because I would enjoy making my own pair of nike ID’s and I will bring plenty of your choice of Soda. Yes, I will let you choose the brand of soda and we can go design some sneakers and listen to some beastie boys (or whatever music you’d rather listen too).
June 14th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Lennie Ramsaroep says:
I should win, because I give others chances to win, and here goes:
I carry the weight of the world on my shoulder, so from time the time the rubber on my kicks unfolds, showing signs of getting old.
So, as I get old, I need a fresh pair to inspire those following my desire to take my empire even higher.
I don’t care too much for attire, just those that are broke and have no hope because they came here via boat or have trouble resisting selling dope.
If I get this new pair, I will not choke, not the kicks or under the pressure.
I will overcome to show the young, I’m not a one of one. I’m just someone, who made some out of none. And that all this could be done by Bobbito giving me, even just one shoe; an Air Force One.
One!
June 14th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Jasmine says:
I am a 38 year old Muslim woman. How funny would it be to see everyone’s face when they see you walk in with a Muslim woman?
June 14th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Thamson Nguyen says:
Bobbito man 255 in NY is beyond what i expected my first time there with Dj Clark Kent. You have probably seen my Nike ID forces featured on the 1thology site. I want to make it back there again to design another sick pair of forces. The first time was via Vip in there but i want to be able to visit the staff at 255 again. Kate, Charlie and Josh truly made the experience more real. Keep doing your thing you are doing big things
Prestigious ATLANTA holding down the southeast
June 14th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
John Dope says:
I think the guy above me should win. I was going to write something, but that was nice. Lol. Good Luck
June 14th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Jordan Pike says:
Whats up man, my name is Jordan and I really appreciate what you are doing for us shoe-fanatics. Here is why you should pick me (although there seems to be some fantastic candidates above)…I am a somewhat-struggling young artist based on long island, I love sneakers like no other, yet i can’t really afford to buy a decent pair. If i won this contest I would be very grateful, and I would donate all my (and my older brothers) old pairs to the salvation army or a homeless shelter of your choice. Plus i’d love to give you one of my paintings in person.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Moses says:
The opportunity is indescribable . 5 to 7 sentences ain’t enough for the average sneakerhead to elaborate on a chance like this. For me it’s the culture, sometimes i forget how ahead of our time these sneakers actually were, simplicity will always reign supreme, And it doesn’t get any simpler then then the AF1. Overall, you can’t beat making a free pair of any sneaker, let alone the AF1, but making my own shoe while chitchatting with a dude who really knows bout Real Hiphop (Ex. MF DOOM) , basketball, and sneakers would be the illest. Your the dude for even doing this.haha. Peace.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Sara says:
As one of the few females in the sneakerhead game, it has not been easy for me. The size of my shoe makes acquiring new pairs very difficult, especially limited releases. Even eBay makes it hard to find authentic, small sneakers. Size aside, I can never get together enough money for a pair of sneakers over $85. Nike iD’s would be great addition to a very small collection of mine, as I don’t have a pair that quite defines me yet, and I also don’t have the money to buy a pair on my own.
I’ve been to Africa to provide free surgery to kids who could not afford it, I volunteer at local hospitals and rehabilitation centers, I am constantly studying to stay on top of my AP classes. I believe I deserve something given back to me for everything that I put in to make the world a better place for other people.
7 long sentences.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
cindy says:
hmm .. why should i be picked ?
i `m broke and need a new pair of sneakers.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Jimmy Lam says:
whats up, my names jimmy and i think i should be chosen because where i live we can’t can’t anything exclusive or limited. i’m still a kid and my parents don’t let me buy stuff online which makes my life being a sneaker lover even worse. having this chance, lets me see the outside world in a better way, i’m a struggling shoe collector in a small town in Canada, where nike id won’t even ship to. if i was picked i would be really appreciative of this once in a lifetime chance and use it to my advantage in everyday possible.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Jeff Green says:
cuz I love my mom, and she says I’m a good guy….and that’s why! Oh yeah, I’m fly too.
“my first addiction G.I. Joes and Icees, after that it was light skin girls and Nikes”
June 14th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Eric says:
When I wake up in the morning I think about Nikes, when I go to sleep at night I dream of Nikes. I have much love for the design of the uptowns but even more rspect for the History of the uptowns itself. The materials, the fresh new smell of the sneaker, the concept behind the shoe, the design, and finally the creation of the sneaker.If I am picked, Im not excited for the chance to get a pair of ill sneakers but to be apart of Nikes design proccess. I would be honored to be a guest and experience the whole Nike ID experience.Peace and much respect.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
wg says:
One year all I wanted was a new pair of fresh AF1’s for my birthday and my mom, who worked multiple jobs as a cafeteria lunch lady, throwing a paper route, doing retail at the mall and counting inventory in hardware stores (yeah imagine counting thousands of bolts by hand for a few bucks an hour at 2am) finally came through for me because I had been a good kid all year with good grades and whatnot.
I got the shoes for my birthday, and a little spending money – I was ecstatic and to top it off I was invited by a girl from around the way to a party later that night.
After a few cold ones and small talk I head to take a piss and some fool came to me from behind and put a pistol to my temple and told me to hand over my money and step out of my kicks.
I could see fear in his eyes and knew he was going through a gang initiation – it was common where I lived but he was young and so I tried to talk him down as I could see he was more frightened than I was, and I wasn’t about to step out of my kicks.
He began to walk backwards and finally slowly began lowering the gun and I thought I had it under control – that’s the last thing I remember.
Someone came at me from behind with a brick and slammed that puppy on the top of my skull and I woke up frozen and covered in blood, with no shoes on and no money in my pocket, sun just starting to rise.
That was one of the most difficult things to overcome in my life, and while I have always had trust issues to this day with friends and women, I never stopped trusting or loving the greatest sneaker of all time, and this chance to recoup a new memory is so, so deserved.
Thanks,
W. G.
Washington Heights, NYC
June 14th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Chooch from MI says:
I like shoes and therefore I think I should win. Thank you Bobbito.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Beth Leigh says:
All the exclusive shoes that I ever want to buy only come in huge mens sizes! It is so frustrating saving up money then heading to a store where you KNOW a nice pair of shoes will be waiting, only to find out they only have size 10 and up. Cmon, I am a nice girl with size 6 (mens, 8 womens) sized feet. I want my chance to rock nice kicks without resorting to childrens shoes!
June 14th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
KEEPITCORE says:
I was the guy that busted that dude over the head with the brick. Hook me up with those shoes, so I don’t have to jack folks anymore.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Joshua Roe says:
My love for kicks is a love & hate relationship. I have been a sneakerhead for years, Since I was a kid & got my 1st pair of Jordan VI Infareds. The love for kicks is an obvious one as It is with most everyone in the sneaker community. My hate relationship with kicks goes back to a car accident when I was 18 leaving me unable to work, this creates numerous problems for getting the kicks I want & more importantly my ability to fend for myself ecconomically. My doctor won’t release me to work, I to agree, however the government won’t provide me with social security or any type of assitance. So you see for me its near impossible to buy the shoes I want & love collecting. I have even had to resort to selling off many in my collection. I have dreamed of just getting the chance to go to the Nike studio & couldnt even imagine the chance to go with one of the great Air Force 1 designers. I appreciate you time. Peace, 1.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
daniel carranza says:
well i have no real good reason. but here goes. umm i love af 1’s. and i would love to tell every one in dallas ” u aint got these, u aint got these!!” and i am not gonna try and make u feel guilty like these other shmoes!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
June 14th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Lev Raslin says:
Mad people are talking about how they are sneaker-heads and how they live for shoes. I am just a teenager, going into my senior year at Bronx Science who just wants to rock fresh kicks for when I start school. It’d be nice to have a pair of Air Force One’s. Unlike others, I have never had Air Force One’s, in fact, I bough my first pair of Dunks (Blazers) a week ago, and I love them. Having a pair of shoes as clean and nice looking as the AF1’s would really be nice and I would definitely represent them. -Lev Raslin from Flushing, Queens.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
David Guzman says:
I purchased your Basics To Boogie UMD. I for the life of me cannot buy handle, but it’s not like i’m trash on the court. I’m not sure if I need some sort of one-on-one attention, or I just need to focus more. Regardless, I need to iron this out before the summer starts. I would appreciate some pointers on what to do, and how to do it. In return, i’ll let you hold the pair I design, which will no doubt be “Biz Markie on the cover of his first album status”, and we can call it even.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
martin e. says:
Ive never owned a pair of air force ones, theyre pretty sick and as a fan of custom and limited edition color and art work I would like to design a pair. Especially because I have been designing my own clothing company this would be a great experience.NYC is also a sick city. Oh and i wasnt sure if i sould submit this(dunno why) but nike says “JUST DO IT”.
thanks
June 14th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Mario says:
“iF YOU nEVER TRY, yOU’LL NEVER KNOW.”
i GOT LOVE 4 SHOES AND THE SHOES LOVE ME.
BEING CHOSEN OUT OF OVER MILLION OF SHOE-HEADS IS HARD. EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU KNOW THAT YOUR SHOES REALLY CANT COMPETE BECAUSE THE MONEY WAS NEVER COME IN NICE. NOW THAT IT IS, IM ON THE RISE LIKE YA BOY’S MIXTAPE. i CANT SAY I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE ME BECAUSE I’LL MAKE A PAIR OF SHOES THAT WOULD TAKE EVERYONE BY SURPRISE BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS ALREADY. YOU SHOULD TAKE ME BECAUSE I GOT THE HEART OF A FIGHTER AND THE SOUL OF A GIANT TO MOVE THIS INVALUABLE EPIERENCE ON THE NEXT STEP IN TO THE FUTURE.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Bobby John says:
Que es la que hay? Soy de San Juan PR te escribo porque estaba mirando el site y vi este articulo de casualidad. Actualmente estoy aspirando ser un diseador por mi propia cuenta al igual q colaboral con la diferents linias, which seems to be the new hype. Ademas de estar mudandome a NYC, Trabajo “freelance” para la revista “In The House Magazine”, una revista urbana de hip hop y reggeaton. esta oportunidad colaoral contigo y Nike seria algo fuera de liga para. Mas como dice mi novia soy una mezcla de un chino, un blanco y un negro.
b*_digital
June 14th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
KB4F says:
Yo Bobbito
What would you hate someone to do with this opportunity?
I know i’d hate them to get the id experience and then flip the kicks the next day on the bay.
Well, that’s exactly what I’d do. But with a twist.
If I get this opportunity I will auction the shoes and give every penny to – United Way NYC (www.uwnyc.com) – a charity I’ve just made a yearly pledge to.
I consider myself an extremely fortunate sneakerhead with some 400+ kicks in my collection and this would be a great opportunity to give something back to the community through my love of collecting kicks. Especially to some people in NYC who could do with a lucky break a whole lot more than me…
Thanks for reading. And for the opportunity.
Peaceout.
KB4F
June 14th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
alex says:
I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES AND AM A TEENAGER AND JUST THE THOUGHT OF AN AIR FORCE ONE THAT IS DESIGNED BY ME IS SURREAL. I DRAW DESIGNS EVERY NIGHT, SEEING WHAT NEW PATERNS I CAN MAKE, SO SOMEDAY I COULD BE A DESIGNER FOR A MAJOR CLOTHING OR SHOE COMPANY. APART FROM DRAWING, I LOVE BASKETBALL, I PRACTICE WITH MY TEAM EVERYDAY FOR 2 HOURS, AND I FEEL THAT MY KNOWLEDGE OF BASKETBALL, AND THE MANY NIGHTS THAT I’VE BEEN MAKING DESIGNS CAN HELP IN CREATING THE PERFECT PAIR OF AIR FORCE 1′S.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Imran Khan says:
Why I deserve in 5-7 sentences?
I’ve written nike & begged id employees for a chance to ID the AF1’s lows but still no luck.
I’ve loved nike sneakers ever since i can remember (i’m 26).
I have a modest “collection” (90 pairs;all nike) spanning 12 years.
I FIND IT SERIOUSLY WRONG THAT MOST OF THE FOLKS WHO DO GET THE CHANCE TO ID THE AF1 ARE THE SNOBBY-ISH , “COOL”, BOUTIQUE WORKERS and hardly ever the everyday LOYAL nike CONSUMERS.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Patrick says:
Why NOT bring me? I heard they expanded on the choices available. I get a chance to make MY OWN pair of AF1s! Ive been waiting for my invitation to make my pair for months. Whether it be friends or just my lack of luck, I can never get in there to make my own.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Marvin Nunez says:
I have been into the sneaker game for a long time. i have been more involved lately since i graduated college because of economical reasons. I remember growing up poor and looking at peoples feet and saying man i wish i could get those. unfortunately it was not possible being a first generation latino and one of five. Sneakers is not a hobby its a gateway to the personality of a person, let me show you my personality by designing a af1.
