That's what my kid and his friends call it. I like to call it "freestyle walking" but foot skating sounds better. And when I pointed out to him that sliding around on playground rails, ledges and various other things is called Soap Shoe'n it was over. He thought I was saying Soak Shoes so...at least we're on the same page. Then I showed him some Soak'n on Youtube and got his Christmas list. #1 - SOAK SHOES.
Yea, these are the challenges of a parent that has kids that can't stop moving. It ain't drugs, cigs and booze you got to worry about, it's Soak shoes, Scooters and Rollerblades. Anyone got a size 1 and 4 laying around?
Didn't Jay Brown used to Soap?
I remember back in the day when we originated freestyle walking. But we called it being drunk.
ReplyDeleteso I guess bmx was the gateway drug? ;)
ReplyDeletedamn,good luck. just get him the damn shoes and clown him whenever you can.
ReplyDeleteyes i witnessed it. jeremy,jp,myself,jason brown and ming went to go skate park's vert ramp at boneless and he wouldn't shut up about these shoes. jason brown introduced us to soap shoeing. he was doing soap"christ" grinds to launch back onto his board. he was telling us he met the dudes at the mtv sports and music festival and they were going to sponsor him. weird that not long after he started capita.
ReplyDeleteI used to sell the shit out of these shoes in 98. We called it aggressive walking. I didn't even know "Soap" was still in business. I heard the "Heely's bought them and made soap heely's. If that doesn't scream broken ankles and legs, I don't know what does.
ReplyDeleteheelys are sick. I will make no claim to the contrary, ever. They are fucking sick.
ReplyDeleteSo would they be called Hoap shoes or Seelys's?
ReplyDeleteI just horked a big old hoap of coke and immediately took a great big seely.
ReplyDeleteSo I am going to have one foot in a roller skate and one foot in Soapy shoe. Just destroying shit.
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