Archive for the 'Shoefiti Theories' Category
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Shoefiti and Gangs in Philadelphia
Old MD Girl gives her take on shoefiti in the Philadelphia area:
The long road to medical school: Choleliths
In other news, ever since I learned that hanging pairs of shoes from telephone lines is a gang sign, I keep seeing fresh pairs of shoes hanging from various lines on my walk to school. As much [...]
Published by admin on June 17th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Jessica’s Shoefiti Theories
Jessica’s MySpace page offers a great brainstorm of shoefiti theories:
blog.myspace.com/mizkempka
Is this some teenager’s way of getting Mom to buy a new pair of sneakers? Was someone shoe jacked? Is there someone, working for the power company, whose sole job is to REMOVE tennis shoes from power lines? And….most importantly, why isn’t [...]
Published by admin on June 15th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories | 1 Comment »
Shoefiti Strikes Oahu, Hawaii
Mister Blister documents shoefiti on Kahili Street in Oaho on his blog, Widening Gyre. His blog covers, “A series of wishful and weird thoughts before the coming apocalypse.” which is one of the most ominous theories I’ve heard to date regarding shoefiti:
Published by admin on June 12th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Shoefiti Strikes Tlaquepaque, Mexico
A shoefiti sighting and theory come together in this report from Marella from her travels in Mexico:
Marella en Mexico: Jan. 18th
We went to Tlaquepaque today on the tour bus. We saw everything from beautiful churches and houses to shoes hanging over the telephone wires. Alica says that’s what they do when their shoes are [...]
Published by admin on June 11th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Shoefiti Hazing Incident Described in Story
Looks like Bartholemew Pugg is the sinister element behind shoefiti on Virporta Island where he taunts Maxwell and throws his new shoes over tree branches:
Super Maxwell +
Maxwell, at eleven, had realised an odd thing about adults - they always forgot stuff. Even important stuff. An adult would buy you new shoes, would drag you [...]
Published by admin on May 18th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories, Shoes in Trees | Comment now »
Shoe Flinging Leads to Broken Wire
The motivation behind this shoefiti seems simple enough: the shoes were old and he wanted to get rid of them while making a statement both in the neighborhood and on video.
However, he manages to break a wire in the process, probably knocking out someone’s cable. Whoops.
Published by admin on April 17th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Why Do They Hand Shoes Video
Here is a Russian video on why shoes are hanging from the power lines in New York City:
A lot of theories are thrown out during the “man on the street” interviews. Great stuff.
Published by admin on April 15th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories, Shoefiti in the Press | 1 Comment »
New York City Shoefiti Explained by justiNYC
justiNYC takes a long and extensive look at the New York City shoefiti scene:
justiNYC: Shoefiti Phenomenology
But we all know that Brooklyn isnt the only place you see these damn things. They are in probably every urban environment in the universe. In each case, the reason is slightly different than other cases and this seems [...]
Published by admin on April 14th, 2007 tagged Shoefiti Theories, Shoefiti in the Press | Comment now »
Shoefiti Crops up Where Government Failed in New Orleans
Nineteen months after Katrina. Nineteen months after promises were made to rebuild New Orleans, sections of the Ninth Ward remain in shambles. But one thing has cropped up: shoes hanging from the power lines.
Bevvie Tales: How’s New Orleans Doing?
19 months after Hurricane Katrina I went on what my friend calls the destruction tour [...]
Published by admin on April 12th, 2007 tagged Shoe Sightings, Shoefiti Theories | Comment now »
Shoefiti Marks Drug Dealing in Canton, Ohio
The Canton Repository ran an article on April 5th, where a Canton police sergeant explained that shoes hanging from power lines are a sign that illegal drugs are for sale nearby:
Shoes over wires: Could signify drugs, cause power outage
Don’t pound the “for sale” sign into your front lawn just yet.
That pair of athletic shoes strung [...]