Thank you,
Marvin
June 14th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Vance cook says:
Man I am a Celtics fan. That alone should be enough to lock this up! I was sitting there with my Larry Bird Throwback watching the Draft Lottery and half way died when we got the fifth pick….I flew back and almost (thank God I didnt) ruined my Jedi dunks when I kicked my soda can upside down and spilled the contents by my feet! We been down for too long for so long and its like we cant get a break! Its gettin hard for a sneaker pimp!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
moose says:
Today, its really really hard to crack necks, simple as that. With that being said, I think you should choose me because ill make the freshest pair of af1s ever B. And ill bring mad Buttery Biscuits.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Brian says:
Wow this is a great idea,
I never had the chance to iD a pair of Air Force 1s, so this would be my first time.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Steve says:
Living as a lower class citizen in the San Francisco City, I have never really had the chance to own anything too expensive. Messy Marv said it the best, “I live life how i get it, and get it how i live.” Since shoes became an addiction to me, i have not asked anyone for money, I have bought everything i have with my own money, although being broke at times. It’s not about the reactions or attractions the shoes bring, but it’s about my lifestyle. Unlike many other people who get money from their parents and buy many new releases, I have had to let many big releases pass me by because of my money situation. When i first started, I had to save up lunch money,$5 to $10 weekly, to buy what i have today. Since I stopped saving lunch money, school has given me a better chance of reaching my goals and getting what i want, I also remember seeing you at the Hufquake release and shaking your hand, yes PICK ME!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Reggie says:
Why do I deserve a Nike ID AF? Because when it’s all said and done, there is no other substitute. Because after the glimmer and glitz has past, I’ll still be wearing my AF1s. Because after everyone jumps to the next big shoe, I’ll still be wearing AF1s. Because it didn’t take Puffy or Jay Z to get me to wear the AF1. Because I was rocking the AF1 when folks on the West Coast thought they were grandpa shoes. Because I could care less what Jordan comes out on Saturday. Because I could care less how many pairs cats have. Because I’ve been her since day one…And because I could care less who’ll be here when it’s all said and done. I’ll still be wearing my AF1s.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
C.Wade says:
On the real, I have mad sneakers: probably way more than the average person. I know that I have been blessed throughout my life with the ability to get a lot of the things that I’ve desired. I also know that there is a large majority of people that don’t have this option. Therefore, I would like to design a pair of one-of-a-kind Air Force 1’s not for myself, but to sell on ebay and donate 100% of the money to a charity of your choice, Bobbito. They say, to get a blessing, you gotta be a blessing. This is my way of spreading the love, real talk.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
CarolinaSmiley15 says:
I love Nike and the AF1. That 1/2 inch poured polyurethane midsole with the world’s most valuable resource (air) in it. I love Nike so much that when my car was broken into over a year ago I never got the door fixed, because I didn’t want to miss out on any pairs. My own pair of airs would make me the dopest thing to ever climb through the passenger side.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Sgt Livingston says:
Well I have been away from the sneaker game for a minute. Kind of cant find the time due to the fact i’m always in my ICB’s. (infantry combat boots) Yall rock digital cammies for style, i rock em on the daily…..excuse my language f flipping, kicks are meant to be in the streets, or to rock at some prime time event, bragging rights, head turners…i mean thats how i would do them. I would kill to be in some af 1’s right now. Semper Fi
P.S. Imma need a ticket from
June 14th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Ron says:
I’ve been in this game for over 2 years, trying to learn the business, I still aint got fully comprehended but I know a lot for my age, this culture for me isnt just another trend, its a lifestyle a chance to express my creativity, I love AF1’s, bought my first pair the day they first came out, so i wont bore you with the usual cliches of why i should be chosen, im not some kid that will just randomly choose colors, i know what looks good and what doesnt, and with my artistic background and talent, let me just say that this pair will be a masterpiece, when im done you’ll want to mass produce this pair
June 14th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Austin Million says:
The truth is, im just too good to beg. Honestly, i think its hillarious as i sit here and read over everyones sob stories(LIES) about how much they need or deserve a pair of shoes because either their girlfriend destroyed them after they broke up and now theyre barefoot, or that just maybe a pair of nikeIDs could better affect their future. So look, when you take me to the nike ID studio we can print out all the sob stories and laugh our heads off as we walk around at all the fools who embarassed themselves and failed miserably or just waisted their time making up pathetic excuses. Im cocky and i know it. And i love shoes just as much as anyone. Even still, i know im too good to beg and have too much self respect to lie about it. So just take me. Thanks.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Ramell Frederick says:
Well no real sob story but i do deserve to be choosen. Living in NYC is one of the best experiences you can have for a sneaker head. But lately that has been muffled do to mas quantities of low quality stuff and limited runs of the exclusive ish. Why do i have to pay 250 plus tax on a pair of wht/wht lows for the best quality. I remember a time when they were ALL the best quality. Going to the id store brings you back to a time when all the materials were premium and the colors were funky. Not to mention your with DJ Cucumber Slice………….PEACE
June 14th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Derick says:
I love sneakers.
I go to NYU and they drain my bank account.
I refuse to let my parents pay for my shoes.
I haven’t bought a pair of AF1’s since a few
months before Nelly had everyone fiend’n for a pair.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Agustin Vecino says:
bobbito,
Its destiny to design a pair of uptowns with you as a consultant! It all started in fall of 1995 when i first stepped onto CU’s campus and heard your show with Stretch. after that, i keep runinig into you everywhere in NY. At Shadia’s party a few years ago, at my school’s campus giving our students a passionate talk about life, chillen at Sunshine Cinemas. yo, i just keep running into you. It means one thing- Agustin x Bobbito x NikeID all day!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Envied Youth says:
If you take me, I’ll teach you how to get girls.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Chris Belcher says:
At the age of 34, I have been a sneaker junkie for the better part of 20 years. It all started in 7th grade when I got my first pair of puma’s, pink and brown, that I rocked with my puma jump suit; trying to be like the break dancers from beat streat and crush groove, etc. Then came Air Jordan’s, need I say more? At 34 my collection consists mostly of nike sb and jordan, and believe it or not, I have never owned a pair of air force one’s. I can’t think of a better way to start.
Chris
June 14th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
paul danjer says:
I constantly buy kicks for myself all the time. My attic is stockpiled with Nike box after Nike box (and a ton of vinyl as well!). So, while I stay fresh in all my favorite new kicks, my wife is struggling with 2 pairs of dogged Air Ones. Pick me, and I’ll bring her to ID Studios to design something hot, and bless her feet for once!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
ThePo says:
I deserve this shoes becuase I’m willing to fly my white ass all the way down to N.Y from Norway. I just aced my last exams on high school. My father gave me some (really needed) money, and I’m spending them on kicks, I could save those money and buy some other shit…peace
June 14th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Shane Watson says:
You know, I have never really been into air force 1’s. At least not until I saw the Methamphibian s0lerebel air force one’s that were designed for a fallen sneaker head like all of us Allon Iny. True craftsmanship, taking a plain shoe, and turning it into a piece of art. To have this opportunity would be a chance in a lifetime for me, as I have been in the sneaker game since 1999 and have owned over 1,000 pairs of sneakers. This would be my chance to become the next designer to have an impact on other those who live for this game… The sneaker game.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
carl adams says:
My name is carl adams and I’m a 38 year old (I’ll be 39 on the 25th of this month)sneakerhead.I’ve been into sneakers since my first pair of pro-players all black with the velcro straps and I never looked back.I really love sneakers now because in 1997 I was in a motorcycle accident and broke my neck and almost every bone on my right side.After beating paralysis and learning how to walk again I began caring more and more about what I put on my feet and dreamed about creating my own pair of AF1’s.I plan on wearing my “cool bob love” af1’s on my birthday but I would love to hang out with u and make my own.Plus if u have any old WHBI tapes I would love one of those for a gift as well.God Bless.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
mabelita says:
i could write a book on why i should go, but i rather keep it cute and sweet…
how is this:
A)i can take ill pics of the tour ( hahhaha leica anyone?)
B)i haven gotten new sneaks in a few, so i figure why not.
C)i have a crazy imagination, so whatever i design will be fresh
D)cute girls always look cuter in fly sneakers.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
enrique mateo says:
you should pick me because i already been customizing sneakers for about 6 years now. i see it as why not pick someone that might end up working for nike. i’ve always wanted to be in the id studio ever since i first found out about it. heres my work to show im serious.
thank you
June 14th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Lex G says:
hmmmm..you should pick me because….
1.im a huge fan of yourz.
2.im an athlete like you.
3. i love hip hop.
4. i love all types of music.
5. ive been hearing stories about you all my life.
6. youre mad respected in my household.
7. and last but not least…im Turk’s son!!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Dana says:
I think you should bring me with you
A) You need a hot chick with you (meaning me)
B) I just joined the gym so a new pair of kicks would help the cause!
C) I got nice Ankles
June 14th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
enrique mateo says:
i didt know i cant post pics^^^^^^^ but check me out.
thanks
June 14th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Peter Liamsithisack says:
This is Cpl Peter Liamsithisack of the United States Marine Corp. I’m 21 and got a late start on catching up with my shoe dreams. I’ve already been deployed to Iraq once to fight for our right to have a freedom of choice of kicks. I’m slated to go back in September and this would be another milestone checked off before I finish my career in the military. Semper Fi
June 14th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Aaron says:
I sit in an office all day in a corner in a cubicle and barely speak to people as they whiz by my desk. All I have to look forward to each week is the option to read as much as I can on new and upcoming sneakers. Half the time I sit in an office all week just to find myself sleeping outside on the ground waiting for a new pair of shoes. I am a single unique person drowning in a sea of corporate nonsense; the pavement screaming my name 24/7. My dream is to one day escape with my knowledge and abilities so that I can really step up and put my ideas to the test. I would really appreciate the opportunity to escape my real life for just one day to pursue the lifestyle which I so whole heartedly support. Thanks for this chance, we’ll see, maybe someday.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Lawrence Chit says:
I, Lawrence Chit, think I deserve the shoe because i’m a striving artist as well as a good student. I see sneakers as a form of art that is well rounded and an art that anybody can appreciate. Theres no such thing as a non shoe fan cause everyone likes nice shoes, and everyone likes art (Or at least the well rounded people). I’m also a great student with great grades, and I get no reward but satisfaction. I think a shoe would be a great reward for my efforts on passing my endeavorers!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Zack from BK 2 LV says:
Cause I’m young and I’m black and my hats real low
Do I look like a mind reader sir, I don’t know…
Cause see they call me a menace; and if the shoe fits I’ll wear it
But if it don’t, then y’all’ll swallow the truth grin and bear it……
(cause im) dreaming of fly s**t instead of the grey skies
grey five’s, hate lies, wishing our reign dies……
Cause it’s 1-8-7 on a motherf**kin cop…..
