This is a story of a man who, against all odds, including his own questionable management,

went from selling shoes out of the back of his car to making a billion dollars selling drugs

and using his little shoe store as a front. Last part isn't true, but wouldn't it be an even

better story? This is Shoe Dog by the creator of

Nike Phil Knight. And this is the bookpile by the creators of the book pile, us.

I'm Kellan Erskine. I'm a comic, a father, and I didn't grow up rich or a thief, so I didn't own my first pair of

Nike's until I was 25.

And I'm David Vance.

I still remember as a kid being assured by my mom that even though they were cheaper, my

new balance shoes were cooler than Nike's in case you're wondering where I get my

fashion sense and trust issues.

Do you think pirates ever as like a white elephant give the captain one new balance shoe?

All right, if you want to see even more great jokes like that.

Here's a quick rundown with a couple of new dates for where I'm performing live in the near future.

Listen for your state.

June 15th, I'm doing an outdoor show in the beautiful Mill Valley, California, then July 7th through 8th, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Then July 9th, Moldovie, Wisconsin, then July 21st through the 22nd,

West Jordan, Utah. Go to Kellanerskin.com for tickets. A bunch more dates coming soon.

Wait, what about the one in December that you're already plugging? Oh, that's right. December 9th and 10th,

I believe. I will be in Des Moines, Iowa. I want to see how ahead of time you can sell out that

Des Moines show. Wouldn't that be incredible that it's sold out in July? That would be amazing.

I think every week until then I will just say, only four seats left, just like how Southwest does it.

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