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Kick Talk Vol. 7 With AD Sneaks
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This week we are doing another Kick Talk, Andy returns to talk about his All Star weekend experiences. Being invited to Sneaker Expo and we also talk about his uptick in work he's been putting out. He also schools me on CapSole, which I was very curious about. We also bring 3 pairs of kicks, and talk about why you should check them out. Fun episode all around be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever you are listening/watching this.
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Transcript
Introduction to Episode 116
00:00:10
Speaker
What's good, everyone? Welcome back to My First Kicks. This is episode 116. And this week, I am bringing to you another episode of Kick Talk. And this week's guest is none other than previous guest, the illustrious, the very busy, the man behind the camera, Andy Dutton, A.D. Sneaks. What's good, man?
Creative Process and Work-Life Balance
00:00:35
Speaker
What's good, man? Thank you for the very nice intro.
00:00:39
Speaker
I mean, I'm not throwing fits, man. I'm not throwing fits where they're just throwing AKA's out, you know? Oh, I love it, man. No, I appreciate you reaching out. Happy to be back here and chop it up for a bit.
00:00:50
Speaker
No. Yeah. You've been a very busy guy, man. You know, like the you're consistently, I don't know. See, as, as you've seen, because you've been liking my reels as you've seen, I've been trying to get consistent with doing these damn tech talks and stuff like that. I don't know how you do it, bro. I don't know how you do it at all. Do this busy. I try, like I try to batch it all together. So it's usually like evenings after my kids are in bed. So I'll try to, you know, once the kids are in bed, I'll go down and it's like,
00:01:18
Speaker
shoot some stuff from what I'm wearing that day. And then I'll try to make like a couple photo sets out of it and then make some video content out of it. And then I just try to like stockpile. So it's like, if I get tired one night, it's like, eh, okay. I got a bunch of stuff. I'm good. Like that's, I mean, listen, I tried that. I tried to do the stockpile, but like I get into this thing where it's like, I did it. I just want it out.
00:01:43
Speaker
Yes. Yeah. I guess that's the same way. There's stuff that I've had stock filed for months, but then I'll do something more recent and I'm just like, I want to post that. Like I like that. I want to do that. So it's tough. Yeah. I mean, I think, but listen, you're, the one thing about your stuff is I feel like when I've saw it and I think, I think it's crazy that I'm noticing a lot of people are copying you and I don't know who you noticed this.
Inspiration and Originality in Sneaker Photography
00:02:07
Speaker
people are just like pulling out the the the the sneaker switches the sneaker switches I was like okay that's totally somebody just took that from you because like you'll do this the the spin but like like I've seen it where they're like they'll do the spins and it's like I'm like it's not the same like what are you doing like honestly though like that doesn't bother I love seeing what people are trying to do and it's like when I first started like trying to take pictures
00:02:36
Speaker
Like I was trying to see what was out there. I was looking at all like, you know, the boutiques, like the sneaker politics, the detailers, like all these photography, beautiful photography that they have a sneakers. And I was trying to like emulate and copy that.
00:02:48
Speaker
That's how you eventually find your style like you look at what other people are doing you try to figure out how they're doing it replicated and then you're like who i want to put this twist on it once you build those skills up a little bit. Not yet photography is hard i took it in college and i thought i was like.
00:03:06
Speaker
I thought I was hot shit. I tell you, I printed out a book. The final project was a book. And so I went to a bunch of concerts and I took a bunch of pictures of like on stage performers and stuff like that. And I turned it all black and white, shot everything in raw, put it all black and white. And then I made this whole book and then I gave it to the professor and it was like, I mean, this looks like everything else that somebody, I was like, damn, you're like, I thought I was killing it.
00:03:34
Speaker
I'm giving you the harshness right away. I'm giving you a B for my final project. I was like, what? Man, I don't know. Yeah. Like putting your stuff out like that is just wild. But yeah, you, you, you recently, I want to know about your experience at sneaker console.