Cause if it did, you couldn’t take it, and don’t blame me
I was given this world I didn’t make it……
‘Cause I went from negative to positive
And it’s all…
GOOD
The Legends Said It For Me
Z
June 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Marcus Price says:
As a resider of West Virginia, it’s hard to get some of the best pair of Nike Air Force 1s around here. Only quite a few pair of uptowns comes through here. I always try to do my own thing but it’s hard to do because of the lack of shoes that come through here. People around here love the shoe but they do not respect the shoe because they buy “slum dumbs”, or fakes, around here and i really don’t approve of that. So what I am wanting to do if i win is to have that fresh pair of uptowns that nobody else has and it’s an authentic pair. So please help a man out of the woodworks turn this whole place around.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
William Glatz says:
I Would love for you to pick me, Bob, because
I’ve created my own AF1’s on line but, I’ve never even seen the inside of the real I.D. Studio. Not only creating them, but, to sit down and mull over my design with you would be absolute BANANAS. It’s about the sneakers for sure, but, more so, the experiance would mean leagues more. Anyway, Hope to see you in N.Y. PEACE
June 14th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Luis M says:
What up Bobbito, I dont even know if you’ll have time to read this seeing as you got plenty of comments to look through but i think it would be a great opportunity to go and have the iD experience. Also they go for so much and I am not financially capable of getting them by myself at the moment. But it would be great if you would consider picking me and good looks on giving some sneaker head the opportunity man. Peace.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Caleb/DeriveOne says:
I think it would be cool to blessed with such an awesome opportunity. I’m a huge fan of sneakers and I think having the chance to create a pair that looks different from the rest would be the chance of a lifetime. I think I have a pretty good sense of style so if I designed some af1’s…they’d be flying off the shelves! haha
June 14th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
160jordansdeep says:
I reason I should be picked is a simple one. I sold these id cards for the past two years all over the county and i am sure because of that I have brought a lot of money to Nike id via the sales of the id cards i sold. So even if I don’t win and i don’t think I will. If you want a Nike id card for a small fee e-mail me at jordans160deep@aol.com and we can do a manhattan meet up or I can ship you a card if you are outside of NYC. Also Who else in the world of sneakers can say they started other people up to become Nike id card resellers. One more thing for the record I never sold a Nike card on e-bay for $400.00 back in 2005 (wish I did but i dont fuck with e-bay). The person that did that without blowing him up I own my card reselling business to that person.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Manny Faces says:
Hey Stretch.. Hm, I’d try to act like I DON’T want this, but reverse psychology never fools anyone. I work more than play so I’m specifically NOT a sneaker person, my dog ate my only pair of reeboks two days ago (true), so I had to mow the lawn in sandals (BLAH) and I could never in a million years pay for the expensive Nikes even though it’d be hot — especially custom because I like to self-market myself (Manny Faces)– but since I’m a homeowner/dad just gettin by, that’ll never happen.. Ah well, nice thing you’re offering tho. My son (16) would DIE for the opportunity, but he doesn’t deserve it, lol.. Me, i gotta go cook dinner so seeya. Fresh blog tho, keep that up, it’s enjoyed.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Manny Faces says:
haha i’ll never win cuz i called u stretch by accident. Im a dork. Leaving now.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Big Jay! says:
Yo Bobbito, what’s good? You should take me cause unlike a lot of these cats out here I been wearing AF1’s pretty much all my life. Coming that’s all my moms bought me and now those are what everyone wants. I’m a true NYer and you know how we do with the sneaker game. I will truely appreciate the opportunity go to the Nike Id Lab and create something crazy but legit not like them AF1’s sold on 125th Street. One!
June 14th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Terence says:
I should get to go because my favorite pair of kicks were lost in a tragic accident. I was playing tag in the street and was running through a construction site. I was looking behind me and before i knew it i sunk into a foot of cement. My momentum carried me out of the shoes. They are stuck under the cement forever. hook me up.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Tadashi says:
what better way to celebrate quitting the shoe game, than with Bobbito.
i hate my boss, at Capitol 1524, he lies about everything. about the stars he meets. one crappy thing he did, was when the White Dunk exhibit was in LA. promised i could go….but then takes it for himself, because there was a free ID they gave out.
so what better way to say F***U to my boss, and say i’m going to NY to be in the ID Studio.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Matt Augustin says:
“Air Force ones on my feet, makes my cypher complete”.
“I’m Classic Like the Air 1’s The Hustlers Shoe That’s What I’m Accustom Too”.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Anthony Gilbert says:
Bob, the best way I can explain why I should venture with you to the Nike iD studio, is because you helped to make me who I am today, so let’s continue the love and personalize some sneakers. When I interviewed you in ‘04 I had no idea I would one day go on to bigger things, like consulting with Wieden + Kennedy and starring in a documentry with you. All in all, I’m grateful for your friendship, and that fact that our mother’s have the same name…Mona Lisa, it has to put me over the top.
Thank you for everything primo!
Peace.
AG.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Miguel. A says:
I am a true sneakerhead. I was waiting for the Nike ID website to put up the AF1’s for ID for so long, had paper stashed so I could get a pair. So I got my Password not too long ago but lost my job a few months ago because of a freak accident. I got a 6 month old baby girl so that stash money is a wrap, shes more important than some kicks. But it would be a good look if you hooked an hermano up, no sob story just really feel like it would be crazy if I got blessed like that. 1
June 14th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Hector Contreras says:
Well to start off i have to say i have never had a pair of af1’s. i have never been able to realy afford a pair. i have always had freinds around me that have had them and they always seemed so happy. to me it jus seems like something i need in my life. im 18 now and i think to go and be able to actualy make or customize my first pair of af1’s would be the best thing to ever happen to me.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
sheldon says:
im just gonna keep it straight. my dad just got out of prison. i just lost a friend. my mom is single and suporten me and my sister off of one job. lots of things goin on in my life. if i won this i could express how my life has been so far threw these shoes. this would lighten my life up.
thx
June 14th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Colin B says:
I am a young sneaker enthusiast, sneakerhead is an overly used word, that would be elated with the opportunity to make my own 10f 1 kicks. i don’t own a pair of regular id’s or anything. I’m not better, or anymore deserving of anybody, nor do i WANT IT MORE THAN ANYONE trying to win, but i just want it plain and simple.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
B says:
What up, Bob? I’ve been heavy into b-ball, hip hop and kicks for 20+ years. I’ve been checking for you since the old magazines where you would play records for a guest and test their music knowledge. Since then you’re an author, a movie star, got the TV thing going, and the craziest thing is that you’re always into everything I love!
Anyway about the custom Air Forces, my story is that I lost most of my sneaker collection in a fire at my parent’s house in late 2004. I wrote letters all over the place and got published in the Slam Kicks magazine, and Sole Collector magazine. The bottom line was that (thank God) my family and pets were good, but my kicks, clothes, and trophies were a wrap.
I’m somewhat back in the game now, but with a wife a house and a baby on the way you know how it is..
Anyway I WEAR ALL OF MY SNEAKERS and I appreciate other people who do the same thing. I would love to able to kick it with you and put together something ill.
Thanks for your time, my brother and keep doing what you do!
B
June 14th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
jay says:
yo bobb, i spent many thursday nights 1 to 5 in the morn on 89 tec 9 listening. i need these bad. thats all i got to say out
June 14th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Eddie Chavez Jr. says:
If I want to complete my mission as being the freshest to defest kid in Cali for the summer of ‘07 then rolling with a legend like Bobbito will solidify the crown for me. My kicks collection is dope but then again who’s isn’t now a days. Getting those id air force ones will be the icing on the cake plus who wouldnt want a free trip to New York are you kidding me. Holla at me Bobbito I keeps it real.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
aaron says:
aside from the admiration and respect i have for u and wut uve done for the shoe game i have some of the sickest ideas for af1s floaating around in my head and ive never ad the oppurtunity to really put em to use ive even had white on whites customized by aja imani to somewut express my ideas but theres nothing like the studio and it would mean the world to me if i could customize a purrrrrr………!!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Art & Water Miami says:
I’d love to be the one to receive the NIKE I.D. AF1’s but, In reality all of us who have access to the Internet, read these Blogs, and know who Bobbito Garcia is; most likely can afford our own pair or have the means to get them. The shoes should be auctioned off to raise money or awareness on some real S&*T!! Something for the Culture.
Peace
Art & Water Miami
7/7/07
June 14th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Jamal Robinson says:
I love sneakers. I’m all about shoes, i love em. They make an outfit stick out, thats why they are so great. I have always wanted to create a pair of shoes at nikeid but they dont come cheap. Designing shoes with Bobbito Garcia would be fantastic. I seen him on TV and see his exclusives, their sick. Well i should be chosen because shoes are awesome. I dont collect, i walk around in them and thats what there for. Shoes are a kids best friend.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Shaun Holt says:
Bobbito, first of all, I am a real Nikehead. Although I cannot purchase every pair of Nikes I want, especially on Id, I still truly appreciate sneakers and the culture that they have left. My friend and I have our own Nike ID team (THe Infamous Nikeheads)and we have created over 400 pairs of sneakers. I do not think any team has done what we have, considering the creativity our sneakers contain. I think you should choose me because I am REAL, I think I could create an incredible Air Force 1, and I have never been to New York, so to go there and make a sneaker is a dream come true. You are an icon in the sneaker game, and I would love to meet you and have incredible sneaker converstaions. I hope you take my words to the heart, and choose me to go to New York.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Freddy says:
i never own a pair of AF1 in my entire life,so an ID will be a good start!
June 14th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Jesse Chemtob says:
all i gotta say is my sneaker collection is lacking and needs something real fresh and you of all people know that the more kicks you got THE CLEANER THEY ALL STAY…
-case closed-
June 14th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
Treasure says:
Hey Bobbito,
My name is Treasure(yes this is my real name) and I am a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge sneaker-head. so much, in fact I try to spend the whole day down at flightclub at least once a week(ask Chris) and last time I was there he showed me the pics from DJ Klark Kent’s sneaker party. It looked like SOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun. Chris even showed me the sneakers you designed. Plus, I want to get into the business of designing sneakers(like Huf and Mr. cartoon) soooooooooo bad and I think this event would be a great oppertunity. Even if you do not pic me for the event I hope you would still contact me, because I really want to design sneakers and would love your help.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Casey Bach says:
Simply put, I’m someone who loves sneakers and goes to great means to get them. I’m only 15, which makes me too young to get a job, and also makes acquiring cash for kicks a challenge. Though it’s tough, I do get my hands on some heat. For example, when my family took a vacation to Europe last summer, the only thing on my mind the whole time was getting to London to nab some JD Sports exclusive Forces that weren’t available here in America. Of course, I’ve also hit all the average bases (lining up early for kicks, trading with other sneakerheads, etc.) I need to get hooked up, man!
June 14th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Kirk says:
I can bet that there is someone out there more deserving, someone who could use the pair of shoes more than I can, or someone who you know that you would be willing to help out. I would just like to say that it would be an honor to design a pair of AF1/AF25’s with you. If even possible, we could donate the pair to someone more in need. You might already have someone in mind to choose, and how much I would love to be picked, I would completely understand if I wasn’t chosen. This is worth a shot, and just knowing you might read this is awesome. Thanks, Kirk.
June 14th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Wilton Pichardo says:
Hey Bobbito, What’s up?I think I am deserving of having the priviledge of acquiring a free pair of Uptowns designed by myself because I have a upmost apreciation for the sneakers design, functionality and history. There are few things in life that are so simple but are loved by so many people for complex and diverse reasons. The Air Force 1 is a sneaker that was designed specifically for playing basketball but were glorified so highly that it was elevated from a tool of sport to tool of self expression. I love the Air Force 1 because it mimics things in nature that are beautiful. Its simple curved seams and smooth leather attracts us men because we men look for curvaciousness and smoothness in our women.This sneaker has been enhanced in the past several years by the use of different materials and color schemes. I feel that the ultimate gift for an Air Force 1 fan is to be given the abilty to design there own Air Force 1. Peace
June 14th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
JILLICIOUS says:
I work for NIKE and still do not own a pair of ID’s as they are not available to us damn CANADIANS. I will NOT re-sell them on Ebay (or any other site for that matter), and I will take damn good care of them. I would also love to impress my boss because he loves to show his ID’s off. Lastly somehow down the long family line of Garcia’s we are related, no lie! JILL GARCIA!
June 14th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
cuff says:
hey whatsup. well my story is pretty plain and simple. ive always wanted jordans,ever since i was young but i never rly had the money to buy my own or the guts to ask my parents to buy me a pair. that was when i discovered ebay, which i thought as a way of getting sweet shoes for cheaper than in stores. so i saved my money, cuz i saw these pairs of 11s that seemed sweet. so i bought them for 115. i then found ou that they were fake…worst feeling so spend 115 bucks on something that isnt real. i didntn stop there though, i found another pair of, but these were 5s. bought them to find out again they were fakes, wow. this sucked ass. ive been screwed for my money money times and i think i deserve something!! so please please please choose me. merci
June 14th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Demetrus Johnson says:
I think that I should go with you because everyone has a good pair of Air Force 1’s to show off but me. I love Nike and the Nike Air Force 1’s but if i get a pair it seems like everyone has them. if i went to make my own i would have a 1 of a kind shoe. it would be from your help. I really would like that.
