Blitz Magazine went deep with Randy for their Fall 2008 issue. Randy opens up about his youth, his hometown and how he’s made it to the point he’s at today. It’s a reflective and introspective article that answers many questions about Randy not previously answered.
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Wrap your feet in a pair of these rich, almost liquid, looking City Wings. Initially available in four colors, they feature PPG uppers and midsole with our “Subway” graphic. Our designers were inspired by Pony’s Brooklyn roots, using the #2 train as motivation for the collection.
These exclusive City Wings will be available in the Holiday 08 season at select Paris boutiques in limited quantities. They’ll be in the States in spring ‘09.
Randy Moss was spotted on the cover of the Boston Herald’s Sports section today lacing up his new PONY MOSS 1 Mids. Look out for Moss flying through many of the NFL’s secondaries in these bad boys this season. This is a first look to the public and Randy got rave reviews from his teammates. Randy will be the only NFL player wearing these elite cleats this season.
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The Boston Herald spotted Randy Moss sitting courtside at the NBA Playoffs
with teammate Tom Brady rocking his new PONY gear. Look out for Randy at
Game 6 back in Boston in his new PONY x MOSS Hoodie.
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The July issue of SLAM magazine gives a first look at the much anticipated
City Wing 08 and Vintage Ballistic Top Star Mid. Both will be available at
Foot Locker and Eastbay in August. Don’t want to sleep on these bad boys!
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Hoop Magazine highlights the FTC Mid, Mexico 77 and NEFF Palms in July
issue.
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MultiVu Recognizes the Most Creative Uses of Multimedia
New York · May 09, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — A campaign to get a footwear company “Back in the Game,” another to raise social awareness to improve education in Africa, and a third to bring preventative health care to U.S. Hispanics, have been recognized by MultiVu as some of the most exceptionally creative uses of multimedia by corporate, non-profit, and government communications professionals in March and April.
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Thirteen year old NEFF/PONY Team AM Grant Stewart throws down at Petco Park
in his grey and black City Wing Hi’s. Head’s up this summer cause big Grant
will be destroying the rails in your neighborhood. www.neffheadwear.com
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The June issue of Men’s Health has a sneak peak of our Vintage Boxing Boot
that PONY will be re-releasing in 2009. After popular demand - we had to
bring em back…
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Here’s a sneak peek of the new Moss collection which is built around Randy’s exacting needs as a professional athlete, not only on-the-field but off-the-field as well.
These initial cad images highlight the overall design direction and potential product offerings in development for the Moss collection.
From the signature Moss 1 molded TPU and detachable cleats, to the Moss Mid Trainer and lightweight 5oz trainers, to the vintage Moss Top Star kicks, this collection exemplifies Pony’s uncompromising focus on relevant performance technologies, elements and benefits. Stay tuned for more updates
Our favorite D-Leagueer Rod Benson has a nice 5 page spread in the June SLAM
detailing how he came up with his ever popular BOOM THO movement. The future
Phoenix Sun has created quite a following on his BALL DON’T LIE blog at
YAHOO!.com Look out for Rod this summer at NBA Summer League where he will
be ballin in his new Boom Tho City Wing 08s. BOOM GOT DEM DOS
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The new issue of SLAM Magazine has some great shots of the new PONY Starter
Mid in the limited edition Wilson Chandler Player Exclusive colorway as well
as the sleek new Special Blend Mid in Chocolate and Grey. Both available at
Eastbay and Foot Locker June 1.
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Record breaking numbers of fans turned out for the 10th annual Asian X-Games in Shanghai. With daily live broadcasts on 5 ESPN networks and 19 local channels in China, this event dominated the media coverage.
Following the spectacular In-Line Vert Finals, the legendary Yasutoko brothers (Gold and Silver medallists) from Japan held an autograph signing session at the Pony booth.
With hip l DJ’s spinning tunes and X-games Medalists swinging by, the Pony booth was the place to be seen and the place to see new products.
Finally, Pony’s very own, Gregor Kreusch, had the pleasure to present the medals to the SK8 Vert Finalists led by 16 times X-Game medal winner Andy “MAC” McDonald from San Diego.