Sneaker Expo Experience
00:03:49
Speaker
What was that like? So I went to sneaker expo. So different, different convention. It's all good. That was my first like sneaker event that I've ever been to. I've never been to one they have, I think like,
00:04:01
Speaker
early last year they had one out here in Utah and I wasn't able to make that because I had like some like family something going on and uh so I was like man I really want to go and then like they hit me up and like went out to San Diego that was nice in and of itself because San Diego is way warmer than Utah is right now yeah snowed today which I was not happy about it's almost April like I'm sick of this um but
00:04:24
Speaker
Anyway, yeah. You got that. You got, I was going to say the Alps. I was like, that's not the Alps over there. The Rockies. The Rockies. Yeah. The other side of the pond with those Alps. No, but it was, it was dope out there. Um, so Chris, the guy who, uh, who asked me from sneaker expo to come out super chill dude was able to go see some, some wild stuff that people had at their booths. Um, which was probably my favorite part just to like,
00:04:54
Speaker
Carefully look through, I mean, it's easy to pass through boosts and see what people are selling, but if you look through, you can see some jams. I saw some 85 Royal Jordan ones. That was fire to see those in hand. Were you able to get them in your hand? Yeah, I could hold them. They were pretty cooked, but I was still able to hold them, and that was cool seeing that, and then just meeting people. That
00:05:16
Speaker
That was the coolest part is meeting people and getting to know different people and like hearing stories of like these people, where they're from, what they're doing kind of thing. That was my favorite part just to, just to connect with people. How was the, uh, the ice box, uh, Jaz, I ice box that you were all started to. I was pretty cool. I'm not going to lie. Um, like they had a, they had a legit set up. Like it was legit ice on the inside. It was freezing cold. Like we were waiting in line to get in and I think it was colder in there than it was outside.
00:05:45
Speaker
Um, and that was, I mean, it was cool. They didn't send my pair down to like the cool like shoot or anything like that. Shoot too. Yeah. So like they have like the counter and then they had a worker at the counter and they had someone like behind kind of like a footlock or like you go behind. And when you get your shoes, they would put it up in this little slot and then it would like come down to sort of like ice luge slide thing. It was pretty sick.
00:06:07
Speaker
Oh, like, uh, like when you do shots at like on the, uh-huh. It just slid right on down. Yeah, it was pretty, it was pretty cool. I was kind of mildly disappointed. I didn't do it with my pair, but it was like right first thing of the day. And so I don't blame them. You know, it happens. They're probably getting sick of sending pairs down those. Oh my God. I don't want to do this again. Like that's wild. I mean, that's too crazy experience. You got to experience, you know, sneaker expo. Did anybody stop you?
00:06:38
Speaker
A couple people did. Yeah. And that was, that was weird. Cause like, I'm not like, I don't know. I'm not one to like seek attention to myself. So it was like, we're in people like, Hey, you're that guy. I was like, yeah, I'm that guy. Like it's weird. I never, I've never got that before. So it was like, I didn't know how to handle that. I'm that guy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm that guy. And then they're like, Oh yeah. Yeah. You're a chance, right? Like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Chance.
00:07:04
Speaker
Um, and then like, yeah, so, so I've never been to NBA all-star
NBA All-Star Weekend Adventures
00:07:09
Speaker
weekend. So like, yeah, you gotta expand on that. What was that? Okay. Yeah, that was cool. So I went, uh, last year I went out to Cleveland cause I'd never been to one and I wanted to go. So that was, that was fun, but it was kinda, uh, not like full bore all-star weekend. Cause that was right after COVID. And at that time there was like another COVID spike. So like some brands that were going to be there backed out just cause of, you know, some of those risks.
00:07:32
Speaker
But it was still cool to see that but like it being like 45 minutes from my house this year That was the best thing because like I know Salt Lake City. I know where things are at in Salt Lake City So it was cool to see the jaw thing. I was able to get into the Jordan parlor that they had set up.
00:07:49
Speaker
It was super cool because they like paid homage to like this flu game, right? And made it look like a pizza parlor. So it's like homage to the pizza that he ate before. They made him like sick, you know? The pizza. Yeah, exactly. You know, I believe that story. I guarantee some people would flip the pizza over 100%. Come on, right? He's definitely like,
00:08:13
Speaker
I want to say he was just hungover in that game. And he just went, I don't know, man, jazz fans are weird, dude. Like the longer I live here in Utah, there, there's some weird people, but you know, it's a, let's go. Let's go. Let's make this pizza with a expirated exp, expire cheese.
00:08:33
Speaker
but it was cool. The, the pop-up was cause they had like the whole set up, they have like hoodies and t-shirts and stuff that you could purchase, but they had it set up like the workers where they were like the, the waiters or waitresses taking your order and they just didn't say like, okay, here's a menu. And they have like a pizza menu with like a hoodie, a t-shirt and some sweat pants. And they had like these patches and stuff that you could put and you like filled out your menu. You gave it to the waiter. They went and like made your food, right? And then they brought back your merchandise and then you like pay them just like you do at a restaurant. So it was like,
00:09:03
Speaker
It was a pretty cool well thought out like not to the whole game thing and it was it was pretty sick. That's fired that's so fire i love when brands do like small activations like that you get to experience it because you always just like i'm mostly i mean i'm hearing about it from you but like mostly just hear about it until it's actually happening in your area or less you go and you seek it out like i mean.
