Woody: Just a Sneaker Gigolo
By James Oyedijo


The world of magazine publishing is crazy. Very few publications last more than a year. The people that create mags don't do it to get rich and famous. They do it because they feel compelled to do so. The best magazines are extensions of the creator's personality- all the things that make a person peculiar. Woody is into sneakers. Before it became supa-cool to be a sneaker head, his passion made him a joke among his friends. Well, things change, sneakers are big and Sneaker Freaker has become the sneaker enthusiasts' bible. Sneaker Freaker will be releasing a book this month, with content from the first six issues and loads of new material. I got the chance to talk to Woody about the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Ha! Just kidding.

DM: How does one go about becoming an international sneaker gigolo? On a related note, do you know the words to Just A Gigolo? - the Ted Lewis classic, masterfully remade by David Lee Roth in 1985.

Woody: Did you google Ted Lewis or did you know that already? You’re a freak if you do. I know that song, I think the film clip was made at Venice Beach and had a lot of chicks on roller skates. The clips cool but the song sucked balls, it just wasn’t up there with ‘Hot for Teacher’ or ‘Panama’ and Dave abseiling down a mountain dressed in lycra! But to answer your question, there’s not many international sneaker gigolos, and I am proud to call myself that. It doesn’t mean anything at all but it sounds like a good job and someone has to do it, so I’ll take that...

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