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SPORTS UNIVERSITY has won the New Jersey State D2 title for 15-yr olds with a resounding 74-53 win over the Hoops Starz Gym Rats of Bergen County. The entire team was wearing their lucky PONY Quix basketball shoes during their route through playoffs and the team was coached by legendary PONY athlete Darryl Dawkins
In only their 1st full season of AAU competition, Sports University achieved this title by running the table of games before them, and going 6-0 throughout the NJ State Tourney, beating teams by an average of 18 pt’s per game! Their sights are set squarely on the National Tournament July 7-11 in Little Rock Ark.
We hope their Pony Quix continues to bring them good luck!
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Check it. America’s Best Dance Crew - JabbaWockeeZ - rockin the Pony’s!
This past spring, MTV set out to find the best dance crew in America. After searching the country for the top street and studio dance crews, they found 12 of the very best groups, including JabbaWokeeZ, right here in San Diego. Each week, JabbaWockeeZ impressed the judges and fans alike by showcasing their most innovative choreography and sick dance skills.. The crew re-created the moves seen in the hottest music videos, reenacted their favorite movie scenes and paid homage to the classic grooves (and moves). Check out their ridiculous performances by clicking the videos on www.jabbawockeez.com
After millions of votes were cast for the shows finale, JabbaWockeeZ was crowned the winner as America’s Best Dance Crew. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/series.jhtml. No doubt about it, it had to be Pony’s shoes that made the difference between winning and losing! 
Pony’s in the house!!
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Hey Everyone -
It’s official! Pony has signed NFL great Randy Moss! Check out the Press release below!
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ALL-WORLD RECEIVER RANDY MOSS CHOOSES PONY INTERNATIONAL
Pony to Design Moss Signature Footwear & Apparel Line
SAN DIEGO, April 15 /PRNewswire/ — The 2007 National Football League season has seen many defenses try and fail to cover the prolific wide receiver, Randy Moss, of the New England Patriots. Pony International is confident it can cover Randy Moss from head-to-toe. Today, Pony International is excited to announce the company has agreed to an exclusive partnership to design the Randy Moss signature athletic footwear and clothing line. The first wave of Pony’s Moss branded gear will arrive in stores August 1, 2008.
“By signing a premier athlete the caliber of Randy Moss, this immediately puts the rest of the competition on notice that Pony is determined to do whatever it takes to be a player in the marketplace,” commented Pony International’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Wulff. “Pony is definitely back in the game in a big way. Not a lot of people can cover Randy Moss, but we feel we can cover him, top to bottom. The partnership with Moss allows us to supply athletes of all levels with top-notch equipment and put them on an even playing field with their competition.
“I get approached to endorse a ton of stuff each year that really doesn’t mesh with who I am or what is important in my life, this agreement with Pony lets me help to give back and help the next wave of young players coming up,” said Randy Moss, wide receiver for the New England Patriots. “I really appreciated the way Pony presented their concepts for my signature brand and wanted to make a great performance line of clothes and shoes for the serious competitor to the weekend warrior.”
The new Moss collection by Pony is a comprehensive line of performance shoes built around Randy Moss’s needs as a professional athlete on and his passions off of the field. The inspiration for the Moss 1 Molded Signature Cleat was derived from Moss’s love of Bass Fishing, which also parallels Randy’s ability to bait NFL’s defensive backs. From the design on a mackerel lure highlighted by progressively faded pattern to the carbon fiber inspired heel counter as seen on high-end fishing rods, the distinctive Moss green color used throughout the line will electrify the shoes, as Randy Moss electrifies the game. Kyle Pulli, VP of Design at Pony, sums the new line up best by saying, “The Moss Collection is a perfect example of Pony’s indisputable focus on the uncompromising performance benefits and features.” The collection spans all levels of play, including an affordable entry-level Molded Rubber Cleat.
“Pony will launch a multi-faceted, innovative, viral content driven marketing initiative,” added Pony Vice President of Marketing, Benjamin Woo. “The marketing campaign will look to utilize both traditional and non-traditional mediums to support the company’s creative messaging and build consumer awareness and excitement of the Pony Moss collection.”