00:09:29
Speaker
All Star Weekend used to be like the craziest time in New York City because Oh, I bet. Yeah, like everything was dropping at the full lockers and the full locker in Times Square. So like people were camping out for like six, seven days before something drops. You don't even know what you're dropping. Yeah. The House of Hoops is always just wild and All Star Weekend was just like it used to be like
00:09:54
Speaker
the go to for everything. And then now they've made it so specific where you'd get a better chance if you were at the, at the actual all-star weekend event, like where you're at versus, and then you're just at the mercies, uh, at the mercy of just sneakers and the website. No, that was, that was interesting too. Cause like they did. So I got the, um, the jaw ones, the ones with the crystals on the side, the all black for the crystals. And I got that with the sneakers reserve. I've never done a sneakers reserve cause there's no like,
00:10:24
Speaker
Nike store like that anywhere close to like, you know Salt Lake City so they did their pop ups and then I hit on the 85 black and white highs Jordan one highs and same way sneakers reserve But then they also had at the Jordan parlor they had like first come first serve and there was people
00:10:40
Speaker
When i was in line to pick up my Jordan ones from sneakers are on the other side of the building there is another door where people were lined up and who knows how long they were lined up for. Because they had like they were given out other pairs of the or they were selling other pairs of the Jordan one highs and then a i can remember how many pairs i have but they release some phantom travis lows. There too over that weekend so a lot of people really get some of those wow yeah.
00:11:09
Speaker
That's lucky if you're able to get that that's I mean, well, I didn't even I was thinking you're gonna be like, I didn't even know there was a sneaker
Sneaker Culture in Utah
00:11:15
Speaker
scene here. You're just like, you're just like, what? Yeah, there's a pretty big sneaker scene here. And that's that's what was cool is to like, see that. And then like all the other pop ups that they had, like across the street from the stadium.
00:11:29
Speaker
The arena it was it was cool like that the Travis Scott pop-up which was cool to go through there and see that They had some good like thrifting. There's a place down here in Utah called thrifted they were there with some like awesome vintage like jazz merge and then they have like this other stuff this other section of like Mitchell and neskier like all these jerseys and everything it was it was pretty sick to to see all that and
00:11:54
Speaker
That's wild, man. I, I think like the experience of like feeling basketball, I'm big. I'm, I love basketball. So like I'm a diehard Knicks fan, you know, like, I don't know if you're a diehard jazz fan, but if I'm not a diehard, I'm not from Utah originally. It's like, I grew up in Idaho and like,
00:12:14
Speaker
I was a Michael Jordan fan and that when I grew up in Idaho, that was a time when Michael Jordan was given the business to the Utah Jazz in the finals. So I wasn't a jazz fan at the time because I was like, no, MJ, he's my guy. Then coming down here when we moved down here, it took me a while to support them and I don't know what it was. It took some while to support them and now it's like, I love the jazz, I support the jazz, that's my local team.
00:12:44
Speaker
really been a team guy, like, cause again, growing up in Idaho, there's no pro sports in Idaho. You just follow the stars or follow whoever. Now I just love watching the game, man. Um, if I had to pick a team, it'd be like, again, just favorite team with a player. Like I love Dame. Dame is probably my favorite player. He's, he is like a real one, like not about all the drama that you see. He just goes out and hoops, man, and does his thing. And I really, really respect his game. So yeah, definitely watching him. He's,
00:13:14
Speaker
He's probably my favorite player in the NBA right now. I he's also my current favorite player. Like I will sit and watch a Portland Blazer game because of him. Cause just like his.
00:13:25
Speaker
just like his stick to his guns, like, I'm here, like, I'm going to make this work here. I'm not going to go and get my peoples and go somewhere else. And, and, you know, like he's true to the city. And I think that's few and far between now. Like a lot of these, a lot of these players just, you know, move on and then try to like, yeah, I just want to get the chip and I'll be submitted in my legacy and get the chip. Like, nah.
00:13:49
Speaker
Yeah, it's that ring culture, you know, everyone wants those rings and it means your career is meaningless if you don't have a ring, but I mean, look at some of the greats. Like, I mean, speaking of the jazz, like John Stockton, Carl Malone, like John Stockton's up there in the debate for a greatest point guard of all time. Did he win a championship? No, you don't have to win championships to be
00:14:10
Speaker
Considered a legend to be considered great in my opinion. No. Yeah. Yeah. I mean listen, I watched the Knicks my favorite team Play like go never like my favorite team watching like watching them together was like the 90s Knicks the one like you wing you wing Littrell Larry Johnson, Alan Houston, L.A. Houston John Starks when he before
Sneaker Loyalty and Sports Fandom
00:14:33
Speaker
and then yeah after that it was a Was it who?
