Comments on: All Stars

By: nat nat*

nat nat* — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:49:00 +0000

die laaste paar wat ek gekoop het was white high high tops met ‘n stripy lining ( so mooi!!) wat flippen lank vat om aan te trek, maar goed vir london winters as die wind waai! Ek het hulle 5 dae gehad toe gaan speel ek paint ball met hulle aan in ‘n muddy forrest en hulle was van toe af so grys swart kleur, maak nie saak hoeveel jik jy oor hulle gooi nie!

it is time for a new pair!

By: nat nat*

nat nat* — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:44:00 +0000

ek onthou toe ek, carine en margot ons all stars deur al die local bands gesign gekry het, en hoe ons back stage by jool ingesneak het net om seker te maak ons kry almal se signitures, en daai ass **** van wonderboom se comments was um ‘interesting’ …

good old days

By: Herman Pretorius

Herman Pretorius — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:03:00 +0000

Okay???

Chris… I think that it’s a phase you’re going through? and definitely not the All Stars.

By: Chris Kuun

Chris Kuun — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:42:00 +0000

Hey, wow, what a nice memory.

I think the first time I kissed a girl I was wearing some All Stars! It was one hell of a cool night. Man std. 6 and 7 ruled, those were those days when so many things were still so experimental. Every time you saw a new girl or went out at night you knew that there would be quite a good chance that you would get a nice long kiss or something…

I have many good memories of my earlier teenage years back in Grahamstown, and many of them were done wearing a pair of All Stars. Since those days, things have quieted down a little bit. You know, things are not easy anymore, meeting a new girl now has the possibility of serious commitment or a life partner attached etc. etc. Things have just become more complicated relationally. So now I am left wondering, was it the All Stars, or was it the life phase?

Think of all the things you guys have done wearing your all-stars, or any other piece of clothing that was iconic of the late nineties. Those Nirvana and Mettallica T-shirts, your first pair of Levi’s…

Can you remember the clothes you wore when you had your first kiss? When you first made eye-contact with that special guy or girl, that real surge of excitement…

Man, All Stars bring back some good memories.

By: Chris Kuun

Chris Kuun — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:27:00 +0000

1996, genuine Converse. (Black)
1997, genuine Converse. (Probably Black aswell)

One thing I noticed though, these shoes never seem to last more than a couple of months. Nobody has said:
1996-2001 Black genuine Converse (All Stars)

Mmmm…

I decided that I am to cool for school, and have not yet again purchased myself some chukies. I rather prefer the pseudo-intellectual image, you know, wear nice clothes ($$$) and shoes and act like I am an engineer or something, when in fact I am only an adult diaper salesman. It works well, this tactic, because everybody else who does it also fakes it, so nobody can out-class anybody else on the field. I like to act like I am clever.

Seeya later alligator.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:12:00 +0000

me say it is like being born all over again. In our circles we call them “chucks”, like everyone else.”

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:49:00 +0000

Coloured Gangster are notorious for wearing All Stars. Since the 70’s. So if you are in the Cape Flats and someone is wearing All Stars. Run as fast as you can.

By: david

david — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:25:00 +0000

North Stars Rule!

but All Stars are cool too…

1989 – white (L.O. Skoene,, not authentic)
1991 – white (” ,, ” )

2005 – black, high tops (Converse)

keep on trucking,,

By: carine (crr)

carine (crr) — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:37:00 +0000

1995 – maroon, genuine Chuck Taylor All Stars (low tops) (R150) size 6
1998 – black, genuine Chuck Taylor All Stars (low tops) (R190) size 6
2004 – green and red, genuine FAKE all stars – as a result of finances and growing irritable fake-ass punk-culture…size 5 (I had to have them…)
gelukkig vir my het ek dam al meer genuine All Stars gehad as onvolwaardiges. Ek gee credit aan my sus en Hannes en Herman. Ek onthou toe ek en Herman in standers 6 op i staking na die parkie toe gehardloop het, en toe se hy: “Gee, as ek nou my All Stars aan gehad het so ons daar voor gehardloop het…” – toe vang hulle ons en toe sit ons detensie vir twee weke in die LO saal…

By: hannes

hannes — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:27:00 +0000

1990 – White, high tops (Converse)
1991 – Black, high tops (Converse)
1993 – Black, high tops (Converse)
1994 – Black, high tops (Converse)
2005 – Dark blue, high tops (Converse)

PS: one of my buddies used to call them “chuckies”