Alife Pump Tennis: History Repeating

After yesterday's post on the Alife Tennis Pump, we were pointed to this image of a similarly treated Airwalk from 1995. This just supports my little mantra that there are no new ideas, just great executions. Thanks Ryan. Image via Charlie's Sneaker Pages

Alife Pump Tennis

Alife and Reebok have teamed up to redefine the tennis shoe by hybridizing it with a tennis ball. Their Pump Tennis appears to be coated in actual tennis ball felt (click the image to zoom). I don't think it will add much to your game besides distracting your opponent, but will certainly win some cred points. No word yet on availability or edition. Thanks, Al. …

Another $250 for the Humane Society

Since our last update, we've sold 100 more Pair-o-deez decks and just made our second donation of $250 to the Humane Society Disaster Relief Fund. Our total contribution so far is $375. We want to raise over $2000 and have plenty more decks to sell, so what are you waiting for? For just $10 plus shipping and handling, you can own the sneaker memory game …