00:14:38
Speaker
I'm trying to remember. I'm already jumping into like Chris Childs and Charlie Ward. I was like, yeah, who is it? And like, uh, even they were fun when like mellow and stodomire were there. I like watching them during those times too. Like that was, that was pretty good. That was, that was good. Um, and it just made me like, cause I'm a diehard Mets fan. Also, I just like, I guess I like losing, but
00:15:03
Speaker
But it's just like, it's just like sneakers with me. Like I'm passionate about it. So like, I'm a, I jumped in with, I jumped in with like, so say I jumped in with Nike SB. I'm a ride with Nike SB. So like I jumped in with the Mets. I'm a, I'm a ride with the Mets. Nobody's jumping. Nobody's taking me off and making me go against them. And so like, uh, I, I've, I've just like, when it comes to basketball, I've been a diehard Knicks fan. And I, and I think that like,
00:15:28
Speaker
that appreciation of just like, even if, even if you don't win the ring, you, they still balled out. They got pretty far. Like, you know, like, I mean, it's not participation trophy, but we got pretty far. That's it. And that's, that's a fandom, man. Like that's true fandom. Cause like you support the ups and the downs and Mike, you're just there and there's, there's definitely something good to be said about that.
00:15:50
Speaker
You know, for real. I also want to talk about the what. So I want you to explain this because, like, everybody, everybody besides me is getting the sponsorship with the the the preserver of sneakers brand. What is the name? Yeah, absolutely.
00:16:08
Speaker
So, so can you talk about that for a little bit? Cause you, you actually used it and I was like so curious about it. No, like Darren from capsule reached out. I can't remember what it was. It was a few months ago. He reached out and, uh, and like told me what the product was. And I was like, Oh, that's pretty sick. Like that's a really innovative, like way to preserve sneakers. And so he sent it out and like, I got to use the system and everything like that. It's simple to use really cool process.
00:16:34
Speaker
And like, it's, it's cool. Cause like people think like, Oh, you're sealing it up. It's done for like, you can't wear those shoes anymore. Like you need to leave it in there. And it's like, what's the point? It's like, no, you can wear your shoes and then you just put it back in after you wear it, seal it up and then re-put the gas in there. And then it's, it's good to go until you wear it again. Cause like for me, I have, I don't know how many shoes I have. I stopped counting after, like I posted my video of my collection.
00:16:59
Speaker
like Christmas last year. And then since then, I don't know how many pairs have come in. There's been a lot. So I said, I said to Nick, I said, Nick, Andy definitely has 200 pairs. And he goes, nah, man, like it's like, he only has like 110. I was like, no, he's, he's at 200. I'm pretty sure he's got 200. I got to count man. Cause it's, it's, there's a lot, but like settle this bet for us. I'll count. I'll count it to both of you. But yeah. So I, uh, I,
00:17:27
Speaker
I don't even remember what I was saying. What was I saying? Oh yeah, capsule stuff. Capsule. Yeah. So yeah, like you can, like the shoes I put in were my white cements. I don't wear those very much just cause I want to keep them clean. So I maybe wear those like once or twice a year. So if I buy the kit comes with like,
00:17:43
Speaker
For cartridges it's like okay cool i can keep that preserve for two years after i wear it each time i can just keep doing that you know and take care of those shoes so it's cool all the testing that they went and did with it like really really cool process and.
00:17:59
Speaker
This is just iteration one and he was already talking about like he's wanting to do like more and improvements he wants to make so it'll be cool to see what what they can come up with. Then it's like a whole box. It's a whole whole shoe like the with the window and everything you gotta man. That would be cool.
00:18:17
Speaker
like clouds up everywhere inside. Yeah, he's got a LED in there and then he's like sealed. That would be pretty, that would be awesome. That'd be like the fact of the future stuff, man. Put some airbags in that. That would be awesome. That would be sick. That would be super sick.
00:18:34
Speaker
You know, you're here to talk kicks. We're actually, this is the only episode we get to talk about kicks that we're looking forward to, to baby good, or maybe not get it. This is kick talk. I don't know why I did this again, but let's talk about your first kick that you're going to bring up that you want to bring to attention to all the listeners listening. Okay. So it's not one that is coming out. It's one that's already come out and came out. Uh, let's see.
