Q, the problem is not do my sneakers have memories. The problem is changing new sneakers every year. I assume that it what Bradbury meant when he referred to 'last year's sneakers.'

If we did that, how could we pay for our fifth guitar, our 12th pick, our third set of equipment for recording LP's?

As to memory, my 15-year-old pair probably had them, but most were lost when I put in the new shoelaces. They look so funny - bedraggled brownish sneakers with smooth, snowy-white laces.