Thank you for your time,
Demetrius Johnson
June 14th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
heriberto hernandez says:
no bull man i jus love shoes its simple as that
June 14th, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Olivier Weppe says:
honestly i dont think there is any one more deserving of a pair of nike AF1 ids, maybe the same but not more. I am a broke design student who has spent all his money on evrything but things i really want.. the rest of that money went to buying montana paint, that always runs out in the middle of an important reach (damm why didnt i bring one more chrome) and my love for that sport has proceeded to F**K every one of my good sneakers. Man ive tried everything to get paint off my sneakers, please for da love of street wear and fashion and art and colours let me have the opportunity to make my perfect shoes, i promise ill never go painting in them!!!!!!! and trussst they will be the cream of the crop!!
cheers bob
June 14th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
cuff says:
hey whats up. alright heres me story, i never had enough money to buy jordans, or even enough guts to ask my parents to buy me a pair. so i looked in to ebay to find a pair that icould find for cheap…not knowing fakes ever existed. i saved up my money to buy a pair of 11s that seemed sweet. soon found out when i got them, they were fake as hell. i then decided to buy another. big mistake on my part. i bought a pair of 5s. i received them and again…they were fake as hell. terrible and awful luck. i wore both pairs cuz i didnt wanna just throw them out, not only did they ruin my feet but theyre falling apart. i think i deserve a sweet pair of shoes, i think it would be awesome to go through the whole customizing process. merci.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
cuff says:
my bad, i didnt see my first post. sorry about that
June 14th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
heriberto hernandez says:
ooo n i no i can make some hot joints you bobby halla at me
p.s tell espn to bring back its the shoes
June 14th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
marco ramirez says:
love.
passion.
sole/soul.
desire.
pleasure.
hit me up if u feel the same about ur kicks bobbito and good luck to who ever gets that opportunity to meet a legend and do what u most love.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Reiko Gordon says:
Wassup Bobbito, I would love the opportunity to gain a pair of free shoes, but I am entering this contest for my best friend. Dude has expensive taste in shoes but gotta go the payless walmart route cuz of his funds. Dude gotta take care of his family and other priorities. He rather for his kids to look good first and foremost. So I would like to do this for him. Dude never owned anything Nike in his life, so with this I can get him out of the Shaq shoes and put him in some Nikes!
June 14th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
AZRIEL GARCIA says:
I’m just a C.O.L.O.U.R.S.(cool outrageous lover of uniquely raw style!) guy. I learned to walk in some OG VI back in 1992 when I was 2 years young and i got pictures to prove it. I was rocking heat before the monster called HYPE was even a twinkle in Phil Knights eye! Plus i got more sole then a sock with a hole! I’d love the chance to “Make It Happen” and create what the games been missing with my “Bag of Tricks” while listening to D.J. Cucumberslice spin some vinyles!
June 14th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Damon B. says:
This is my story! I wanted to be a sports agent. I left NYC two years ago to work with a bay area agent, because he had some top players, but when I got him meeting with top players he could never close them and at the end of the year he would say; I’m going to make 500k this year from the players he had from the past who were on 2nd and 3rd contracts. Well the job is commission based and because we didnt sign in top guys I didn’t make crap. I just stopped last month and to pay my rent and to eat over the past few years I had been selling my shoes. I know everyone in NYC who own stores so my collection was nice and now its down from 97 to 3 pairs of shoes. I tried to tell myself that I was to old for collecting shoes, but i cant get away from it.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Justin Reed says:
I think I would be the best candidate for this opportunity for several different reasons. I’ve worked myself to the bone balancing school, working and also to help take care of my brother and sister (family reasons). I just started out in the sneaker game a couple months ago and I’m tired of the hype already. The first pair of shoes that really caught my eye were, no lie the Bobbitos and there are two things that would mean a lot to me and that would be meeting bobbito and also designing my own pair of kicks. I really would like to get into the shoe industry in some way after I finish school and I would mostly like to bring back some of the history in shoes like Bobbito started. So why not let me make my own pair of historic sneakers? Thanks.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Sean says:
Dear Bobbito,
I don’t think 5-7 sentences give me the opportunity to fully express why I should go with you to Nike i.d. studios, but I’ll try my best. First off, I love the Nike Air Force 1 such a clean shoe, and extremely groundbreaking. I would love to have the chance to design my own, 1 of 1, pair because I have never had the chance to purchase a shoe of from Nike i.d. before. I would also like to say that I have been trying to get into the studio for almost a year on the Nike i.d. website, but have had no such luck. I am on the website almost daily designing and editing sneakers and would be truly honored if I was able to accompany you, Bobbito Garcia, at the Nike i.d. studio to design a pair of Air Force 1s. Also, I am really into sneaker design and I think that having this opportunity would really assist me in pursuing my career in the sneaker industry. It would truly be an honor if you chose me to accompany you at the Nike i.d. studio. Thanks for this wonderful opportunity.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Hassan Bhuiyan says:
My birthday is on july second and i always wanted to have a custom pair of kicks. I am a die hard nike fan and i wore all types of nikes since i was young. Air forces were the first nikes that i ever brought. If i was able to have my own pair of custom nike id air forces it would bring a smile to my soul. Especially as of late, with all the bad luck i’ve been having. I havent been able to buy new sneakers in a long time. So please Cool Bob take me with you to nike id.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
ali reza says:
I am a westcoast artist in six figure debt and climbing (SALLIE MAE IS A WHORE). A lot of the work I do is on love becuz cats are broke. I dont own any nikes, nor can I afford to. I have no knowledge of the sneaker game and this addiction to it that I find people to have these days. Nevertheless, I do love a good pair of sneakers, and I am humble enough to appreciate such a blessing. Word to mother.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
DJ TOO CHILL says:
BOB LOVE,
I have never owned a pair of air force one’s, for the last 15 years I have worn nothing but shell toe addias, always 3 pais one for work, one clean and one in the box in reserve. Got married in shells and and wore them to the emmys 3 times and even walked up on stage to get my award in a tux….why not make the switch on some airforce one’s with my man bobbito…much love…TOO CHILL
June 14th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
melvin backman says:
As a lover of all things sneaker-related, I have a great deal of appreciation and love for Nike’s Air Force One sneaker (especially the high-tops). What’s odd about my love for the Air Force One is that I am never able to find an attractive pair of high-tops at my local sneaker spots. The only pair that I own is a pair of counterfeit white on whites that I was conned into buying when I didn’t know much about sneakers. It would mean a great deal to me to be able to custmoize my own pair of high-top Air Force Ones to proclaim my love for the shoe to the world.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
lex says:
i wear a size 15 really hard to find a pair of nice sneakers, i get tired of all the small feet wearing people ending up with a nice pair of kicks and leave me with the big ol plane looking bobo’s, plus im on my way to do alot of higher education, going to the film academy in new york and after that enrolling to get a graphic design degree. i will be SUPER broke. and if you take me i can get me a pair of nice shoes and take a nice colorful picture with my daughter. 1
June 14th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Chris Grant says:
I deserve to win because I am very artistic, so I could make nice designs. Nike AF1’s are my favorite sneakers. I treat my air forces with care and clean them daily. I have a good work ethic so I’d do my best job at designing af1’s. I’m a high school student and I’m broke because I can’t get a job or else I won’t have time to ace my AP Physics course. I’ve kept my oldest pair clean ever since I bought it 2 years ago. Also, another reason I deserve to win this contesst is because I am a huge fan of the Bobitto Air Force- I must say he’s a good designer.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
bristi says:
The only i deserve these shoes is because I’m from ohio. We never get anything good down here, and so I always have to pay reseller prices. I’ve always wanted to design something at studio 255 but have never been able to get a pass. Either way I would drive my a$$ up to nyc just to amke a pair of shoes. Thats a 12 hour drive for me.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
accater says:
well i don’t know about “deserving” to go, but i would really love to go to the nike id studio (mostly because i have never been to New York before and i would like to see why this city is “THE CITY”) and create something that has been on my mind for years. there is no better feeling than looking down at your feet and knowing that what you have on, YOU created and only you have that pair. and also it can be sort of a family heirloom. i have a 2year old brother who i want to be able to pass on the torch to.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
J-marious says:
It would be truly a defining moment for me to be selected and given the opportunity by “Bounce Magazine” to visit the worlds famous “Nike ID Lab” and to be able to design my very own signature sneaker.It would be A chance of a lifetime to learn more about the intricate and detailed history of sneakers with the greatest streetball legend and sneaker afficionado of all time Bobbito Garcia I would like to thank you for the opportuinty to submit my entry. Sincerely, J-Marious
June 14th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
dylan says:
so my storie is not amazing but really annoying.
i am a 14 year old kid in 8th grade, and i am honestly addicted to sneakers, the funny thing is i have no nice pair of my own. the reason is a have no money. i dont really have a way to get as much as nice pair of air force 1’s cost. I have become kind of a sneaker nerd, i go on nike Id all the time and make types of sneakers and just save them as a bookmark, thinking one day i might get them, sometimes i just stair at sneakers wishing and hoping that i can afford them one day.
i would be so thankful if i won this contest,
i could finally be happy about what i have on my feet.
well hope everyone has a great summer.
and i hope i win the loto to get some sneakers, or win this contest.
thanks
- dylan
June 14th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
aramis ledesma says:
I love this oppertunity to be able to go wit bobby and make my own af1. Ive been true to this game since i can remember getting my first pair of af1. They were all military blue with baby blue stitching and a white mid-sole. Im a true sneaker head by all means ive been following this cultur since like 8 or 9 years old. I love kicks and to be honest thats what has kept me out of trouble. This culture is one that i belong to and i respect it and the people true to it … Bobby been at this since before sneakers were consodered a fasion icon thats why i got mad love for dude cuz i used to get made fun of because i had a strap on my sneakers… halla bak 1 love
June 14th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Brian says:
I really dont have a specific reason then my love for shoes and some ill designs i have in my head. I have been customizing my shoes since the early 90’s using a marker to add new life to an otherwise dead shoe. But a trip to ny would be a dream come true + a chance to chill with kool bob love aka dj cucumber slice aka boogie bob aka soul food bob aka make it happen well make it happen bob pleaaase
June 14th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Jay Fash says:
Shoutout to Cucumber slice! Thats it!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
city says:
really i dont even want a free pair of airs i would rather give it to my mom see we usually go to 255 as a family but we have not been able to go this season and my mom really likes airs anyway but the reason that we have not been able to go is because only my pops is workin now but normally thats cool but on the last day of 06 my house was burglarized and many of ar valuables were stolen including 3 laptops so to speak our budget took a blow and the normal family trips we make to 255 we could do this season so i want my mom to be able to make a pair of airs that would actually make me happier than winning a free pair for myself .
June 14th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
gk says:
bobbito,
i don’t really kno why i should be picked. i’m sorta broke. i’m in sole collector issue 17 on page 94. im 13 and jobs r hard to come by without working papers so the only time i make money is on the holidays and my b-day. i also wanted to be a sneaker designer since i got my first jays olympic 7s in august 2004. i think it’d be really cool if i can design my own “official” af1 1 of 1 since i want to be a sneaker designer. these are my only reasons why i think i should win. i hope i win if not congrats to whoever wins.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:09 pm
shane f says:
whats up bobbito, thank you for the oppurtunity. as a young man and older teenager (18), i havent been around to see the glory days of the shoe game (og jordans, af1s, and other early basketball sneakers). at the same time i believe that the shoe game is changing and our generation is witnessing it at its best with the AF25. new technologies, materials and colorways are helping to change the shoe game just as they did over 20 years ago with the orginal air forces and air jordans. if i was given the oppurtunity to design my very own pair of nikes in the nike studio i would not only have a better understanding of the shoe game and shoes to come, but i would be able to say i contributed. please bobbito its been my dream to design my own nike like this, you know nikeid has none of the colorways i want or anything, and this would literally be a dream come true. thanks again bobbito, and i gotta say i loved u in nba street, prolly one of my fav games.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
ImKuku4Coochie says:
Damn well for 1 i need some gear baaaaaad…Going to college and being hour bus ride from any good paying job hurts your pockets. Shit id take a free pair of anything. But honestly dude needs these kicks, even have my own design in my head already, bad because besides paying tuition and books i can hardly afford to buy shoes, especially some that cost 2 and change, matter fact not even enough to supersize. Please my dude help a brother out….it’ll definitely be gratefully appreciated!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
RANDY says:
It would be a good excuse to visit New York and bring home a pair of “1 of 1″ AF1s!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Victor Cotto says:
1. I’m broke
2. I’m a Latino — Hook it pana?
3. I’m a sneaker head!
4. Pretty please…
June 14th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
leonardo says:
bobbito I have a problem, and I think u can solve it…My little brother needs an URGENT AF1 TRANSPLANT and we havent been able to find a donor compatible with his style, even searching desperately on ebay, so I hope you consider inviting him to be operated by the best sneakers doctors, at the iD studio, to save him leting his feet shine again.
Thanks.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Victor Cotto says:
Just to add to my above post brotha…
I live in NYC — So I’m one MetroCard away from meeting yah up.
Thats 7 sentences, including that 4 reason post just above. YA TU SABE!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Mikey Idell says:
ey bobbito i’m just a young homie lookin for a slick, one of a kind pair of AF1’s that that i can just look at them forever and never get bored of. custom shoes are what i live for and this would be the opportunity of a mother fuckin lifetime. thanks for considering me bro it’d be the best time of my life to go.