00:19:01
Speaker
2019 maybe. I think it was pre pandemic stuff. I got them right here. I'm gonna pull them up. All right. Yeah. So I got, I got both, both colorways cause I love them that much. Um, although we'll just tease a little bit there. I was ready. I'll try to get the Googles up so I can get there. They're a dunk high non S non S B. Um,
00:19:23
Speaker
from a boutique based out of Chicago. I already, I thought they were as bees. Oh no, they weren't. The noters. The noters, man. These are beautiful. Like.
00:19:36
Speaker
I love these just because you can look at it from afar and see the materials cool, the suede, you got the leather and stuff. But the things that I love is how they paid attention to the details and connected those directly to their collaboration that they did and the storytelling that they wanted to do. The badge, the work badge, but even down to
00:19:56
Speaker
If you look closely at the shoe instead of it being just like single or double stitched it's triple stitched like for real like work where is you know i can get some car hard or some dicky's like it's triple stitch for durability and sell every every stitching on here except for like the swoosh.
00:20:12
Speaker
Um, it's got a lot every stitching. There's some spots that don't, but like it has like right here on the side. And then it's got some up here, uh, some triple stitching as well, which I think that's dope. That was a crazy detail. And then you got there like handshake motif on the swoosh there. And then the thing that I didn't notice until I got him in hand, the, the medial side, all the light blue parts is canvas. Yeah. And then on the lateral side and on the toe was leather. Oh, whoa. Yeah.
00:20:40
Speaker
So it's, it's like those little things. It's like, you know, it's working class, business class, you know, they like fit like both of that in there. You want these more. Cause like I took that and I just kept it moving after I took the L.
00:20:53
Speaker
I took the L on the white pair and I was like, I need to get it. I want that one so bad. I got to complete everything. And so yeah, I bet the bullet paid some resell, but definitely worth it. I mean, these are, they're not like crazy hyped. I don't even think they resell for a ton of money, but like, it's just those, it's those stories and those details that these boutiques put into their collaborations that they're not half-assing it, right?
00:21:19
Speaker
and not to throw any collaboration under the bus, but we all know the ones that they're just cranking it out based on hype, right? And so it's good to see those details be put into those sneakers, because it's telling their story. And I think those stories are often something that gets overlooked in the world of sneakers, because it's all about hype and it's all about resale and stuff like that. So those stories, at least to me, those are the most meaningful parts
00:21:45
Speaker
of sneakers to me. And that's notro what they did with those dunks was like pop tears. So if anyone from Nike or Jordan or anyone is listening, which who knows, we know who you are. No, you got to say we know that you are, you know, that you are, you need to work with notre again. Like they, they hit
00:22:02
Speaker
that out of the park with their first one, you got to give them more, you got to give them more. And so like, I really wanted the khaki pair because they looked exactly or close, exact, close, as close as you can get to the khaki dunk SBs that dropped. And those were the first Nike SBs that I, I bought. And so I was like, I gotta get them. I gotta get them. And yeah, I jumped on that site, but learning about all the extra stuff, like,
00:22:27
Speaker
the O to work wear and, you know, like the work men's jacket. Like I've never had a blue collar job like that. So I don't know, but my Godfather did. He was, he was an electrician for this hospital. And so like he would always have the jacket. I used to love, like I used to, he used to put it on me when I was a kid and I'll be like,
00:22:47
Speaker
man, this is cool. Like, I love it. Like, I love it too. Cause like I, my parents were both teachers. Um, like I never worked a job like that, but what I teach in my school is, uh, like shop woodworking, like hands-on skills. So it's like feeding into those industries, like the blue collar work, you know? And so that's why it resonated with me was that I was like, man, like this is what I teach. This is what I like, help my kids develop skills in. And then they like pull it all together so well. I was like,
00:23:17
Speaker
I'm getting these no matter what, like I have to now. You got to get one of those, uh, happy would life, um, uh, car hearts and complete the whole, that would be Steve. I need, I need one. Listen to this.
00:23:36
Speaker
Um, all right, cool. That was fire. Thanks for bringing back my love for the shoe. And now my pocket will hate you after. Oh, you're welcome. All right. So I'm not going to be able to bring out the shoe, but I did buy, just bought this shoe. And in 2008, DQM and Nike brought, came together and created a blazer mid. Um,
00:24:02
Speaker
I'll read a little synopsis here. It's going to be a little bit long, so bear with me. That's the stories. We need those. All right. Let's see. So this Nike Blazer focuses on a subline trifecta of blazers designed by Kyle Demers, Chris Keefe, and Dave Ortiz, former guest Dave Ortiz.
