Don’t know if heads caught this Julius “Dr. J” Erving commercial debut this past week, so we thought we’d share. Converse is dropping his signature 1976 Pro Leather model come April as part of their 100th anniversary campaign.

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http://mnr.onthescene.com/converse/converse100.html
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Converse “Black Fives” Pro Leather
A couple of months ago, Converse had this ill press event at an old art studio in the Village. There were three floors of history celebrating the brand’s 100th anniversary of making shoes. I told them, “You gotta make this a permanent exhibition!” I knew heads, even ones not into sneakers, […]

(L-R) Black Fives founder Claude Johnson (http:///www.blackfivesblog.com), Julius “Dr. J” Erving, y yo.
There aren’t many times in life when we are blessed to exchange positive energy for more than a moment with our childhood influences, however last week I was able to . . . twice. As you well know from an earlier post, […]