
September 16, 2009 15:29 by
Natalie
I've resolved that Wednesday is going to be my "text Justice in hopes of an update" date. I just sent her a message a little bit ago. I asked if Psymin had gotten his new FP Flyers yet. She didn't know what they were. I just went to their website and they're pretty up to date and snazzy now.
Alright, now I'm going to digress. Here's what I found about PF Flyer:
PF Flyers are a brand of athletic shoes that are currently manufactured by New Balance. They were first produced by BF Goodrich in 1937. They had popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, but lost steam during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The brand was purchased by Converse in 1972, but later sold off due to antitrust issues. New Balance bought the rights to the brand in 2001 (which had been dormant since 1992) and resurrected it in 2003.
The style most commonly associated with the shoe is the common canvas-duck sneaker, with cloth reaching above the ankle, and a patch that reads "PF Flyers." This common style is called "Center Hi". They are very similar to the Chuck Taylor All-Stars manufactured by Converse.
By the 1960s, PF Flyers was one of the largest sneaker brands in America. In 1964, Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest was featured in a custom-animated 60-second commercial for the brand that ran during the Jonny Quest series, which featured a "magic ring" as a promotional offer. The ring featured a movable code wheel, magnifying lens, signal flasher and a secret compartment. The code was implemented by a rotating circular inner code dial marked "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" and a fixed outer code marked "WEARPFSLQMYBUHXVCZNDKIOTGJ". The ring was available, free, from shoe stores which carried PF Flyers.
ANYWAY!!! Back to Psymin's Update. Justice told me that he didn't get his shoes on yet but that it would be very soon. She said that in two days (on Friday) he was going to get a saddle put on. I am sure that will be a piece of cake for him! I hope that means that next week he will be backing a rider. Yippeee!!!!
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