To Darrin Hudson: NIKE AIR DRI GOAT

About Me

Name: jeffstaple

Location: New York, New York, United States

I think everyone had a "Darrin Hudson" in their lives. Darrin Hudson was in my high school, back in Marlboro, NJ. You know, that person that you had to one-up all the time. Didn't matter what it was: Gear, hair, grades, sports, whatever...it was ON. Well for Darrin and I...it was kicks. Plain and simple. Oddly enough, in a school with over 1000 kids, me and him were the only 2 really into sneakers back then. This is my blog dedicated to Darrin. This is to tell Darrin that I'm still out there, and if he wants to battle, here it is son!! Bring it!! I've since lost touch with Darrin, but thanks to him, you all get to check out the kicks I have amassed over the years. So it is here, that I will archive every pair of shoes I own. It’ll include detailed photos, a grading system, a little tidbit behind each one and every single one will be available for purchase. (Simply POST A COMMENT with your offer). Some other little goodies sprinkled throughout also. Even if I updated a different shoe every week, it would take me about 3 years to complete this project. So sit back and enjoy! The project begins January 1st, 2006...

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

NIKE AIR DRI GOAT

COMPANY: Nike
STYLE NAME: Air Dri Goat
ALIAS: n/a
COLOR: Metallic Silver / Varsity Red / Black / Neutral Grey
STYLE #: 104245 061
SIZE: US 10 / UK 9 / EUR 44 / CM 28
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: China
DATE MANUFACTURED: 08/10/2000
CONDITION: D
ACQUIRED: Paragon. New York City.
OTHER COMMENTS: I'm a big fan of both the Goatek and Goretex. This shoe was the best of bold worlds. And as you can see, I dogged the hell out of these. These kicks have been with me thru hell and back. Backcountry snowboard trips, rained out trails, mud, hurricanes...jut about everything. And to be honest, for all these shoes have seen, they don't look half bad. A definite trooper. They did a Air Dri Goat 2 but less utilitarian and more fashiony. I'll post them also down the line.
This was part of the short lived Alpha Series. Can anyone enlighten me as to what that was supposed to represent? It was like in and out in a year. All these different types of shoes could be categorized as "Alpha" and it was denoted by 5 silver dots. Weird.

Labels: kicks

6 Comments:

EJ said...: What I heard was that the Alpha Brand was supposed to take the pressure of the swoosh a little. They would use it as a premium and special projects line. The Prestos also have the five dots. Anyways just my two cents.; 1/11/2006 10:31 AM
maartin said...: I think the Alpha Project was about innovation, in regards to both design and materials. Like it was okey for the shoes to look 'weird' as long as they had the high tech to back it up (Kukini, Presto, Flightposite etc). I'm sure there are some Nike reps reading this that can (and should!) correct me though.; 1/12/2006 3:43 AM
kingmajix said...: Yep, the Alpha Project was all about innovation and "the leading edge of sports performance technology" to quote Nike directly.

It was supposed to become its own entity of sorts (but not quite a brand per se) but for some reason it never did.

It's not dead though! Even new Nike releases have the five dot logo. Check the outsole of some of the latest basketball releases. At least the ideology still lives on...; 3/16/2006 10:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Don't forget the Zoom Seismics. They were an alpha project shoe also.; 4/28/2006 1:47 PM
Louise said...: I've got a pair of these and they are fantastic. Why were they so short-lived? Desperately trying to find another pair. Someone please let me know if you find a US7 (UK6) in Black or Grey!
;-); 9/04/2007 5:16 PM
Anonymous said...: I absolutely loved the REAL/Original Nike Air Seismic not the newer ones with the air in the back, but the full length visible zoom air. Can't find those anywhere.; 5/01/2008 1:18 AM