'time' for McFly

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

TIME Magazine's Lev Grossman blogged about The McFly Project here (scroll to the end)

Nerd World - Lev Grossman - Technology - TIME

crawlin' like a (human) centipede

(Submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

"Montreal artist Socalled (Josh Dolgin) turned himself into a 'human centipede' in this weird music video (oh yeah, did I mention that he turned traditional Jewish music into hip-hop?)"

‘human centipede’

Note from Steve: I think he could have doone better with Centipede by Rebbie Jackson. LOL

Vulture vs. Rob Walker

(Submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

Check out The Vulture's interview with Rob Walker, the New York Times Magazine's consumer ace. Your head will walk away awash with new frameworks and sparkling ideas.

ON SNEAKERS, T-SHIRTS, GETTING OVER AND SELLING OUT
SOLVING THE RIDDLE OF HIS $250 MYSTERY SHOES
THE GENIUS AND STUPIDITY OF DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN

Operación McFly en español

Al Cabino's sneaker campaign got coverage in Cinco Días, Spain's version of The Wall Street Journal.

Zapatillas de culto que traspasan la gran pantalla

How To Turn a Washed-up Action Star into Mentos Spokesperson

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

Ever wondered what happened to Van Damme? Looks like someone (from the Web) turned him into a Mentos spokesperson.

Watch it on YouTube

cabino vs. the vancouverite

Al Cabino, our favorite internationally renowned sneakerographer is at it again, this time talking to The Vancouverite, one of Canada's premier tastemakers:

The Vancouverite Interview

Al is also developing his first sneaker magazine for launch in late-2006/early-2007.

Ricky Bobby's sneakers

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

Ricky Bobby's Pumas have been eBayed! They even come with a Certificate Of Authenticity from Columbia Pictures.

Click on the movie poster above to see the auction.

The Puma Spy

steve's blog's resident internationally renowned sneakerographer, Al Cabino, created the world's first ever spy sneaker, the Puma Spy.

There's a mini preview in the Espionage issue of Lemon Magazine, available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Virgin Megastore, Tower Records and other fine newstands nationwide.

I only wish he’d sent a picture of the sneaker, too! :-)

you helped make it happen!

Thanks in part to support from the readers of steve's blog, the Nike McFly commercial cracked the AOL Comedy Top 11. It is # 8, according to Al Cabino

Did you miss it the first time? Check it out here:

Nike McFly commercial

Nike McFly Commercial

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

This commercial was created by an award-winning New York film editor, he's even edited a Spike Lee commercial before. Click here to view it.

Also check out Operation McFly's mention on Netecape Celebrity

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

An upcoming book by Wired magazine's Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, sounds very interesting. Some have said it's the new Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell).

It talks about some of the same "changing of the marketing gaurd" concepts that we have explored here at steve's blog, and adds a more formal theoretical slant to them.

The Long Tail is a powerful new force in our economy: the rise of the niche. As the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically, our markets are shifting from a one-size-fits-all model of mass appeal to one of unlimited variety for unique tastes. From supermarket shelves to advertising agencies, the ability to offer vast choice is changing everything, and causing us to rethink where our markets lie and how to get to them. Unlimited selection is revealing truths about what consumers want and how they want to get it, from DVDs at Netflix to songs on iTunes to advertising on Google.

However, this is not just a virtue of online marketplaces; it is an example of an entirely new economic model for business, one that is just beginning to show its power. After a century of obsessing over the few products at the head of the demand curve, the new economics of distribution allow us to turn our focus to the many more products in the tail, which collectively can create a new market as big as the one we already know.

The Long Tail is really about the economics of abundance. New efficiencies in distribution, manufacturing, and marketing are essentially resetting the definition of what's commercially viable across the board. If the 20th century was about hits, the 21st will be equally about niches (more).

The Long Tail will be available in bookstores on July 11, 2006.

cabino world

steve's blog's resident internationally renowned sneakerographer, Al Cabino, is still at it, with just over 20,000 signatures on his online petition:

Sneaker activist wants to go 'Back to the Future' News.blog CNET News.com

Sneaker Fan Fights For McFly Moonboot

The Tattered Coat The Passion of Al Cabino

from Hollywood to Portland (on the wings of Mercury)

Two more Al Cabino sightings. steve's blog's resident internationally renowned sneakerographer sure gets around...

Dear Hollywood

and a new piece in the alternative weekly The Portland Mercury

five fingers for your feet

I like this product that Al Cabino sent me information on. They're ugly as sin, but really functional. I might use it as a subject for an upcoming column.

The tech page explains it a bit more.

woodward, bernstein, cabino...

Check out The Washington Post's "Celebritology" blog. They wrote a nice piece on my sneaker campaign. Click on the title above to acess it.

Michael Jackson on Japanese TV

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

A rare Michael Jackson appearance on Japanese TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGnkvazjBro

and then the same dudes are looking at their signed MJ albums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_yCje4HvYc

The Air Apple ?

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)



Everyone knows about the Nike + Apple iPod sneakers [http://www.nike.com/nikeplus] (also subject of an upcoming Retail Therapy) but what about these classic super rare Apple sneakers, only given to Apple employees back in the 90s?

Looks like these kicks have some Air too... could they be Air Apple sneakers?

Check them out at Gizmodo, too.

The Nike Ewoks

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

Ever wondered what sneakers inspired by the Ewoks from Return of the Jedi would look like?


Yeah. Kind of like that.

we all live in a...

(submitted to steve's blog by Al Cabino)

A really fun yellow submarine by Subeo...! Find out more here.

al for you

A big thanks to internationally renowned sneakerographer Al Cabino for providing so much new content to steve's blog.

Did I mention he has a new MySpace page at www.myspace.com/cabino?

(yeah, I know, I just did. LOL)