Oh no, what shall I do?

by jorga on Apr 18, 2009 3:24 PM PDT

I wanted some cool new shoes to wear to the playoffs. I craved some solid red ones, but as I waited till this afternoon to look that was not to be. I did find a nice pair of white and black Adidas with red trim. I even splurged on a pair of red shoelaces to spiffy them up. (I'd post a picture, but camera batteries are dead and I'm running out of time.) As I was putting the laces through the very last holes I noticed that on the underside of the tongue it said HOUSTON ROCKETS! Now there are 29 other NBA teams - why why HOUSTON?

I'd feel guilty wearing them. I can't return them - they are from Joe's liquidation - besides they are Blazer colors. Can I pretend the label is underfoot and I'm trampling them? What can I do to make these Blazer shoes!!? Attack the label with my black marker? Cut out the label (and leave a fringe?) I see they are made in China - is this conspiracy of die hard Yao fans?

Alas, whatever shall I do?!

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Do you have a black Sharpie?

by tominrehab on Apr 18, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions

bingo

my very thought

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Apr 18, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

This has bad karma written all over it

You can’t buy Rockets gear the day of the game!
I think you need to go out to a swamp, spin around 3 times and throw salt over your shoulder, (wait, maybe that cures warts)…

The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely

by SandbergOnSports on Apr 18, 2009 3:36 PM PDT reply actions

You have acquired enough good karma in your life as a Blazers fan to compensate for that Jorga

I would go with the “I trample around on the Rockets” storyline. That is terribly insulting in enough cultures.

If everything goes wrong, we can take comfort in the Rockets not having a single draft pick in 2009

by Norsktroll on Apr 18, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions

luckily Shareff Abdul Rahim doesn't play for the Rockets

by tominrehab on Apr 18, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I agree with 'da Norsk

You are trampling on the Rockets dreams… and who the hell do they think they are, using OUR colors? Screw them.

And hey— you said there is black on the shoes, right? There’s no black in the Rockets colors, those are totally Blazer shoes.

Black out the Rockets, or tear it, whatever you like, but stepping on it is good enough as long as you step with a purpose… step angry, with thoughts of never letting whatever is under your shoe ever live again, let alone breathe. MURDER THE GROUND AND WHATEVER IS INBETWEEN YOUR FEET AND THE GROUND, WITH YOUR STEPS.

You got it, Jorga. Don’t worry.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

that's why Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood walk of fame

is actually not on the ground but in a wall, so you can’t walk on the name Muhammad

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Apr 18, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

haha, that's a pretty funny story

I’m with tominrehab— take a black sharpie and cross out “Houston Rockets,” then go ahead and wear them to the game.

by jksnake99 on Apr 18, 2009 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Simple enough

Instead of HOUSTON ROCKETS

Make some lemonade, black out…the H…. ON

wallah, you get

OUST ROCKETS

Would work for me (my wife that is)

The Oden Era, Day 6671

by Heymoe on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

ooh, good one!

by Section323 on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

PS Jorga:

No shoe or foot fetish intended but why don’t you post a photo in here after the game will ya?

You brought it up now finish it.

The Oden Era, Day 667

by Heymoe on Apr 18, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Very clever

This idea rockets!

by Corvid on Apr 18, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Why would Joe's even sell such a thing!

by Section323 on Apr 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions

God put it there

For Jorga to curse the Rocket’s chances of ever winning the series, by having a virtuous Blazer fan, true of heart and spirit, crush the Rockets’ dreams underneath her feet.

Thanks a gabillion, God! Jorga’s got this one.

CRUSH THEM.

Morty

by Mortimer on Apr 18, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

it's exactly why they went out of business

The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely

by SandbergOnSports on Apr 18, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

no wonder they went bankrupt

by tominrehab on Apr 18, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

It should be noted

They went banko AFTER they sold out to a non-NW investment bank…

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on Apr 18, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

two words: duct tape

bayless leaves over my dead body

by thomasikehara on Apr 18, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Shoot them into space

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions

1. Burn them immediately

2. Take a long hot shower
3. Never mention this again to anyone

by trailblazersfan on Apr 18, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions

Pesky little Rockets underfoot. Squash 'em!

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Apr 18, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions

You should

tear/cut the tags off then tape them to the bottom of your shoes for the game!

by RIP on Apr 18, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions

LOL - great ideas!

I took my seam ripper to one side and then cut off the other edge and will color the fringe black. While I have the Sharpie out I shall obliterate the H and N (what a great idea) – had I read this before I cut them out I would have left them in.

A pair of men’s red, black, and white shoes caught my eye but then I saw a T-Mac sign above them. Sheesh! Couldn’t wear them anyway – I have short wide feet and have discovered that boy’s shoes fit pretty well (better then women’s.) A tall young man ahead of me at cash register was buying a pair of white shoes with red, black & silver stripes. As he also bought a Blazer’s cap I’ll bet those shoes will be at the Rose Garden tonight.

(Noticed that a number of Tualatin Fred Meyer employees were wearing Blazer gear. I am SO excited!)

"Those were the Blazers' margins of victory while taking 10 of their final 11 games. They weren't just beating teams, folks, they were beating the holy hell out of them." - J. Hollinger, 4-17-09

by jorga on Apr 18, 2009 4:55 PM PDT reply actions

i was at the LO joes today and almost bought a pair of the blazer adidas shoes.

were the ones you got the same thing just with the rockets logo?

by JTDuck22 on Apr 18, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Sharpie.

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Apr 18, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions

You guys are the best

This is why I love this blog. You can get 20+ fantastic ideas about how to counteract bad juju at any time, day or night. They’re all dead serious and all very good.

—Dave

by Dave on Apr 18, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions