CNBC did a story on sneakerheads and the Dunk phenomenon, and the outsider reporting is hilarious. “A devoted band of fashionistas with a shoe fetish that would make Imelda Marcos blush.”

Reminds me of when the guys on ESPN talk about skateboarding and sound so clueless and serious about kicking the stuntwood around. “With his last run, Tony Hawk has issued another warning shot across the bow of his fellow vert competitors. ‘Watch out’, he’s telling them, ‘We’re all friends on the deck, but I mean business on the halfpipe.’”

“Good point, Stu. The radicalness of his maneuvers, the extra extension and style he’s adding to his judo airs? This Michael Jordan of skateboarding? Truly unparalleled.”

Cornball city, two tickets, first class. All aboard!