Randy Moss continues to leave his mark on the NFL record books and establish himself as one of the most explosive play-makers in NFL history. Evidence of this is the now single season record of 23 touchdowns he scored in 2007, beating Hall-of-Famer Jerry Rice who held the previous record. In December of 2005, this five-time Pro-Bowler became the 25th player in NFL history to surpass the 10,000 receiving yards mark, reaching the mark in his 124th career game — making him the fourth-fastest to 10,000 yards in NFL history.
About Pony
Pony was founded in 1972 and quickly became one the most distinctive Sports brands in the world. Among the many athletes who wore Pony shoes were Pele, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Darryl Dawkins, Spud Webb, Dan Marino, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie Jackson, and Tracy Austin. Pony is a designer, distributor, and marketer of high performance and casual athletic footwear and apparel for men, women, and children utilizing the tagline “Back in the Game”. For more information on Pony International or its products, please visit http://www.pony.com.
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PONY has some pretty insane news that’s about to drop any day now…
There have been plenty of rumors out there but we will put those all to rest
as early as today or Tuesday…
Couple hints…
When a defensive back wakes up in a cold sweat, you can bet that this guy is
the one haunting his dreams. Lean, long and incredibly athletic, this guy
was born to beat pass coverages. He has world-class sprinter speed and
can jump with anyone in the NFL, not to mention the NBA. He is the most
imposing athlete ever to play his position.
Here’s one more…
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Hey peeps.
Pony’s relaunch efforts are beginning to making some noise and some key tastemakers are beginning to notice. Read, see and hear what former ESPN sports biz writer and current host of CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, Darren Rovell had to say about Pony at http://www.cnbc.com/id/23499766. Darren did his homework as he was the first to break the news of Pony’s potential signing of a particular New England Patriots all-world, all-pro wide receiver!!!
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Hey Y’all.
Asian Thunder want to pay his respects to Chocolate Thunder aka Darryl Dawkins and Spud Webb, two of Pony’s Iconic, legendary all-time greats. Darryl Dawkin’s larger-than-life personality was on full display as he recently appeared at the Macy Herald’s Square Foot Locker in the Big apple. Signing photos, memorabilia and his limited edition signature Pony Uptowns, Choc Thunder looked like he could lace up today and throw down some of rim rattling dunks.
Spud Webb, the shortest player every to win the Slam dunk contest was recently back in Atlanta. At 5’ 6’, Spud defied gravity with his 46” vertical and creative style. Wowed fans lined up to take photos, get autographs and a glimpse of his limited edition signature Pony City Wings Lo - made to the exact specs as the original Pony’s he wore back in the day.
Good to see you guys - and thanks for the memories.
Asian Thunder
I first heard of ‘Iller Than Theirs‘ when rapper Tone Tank hit me with an email saying that both he and Kray, of Brooklyn rap group ‘Iller Than Theirs‘, were huge fans of the Pony City Wing. I thought “Yeah, Yeah,” cause I get tons of emails from people saying that they love our sneakers, trying to get free kicks, but there was something different about this email. As I read on, Tone said, “If you don’t believe me peep our album cover.” Well, I did, and in the top center of the cover of their self-titled ‘Iller Than Theirs‘ album was a drawing of a hi-top City Wing. Within a day I was on the phone with Tone and his thick Brooklyn accent. He was explaining to me things such as the schematics of Iller Than Theirs, which is part of a larger rap group called Nuclear Family, which is made up of Iller, Junk Science, Scott Thorough, Probe, and J. Howells Werthman.
Yeah, I know, it’s a little hard to get your head around. Tone also explained how he stumbled upon the City Wing years back while he was spending some time on the west coast. He brought it back to Brooklyn where he put Kray and the rest of his crew onto it. Before he knew it, he and Kray were in fierce competition collecting any City Wing that even remotely fit their feet. No joke.
