Freddie's shoes

Do you remember fatty's argument with another Queenzoner (I forgot who it was) about Freddie's Adidas boots he used to wear on stage? Well, Adidas now sells a very similar model called Boxing TR.

You can see them here

http://www.bolliger-schuhe.ch/adidas-schuhe-originals-training-lifestyle-men.html

To compare with Freddie's original shoes:

http://www.queenzone.com/multimedia/pictures/images/Freddie_Mercury/16420027751.jpg

I remember that..:-) These old ones look pretty close..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48862&item=8115406946&rd=1

Have to buy them, otherwise i'm not a real fan

I think the thirth pair of shoes in the addidas web looks like Freddie's ones the most.

There's a model of Adidas shoes that are dead-on replicas called Prajna. They're flat-soled yoga shoes and they're VERY comfy and attractive -- you can see them on Adidas.com. I love mine!!

I used to have Adidas that looked almost exactly like Freddie's, but they don't fit anymore.

I have the Adidas Prajna sneakers!!!

I got them last fall and I love them way too much. :-)

Ah, yes.

Fatty's argument was with Khashoggi (and what a great one it was), and Khashoggi was convinced that the particulal model that Freddie used to wear was the Hercules wresting boot, pretty much as in the link Erin provided.

My son (when he was a baby)got little baby Adidas that look exactly like Freddie's.(Still has 'em)

Erica, we have class!! (LOL)
I've worn the Adidas brand since 1975. I remember when I bought my first pair, my mum thought I was crazy spending $20 on "sneakers". I bought them because they were the first athletic shoe that fit correctly!
Now they're $80 and up. I still buy them. There's a great seller on Ebay (user name Shoebacca) that has some very awesome prices! I got a pair of black and white Superstars for (get this) $5.25. Shipping was $6.50. Best bargain I ever got on a pair of Adidas!!

i will look after them in my local adidas market

I have such a soft spot for Puma sneakers... they've taken over my closet. I have like, 10 pairs of them... but great fun fact! :-)

Check Shoebacca on Ebay, please folks!!! He has the BEST deals, better and cheaper than anywhere else. I'm a repeat customer! :-))

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=#CC0000>hangman wrote: [/QUOTENAME]these are the best pair of Freddie-ish lookalike shoes I've ever seen so far:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48862&item=8115406946&rd=1

too bad they are expensive and too long for my feet...[/QUOTE]

Hangman, that is NOT a bad price at all! When I was looking for a pair similar to that in 2002, one pair of Hercules on Ebay went for $275...and the ones in the auction you referred to are in MUCH better shape and with the original box!!
(Yes, the size is very large -- get 'em and stuff the toes with toilet paper!! LOL)

Strangely, the idea of buying used shoes just doesn't appeal to me.