Fashion labels teenagers claim as identity had to arrive from somewhere, and Bob Addison watched it happen in real time. One kid in Trail, BC came back from Portland in 1976 with the first Nikes anyone in that schoolyard had ever seen. They got the name wrong for seven years. They got everything else right.

There is something recognizable about a teenager who has narrowed the entire colour spectrum down to grey, black, and the right logo. The orange shirt and orange shoes that came out this morning in Surrey were not for the kid. They were a choice made against the grey day, with false vitamin D and the kind of stubbornness that actually looks good on someone.

A diabetic blood work appointment, a Canadian healthcare lineup, and a basal cell carcinoma update walk into a morning. The punchline involves a man dressed like the sun who has very good reasons to be careful of it.

Topics: fashion labels teenagers, Nike history, Canadian healthcare, basal cell carcinoma, Surrey BC, Bob's Bits

GUEST: Bob Addison | @‌riobobbo

Originally aired on 2026-04-16

Fashion labels teenagers claim as identity had to arrive from somewhere, and Bob Addison watched it happen in real time. One kid in Trail, BC came back from Portland in 1976 with the first Nikes anyone in that schoolyard had ever seen. They got the name wrong for seven years. They got everything else right.
There is something recognizable about a teenager who has narrowed the entire colour spectrum down to grey, black, and the right logo. The orange shirt and orange shoes that came out this morning in Surrey were not for the kid. They were a choice made against the grey day, with false vitamin D and the kind of stubbornness that actually looks good on someone.
A diabetic blood work appointment, a Canadian healthcare lineup, and a basal cell carcinoma update walk into a morning. The punchline involves a man dressed like the sun who has very good reasons to be careful of it.
Topics: fashion labels teenagers, Nike history, Canadian healthcare, basal cell carcinoma, Surrey BC, Bob's Bits
GUEST: Bob Addison | @&zwnj;riobobbo
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-04-16

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