Stay good,
mike
June 14th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Dennis says:
Bobitto,
I’ve been running a struggling sneaker boutique for almost a year now. Business has gotten so bad that I had to move out of my apartment and into the stockroom. Last month I even sold my personal collection of Air Force 1s just so I could pay the rent and my employee. I now represent my shop in a pair of busted GALO Slides that are 2 yrs. old. Please pick me!
Thanks,
Dennis
June 14th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
poopstar says:
Having just broken into the footwear industry through customizing kicks, this would be the perfect opportunity to make the hottest uptowns that i can imagine. I would love to check out the material selection, design options, and the Studio in NYC. i have always wondered about the options they would offer on such a legendary style. Plus, i’ve been in china for weeks now(leaving today) and this would be the perfect welcome home gift, along with seeing my wife and kid again…i would gladly make the trip down from redneck, no sneaker store havin’ vermont…(not even a foot locker or finishline anymore! i have to make the long trip to montreal for shoe releases)…for the opportunity to meet a legend like cucumber slice—a street idol so many ways. Would be a dream come true…
June 14th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Alex Lind says:
I have always been a huge sneaker nerd. I am kind of anti-social and shoes have always been a great ice breaker to talk to people. This opportunity would be a great way for me to express myself in a way that I feel most comfortable. That’s it I guess, thanks.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Mike says:
I roll in a sad city of beef and oil. I roll in custom shirts and vintage suits. I have no choice but to buy shoes online. I make video games about the emptiness of life. I will never get to have a pair of nikeID uptowns otherwise. Thanks.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Pierce Selman says:
I think I’m deserving since I’ll make the best pair.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Vince Ott says:
I’ve only been in the shoe game for a few years but I already live for it. I’m the kid who walks into school and everyone gives me props on having the freshest kicks. I’m just that kind of person. My dream is to be a sneaker designer so what better way to get your name out there then pound some heat out at 255? Yeah, it’s a dream for me to design sneakers….I ain’t the average Joe just saying this, nah, I know I got the talent…So let me do the thing and it’s garunteed heat. In the sneaker game you got to have confidence in your kicks and trust me, I got all you need for that. Just sayin….
June 14th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Ann F. says:
I’m a girl that’s serious about the sneaker game & a former point guard. Sneakers. Basketball. Hip-Hop. That’s it for me…I’m also in college staying at Columbia Univ in NYC so I definitely need some heat for my feet for the summer…I’ll be waiting to see my name posted..
June 14th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Moises Llenas says:
My moms’ll hook you up with a mean sancocho!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
D.W. says:
I’m just a cat who grew up in the 80’s on AF1’s,blazer, Sky highs, etc. I really love being a part of the shoe game and being one of those who help nike be what they are today. I’m straight AF1 highs & lows (never been a mid cat). No sob story, dont really care about the free thing. I would just like to see all the guys who made it possible for them to be what they are today who literally paid there dues get a chance design the AF1 lows to show there inspiration from the heart.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
ConCEPvibez says:
being from the island of Jamaica and living in the east flatbush section of Brooklyn for the past 9 years now. being 23 years of age, i came from a long way to appreciate sneakers from wearing Patrick Ewings from payless to AF1s. i would love to convey a different heritage with the love for sneaker and be totally original.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
fgant23 says:
im 17. im a stuggling student. i try my best to maintain grades and make my mother proud. i try to help her out everyday and she does the same and i havent had a new pair of sneakers since christmas. please i need this. the only thing i get to do his hope and wish i had as many sneakers as i see people with. please
June 14th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Lindy from Nu Jerz says:
Hello Bobbito! First & foremost, I want to say thank you for your invitation. Secondly, I think that you should PICK ME, PICK ME!! My son would REALLY appreciate it! He’ll be the FLYEST 3-YEAR-OLD on the block with Custom AF1’s!! Thanks again, We’ll be waiting……. …… …. patiently.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Paul H. says:
“If you dont know yourself than I cant help you-I would say if youre just getting into or are trying to get into it this culture or figure out what your part is in this whole thing is just stay pure to who you are.
Got this quote from the Anthony Gilbert link you posted, and it basically says where I’m at in relation to the whole sneaker culture and everything. So you should pick me because I’m gonna stay true to myself and come up with some creation the likes of which nobody ever saw coming!!!
Bottom line, I’m a creative and I deserve this because college left me with a degree, no job and $40,000 in debt… So can I please get some free shoes?
P.S. robert garcia is the man
http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=Robert+Garcia&type=1
June 14th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Justin says:
As a kid growing up, I knew about sneakers…but never had the money to rock something truly dope. Mom was single and worked in a factory to keep me warm and fed, not to keep my feet looking fresh. Now I am adult and I have my own money I buy shoes that I wanted back in the day. I was never into AF1’s…never (though I respect their history and place in shoe culture). I see a few pair and I am like “those are OK.” I got Dunks, Jordans, Air Maxes, Blazers, etc. No AF1’s…maybe if I get the chance to design my own I will finally jump on the AF1/Harlems/Uptown bandwagon.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Kiana says:
the reasons why i should be picked…#1 i’m a true broke phi broke college student, whenever i do get money i pay my bills with it. and #2 i’m a serious sneakerhead so not being able to buy ANY air forces for the 25th anniversary this year (or any sneakers at all for that matter) has been killin my soul, i need some new kicks in my life. reason #3, i’m also a graphic designer so being able to put my artistic skills to work would be a DREAM! this would just be an awesome experience to get to hang out with you AND go to the Nike iD studio what more could i want?
June 14th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
joey a says:
Sup,
I deserve it because my company is laying me off in 4 months. They gave me a option to move to Phoenix and I live in beautiful So Cal. I’m moving to the desert. It hits 116 degrees over there. It gets too hot. I’m so depressed. Now make me the winner.
Thanks,
- Joey
June 14th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
TSU says:
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
(by today’s chinese fortune cookie)
I know you have amazing mind. Please use it well. (and choose me!!!!!!!)
June 14th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Ryan says:
Wsup Bobbito, my name is Ryan.
WHY SHOULD I BE INVITED WITH YOU TO THE NIKE ID STUDIO??
To be honest with you, the answer is LOVE!
“I LOVE SNEAKERS!!!” It could be REEBOK, Chucks, ADIDAS, FILA, PUMA, NIKES…whatever, as long as they look right/fresh on my feet. It makes me complete!
Shoes dont make the person, the person makes the shoes and I feel I could create a shoe that could look “PRICELESS” for my feet while having a 1 in a life time experience in the NIKE ID studio with another sneaker-head like myself!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
bang lee says:
You may not choose me.
Because I’ll buy ‘cool bob love’model’s AF1.
See you this Sunday.
Bang out-.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Ty says:
I believe i should be picked because u can say i was birthed in nikes and air force 1’s. Since the day i was born 9/5/90 I’ve always had a pair of air force 1’s.I’m wearing a pair now as I type this message.It is my ultimate dream to create my own af1 but i dont have the money.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
rC3 says:
Kool Bob love after seeing the three pair of Air Force you made I’m inspired to make a pair of personalized NikeID Air Force. I had a strong passion for sneakers since I was like 9 years old (no lie) and I feel like I’m one of the few real sneakerheads left. I also won’t let the visit go to waste. I won’t make some loud hypish colorway, mines will be something subtle yet flashy for real sneakerheads. Make the right choice and keep doing what you do Bobbito!..
June 14th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
jerseys0ul says:
man so im two minutes late before you announce it. im a procrastinator and procrastinators never win but i think you should prove that wrong. i have one minute left and i dont know what to right. i think if you pick me i can say better things that what i have to say to you now. thanks in advance if you pick me.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Peter Hwang says:
Im sure there are more deserving people that should receive the invite, but on the real, i love sneakers and sneakers love me or atleast i hope they have that same passion and sense of emotion that i have towards them. and it would be nice to create a pair of sneakers that would break necks as i walk down the street with a little swagger to my step and a toothbrush in my back pocket. but hey, im just trying to style on them!
June 14th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
jerseys0ul says:
i think you should pick me because i have the worst luck on earth.im jobless, im sending this in even though its past 11 p.m. im just a wreck. procrastinators never win but i think they should win this one time. by saying that i think you need to pick me.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
arcadeo bautista says:
husband to a beautiful wife.father to 3 lovable kids.37 years of love for sneakers.one chance to design my own pair of shoe.it will ne a great father`s day gift.thanks.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
Loi Tran says:
To Bobbito Garcia:
I don’t deserve these shoes, I don’t believe any of the people below be or above me deserve them. The one’s who deserve the FUNDS for the shoes are needy kids and those whom are in orphans, those in hospitals that are uncurable. Take the money it costs to buy these shoes and give back to the community, it’d be better than listening and reading 100 sob stories on BS. Save yourself the time, and go save an orphan child’s feet.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
chino says:
I believe that sneakers are much more than fashion more than just a something to make your feet look good, they are a symbol which represents you. An individual it explains your style your mood your sex appeal and more. It defines you and classifies in a category all on it’s on. Even if someone else has the same pair it ’s still different because of how you rock it and how you show it off. That is with regular sneakers imagine with a pair of air forces that you can customize yourself… Imagein only imagine.
thanks
CHINO
June 14th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
chris says:
The toenail on my big toe on my right foot is green. I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. I don’t have health insurance to find out and to be honest, i don’t really care. I mean, I care but it’s not bothering me. But pretty much anyone who sees the rotted out, mangled toe nail wants to vomit. So the reason i need the AF1s or AF25s is to be able to hide the green toe from the rest of the world. In a sense me asking for the shoes is a humanitarian act.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
coc0 says:
cause i cant find a pair that goes with my fondle ‘em records crew neck!
June 14th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
ricco says:
hi my name is ricco why do i deserve to make an air force 1 well why not i love air force 1’s i have every bobbito air force i could get and i definitly bought all the new york a1’s but i collect sneakers i have over 250 pairs and i am trying to open a sneaker store calle ADDICTED SOLE because im addicted to kicks either way thanks and may the forces be with you lol
ricco
June 14th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
DAVID D BOONE says:
CAUSE IM A SNEAKER HEAD AND I LOVE SHOES I OWN 2 OF THE 3 OF THE AIR FORCE 1S U MADE AND MY BIRTHDAY JUNE 23, IT CAN B A BIRTHDAY GIFT OF A LIFE TIME
June 14th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Chris Belcher says:
At 34, I have been an avid sneakerhead for the better part of 20 years. It all started with my first pair of suede brown and pink puma’s and matching windbreaker. Hip hop was just starting to create a name for itself and films like beatstreat were bringing a touch of style to mainstream culture. I was in the 7th grade and thought that I was untouchable. From there, I started buying aj’s every year. As I got older and able to afford to buy more, I expanded my collection to include air max’s and any nike hoop shoe that I could get my hands on. Now, three shoe sizes later, the majority of my collection is jordan and nike sb. Believe it or not, I have never owned a pair of nike air force 1’s; 2’s yes, but never ones. I can’t think of a better way to start it up.
Chris
June 14th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Chris Santos says:
because i’m late typing this due to the fact that i’ve been working all day so i can cop a pair of jordan 6’s (black and red pair)
June 14th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Stevie B says:
I think i should be chosen because right i am on the grind and can not afford to buy a pair of sneakers. all my money is going to help my firend put out a independent hip-hip album. Also i do love af1s and i would just be happy with some white on whites.
P.S. I love the book where did you get those and would like to get it signed even if i dont get chosen for the id lab
June 14th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Brian Lee says:
Bobbito,
To keep it real, you’re one of my major role models in life. You’re a hip-hop icon to say the least, and I have always wanted to just chill with you one-on-one and ask you how you were able to transition between so many jobs. Like yourself, I am a major sneakerhead, and I have always dreamed of going to the Nike ID Studio. Even though I live in New York, it is nearly impossible for me to even consider purchasing such premium sneakers like the custom AFIs because my parents simply do not understand what shoes mean to me as a whole. When they see a pair of sneakers, they don’t see the history behind it, but rather the price tag. A chance to go to the Nike ID Studio with you will simply be unreal. Creating my own pair of AFIs or AF25s with you by my side will not only be a privilege, but also a moment that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
Jason Jackson says:
I’ll sum it up quick since I only have 7 sentences. My cat died, I’ve got 3 flat tires with no money to fix them because of the cat’s funeral, I have to eat mayonaise and sugar water sandwiches everyday for lunch, my girl left me for an albino midget named cloud, I’ve lost my keys 5 times this month, somebody stole the bike I borrowed that I used to get to work, my neighbor stole my water hose, the mailman crashed into my gate, and my dog lost an ear in the mailman car accident….none of this is true but I hope it entertained you guys enough to get me into the studio. Bobbito, get at me if you make it to Vegas. Peace, love, and don’t forget the soul.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
sure shot says:
yo is it too late? I need something clean on my feet when we scraping yall in the championship family! And when im done i’ll tie them up and throw them on telephone wires in the hood. But only the Af1 Hi. They can keep the lows.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Big D says:
There’s some funny ass post in here.
