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You Can Probably Smell 'Em Coming A Mile Away

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A high school student is about to make good on a bet he made with a teacher four years ago to wear the same sneakers every day until graduation. He's about to make it. Barely. He has to wear plastic bags around them on rainy days and his toes are sticking out. But he did it. Why? Does that matter?

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Perry Michael Simon

Perry Michael Simon is Vice President and Editor/News-Talk-Sports/Podcast for AllAccess.com and the former Program Director and Operations Manager at stations like KLSX and KLYY (Y107)/Los Angeles and WKXW (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton. He's been on-air and written stuff for TV and websites and other stuff he doesn't remember all that well. He can also be found at Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and pmsimon.com, if you're so inclined. In addition, he's the former Editor-in-Chief at Nerdist.com and Director of Programming at the Nerdist Podcast Network.

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