00:24:24
Speaker
The trio of figureheads that make up the bulk of the front lines in two thousand eight mackey teamed up with the lower east side skate shop for the blazer a shoe that you never got to play around with and the two sides immediately went to work.
00:24:39
Speaker
A visit to the Nike Design Library at the World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon resulted in quick identifications of materials, safari print of the late 80s, and premium suede. For the final designs, DQN split into two teams, one with Demers and Nike Sportswear's Jesse Leyva, and the other with Dave Ortiz and Keith, working with Al Baik. I don't even know if
00:25:04
Speaker
I don't even know if those two are still at Nike, but shout out to them. And out came three sick colorways, a gray violet, a black, medium gray, and they could not settle on just one. So yeah, we got three colorways in 2008 and they were releasing consecutive months art.
00:25:22
Speaker
So I'm gonna tell you, I'm a big DQM fan. I used to go there religiously almost every day. And, and like, I would like, it was to the point that the workers there would like, they knew me by name. So I thought I was so good that when I went to in 2008 to go buy this damn shoe,
00:25:44
Speaker
They would hold me a pair. They never had nothing. I went there and they had, they had every size besides a 13 and I couldn't, I couldn't buy any colorway of this shoe. Oh no. So flash forward to last week, right?
00:26:03
Speaker
literally 2023 last week, I found the black pair and I'll send you a picture after, but it's going to be right here. It's going to be on the episode right here. Yeah. And so I found the black pair on eBay and I was just like, you know, I'll just throw $30 on it.
00:26:22
Speaker
Throw the $30 on it. And this Monday, I get an email. You won the Nike of these lasers. And I was like, what? $30, dude. And so, but I mean, the way that that dude, the way whoever listed it was trying to scheme. So they made the shipping $60. So I had to pay $90 for this shoe. So it is what it is. But I mean, eBay, Stellars. Yeah. I didn't see that.
00:26:51
Speaker
So it is what it is. And I was able to get a shoe from 2008 and 2023. Um, it's funny because like, I can't like, listen, I've have been struggling with
00:27:07
Speaker
trying to determine what should be a grail. If you listen to the past three episodes, minus the one that's dropping this week at the time of this recording, 3.30, I've asked a bunch of people that's on here about what do they consider grails.
00:27:28
Speaker
I'm tick tock i've been trying to be like you know this is what's a grill this is what's a grill and then i'm trying in my head like i've had shoes that put me on journeys. I don't consider them grills like i just really wanted to shoot really really bad and i think when once it comes to like i think like a real grill in my heart of hearts is that.
00:27:53
Speaker
If it has like a personal connection, like the personal connection puts you on the journey, then that's should be like your grails. You know what I mean? 100%. Dude, I agree with you. Cause like, I feel like there's like two categories of grails you got.
00:28:09
Speaker
Grails that like you see everyone post on social media and like that like everyone wants because it's so hyped and so exclusive friends and family Travis Scott or a PE edition Jordan or like all these things that are super exclusive super limited but like to the common sneaker collector never obtainable right.
00:28:32
Speaker
So you could consider that a girl because like that'd be something that you would chase and you would chase and if you chased it Yeah, you can have the funds you could probably get it but like those kind of girls are more of like the what ifs like
00:28:44
Speaker
almost unobtainable to the point where it's like they're always going to be there and you'll never be able to get it, but it's like the holy of holies to you.
Defining a 'Grail' Sneaker
00:28:53
Speaker
But then you have like on the other hand, like a pair that just like strikes a chord with you personally that you really love that like, yeah, some other people might love it, but like,
00:29:03
Speaker
you have this strong connection with it, with whatever the story is or whatever, you know, you missed out on it in 2008. Like those blazers, it's like, there's those personal connections. Like my grail is like Laney Jordan fives, right? Like that was a pair I saw in high school and I was like, damn, where do I get those? I don't know how to get those. And then, uh, like flash forward to after college, I picked up a pair of like the 2012 Laney fives. And that was like hit everything for me cause I was like the first
00:29:34
Speaker
person knows like, Oh my gosh, like I need that. So like those things, like, is it valuable to me? Yes. Does it have to be valuable to anybody else? No, no, I don't think so. Definitely not. No. So, I mean, I sent you a picture so you can look at them, but those are fire, right? I got the black ones with the, with the blue check. Oh, those are like quasi Tiffany's a little bit, right? Yeah, kinda.
