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It’s all about the Chuck Taylors

A True Story

Late one night in the mid-’90s I was sitting outside a cafe in Northwest Portland. A guy walked out of the cafe, did a doubletake, and then darted over to me.

“Where did you get those?” he asked, pointing at my green hightop Chucks. 

“Um…I’m not sure,” I answered, “probably somewhere in New York. A few years ago, I guess.”

“They don’t even make that green anymore,” he said. “You can’t get it anywhere.”

He paused.

“I’ll give you twenty five bucks for your shoes.”