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WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE? New York City's Sneaker culture:1960-1987
by Famous DJ, Radio Personality, Author, and Sneaker Afficionado
THIS IS THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL!! By the OG sneakerhead himself - Bobbito Garcia!!
This has been SIGNED by author Garcia in Black Archival Pen on the Fore-title page (there is no personalization or inscription - just signed with his signature)... Along with his signature he has added a SKETCH (see pictures)
This book was hand signed by Garcia at a book signing appearance in New York City in 2003 right after the book came out - I was very fortunate to be there and this was signed IN MY PRESENCE. Its going to hard to find another one of these signed and sketched first printings!! Since 2003, this book has been sitting protected and unopened on a shelf in a pet-free and smoke-free home... Condition is as follows: FINE!! NEW and UNREAD There is no wear and the book is completely unread. The text block and spine are solid and tight, there is NO lean, and NO fading or browning to the pages. This was only opened for the pictures and book signing - please see pictures. Overall is crisp and bright - a rare Signed & Sketched Bobbito Garcia Where'd You Get Those? 1st/1st in perfect condition! This is a 2003 Testify Books First Edition/First Printing - it has a complete number string of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 which is the correct indicator for a first printing of this title.
If you collect Sneakers, love the Sneaker culture, collect Bobbito stuff, or just love great books, then this will be a wonderful addition to your collection!!
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ABOUT THE BOOK
The first of its kind, the lavishly illustrated and remarkably comprehensive, Where'd You Get Those?, is an insider's account that traces New York City sneaker culture back to its earliest days. Describing how a small and dedicated group of sneaker consumers in the 70s and early 80s proved instrumental in establishing current corporate giants like Nike and Adidas, aficionado Bobbito Garcia writes with the exactitude and affection that only a true believer could bring. While chronicling the rise of sneakers through the lean years of the 60s, the bulk of the book examines sneakers released between the golden years of 1970-1987. Information-packed entries for each model include all of the color combinations available, nicknames of particular models, any relevant athlete endorsement, and (often hilarious) running commentary and stories from a rogues' gallery of fanatics who weigh in on the pros and cons of each sneaker. Via ancillary lifestyle chapters like "Arts and Crafts,"(which details the elaborate process of customizing sneakers ) and "The Sock Hop" (which introduces the unfortunates who had their shoes stolen off their feet, and the sneakers junkies who took them), Where'd You Get Those? examines sneaker culture from every angle. The tome even includes a chapter on New York City's playground basketball legends, the real progenitors of "urban marketing," whose athletic prowess inspired kids on the street to adopt their brands. And in a nod to more recent history, a chapter entitled "Future Undergound Classics" recognizes the models released post-1987 that maintain relevance within an increasingly soulless and money-driven industry. The best secret stores to purchase rare joints, the proper way to care for your kicks, the experts' list of the top ten sneakers of all time--it's all here. Everything you ever wanted to know about the production, distribution, and consumption of sneakers during the seminal years of sneaker culture in New York--the city that set the stage for the worldwide dominance of today's sneaker industry.
Editorial ReviewsFrom Publishers Weekly"Before Nike controlled nearly half of the global sneaker market" and "before yuppies started wearing sneakers with their suits to walk to and from work," sneaker culture was the province of "sneaker fiends" and ball players, Garcia declares in his paean to the lost golden age of streetwise footwear. A cultural critic, journalist and DJ, Garcia waxes nostalgic-in slang, of course-about "the most seminal and coveted joints" from the 1960s through 1987. For each model, Garcia shares color combinations, nicknames, relevant athlete endorsements and quips from fans on each sneaker's pros and cons. With photographs of basketball players on the court and kids breakdancing on city sidewalks, advertisements for Jordache (with Earl "The Pearl" Monroe pitching, "Go One-On-One With... the Jordache Look"), and up-close shots of classic shoes like the Nike Air Force 1 and the Converse All Star, this is a comprehensive, informative study of shoe culture, as well as a hip tribute to icons like Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ivan Lendl.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. In the nineteen-seventies, colorful sneakers made by Adidas, Puma, and Nike began to eclipse traditional Converses on the basketball courts and sidewalks, and a fetish was born. In New York City, a fanatical coalition of basketball players, graffiti writers, break-dancers, and rappers devoted themselves to the stylistic possibilities of these shoes, making cults of certain models, coloring and customizing them and devising elaborate lacing patterns. Garcia's book is an anthropological trove, blending autobiography, oral history, vintage ads, grainy shots of urban glamour, and (occasionally too much) loving description of individual sneakers. Though most of the testimony concerns subjective questions of fashion sense, an occasional note of functionality intrudes: praising an Adidas high-top, a graffiti writer says, "If I was bombing the elevated trains I wanted ankle support and Top Tens were ridiculous for that."
Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker About the AuthorBobbito Garcia does it all. As Contributing Editor for Vibe magazine, his signature "Soundcheck" column has appeared in every issue for the last eight years. As a DJ, he broke such acts as Wu Tang Clan, Jay-Z and Nas on his legendary "Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito" radio show on New York's WKCR. His passion for sneakers has found many outlets over the years: He was one of the first writers to pen an article on the subject in a national magazine (The Source, in 1991), and he has consulted for Nike, Adidas, and Converse. He has appeared in six Nike ad campaigns from 1994 to 2002, and has displayed his prodigious basketball skills in halftime shows for the NBA. Bobbito's writing has appeared in books such as The Vibe History of Hip Hop (Three Rivers Press) and ego trip's Book of Rap Lists (St. Martin's Press). A genuine hip hop legend, Garcia lives in New York, where he is currently working on "Basics to Boogie," an instructional basketball video/DVD series.
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Bobbito GarciaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert "Bobbito" Garcia (born September 25, 1966), also known as DJ Cucumber Slice and Kool Bob Love,[is an American DJ, author, streetball player, streetball coach, and member of the Rock Steady Crew. He is known as a former co-host of hip hop radio show The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, alongside Adrian "Stretch Armstrong" Bartos, from 1990 until 1999. He later moved to Washington, D. C., where he currently hosts a new podcast on NPR called What's Good? alongside Bartos.
Early lifeGarcia attended Lower Merion High School and Wesleyean University (class of 1988). Music career Bobbito initially started as an intern at Def jam. From 1990 to 1998, Garcia co-hosted The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show on Columbia University's WKCR. It featured exclusive demo tapes and in-studio freestyles from many then-unsigned hip hop artists such as Nas, Big Pun, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Cam'ron, Wu-tang Clan, Fugees Talib Kweil, Big L and the Notorious B.I.G. who later found great success on major record labels. He set up the vinyl-only label Fondle 'Em Records in 1995 as an outlet for other guests such as MF DOOM, MF Grimm, Kool Grimm, Kool Keith, and Cage. in 1988, The Source named The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show as the "Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All Time". In 2003, García created Bounce: From the Playground, a quarterly magazine devoted to streetball, especially the playground scene in New York City. He has been an editor, writer, and photographer for the magazine, and has also done work for and been featured in magazines including Vibe and The Source. He was featured in a 2002 article in Vibe Magazine. Film career In 2015, Showtime premiered a feature-length documentary on Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives, directed and written by Garcia. The film includes interviews with Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, Common, Ft Joe, Rosie Perez and DJ Premier, among others. In 2018, Garcia released his third documentary, Rock Rubber 45s. It serves as his most personal film to date. In an interview with HipHopDX, he explained, "There’s a great O.C. lyric from the song ‘Time’s Up’ where he goes, ‘The more emotion I put into it, the harder I rock.' That’s the sort of approach that I have with this film — that the more emotion that I put in, the better the film will be. You know you get one chance to do an autobiography, so I’ve decided to just bare all." Sneakers Garcia hosted the ESPN FIlms It's the Shoes, interviewing celebrities about their sneaker collection. He was featured in the sneaker documentary Just for Kicks and performed the announcer's voice in NBA Street Vol. 2, NBA Street V3 and NBA Street Showdown. He is emcee of the Sprite Slam Duck Contest in the video game NBA 2K8, 2K9 and 2K10. Where'd You Get Those? New York City's Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 as well as Out of the Box, about limited edition sneakers. In 2007, he worked with Nike on limited edition Nike Air Force 1 and Air Force 25 models, selecting the colors, fabrics and logo used, and designed the "Project Playground" limited edition of the Adidas Superstar. In 2016, he collaborated with Puma for a brand of sneakers. Basketball In 2006, Madison Square Garden Network hired García to do the "Hot Minute at the Half" reports with celebrities in the crowd during Knicks home games. In 2009, he worked on Blokhedz animated web series on Missiong.com. Garcia is the annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 HS All-American Game play-by-play announcer for ESPNU, owner of the vinyl-only label/imprint Álala Records, and co-directing a documentary, Doin' It In The Park: Pick-up Basketball, New York City, produced by 360 Creative Films, which premiered in New York theaters in June 2013. Bobbito has his own basketball tournament called Bob's Full Court 21, which he holds around the nation.
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