Why me?
I make those shits look good.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:30 am
Aundrae W. says:
The reason I think I should be able to go is because I have a love for sneakers I know your saying to yourself well so do the other 300 people who wrote in to me,I feel that you have to have a passion for what you love,I love sneakers I know that sounds weird but I do,I not only look at a sneaker but I feel the sneaker and I smell a sneaker because I know how much hard work went into a just 1 pair of sneakers. I love sneaker thats all I can really say and I hope you do choice the right person if I don’t get chosen well congrats to the winner…Peace !!
June 15th, 2007 at 12:31 am
Nishant Prasad says:
Why me? I have always wanted a pair of AF’s but have never been able to buy one because of the price. Dont get me wrong I love the shoes and they are deff one of the best looking designs out there. Its outrageous to see all the cool colorways it comes in now with designs you wouldnt even have thought about. Help me get my first pair, please.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:39 am
Oliver Cespedes says:
Yo Bobbito, this is a great honor to meet you one of the greatest b-ball player and sneaker collector of all time. I was the number cat camping out for five days for a pair of hufquakes in NYC. I love to have a pair of bobbito AF1s signed and put it in my glass case! The shoe I would make would be classy, I’d rock them to Santo Domingo, P.R., to all over the NYC streets. I’m 25 years old and been fresh to death since the early 90s.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Christopher says:
I have always wanted a pair of Air Force one.
I was born in 1982 so the air force one born.
I always want a special pair of Air force that can represent myself. I am live outside the US and i always want to go to the Nike ID Studio want to see how’s look like.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:47 am
Ambric says:
Yo, i find it really funny that the stories civilains make up to “create” their own air force one. Truly the essence of an air force one is in the beauty of the wearer. Simply cause i can have the shittiest beaters on, and ima still rock the shit out of them as if they were fresh out the box. Owning these 1of1 airforce ones wouldnt make my shoe game any improvments because I see the beauty in a air force one. Hell white/white ones= greatest invention. I aint in Ny, but if you gona give this once in a lifetime event to sumone make sure its someone whos gonna rock em proudly.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:47 am
Chase says:
Love.Respect.Loyalty.History.Thats what really matters. Collecting is not for showing off, its about the love. Alot of these so called “shoe lovers” do it for their friends and other heads and that is when “false love” is created. I feel that I am one of the last of a dying breed that have love and truly honor the air force 1. When I say last of a dying breed I mean that where other people may move onto different trends but with true air force lovers the love always stays it never leaves or switches. Love is air force and air force is TRUE LOVE. Be loyal to air force and air force will be loyal to you.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Wesley Brown says:
Hey my man bobbito whats happenin. I know its a bit late but I think i deserve these kicks more than anyone. I went on a trip to New York not long ago and went to Niketown there. Here in Toronto, Canada we didn’t get the AF25 Team Package so I was excited as hell to get some at the Niketown in NY. I haven’t been able to buy any Air Force Ones as money is scarce and my parents need it more than I do. So i went in and tried on the Blazers ones, which i wanted most, but my parents wouldn’t buy it for me. I have a savings from a few birthdays of about 300 dollars Canadian, just anough to afford the shoes. I went back the next day and got the shoes. As the shoes were already somewhat creased I asked for a new pair and the man working there said OK. I didn’t bother to look inside the box though. The next day we went home. In the car ride on the way home I checked the box, and what I saw was unexpected. A plain pair of Black/Varsity Maize AF25’s, not even a team one. These were GR’s. Anyways I sold those for $100 and that is all the money I have as I have spent everything else I have had on shoes. My parents are trying their best to fulfill my sneaker fetish but they just can’t afford it. Please Bobbito pick me to receive the sneakers. It would mean the world to me.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:00 am
Marcus of OKDC says:
1. I am working hard but cannot afford a pair of sneakers and it hurts!
2. I am leaving to France soon to study art, and I want to rep my country and my culture and give the a taste of dope style.
3. I have always rocked AF1’s since I was a kid I’ve had ill colors, and when my parents didn’t have much I went to the discount store and got the ugly colors and made em hot!
4. With my background in design and being an art student I think I will come up with somethin unique.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:02 am
bertrand law says:
I am going through school right now and don’t have enough money to make my own pair of shoes. my dream is to own a pair of shoes i created with you…a legend in streetball as well as the sneakerworld.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:15 am
kimboe says:
Honestly here in the P.I we got limited sneakers coming in and unfortunately limited AF1 designs at very high prices for normal ones. So i guess it would be great if you could hit me up and help me deisgn a shoe with you guys. I love designing too and i wanna show people here how great and influencial AF1’s are to style
June 15th, 2007 at 1:22 am
jae says:
because i truly appreciate sneakers..
the way they look, feel, rock and how they smell…OOH HOW THEY SMELL…smells just like the first day of school
and i would love and appreciate the opportunity to bring some of myself to what is already a work of art perfected.. the classic, the epitome of the word sneaker.
The Air Force 1, uptowns, harlems, uppies whateva they may b called
wheew…yea i really need to get this paasion to an outlet..help me out bobbito
June 15th, 2007 at 1:24 am
angel iron says:
i bought my first pair of AF1’s from footworks in the east village..it would definitely be ill to get some custom kicks done with you..we’ve bumped into eachother acouple times at blue 9 burger and always end up talkin bout kicks.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:41 am
Mark Nguy says:
Wassup Bobbito, I think the air force ones are great. They bring in the excitement of basketball and the whole point of nike. If you pick me i will try my best to represent what the people (playground basketball players, hip-hop icons,artists,and much more) in the past have been doing to make these shoes a historical figure. Hopefully you will pick me and hopefully i can create a shoe which not only reflects the past but brings in a new generation style .
June 15th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Cesar says:
I literally lasted more than a year trying to get an appointment, signing up every month just to design some sneakers. After a long while I finally got an email…I was happy as hell that I was going to design an exclusive pair of kicks, to my surprise I did the same thing I could’ve done at home(womp womp womp!). No VIP treatment for me…I was really disappointed so making my own AF1 would not only make my day but definitely make my year especially the fact that I’ll have an icon right next to me…so Bobbito jookea a un primo…ahi te dejo.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:51 am
Iron Pfist says:
Being 25, I am starting to feel like I am bringing a bit more nostalgia to the shoe game than some of the younger cats out there. No offense, we need the youth for innovation and creative influence…and we even need guys like Bobbito with that “old man strength” and clout in the game. My goal with designing a fresh new pair of kicks, would be to keep it subtle. Something you could dress down with…but with enough going on that someone who really wanted to bring the heat could rock a crazy fit with. I would do this with a mixture of unique material choices and subtle yet unique color schemes. Damn…I’m starting to sound like I should be on Queer Eye for the Straight guy….
June 15th, 2007 at 2:10 am
Thomas Capriola says:
Im not gonna beat around the bush…I just wanna design a free pair of Air Force Ones!!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:35 am
Frank Roblin says:
I think I should be chosen because I am a high school mathematics teacher in the Baltimore City Public School System. I hail from the city that put Air Force Ones on the map. I would be the coolest teacher in the school if I walked in with a pair of custom AF1’s.
Fondle ‘Em Lives On!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:39 am
Sunny Phono says:
Because nobody believes in a high school drop-out.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:52 am
Nick Daughtry says:
I’m a 15 kid starting a sophmore year in high school and all i wear is air force ones. There my favorite shoes out and i would love to make a custom pair. Everyone knows i have an exclusive pair and it would be cool to say i got to design my own pair and meet Bobbito Garcia. So you know it would be cool if i could but if i dont get chosen im still gonna rock em’ TIL I DIE
June 15th, 2007 at 3:08 am
Heishun says:
Why do I deserve a pair of Nike AF1 from the studio? I don’t, no one really deserves it unless they came up with the ID concept and was denied to make their own shoes. I’m writing this to see if I can win. I would love to ID my own pair of Air Force 1 from the studio knowing that I won’t be going to Manhattan anytime soon. The Air Force 1 is a clean sneaker and I would love to add a touch of my personality on it to make it my own. Have a good one.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:09 am
Christian Vien says:
“You see I order one bottle, then I fuck with one model
Then I order more bottles, now I got more models
I’m from that city where them niggaz don’t play mayn
I take a chick to my room like caveman
So ask your girlfriend my name, I bet she go
“Skeet skeet skeet, Weatherman ’bout to make it rain!”…That’s why I deserve to get picked. guadalaHOLLATME
June 15th, 2007 at 3:33 am
Foster says:
Bob you just read the 1st couple of em n chose that fag c-lo
ur a fag too bob
June 15th, 2007 at 3:59 am
Alex says:
So that i can say, “Look what i’ve got on my feet”, without actualy saying it.
June 15th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Sven says:
weil dies wahrscheinlich der erste und einzigste deutsche kommentar dazu ist und ich mich freue gratis in die staaten reisen zu drfen und dann auch noch ein gratis af1-exemplar zu bekommen.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:34 am
Henry Sanchez says:
Whats Good Bobbito, I Think I Should Be Picked Because I Love Sneakers. Theirs Not Much To It, I Love The Box, I Love The Smell Of The Leather Or Suede. I Love The Colors, The Laces,The Stiching, The First Time You Take Them Out The Box And Hold Them In Your Hands. I Expecially Love The First Time You See A Shoe And Instantly Know You’ll Do Whatever It Takes To Get Those Shoes On Your Feet. Shoes Are Part Of My Sole And Thats Why I Should Get Picked.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:43 am
Johnny Gee says:
cuz the caramel campaign needs a new lust. we can teach the simeons about the paradigm of the shoe, educate foos, tell em how to lace up their shoes, get bruised, or split in two flick a frankenstein, philly 2, or black patent mirror clue. i campaign for art in shoes and visit religious the alter of fresh leather. these times, i reside in the root, track town eugene where the swoosh took flight from waffle irons to foamposites, i can discuss the logic and illogic of a crude shoe, right now rockin air max 93 classics, sea teal and black. hope im considered cause i cant even rationally consider the iller stakes of this matter. keep it easy brother.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:45 am
tyty7317 kicks says:
simple….. i love the sneaker culture
June 15th, 2007 at 7:45 am
Mehervan Sethi says:
This is an opportunity of a life time for someone of my background. I am of Indian heritage but I was born and raised in Japan and I now go to school in Boston. I’ve been in love with sneakers since childhood, and was always able to get some heat at the local stores in Osaka. Out here in Boston, the shoe game is a joke. So I think it would a viable option to grant me this opportunity, so I can experience the epitome of customization at nike iD.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:48 am
SHAUN "BRUCE da Staircase trademaster" says:
Despite the overall consensus of whom either enjoy rockin’ AFI’s as a fashion commodity or as a Ballin’ sneaker…I will CHOOSE to rock AFI’s b/c I LOVE SIMPLICITY. To sum up my persona, it is SIMPLICITY…the key adjective I can only describe for the AFI; and I LOVE SIMPLICITY. Thus far, I cannot find any other footwear with similar design and function. A total utilitarian shoe. It would be another memorable moment and honor (concerning sneakers/personal nostalgic history) to personally design my own SIMPLE AFI.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:49 am
mike furst says:
with a million comments i got the best one, why? because im just the man. im a bboy, and i lonboard skate, and i surf. i also make and design skateboards. i put graphics on the bottom so i have an artistic touch. what better mixture of culture is that. definatly the most unique and interesting shoe, would come from my design. im out doin one thing every day, weather its copin my next pair of kicks, or breakin, or surfing, or skateing. i also make and design skateboards. i put graphics on the bottom so i have an artistic touch.
June 15th, 2007 at 7:58 am
John says:
to be honest i just want to have that pair of ups that i have been looking for my whole life. and with the nike id experiance i would be able to create them.
June 15th, 2007 at 8:26 am
Leke says:
Ive always been a sneakerhead at heart, but my financial situation never made it possible for me to get sneakers i would want, and to make matter worse my parents just moved me out to the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, so i constantly commute back and forth from PA to NY, and then to PHilly and even DC just to be able to get sneakers that I want. And now that Im in college I just want to be able to go the id store to show people that all the id samples ive made myself on the website were not to waste. I carry them around with me on my phone at all times, and constantly show themm off to people. I really need this opportunity. Please help a fellow baller out . thanks
June 15th, 2007 at 9:09 am
Roger says:
I dont feel like to make up so many sentence like others to win the contest, i just want to be realistic So, This is probably my only chance to get a pair of air force one id, therefore, please give me this chance!!!!!! thanks
June 15th, 2007 at 9:28 am
Derrick says:
Well i’m a sneaker head and all sneaker heads should stick together toes in toes out. and another reason why i should go is….why not i would love to hang out with a pro dude at kicks.
thanks for hearing me out!!!