00:29:57
Speaker
So I like that print that they got on the side of it too. That's, that's clean. Very, now I'm going to have you on this on the hunt. You'll be like, yo, hey, we just, we just did it for each other. You're getting Notre dunks. I'm going to get, but yeah, I mean this, this damn, you know, this shoe, I remember wanting the purple ones so bad. And so I go, so, uh, this, I'm literally going to shout out my boy will. So shout out will, will he worked at DQM and then he, and then,
00:30:25
Speaker
Once, once Dave left DQ or like, I think he worked at DQM for like a couple years and then went to Supreme. So he was my guy at Supreme at this point. Like I would hit him up. Like I wouldn't like, he was always like, you can hit me up, but I'm very like, nah, like I don't want, I like, I don't want the handout. Like I'm so like that, but, um, he, me and him spent like, I used to spend hours just talking to him about sneakers and skating and.
00:30:49
Speaker
When this shoe came out, I remember asking him, I was like, can you help me? And he was like, can't do it, buddy. And I was just like, damn, it was just like that full circle, that whole circle. I finally get, Oh, absolutely. That's for that price, man. That's a, that's a, that's good under retail, basically. Cause this shoe, I know. Right. She retailed for, was it 150?
00:31:17
Speaker
I think. No, I think it retailed for like 110. But yeah, still though. Yeah.
00:31:28
Speaker
that selective as far as like a collaboration from that long ago, it's going to be going to be hard to find and usually the price is a little, a little steep to get. Yeah. So what's your second shoe? Second shoe. Um, so second shoe that I have that, uh, I mean, it's been making the rounds on, on social media. Uh, but then it kind of died down with some like current releases coming up and stuff like that. But the, uh,
00:31:52
Speaker
the Harito's dunks. Yeah. I'm very skeptical on those. Like, I don't know if I do want them. I don't know if I do. Like, it's like one of those. It's like, I don't know why it's doing that. I get that. It's those ones I want because that was like in high school, that was like, there was a gas station like right down the road from my high school and we'd always hit up lunch. And there was like, I would get Harito's in high school and just like, that was my thing, man. Like those were delicious. Just kicking it with the homies, you know,
00:32:20
Speaker
Um, but yeah, that's like, that'll bring it back to that. But I think it's cool. The tear away aspect. I think it would be sick if they, like, I don't think it ever happened that they did flavors. Like they had different flavors with, I wish it wasn't, I wish it was random under the bottom. That would be amazing if they did that. So you cut it and it's like, is it green? Is it yellow? Is it blue? Who gets it?
00:32:44
Speaker
That would have been sick. Yo, Nike call us, man. We got ideas. That would have been fired. Right. It's funny because like you mentioned this shoe and then I immediately thought about that. You've seen that, you know, private selection has a podcast now. And so they posted, they posted a clip where they were like, Oh yeah, people didn't know you can cut away the top until they saw our video. And I was just like,
00:33:11
Speaker
Okay. You don't need, people already know who you are. Like you don't need to try and get more clout. It's just wild. I don't know. That whole like, uh, your early sneaker business, man, I don't, I don't even understand it at this point.
00:33:28
Speaker
Yeah, I don't understand it either. I feel like it can be murky. Maybe there's connects. Maybe like you always hear like people saying they're fake, whatever. Like, no, I don't, I don't even know, man. Like I've had a couple early pairs that I've looked at and have been able to shoot.
00:33:43
Speaker
They look legit to me, man. Like you hold it. I compare it to like my other Jordan ones. I'm like, yeah, yeah. I don't know. I don't know. It's, it's definitely a wild slippery slope, but that's a, it's a good pair. The reason why I'm so like, I guess I don't know if I, if I am going to go for those is because maybe because of my second shoe, but also because of what's the, um,
Upcoming Sneaker Releases and Personal Connections
00:34:09
Speaker
What's that brand? It's like the blue, the other blue shoe that's releasing with the pink bandana laces. Uh, it's another Nike SB. I got it for, I, for freaking born and born and raised. No, I got a little, I know what I, it's on the tip of my tongue. Uh, no, is it born and raised born and raised is yeah.
00:34:36
Speaker
born x-rays. Yeah. I had it right. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Like, so at first, see, I don't understand this. They were Nike, Nike has been released that shoe, the one that released last week, the one that looks, the one that's looks exactly like this with the rope laces.
