The Mystery of Flying Kicks
 We have all seen them hanging from electric lines or light poles, but what do the shoes hanging from above actually mean? Some say it’s in memory of someone others claim it’s a way to mark territory, but does any really know the origin of the practice?
A group of filmmakers from Australia have set out to conquer this age old question. The filmmakers will be calling on the global public to help them solve this mystery and make the film. To chime in and tell them what you know, go to their site, flying-kicks.com, and there you can use Skype to leave a voice mail of what you know about hanging sneakers. Info from Sneaker Freaker. |
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its where the dope is
Comment by presidentialflight — August 19, 2008 @ 10:14 am
I thought it ment Geto
Comment by abelino — August 19, 2008 @ 10:26 am
i was always told that hanging sneakers meant that this is the area to buy drugs if you want them..
Comment by nick katherina — August 19, 2008 @ 11:10 am
its where da trap house is at!!!!!!!!
Comment by eric — August 19, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
“geto”?! abelino, please tell me you weren’t trying to spell “ghetto”
Comment by sneakFREAK — August 19, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
It all depends. Where I’m from some people have thrown their partners/family member shoes up in memory of that person…
I also heard back in the day that a “dope” track area was nearby when you saw this….
On a lighter note, my girlfriend is totally for me wearing Jordan 11 DMP with my tux in the wedding!!!!!! When it happens, I will post them online.
Comment by IkonRadio — August 19, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Congrats!
I wasn’t so lucky with my proposition of wearing my AF1 Lux’s
Comment by Nice Kicks — August 19, 2008 @ 2:54 pm
^^^ Dang that would have been sweet! LOL!
Comment by IkonRadio — August 19, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
sounds cool
Comment by greenmaker24 — August 19, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
AJ 11’s and tux=style to me. Congrats on the wedding. I’m planning on doing the samething. I just have to propose first..lol..not quite there yet!
Comment by jerronimo — August 19, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
it hangs in front of a house or a spot u can get a fix or near it. ill watch that movie it sounds cool.
Comment by ryand23 — August 19, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
i always thought it was a sign you lived in a low class scummy area and it was time to move to civilisation…..
Comment by alan lovedog — August 20, 2008 @ 2:34 am
If you ever seen “My Block” from Scarface, as the ambulance puts the sheet over the body, the next scene is a guy throwin a pair of kix over the powerlines. It stands for someone leavin or dyin. Talk to an ol’ G and he will tell you.
Comment by KBRIZZLE — August 20, 2008 @ 3:48 am
It all depends on the brand of sneaker that has been tossed. If its a Nike then the sneaker is in memory of someone. if its an adidas then its a drug spot (all day i dream about scoring). if its a starbury then its a Housing Authority spot or they accept WIC nearby. if its a puma then its a dl Black Panther meeting spot (yes they are still around props to the OG’s). if its chuck then ur in compton and should really start running, you’re already in someone’s scope. if its a sandal then the coconut icey man stops there regularly. if its a jordan then you’re probably on the set of a new Spike Lee Joint, get out of the shot dumby!
thre it is, no need to watch the movie I just summed it all up.
j/k
Comment by Chef of GourmetKickz — August 20, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
Did you say ol’ g? LMAO Its OG brah…original gangster.
Comment by Boogie — August 20, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
^^^ LMAO Co-Sign!!!! OG
Comment by IkonRadio — August 20, 2008 @ 4:04 pm
Its a few things in the world that I really dont like, and some of them are:
A)a person tryna clown someone
b)a co-signer
Ive met 3 brothers of Tookie Wiliams, one of the founders of the Crips. Im related to the guy that killed Bhudda, and rolled through the “Avenues”. An O.L.’G(Oringinal Legendary Gangster, [yes thats what they are called], or Tripple O G’s) told me about the shoes on the line. “O.L.” is pronouced “ol” Before you try and correct someone, do your homework.
Next time Ill type everything to perfection, kinda like now. I will capitalize, and put the proper punctuation between, and at the end of each sentence for all you simpletons. Made simple typing errors, and you get a clown, and a co-signer on his gooch. Its cool though, Im in Afghanistan protecting people like you, and when I say that, I mean “assh*les”. Six Points up!
I love to enlighten muhf*uckers like you all.
Comment by KBRIZZLE — August 22, 2008 @ 3:10 am
Yo KBRIZZLE - MATT here the director of the film. Would love to chat to you about what you know re: sneaks on the wires. matt@flying-kicks.com if you interested.
The resta you ring my frikkin SKYPE line and leave yo messages for me so i can make this film!!!
SKYPE: flying-kicks and leave your theories !
Comment by MATT — August 26, 2008 @ 11:05 pm