Well, I’ll be, did you hear ’bout them new shoes? Air Force 1 Crocs they call ’em. Sounds like a mouthful, right? My grandbaby was yappin’ about it the other day, tryin’ to get me to buy her a pair. Said all the kids are wearin’ ’em. Back in my day, we just had plain ol’ shoes, nothin’ fancy like these.

They say these Air Force Crocs is some kinda mix-up. Like they took them Nike Air Force shoes, you know, the ones all the young’uns wear, and then they stuck ’em together with them Crocs. Those funny lookin’ shoes with the holes in ’em. Crocs, my feet get cold just thinkin’ about wearin’ them things in winter. But, I guess the young folks like ’em.
These Air Force 1 Crocs is a big deal, I hear. My neighbor, she was readin’ somethin’ on her phone, said they used to call them Nike Air Force 1s “Uptowns” or somethin’ like that. Seems like they was popular in some place called Harlem way back when. 1982, she said. I was already grown with kids of my own by then, ain’t got no time to think about fancy shoes! They stopped makin’ ’em for a while, then brought ’em back in ’86, with a different look. Kids these days, they like that “swoosh” thing on the side. Looks like a checkmark to me.
Now, this here’s what I don’t get. They said somethin’ about Nike not makin’ as many of these Air Force 1 shoes anymore. Why would they do that? If folks like ’em, why not make more? That’s what I say. But what do I know, I’m just an old lady. They say they gotta make room for new kinds of shoes. Progress, I guess.
So, this Air Force and Crocs mix, it’s like, they took the front of the Air Force shoe, and the bottom of a Croc. And mashed ’em together, someone had this big idea. I reckon it’s for folks who want somethin’ different. Like, maybe they can’t decide if they wanna wear a regular shoe or one of them Crocs. Now they can have both, I guess.
I seen a picture of ’em, and they sure look strange. All them holes mixed in with the regular shoe part. They got all kinds of colors, too, my grandbaby showed me. Said they’re the best thing since sliced bread. Well, I like sliced bread, so maybe these Air Force 1 Crocs ain’t so bad after all.

They say that Air Force is one of Nike’s big sellers, these days. They also like them Air Jordans, whatever those are. Kids and their shoes, I tell ya! They say it’s good marketin’, this thing. I don’t know about all that, I just know these Air Force 1 is every which way you look.
- These shoes is all everyone is talkin’ about.
- They say they come in all kinds of colors.
- They’re a mix of Air Force and Crocs.
- They’re callin’ it a hybrid, fancy word.
- Air Force 1 is popular, used to be called “Uptowns”.
I guess these shoes is like a blank piece of paper. You can do whatever you want with ’em. Wear ’em with this, wear ’em with that. Dress ’em up, dress ’em down. Kids like to show off their own style, you know? I used to like gettin’ all dolled up, too, when I was young. Now, I just want somethin’ comfortable. These newfangled Air Force 1 Crocs, they might be comfortable, who knows. Maybe I’ll ask my grandbaby to let me try ’em on. I wouldn’t buy a pair for myself, though. These old bones need somethin’ with a little more support.
I guess if you wanna have a little somethin’ different on your feet, these might be for you. Me, I’m stickin’ to my regular shoes. But I reckon these Air Force 1 Crocs are here to stay, at least for a while. The young’uns sure seem to love ’em. And like I always say, if it makes ’em happy, then that’s all that matters. Just don’t ask me to wear ’em to church!
This one fella, name of Kegan, he is makin’ these shoes. Drawin’ ’em up, puttin’ the Air Force and the Croc together. People must like what he’s doin’, ’cause they’re sellin’ like hotcakes. These young folks, always comin’ up with somethin’ new. I swear, they’re gonna put wheels on shoes one of these days, just you wait and see!
The more I think on this, the more I see, Air Force 1 Crocs are like a whole thing. Not just shoes anymore. Like a fashion statement, I guess. I may not understand it, but the world keeps on turnin’, and these shoes are turnin’ right along with it. They’re popular, they’re everywhere, and they ain’t goin’ nowhere fast, as far as I can see. Well, good for them, I say. If these shoes make folks happy, then that’s just fine by me. Just keep ’em off my lawn!

I also hear that Nike might be makin’ these shoes with fancy stuff on ’em. Like them expensive shoes, but for regular folks. That’s somethin’, I guess. Makin’ things that more people can get. I can get behind that, even if I don’t want them Air Force 1 Crocs on my own two feet. It’s nice to know that even us regular folks can have a little somethin’ special every now and then. They call this one “Patent Croc”, that must be the fancy one.
They say there is a whole bunch of ideas of this Air Force 1 Crocs, 100 or somethin’, can you imagine? I just can’t keep up with this. I’m happy with my plain old shoes, but these young’uns, they always need somethin’ new, somethin’ different. And these shoes, well, they sure are different, I’ll give ’em that! Well, good for them. If they like ’em, that’s all that matters. As for me, I’m gonna go put my feet up and have a nice cup of tea. This old lady’s tired of talkin’ about shoes!