June 15th, 2007 at 10:08 am
John Cox says:
When i was 10 yrs old i really started to get into sneakers. I remeber all of my brothers getting brand new jordans all the time. But when it came down to it i was a white on white kind of person. Now a days i buy j`s but alway my shoe of choice is a white on white low. This is why i think i deserve these kicks.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Nihal Hameed says:
I think you should pick me for one simple reason. Growing up, I did not have as much money as the other people. My parents would never give me money. I had a $5 allowance and that would’nt get me far. So i got to work. After weeks of brutally hard work, I got enough money to buy a pair. So this would be a great oppurtunity to get a pair of kicks with my man Bobbito
June 15th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Josh says:
Let me say this much: I live on the Crow Reservation! How many people can say they know where that is? Let me also not that Nike’s don’t come to the rez, I have to search out Nike’s and then pay 2x what they would be in stores. It’s just a chance for a rez guy to see what’s out there and maybe step his sneaker game up a notch. Well I guess it’s just moccasins and cowboy boots for this guy.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:36 am
jonathan perez says:
well i was born in new york and i havent been back to new york ever since i was born. i have always want to go back and visit. and i love sneakers and always wanted to ID my own pair of forces and been ur fan ever since nba street.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Alexis says:
Well, let’s see, I’ll keep it simple, I’m a sneaker head and a girl, and I have a small foot (5.5y) so I’m limited to the hotness that I can wear. I love the NIKE ID studio!
Thanks.
June 15th, 2007 at 10:47 am
steevo says:
i’m not going to give you a sob story, i stay fresh with i’m working with.i need to go to the nike id studio with you because like many sneakerheads around the world, when you get a pair of quickstrikes and dopest outfit to go wit them, thinking you are one of the select few to have them. then you rock them to school to se another dude got with a fit that dont match, just wearing them to wear them. so i need that opprotunity so i can have a one of one that means none b4 it none to come…
June 15th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Tony Aniagba says:
I just Wanna Chill With My dude Bobbito ..Das Bsically it and the kicks is poppin 2 but yea das it lol..uno
June 15th, 2007 at 11:22 am
enrique mastrapa says:
yo whut up,my name is rick ,age 23…well check my painful story,..the first time i went to the id lab ,was a day before the “one night only event”,i was out there with my people(im from miami)i went cause KRS ONE asked me to make him and Rakim custom t-shirts ,..i had no clue they were gonna rock them on stage the next night(at the af1 event)…i spent all my loot at the time just to get out there and deliver those tees that i could not afford any ids?…but all my people had there appointments,…and believe me when your sitting in that lab and your people are buggin over there kicks it makes you wanna swipe that card knowing that your IDs will shut everyone down!and i found my way into the party with no invite(lol) hoping that there was some kinda give away,…plus,..christmas was right around the corner and my son had to have that Power wheels Escalade!and kicks for dad were out of the question,…i wish i had a pair of kicks from nike to comemorate that trip and experience….something to show the grandchildren…..
June 15th, 2007 at 11:38 am
kevin withers says:
my name is kevin and im 15 years old. also i should be picked because im in love with air force ones. in addition im a big fan of bobbito and his bobbito air force ones. in addition i never been to new york and i think this would be a great opportunity especially if i can go roll with bobbito and go to nike id studio. please pick me.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Kevin says:
hey, i dont think i deserve to win this contest. in fact, no one really deserves to win it. they just want to get a new pair of air forces and will create sum sob story to get it. im real, so i won’t lie to you. i just want them too and if telling the truth means i won’t get them, no hard feelings. i just cant enter sum contest and lie. it aint my bag ya know.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Kyle Santana says:
HOWS IT GOIN BOBBITO? WELL LET ME START BY SAYING HOW GREAT OF A THING TO DO BY ALLOWING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE FROM THE OPEN PUBLIC TO GET INVOLVED WITH DESIGNING A NIKE AF1. IM NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND WRITE TO YOU ABOUT HOW I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO GO BECAUSE REALLY, I FEEL THAT EVERYONE HAS THERE OWN OPINION TO THEIR REASON AND SHOULDNT BE JUDGED AND PICKED BY THAT. IF ONLY EVERYONE HAD THE CHANCE TO GO, NOW THINK ABOUT HOW MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS NIKE WOULD BE PRODUCING THEN. WELL GOODLUCK TO EVERYONE AND TO MYSELF AND THANK YOU NIKE.
June 15th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
David Cha says:
Bobbito, You are a straight baller, killin it first with the round ball, then the turntables, and finally your classic kicks. This contest ended last night but I wanna give props where props is due, even though this contest is over. I loved “It’s the Shoes” and I always wished I was on the show to get a famous pair of your 1 of 1 custom jobs. You alwayyyys hooked your guests up with straight firrrrrrre for their feet and whoever lucked out and won this trip with you, better be feeling like a BILLION bucks right now.
I hope you make the dude/honey who goes with you wear the shoes out of the store so they can’t go pawn his/her new nike I.D’s on EBAY
June 15th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
RICARDO says:
A BOBITO MY NAMES RICARDO FROM HOUSTON, TX IMA SNEAKERHEAD WITH A LOT IN THE HEAD BUT NOTHIN ON THE FEET…. MY MOM SAYS I’M ADDICTED TO SHOES WEN I ONLY HAVE 4 PAIRS OF SHOES…I KNO ALL ABOUT SHOES ITS JUST I CAN’T GET THE ONES I WANT BECAUSE MY MOM WILL GET MAD AND MAKE ME TAKE THEM BACK I KNO IT SOUNDS IMITURE BUT THAT’S WUT SHE DOES SO MAYBE IF YOU PICKED ME SHE WIL UNDERSTAND THE ART OF SHOE COLLECTING…THANKS FOR LISTENING
June 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Jimmy says:
I deserve to design a pair of ID AF1’s because I have more taste than wealth.. at least at this moment. I’ve worked hard for the past 4 years to graduate high school and deserve something to commemorate this. Also, my 18th birthday’s on June 22; I can’t think of a better way I could spend it.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
dallas says:
i need some custom af1 25s cause i can ever find the hot shit in size 14 , nobody ever has any!, plus i got an art degree so i could make some fly shit.
man, to be putting those custom 25s on some clowns face while i dunk on him….damn beautiful!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Tosin Ajirotutu says:
I think I should be selected to go to the nike Id lab with Bobbito because I feel that designing sneaker is a way to express yourself in any way. Each sneaker says something different. If anyone creates a sneaker, it has the potenial to scream. I think that Bobbito should pick me because nikes are hot and I am a big fan of Bobbito aka “cool bob love.” I have watched numerous episodes of “It’s the shoes.” My favorite episode was the episode when Bobbito was playing ball with Sebastian Telfair and asked him to be his coach. Also my brother, Tobi, knows Bobbito.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Lucian Dickson says:
I think I should get chosen because it was fucked up what they did to Q-Tip in Prison Song.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Marco says:
you should pick me cuz I’m homeless, broke, a single parent with 2 kids, I have an incurable disease, I’m missing my right foot (so all i’ll need is 1 sneaker), I’m also hard of hearing, i’m a little person, a war vet, and to make things even worse i’m a knicks fan! I just need something to go right in my life….please help bobito
p.s. i just scracthed my Cenobites record writing this letter now i can’t hear classic lines like
“Flattery gets me where I’m going, lets me know I’m flowing
Sets me when I’m boning
Shit, people asks me who writes for me
I write my own shit from finish to start
Diminish the heart, I eat a kinish and then I fart!” hahaha
June 15th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Marco says:
and i spelled your name wrong! cant get anything right! help me!
June 15th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Brandon says:
I’m not greatly interested in the i.d. thing. but I think atheletic accomplishments should be considered when you guys pick the winner, as well as design interests.
June 15th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
pete t says:
I’d love to win, but forreal give these jonts to Steve Brock, read that comment he wrote and tell me that shit ain’t serious! No sarcasm, he deserves that shit. Dude defeats cancer TWICE and the first thing he does is put on a fresh pair and walk down the ward like its 120th Street. That’s some real shit! 2nd place goes to the dude who teaches science in Spanish Harlem. Give him some Air Stabs or something, forreal.
June 15th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Tukoi Jarrett says:
Why should I get my own custom pair of AF1s? Well, in 2005 when the Laser IVs came out online I was prepared to buy them. I had the money and everything. My father in law died that day. As I watched my PC queue up to buy them, I found out that he was not going to last much longer and that I would need to use that money to help with Funeral costs. The Stash air max classic BWs came out when my first born was suffering in NICU having been born at 26 weeks old… it seems to go on and on… I am a sneaker lover and collector but I always end up having to forego buying my kicks or selling them to take care of my family of four when we come up on hard times. I would love to have a pair of shoes that belong to me and only me combined with an experience that I can remember in a positive light years from now. Help a brotha out, bobbito…
June 15th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Michael Oliver says:
I going to be straight-up. You should pick me because I am a true sneaker-head, they are a part of me and I am a part of them. Must people buy shoes to match their clothes I on the other hand buy my clothes to match their shoes. I represent the male consumers from the age of 20-30 that can look at any shoe and see whats lacking and what would be needed to make the shoe better. I have a great eye for putting to color combinations and I put this on every pair of shoes I own that if I were to design a shoe I gaurantee it would sell out in the stores and Nike would call and offer a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 15th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
endless lip says:
bobbito, you should take me for two reasons: one, i am eating a tuna fish sandwich. Two, my mother makes great lasagna. I’ve never owned a pair of AF1s and i can’t even shoot a layup, but going to the sneaker Mecca and rapping with you would be the experience of a lifetime. plus, i will keep you rolling the entire time, because i am a funny motherf***er. and i will bring chips.
June 15th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Timmy! says:
I think it would be an awsome experience for me both artist and avid sneaker fanatic to be apart of this. i have this one pair of old beat up vans that i paint over and over to celebrate the new shoes that i get. but i keep them looking like 2 different shoes for extra vibrance. Right now my left foot is a combo between Dinosaur jr/mork and mindy and the right foot is maneki neko low. basically i just love vibrant shoes
June 15th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Brett Devereaux says:
well,well,well I love…I repeat, love sneakers. I have only been collecting a little over two years but i have grown to be…somewhat obsessed with shoes. An experience like this would pretty much make my life. My parents give me absolute 0 money for shoes so I gotta hustle or scrap up any money I can get my sticky little hands on. I dream about this kinda stuff. I seriously doubt that i get picked. But its worth a try you know?…
June 15th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Nick Cristobal says:
I should go because I’m dope. Period.
June 16th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Chris says:
My Feet Are Cold. They Deserve More Warmth Than Jus Socks. Wut Better Way To Warm My Feet Than With A Pair Of Nikes.. Dont U Agree?
June 16th, 2007 at 2:03 am
cordearo dadson says:
Hey the reason why I think I should win the contest is that I think this will be a great oppurtunity for me to network with nike and to get my name deeper into the fashion world beacuse I one day wish to inspire in haveing my own clothing line and I feel by designing these shoes I will be testing my self and creativity if there hot on the streets then I known I gotta good shot at da major leagues in this game and I feel this will not be only time I do work with nike beacuse I feel we will have a good realationship and a joint deal in the future both brands working together and to obtain half of the success that bobbito has obtained will be so funky to death so even if I don’t win trust me this will not be the last u hear from cordearo aka dougy the fresh price and king of swag 1st in comand of fresh mafia ya dig
June 16th, 2007 at 2:04 am
Farris Jones says:
I have been an on looking sneakerhead for a really long time. I just got out of the Navy and im living in Hawaii where everything is pretty expensive. I have a decent job that affords me the money to buy the things I want but I work damn hard for it. I would like to go to the 255 Studio just to have the experience because I truly have a passion for sneakers and the background behind them from the concept to the finished product.
June 16th, 2007 at 3:15 am
iZ says:
I’m happy to see such interest in experiencing the NIKEiD studio. Hope to see one of you soon.
keep dreams alive,
-iZ
June 16th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Shaw-Peng Yang says:
First of all I was born in the year of the Air Force so it’s only deserving that I should celebrate our 25th birthday at NIKEiD studio. I wouldn’t call myself a huge sneakerhead but I know about kicks and their influence on Bobbito Garcia as well as everyone around the world. Second, it’s all about the original 6 standing on the open airstrip and I only hope that I can have my own little something connected to such a great shoe that revolutionized the Nike empire. Other than that I’ve had the same canvas Air Force 1’s for a while now I’ve even dyed them to keep em looking relatively clean. I’ve switched out the insole cuz the original ones wore out and died. So it’s about time I got a new pair. Help me to have something I can rock on my feet that I can be proud of and hold fond memories of.
