I never would have known. He seemed so normal. Sure he was a bit flashy. Sure he fit well. But just when you thought you know your pair of shoes is straight they unzip and reveal they are really a sandal!

I absolutely HATE sandals. I want to think we’ve evolved past them. But I suppose they do have a function (if you’re a pussy). Girls, go ahead, wear them all you want, they aren’t usually sexy…at all. But go ahead. It’s a free country. But if it were MY country then men + sandals (if man =/= Jesus) = Castration or death penalty.

But I kinda dig the idea of these shoes: the Nat-2 shoe, designed by Germany’s K&T unzips from a “Chuck” style low top to “only throw up in my mouth a little” sandals. Sure the Cargo Pants/Shorts thing always sounded better than it turned out, but I think these are classy. However, metallic textiles are probably not the way to go for the sandal portion. You really want to reflect more heat inside of the shoe? Thankfully there is variety in the line and you can order a more breathable pair. The only down side left…dealing with your afternoons discarded shoe top spats.

And be careful, ze Germans at K&T could be using this shoe as a test for homosexuals and gypsies, unzip these babies and you might be “detained”.

If you have a time machine, you can always kick it old school.

In my top 5 movies of all time you will find Back To The Future, which I saw in theatres back in 1985. I didn’t want to go, the Dark Cauldron was out that weekend as well. But my Mom dragged my sister and I to see the movie… and I think I never opted to see a kids movie ever again. And I’m a dork. It should also be noted that I live 150 feet from the Hollywood United Methodist Church (the actual location of the ‘Enchantment Under the Sea’ Dance where Marty plays Johnny B. Goode). But we’ve already established that I am a dork…let’s move on.

I saw BTTF:2 on New Years of ‘89/’90 and after witnessing the future scenes it wasn’t just a new year once I left the theatre… it was a new world! Well up on ebay right now is a working prototype of one of Marty McFly’s Nike Air Mags. Bidding began at $1,000 and is now at $2,025 with 8 days left.

This comes shortly after Nike themselves introduced the Back To The Future II inspired shoe which may be a little more affordable, but not much more wearable in public unless you have an orange vest and suspenders. And although they don’t even light up or autolace, they will probably match your Delorean.

But the real question is when will they sell us the hoverboard?

[ADDENDUM: SUN: JULY: 13 2AM]

Today I recieved an email from the folks partially responsible for getting the Nike 2015 Hyperdunks into production. Namely the Maloof brothers @ www.mcfly2015.com {link is down: click here for cached version} gathered 41,000 signatures online and the Prez of Nike still wouldn’t hook them up with a pair! They’d asked him if Nike was planning to produce a faithful McFly “Slamball” shoe (with working autolace and glowing logo) to which CEO and President Mark Parker responded, “The voices have been heard. Stay Tuned!”. Read about their press here.

Thanks for the tips Mickey Maloof and good luck on your quest! I share your dream and hope it becomes a reality. You know if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.