When I sent my e-plea for free footwear to Duffs, they sent me not one but TWO pair of shoes. I kept the green Gamblers for myself and gave the Sevilles to one our operatives, Clip Clop.

Clip Clop, what was your initial reaction to the Sevilles?

They looked like a skate shoe that a dad would wear, you know, to be hip in his kids’ eyes. When I put them on with black Dickies, I thought of Ben Stein.

Did you skate in them at all?

No. I no longer own a skateboard.

So aside from not having kids, you really were like a skate dad. Are they comfortable?

Yeah, they are comfortable. But they have a really puffy tongue.

Any compliments?

Only from the wife.

What did she say?

She said that they looked good, but I think it was because she didn’t want me to spend money on a new pair of shoes.

You bought another pair of Duffs though, right?

Yes. Gamblers, which I am very happy with. The Gamblers aren’t quite as puffy.

Would the Seville’s have been cooler in say, 1996?

Yeah. I would have liked them better [now] if they were black or brown instead of grey.

You like a skate shoe that also functions as a dress shoe?

I’m just a fan of black. But it is nice when you can wear them with slacks.