June 16th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Bard Sarcasm says:
Bob,
I nominate MARY PAPER$. She’s fly, a born hustler and a humanitarian too boot.
June 16th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
podrido says:
I have no money in the bank, shawty what u drank. being broke sucks, seeing as how i do have tons of talent i sit here and ponder why i’m broke. it would be nice to finally win something, ive got a nice life but i cant say i ever won anything. i ask myself do i really deserve to win a free shoe? so i can rock them when i please, who knows.. all i do know is. i’ve never won a damn thing.
June 16th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Fernandito says:
I love the leather in-soles!! They take the form of your foot and the world is yours!!! Peace and one love. El unico….Ferrrrrrnnnnnnaaaannnnnnddddiiiittttooo!
June 16th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Danny dunk says:
There is only one reason I would love to go to Nike ID,and that is the experience of hanging out with One of the most important person in a Sneakerheads life,Not Trying too kiss your ass man but It would be really dope to talk to someone who has done so much to keep the Sneaker alive.I`ll end this with a peace and love and I can design a real sweet sneaker.1
June 17th, 2007 at 9:11 am
ferris chalmers says:
PICK ME!!!!..I say that for one reason, I live,breathe, and eat sneakers. Being able to customize my own sneaker has truely been a dream on mine for quite sometime, that is why i want to make it my profession, if not at least be affiliated in the industry. Pick me because im not only interested in the shoes but the thrill to see everything, and take it all in to my own business venture. PICK ME !!!!
June 17th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Jimmy C says:
take me because i’m broke and cant afford a new pair of sneakers!
June 17th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
darwin pineyro says:
my brother died and because of all the funiral cost i havent been able to get any money for sneakers or clothes.hopefully u’ll pick me because ive been wearing the same two pair of sneakers for like 2 months now and i need a chang thank you
June 17th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Jon Marks says:
Because I know what you, Aneesa from Real World Chicago, and Kobe have in common. Ardmore WHAT?!? White and maroon…
June 17th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
iran monzon says:
well!I first want to tell you that, I respect the fact of how far you have gone with nike you shuold consider it as a blessing and if you choose me it could be one of mines too.
June 17th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Rasheed says:
I have a dream!! To create a sneaker that is for all, an id that repesents
the whole sneaker culture. Like the shelltoes in the eighties, but now some air forces that we’ll be timeless
and even be worne in the year 4217
id’s for blacks whites browns yellows
some id’s as tasty as marshmellows
id’s put on this EARTH that blows peoples mind like the WIND
and are hot like FIRE
ow nike id’s truly to admire
Rasheed
Belguim (Antwerp)
June 17th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Bilal says:
Cause I got next
next in a new dimension where I believe the id sneaker
we’ll be the next businuiss shoe the next door to the shoemaker, but not even a shoemaker can’t make for it takes to be so great so butter melow with a taste of yellow see tru soles so it look like am flying around maybe a glow in the dark
with a sparke on the dot checks
June 18th, 2007 at 4:00 am
matthew alvarez says:
I would love to get the chance for some nike id af1s. I have lots of ideas and colourways for shoes but I just never got around to do it. All i wanted was an patent leather Azure Blue and white Mid top Af1, with a metalic blue nike swoosh and blue silk interior, with see through royal blue soles. with white stitching all over. I just need an opportunity like this to show the world what my mind has in store for the sneaker freakers in the world. I just want to impress people like you with the ideas that come out of my mind.
that is all, Love, Peace, and Thanks.
June 18th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Brian "Chef" Spar says:
Staying happy after conquering cancer is one of the most important elements in remaining disease free. For years after my battle with cancer I then battled depression, leaving college and job after job in a hopeless quest to fill a void within. I finally found happiness again by rediscovering my passion for sneakers, and for the Air Force 1 Low inparticular. Being a part of the sneaker culture; competing with my collection and customizing for a living, has brought me more happiness that I could have ever imagined. Yet as many contacts as I have made and people I know, I have not been able to create an AF1 Low ID. The ability to create my own factory made AF1 would be a great accomplishment and of course bring me tons of enjoyment. I don’t think I deserve this AF1 ID any more than any other sneaker freak, however I DO think I would cherish more than anyone because of the profound effect sneaker culture has had on my life.
chef, gourmetkickz
June 18th, 2007 at 11:22 am
backwards_chimp says:
Two reasons why I deserve a set:
A) I draw sneakers all the time and am convinced I could put together a worthwhile custom sneaker.
B) I am a single dad raising two little kids in rhode island (there you go, another reason) and my retarded ex left me with 4 pet cats to wrangle/clean-up after. As you can imagine I could use a pair of better sneakers, as I can only shoe-white and armor-all my current shits so many times before they start to look a little : / X : (. Don’t get me wrong, I love each and every pair in my collection, but my flex-cheese in the bank account for new sneakers is mighty-thin being about the most-frugal man in the entire state, it’s kind of a heartbreaker. Also, I could love and care for a new pair of AF1 or AF25’s (equally) in a way that alot of these frogmen and amateurs would-not and could-not appreciate.
Ask my buddies and they’ll tell you I need some new sneakers.
Thanks, best regards – john
June 18th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Little Prince says:
I’m pretty much devoted to all my sneakers in my my collection, but have no extra money to buy a new pair of shoes. The dough I earn from my job is used to put food on the table for my kids and pay for day-care and afterschool. My ex-wife went bonkers and left me with a stack of bills and little ones to take care of.
And, it kills me to see all these custom models everywhere that are over the top expensive and so goofy that no-one wants them. I can’t tell you how amny times I stood outside a shop staring in at new shoes without a dime in my pocket to buy them.
So yeah for example I have a pretty fresh pair of old Baltoros I found second hand and I’ve fixed them up to the point where I really should just throw them out, the front started talking a while ago and I’ve fixed them up a few times to keep them going. I’ve got a pair of original Baskets that have soles so thin and yellow that it looks like I glued a pair of pancakes to the bottom and cut them to size. I even have a pair of Adidas Blacktops that I still wear from time to time (which only get out every blue moon), but even those are looking a bit dodgy.
Please hook me up, I will cherish and appreciate those shoes a ton and would take the time to make sure the things were pretty much perfect in color and design.
June 18th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
John Sinclair says:
Truthfully, I jumped into the sneaker craze late and I have a bunch but not a whole bunch. Being so, I do not really have a pair of sneakers that would really set my collection from the rest. When I see nice exclusive sneakers, my eyes light up something crazy! I have never been able to obtain a pair of Bobbito edition air force ones, and I hate that it is that way. Being given this chance would be like a dream come true, and an experience nearly unrivaled by any other experience that I can think of. Nike ID with Bobbito Garcia would be the absolutely most amazing thing I would have ever done, and a memory that no one could say was just like their own. Just the thought of having such a dream come true leaves me breathless.
June 18th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
BARNEY REBEL says:
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT, OUT OF 40 PAIR’S STORED IN MY LOCKER, ONE OF THEM DESERVE’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. TRUST ME BOBBITO,I WILL NOT MAKE YOU LOOK BAD. BRONX LATINO REPPING ALLDAY. LET’S GO B.G. I’M WAITING.
June 18th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Dante Hadley says:
I deserve a pair only because I feel like my creativity is being stifled. Who isn’t vying to have the freshest pair on the block. I’ve customized before, but I need to keep it as fresh as an original 12 inch. Plus my young son thinks its an amazing concept and puts it up there with me being able to juggle, or hitting a halfcourt shot. Today’s youth…go figure!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Hasan Ingraham says:
bobbito honestly i am a sneakerhead but my parents wont let me buy sneakers due to the fact of the price lol if i do buy them i have to leave the boxes and shoes in the trunk of my car. lol very sad i know but if i do win i would honestly say hey ma i got these for free plus i never owned a nike id before.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
Benjie says:
Bobbito. Shoes make the dude. Dude please make me some shoes. I know lifes not all about them kickers, but it would be good to get a pair of fresh ones. I pay my way through school at UC Santa Cruz. I don’t have the heart to break my financial aid check to get them forces. My A1’s are dirt dirty. Help me out. Need more info just get at me. I’m a math and econ major. Whatever skills you need from those two fields just holler.
June 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
watch the kicks!!!!! says:
I’ma keep it simple. I’m a last generation JewMan coppa (yeah i’m 30). They’ll feel my simple yet complex stylings (lol). I should get a free pair with all these damn orange boxes in my house. And lastly, I ain’t no damn designer tryna get noticed, i’m just a fan homie. And oh yeah why not me? Peace.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
sneakerpimp says:
why should i get a free pair of airs?
let see…. maybe because I lost countless hours of sleep every thursday night taping the stretch and bobbito show which led me to drop out of Brooklyn Technical HS, haha.
Jesus bobby, that’s the least you can do for me.
June 20th, 2007 at 12:09 am
Raph says:
Ok I really wanna go because im a sneakah fanatic but i cant afford getting nice sneakas..its my dream to work in the hip hop business, and as u know, u gotta stay fly in that business. also i liv in this little neighborhood for snobs and i cant take it anymore…i just want to be part of the hip hop community and make my sneakas…
thanx
raph
June 20th, 2007 at 12:54 am
sushi says:
ok. honestly, i’m turning 22 real soon and I f**kin love sneakers… and it makes me ill to see some of the crap out there that they play off as “cool” or “street”. I’m tired of giving into the corporate world, and i’m tired of seeing posers standing on line for a pair of exclusives that they’re just gonna re-sell on ebay for 500% profit. I wanna design a pair of sneakers just for me, that defines me, that I WILL wear, and that no one else can stand in line in front of me to grab a pair. And thats that.
June 20th, 2007 at 11:03 am
Don Levy says:
I deserve the free pair of AF1 IDs for a couple of reasons. I’ve been trying every month for the past year and half to get an ID studio card, but that hasn’t been successful. I love sneakers and I am dying to make a pair unique to my style. I finally had a chance to get an ID card from a friend with some conections but, I just lost my job due to some cutbacks so now I can’t even take advantage of it because now I can’t afford to pay for a pair of IDs from the 255 studio. Emotionally, I am drained and feel as though nothing is going right for me over the past few months. To win this contest will reassure me that a strike of good luck is possible and this could be the start of a wave of good things to come.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Goos says:
If I had great kicks from Nike iD… All the ladies would dig me. And isn’t it all about the ladies? They keep me poor, free kicks would be like receiving love from my love. Sneakers.
June 21st, 2007 at 9:35 am
Bob says:
1. My name is bob.
2. I never had af1’s before.
3. The first ones should be bobbito’s.
4. I live in Holland.
5. They look great on my feet.
July 16th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Caleb Brooks says:
Well Bob, Unlike these other sneaker fiends or you perhaps I dont have 250 pairs stashed in my closet. I come from a family that believes if you want , you earn it. Much like the american dream. So for that reason the only pair of sneaks are the ones that I have earned. So since I started making money I have copped every pair of Jordan 5’s spikes ,and 07 forces. I probally dont deserve it but getting some shoes I didnt have to actually earn would be great.NIKE FOREVER, C.brooks
August 12th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
kwasi says:
My only pair was the 20th anni’s all white leather with the silver swoosh. I bought it with my own money when I was in the 6th grade. I still got them. I saved up so long for them. My only pair.
November 9th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
DreFilm says:
I read on http://WWW.GLOBALGRIND.COM that this winter everyone will be able to customize their own Air Force ones. Thats whats up yo. Everyone should be able to, not just vips. We all gotta be fresh son!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
junior says:
Yo, thats my email address. I need help bad! I been looking for years with no luck. Can anybody tell me where to cop a pair of the nikes Biz Markie had on in the just a friend video. Please
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:00 pm
boodie says:
i would love to design a pair of nike/air forces
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
boodie says:
i would love to design a pair of nike/air forces and make the people in the world happy.
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:03 pm
boodie says:
i like nike brand and i’ve been waiting alday for this moment. And i have a question is it free?
November 15th, 2008 at 11:19 am
jamal bankz says:
hi man i think u shod take me becouse i no a lot about af1 high topz and low topz i grow up in the streets of brookyln and as kids we all had nikez init and i got some sick nike af1 bob marley ones and bloodz trainers so hit me up ifu wont me to come
December 7th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
darianna says:
make my own nike shoes
March 7th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
joan wanat says:
Hello
I live in canada is it possible to have some nikes made for my daughter and shipped to canada