No, I don't collect autographs either. For that matter, the only Packers memorabilia that I own is what other people have bought me. I don't even have an "authentic replica jersey," just some cheap knockoff that my wife bought me at the K-Mart outside Lambeau Field.
I don't cherish a pair of shoes just because my wife's feet have graced them, so I really don't get what's so special about a pair of shoes worn by a rich celebrity who doesn't know me and couldn't care less about me.
"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:
What it all comes down to is that it was incredibly important to this fan, and that Bishop did not take advantage of the situation and try to sell them when the guy asked how much he wanted for them. He knew the same thing that you know and are trying to hard to prove: cleats are cleats. But to the fan, they are much more than that. He made this fan's day and did not try to make money on it, which a lot of players happen to do.
We, on this thread, understand that you have different values on things. Most fans would find an autographed jersey to be one of their most prized (physical) possessions regarding the Packers. You, however, do not. We respect that you don't care about that, but a lot of us do, and this fan receiving cleats from Desmond Bishop is one of them.
Green Bay: Home of the Green & Gold. And the hunter orange. And the camouflage.
