Where'd you get those?: New York City's sneaker culture, 1960-1987

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Can it be that it was all so simple then? : the evolution of the New York sneaker connoisseur -- The pound -- WYGT?: Getting around -- The '60s: Ragtime -- '70-'74 -- '75-'78 -- '79-'83 -- '84-'87 -- The end of an era -- Fresh dipped -- Arts & crafts -- Holy wars -- The toothbrush -- On ice -- A hunting we will go -- "What size are those?" -- Skippies and rejects -- Thou shalt not -- Future underground classics -- NYC ball legends -- Top ten lists -- Chronological customizations -- Appendix A: introduction the the 2013 edition -- Appendix B: author's afterword to the 2013 edition -- Acknowledgments -- Company roster.