By the end of our conversation I felt like I had been along on this journey with Tone and Kray, so I introduced the idea of doing a PONY-ILLER THAN THEIRS-NUCLEAR FAMILY-City Wing. Within two days my email was flooded with designs for the sneaker, all done in Tone’s trademark notebook paper-hand drawn style, using past show flyers and excerpts from his sketchbooks. So, keep your eyes peeled, because we will be doing some special giveaways of this limited edition sneaker, which is in production as my fingers type these words.
In the meantime, get yourself acquainted with ILLER THAN THEIRS by downloading their song ‘The Same‘ featuring Masta Ace.
check them out @:
www.myspace.com/illerthantheir
www.myspace.com/nuclearfamily
and peep their blog @: illerthantheirs.blogspot.com
Photos by Patrick DeVine
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Hey Pony Peeps!
AsianThunder here (aka marketing dude). Wanted to share some cool stuff with you guys. Check out our new tv spots - Pony’s first in nearly 15 years. Hopefully, you laugh at the right moments. Heck hopefully you will just laugh. Pony is trying to keep it real and we want you to know that we are back - and we are here to compete with the Big 3 again in the athletic shoe market. We also want you to realize it’s just shoes, not life and death so we wanted to have some fun and poke some fun at some of the most recognized TV spots created over the last couple years. Check em out - and let me know what you think.
Our spots were shot in a sound stage in LA over the course of 12 hours. JAY BRANTLEY: Jay (’Boogie’) and DOUG TAIT started off the day warming up and showing off some serious hoops skiills. Jay Boogies’s handles were off the hook. I tried to show off my own skills and Jay Boogie was impressed. I think he was being kind. Doug Tait was quite the trooper as we dumped over 300 paris of shoes on his head. That was not special effects. And we did more than one take. He had hair when we started.
Willie Warren, our football guy, actually played for the University of Miami Hurricanes as a D1 wide reciever. He worked up quite a sweat as we put him thru 4 hours of running, jumping, catching balls, taking Pony shoes to face. Yours truly, AsianThunder, even had the chance to catch a few balls from the Jugs machine himself. Way cool.
The day finally ended with ADAMO PALLADINO, our soccer guy writing “determination” on a glass backboard for about 2 hours. Who said making tv commericals isn’t exciting and glamorous. These spots will air on stations like Fox Sports, ESPN, MTV, BET, VH-1, TNT, FX, Spike, MSG just to name a few in March/April.
Oh - and be sure to check the “making of” to see some of the fun behind the scenes activies that went on during the shoot. It’s all on PonyTV!
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The April issue of XXL hits stands today and features the insanely comfortable and super clean Black/White/Black Trifecta Cross Trainer in the Down and Out in New York City Kicks Section.
You will start to see the Trifecta showing up all over the place cause they are so versatile… You can rock these to the gym and run full court – or you can lace em up for the club right after you wax your roommate one-on-one… Your choice.
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Pony is the old-school bringin it fresh to the new school. In SLAM this month, we got out our LE Darryl Dawkins Uptown in The Purist givin love to the best of yesterday. We also have our Vintage Top Star Mids, LE Flint Tropics representing the Kicks section.
And if you check out the Jimmy V tribute “Don’t Give Up! Don’t Ever Give Up!” you can see some Uptowns stylin on the rim in a vintage photo. Such an ill photo. The spread is dedicated to the NC State Wolfpack that pulled off an unheard-of tournament run! Pack Power! Most of the players from that team
were running the floor in Uptowns.
Oh, and not to mention, Eric Gordon is on the cover… Kid is ridiculous!
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Who would have ever thought that funny-man Will Ferrell’s name would be on a HOOP’s cover with the likes of Carmello Anthony, Tony Parker, Steve Nash?
Crazy world we live in.
HOOP Magazine, the official magazine of the NBA does not only cover the NBA and the game itself, it reports on the fan’s lifestyle with fashion, entertainment, style, and health. Not only is Ferrell in this month’s HOOP, but we are ballin’ with some kicks from our hoop dreams Check out our brand spankin new Starter Mids, Vintage Uptowns, and our ever popular vintage Top Stars in the mix with all sorts of other shot-callers picks.
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