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At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Tommie Smith and his teammate John Carlos came in first and third, respectively, in the 200-metre dash. As they received their medals, each man raised a black-gloved fist, creating an image that will always stand as an iconic representation of the complicated times of race, politics, and sports.

PUMAs relationship with track star Tommie Smith dates back to the '60s. Tommie set seven individual world records in track and field, which included the gold medal win at the '68 Olympics (with the world record time of 19.83 seconds). He also played professional football for the Cincinnati Bengals for one season and was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1978. A tribute to this brave athlete and his favorite pair of PUMA sneakers (the Clyde in navy suede) the Tommie Smith Clyde collection features 2 exclusive Clyde offerings.

Blue Suede Clydes
These are the shoes that Tommie wore on the podium at the 1968 Olympic games. They have been lined with a metallic gold leather lining, a reference to his gold medal win. Included is the Mexico City reference on the sock-liner with the tongue labels displaying his record breaking time of 19.83 s in the 200M race.

 

Becoming a DJ is harder than one think, because of expensive equipment. You need to understand that a DJ doesn't have just one or two pieces of equipment, but rather a whole assembly of components. This allows beginners, especially, to build their of DJ mix set and get components from different companies to suit their price needs.

The greatest price margin can be found on mixers. With a huge amount of modern day features they range anywhere from $200 to $2000 and above. Amateur DJs are usually able to work just fine with ones ranging from $200-$500 when working on a budget. Amateur DJ's usually start here because even big names in the DJ equipment market such as Numark, Gemini, Aiwa, Akai, etc. produce such small economy speakers.

If you want to be great at mixing then you should go with turntables before DVD, CD or MP3 players. Yes, turntables are more expensive, but there are some quite affordable ones from companies such as Gemini at around $400. Getting faster playing records without lag usually requires direct drive turntables and is preferred over beltdriven ones by most DJ's.

Players are cheaper than turntables because they don't offer the more advanced features that turntables have. Players only output audio and doesn't allow for manipulation of sound like turntables do. DJs that just play original records go for players.

Getting a pair of cheap speakers is not unusual, so look around for cheaper speakers as that's a very normal thing to do. A low wattage speaker can be selected to save costs.There are small woofer-type speaker at around $20 each that can output stereophonic sound.

You can also get a DJ package which includes all of the most basic components you need and also headphones. You get a DJs discount for getting a package and they usually come with a pair of headphones to boot. Packages are available generally for the mixers.

Using cheap equipment may take its toll on the music; but most DJs that have talent and creativity will be able to perform anyway. The most common buyer for cheaper Djs equipment is amateurs who have just gotten started and want to try the profession before moving on to bigger and better events.

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It's a great place with a wide variety of speakers, mixtables, turntables and other equipment. Don't forget to check out the ebook on how to become great using their recommended course on how to make $100,000+ per year as a DJ!