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>>> BACK
>>> BACK IN AUGUST I MET A GUY THAT CUSTOMIZES FOR SNEAKERS.
IT WAS HIS WORK WITH AGUSTA.
WELL, FAST FORWARD TO TONIGHT,
THE SAME GUY IS UP TO HIS
EYEBALLS IN CUSTOM SHOE ORDERS
FROM SOME OF THE BIGGEST
FRANCHISES IN SPORTS.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, GEESE, I
NEED TO CHECK OUT WHAT IS GOING
ON WITH HIM.
>>> IN A BASEMENT, HE PAINTS
AND PAINTS AND PAINTS.
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[MUSIC] HE HAS TO.
BY TOMORROW, HE IS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE SHOES READY FOR THE ENTIRE
TEXAS A&M WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM AND, AND, 24 SETS OF
CLEATS TO GO ON DISPLAY AT THE
VIKINGS PRACTICE.
VIKINGS PRACTICE. >> 20 HOUR DAYS.
HIS HANDS CRAMP UP FROM TIME TO
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I MEAN, DRAWING CARTOONS BY
HAND ON SHOES IS NOT EXACTLY
THE KIND OF JOB THAT IS EASY ON
THE PAWS.
THE PAWS.
THE PAWS. BUT, SAL SAYS IT IS ALL HE EVER
WANTED TO DO SINCE THE 4th
GRADE.
GRADE.
GRADE. PAINT SHOES OF ALL HUES AND
DESIGNS.
DESIGNS.
DESIGNS. >> AND PRETTY BLESSED AND
FORTUNATE TO STILL BE DOING
WHAT WE ARE DOING.
>> LET'S GO BACK TO AUGUST WHEN
THE CALLS STARTED COMING IN.
>> FIRST, IT WAS THE
TIMBERWOLVES AND THEN THE
VIKINGS.
VIKINGS.
VIKINGS. AND THEN -- AND THEN TEXAS A&M.
>> WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE A&M
ORDER AND THE VIKINGS DISPLAY
SHOES.
SHOES.
SHOES. WHAT HE DID WAS DESIGN A FEW
PAIRS FOR THE WOLVES AND LAST
SUNDAY HE HAD 29 SETS OF SHOES
ON THE FIELD FOR THE VIKINGS
GAME AT U.S. BANK STADIUM FOR
SOMETHING CALLED MY CAUSE, MY
CLEATS.
CLEATS.
CLEATS. >> SO THEY PICK OFF CHARITY OF
THEIR CHOICE, FOUNDATION THAT
IS CLOSE TO THEM OR THEY
REPRESENTED AND THEN THEY GET
CUSTOMS TO WEIGH IN THAT GAME
AND THEN THEY GET TO AUCTION
THOSE OFF AND THEN ALL OF THE
PROCEEDS.
PROCEEDS.
PROCEEDS. >> WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE YOUR
SHOES ON THE FIELD?
>> THAT IS A GOOD FEELING.
I WAS AT THE GAME AND THEY HAD
MY CLEATS ON THE BIG JUMBOTRON.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WATCHING
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> AND THEN THIS LADY NEXT TO
ME, JUST STARING AT ME.
TAPS ME ON THE LEGS, IS THAT
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. OH I THOUGHT I WAS SITTING NEXT
TO THIS GUY.
>> Reporter: SURREAL WAS THE
ONLY WORD HE CAN COME UP WITH
TO DESCRIBE SEEING HIS CLEATS
RACK UP 41 POINTS AGAINST THE
DOLPHINS.
DOLPHINS.
DOLPHINS. SEEING THE PILE OF SHOES HE HAS
LEFT TO FINISH, PLOTS THE NEXT
PAINTBRUSH STROKE.
PAINTBRUSH STROKE. >> I WANT TO GET WITH THE WILD.
DO STUFF.
DO STUFF.
DO STUFF. SKATES AND MASKS AND THE GOAL,
THE PIE IN THE SKY DREAM WHAT
WOULD YOU DO WITH A PAIR OF
STILETTOS.
STILETTOS. >> A FLORAL PRINT OR SOMETHING.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
DEPENDS ON WHAT SHE LIKES OR HE
LIKES.
LIKES.
LIKES. >>
LIKES. >> THAT IS RIGHT.
IT CALLED BE RU PAUL.
HE IS BUSY.
THE WAIT IS 10 WEEKS.
>> CAN YOU TELL US THE PRICE?
>> IT DEPENDS, EVERYTHING IS
DIFFERENT LIKE AN AIRBRUSH
SHIRT.
SHIRT.
SHIRT. THE LAST TIME IN AUGUST THEY
START AROUND $200.
HE DOES KID SHOES.
I THINK IF YOU GET UP IN THE
AIR FORCE 1 CATEGORY
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES THEY CAN
BE MORE.
BE MORE.
BE MORE. SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT THE
VIKINGS PLAYERS CAN AFFORD IT.
>> YES, SO COOL HE IS FOLLOWING
HIS TREATMENT AND MARKETING FOR
THE WILD NOW.
THE ONLY FRANCHISE IN THE WORLD
HE HAS NOT WORKED FOR.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. MINNESOTA WILD, IF YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR AN ARTIST.
HE HAS DONE MAYWEATHER.
PLAYERS ON THE PISTONS, PEOPLE
ALL IN THE NBA.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
IT IS REALLY INTEREST.
IT IS ALL WORD-OF-MOUTH.
>> BUILT HIS OWN FOUNDATION.
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