Important update: my dad painted his shoes

[Phil]

My dad painted his old volleyball shoes with old bad brown house paint. He did not remove the laces.

Motive unclear.

This is a quintessential moment, a potent source of shared oral histories for generations to come.

[ritchey]

The Day Of The Painted Shoes
That was when we knew, children

[yourfriendclaire]

I think these look cool
Not inconceivable that something similar will someday be "on the runways"
Or perhaps will appear as a streetwear "drop" (or is it "drip"?)

[RCH]

Bad ass!

[m o l l y]

L! O! L!

[uncleboatshoes]

Can we talk more about "Volleyball Shoes"?

Did he play recently? Indoor adult league?

I bet he's a real Karch Kiraly

[aguyatarave]

I think these look cool
Not inconceivable that something similar will someday be "on the runways"
Or perhaps will appear as a streetwear "drop" (or is it "drip"?)

Yeah I could super see these in a Kanye show, though they would need full paint coverage and less red saturation in the brown.

[Phil]

Can we talk more about "Volleyball Shoes"?

Did he play recently? Indoor adult league?

I bet he's a real Karch Kiraly

It's been probably 20 years since he's played, but when I was little he had a weekly volleyball night with friends, and occasional weekend meets. Yeah, indoor adult league.

[m o l l y]

I'm am really going back and forth on making this image the backdrop on my locked phone. I just don't think I will tire of looking at it.
Getting it onto my device is the real doozy. Can I just swipe it from my computer screen over to my phone if I hold them real close?

[yourfriendclaire]

Oh boy

[yourfriendclaire]

Should we all paint our shoes? I am willing. Could be a board solidarity project

[m o l l y]

!!!

[m o l l y]

DONE. A very big screenshot for proof.

[willowowow]

Wonderful!

[ritchey]

Very good

[ritchey]

What a world we are living in! Now Phil can tell his dad that someone in Belgium has a picture of his shoes on their telephone

[yourfriendclaire]

This is what technology was SUPPOSED to be for

[m o l l y]

What a world we are living in! Now Phil can tell his dad that someone in Belgium has a picture of his shoes on their telephone

Who in Belgium? I dunno, dad. Just some lady that some people I know, might know somehow. Geez.

[alexshred420]

Get Flip on the message board!

[Phil]

What a world we are living in! Now Phil can tell his dad that someone in Belgium has a picture of his shoes on their telephone

Who in Belgium? I dunno, dad. Just some lady that some people I know, might know somehow. Geez.

I think I’ll decline to mention it to him. He just got a cell phone and would probably cut the main power lines to his home if he learned his shoes were getting this kind of attention.

[rcnederveld]

Did he paint them while wearing that? Feel like this could be a real fun whole family project, Phil.

[m o l l y]

Just an update for everyone. This is still my locked phone screen.