Unless you’ve been involved in a total media blackout, you’ve likely heard about Jeremy Lin — aka “Linsation” — the New York Knicks guard who’s such an on-court phenomenon that TV ratings of Knicks games have jumped 70 percent, causing the publicly traded stock of Madison Square Garden, where the team plays, to hit a 52-week high.
But Wall Street isn’t the only one profiting from all the hype.
Twenty-three years ago, as ‘Back to the Future, Part II’ first hit theaters, kids everywhere got their first look at a toy from the future. It was the Mattel Hoverboard, the skateboard without wheels that uses futuristic technology to float inches above the ground. Rumors swirled in the ’80s and ’90s that the Hoverboard was real (rumors fueled by director Robert Zemeckis) but, alas, much to the disappointment of children everywhere, the Hoverboard was just another piece of movie magic.
But now, just three years shy of 2015 – the “future” of ‘Back to the Future, Part II” – Mattel has finally announced the Hoverboard for sale.
Fresh off the heels (pun intended) of the Nike ‘Tauntaun’ sneakers, Adidas has unleashed these Hoth-inspired ‘Star Wars’ Skywalker shoes.
When ‘Back to the Future 2′ premiered way back in 1989, its vision of 2015 was exciting: Marty McFly got to enjoy inventions like the hoverboard and self-lacing sneakers. The hoverboard has yet to fully materialize, but we can at least be excited that Nike might be manufacturing those shoes of the future someday soon.
September 6, 2011 My broadcast partner Steve Peloquin and I agreed, this road trip couldn't have come at a better time. The anticipation of the season opener and all of the work that comes with it and, well, it was time to get on a plane and go.
We arrived at Landmark Aviation in Lafayette just aft
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May 23, 2011 Harvey Updyke is a 62 year old Grandfather with a sickly passion for Alabama football. After calling a radio show to take credit for poisoning the oak trees at Toomer's Corner (sacred gathering spot for Auburn football fans), Updyke's life has been turned upside down. He faces four felony charges and two misdemeanor charges in connection with the tree poisoning.