00:34:52
Speaker
of the fly street where the fly street wears and then for that, but then there, but this shoe was leaked before that shoe. And then like, how do you, like, I don't know. This one is more appealing than, than the, than that shoe. And, but it also makes me just want this shoe more than the burritos because obviously
00:35:14
Speaker
Oh, the little, the detail I'm looking at right now, the details, I love what they did with the holes on the top of the toe. And then like the embroidery on the tip of the toe, like on the toe box. No, I don't think I know a pair that has that. That's sick. And then the back has like a lithograph on the back. Yeah. It's got like a, yeah, like a hologram. People say it's a hologram, but it's actually called lithograph. Lithograph. Those are clean. Yeah.
00:35:42
Speaker
Yeah. I mean, they did a ton of work on this. The bottom is see-through. The bottom is ice with born SB on the bottom of that. Like, yeah. Yeah. I'm looking at all the pictures of these and those are, those are super clean. I love what they did with those top islets too.
00:36:01
Speaker
and okay well there's another one you guys gotta you guys do you listeners got another insight on another pair that you probably will be looking at me like yeah i want those too but let's talk about my second pair my second pair
00:36:16
Speaker
is because I haven't mentioned these on here yet. But because of what I did today, which I'll go into it a little bit more, I'm going to talk about the Run the Jewels Nike SB. I want both of them, the highs and the lows. Beautiful.
00:36:31
Speaker
I love them. Wait, were you able to get, you were able to shoot these, right? Yeah, I was able to see those in hand. I wasn't able to do on foots because the size that I, I'm an 11 and the size that I got was like a nine and eight and a half. I was like, man, even if I take the insoles out, my toes are going to be hating down there. So we're not going to do that.
00:36:49
Speaker
Um, so today, this week, uh, they announced that a runner Jules was doing four shows, um, four days. And today I took the plunge, the polar plunge and I bought all four tickets. Yeah. So I will be at terminal five in September in New York city. Come say what up watching run the Jules, tore the house down. Cause I saw them in terminal. I saw them.
00:37:14
Speaker
I don't know, like three years ago, something like that. And then, but since then, and I guess I'll say, I'll share this story on here. Since then I've been in a music video with them. I got to meet both of them, speak to both of them. Um, and I had blockhead who used to work with LP on, when back in the day, I already put the feeler. I'm like, yo, if LP sends you.
00:37:37
Speaker
Cause me and him are the same size. Like if he sends you the SBs, send them to me and he's just like, I got you. So maybe I had a pair of SBs on the way if he gets a pair, but yeah. If I haven't, that would totally redeem that Blazer experience, right? If that happens, it will be wild because I mean, I might, that might be the first time I'll cry over sneakers. So yeah.
00:38:05
Speaker
Cause I've never run the jewels as tears are running down. But the, but yeah, these shoes, I mean, they're dropped. It's see what's going to make this harder. It's because it's dropping on four 20. It's a four 20 dunk. So
00:38:20
Speaker
I don't know what I'm going to do is what I'll, this is all is doing enough to be, but the shoe, if you don't know by now, it's, I mean, they're both like people already hating on it. Cause they're like, it's very pink. Like, yeah, it's pink. Like, yeah, come on. So yeah, I, I've wanted to talk about this shoe just because of this, but yeah, I will have to save up money. I mean, April 20 is right around the corner. So I'm gonna have to try my best to get these.
00:38:47
Speaker
It's gonna come soon those ones those ones for me are a no matter what.
00:38:52
Speaker
I will get those, especially the lows. I love the lows, like holding those in hand and then seeing them. Not as big of a run to Jules fan as you, but like, I appreciate them and love what they do. And I love that they're getting like these shoes and it's, they're going to be clean. They're going to be way clean. It's just like, I've been following them since they started. And so like, and I mean, I've been a huge fan of LP, but yeah, check out their music. This is a plug for run to Jules.
00:39:21
Speaker
You got to check out their music. I think it's, I mean, they're the antithesis of like, never give up because they both had careers before and their careers stalled and they were like, nah, let's just keep, let's just, they found their way with each other, like to each other, just out of luck with one song and it became crazy after that. So yeah.
00:39:44
Speaker
never give up. You're, you're a third shoe. Third shoe. Um, so this is the one I have. I got two down here I'm looking at right now and uh, I was back and forth with both of these cause like they're both
00:40:00
Speaker
just like, I think they got like kind of, they released this year. They both kind of got like, they released like, not like anything crazy about them. And then like, no, no one even like remembers what they are is what I feel like. I might just say them both and say they're tied. I don't know. Okay. Um, so this is your show. This is your show now.
Personal Significance of New Balance Designs
00:40:20
Speaker
So we'll, we'll do that. I just want to talk about, I'll be brief with it, but like, so the best and would 90 sixties, the new balances,
00:40:29
Speaker
I love these. Like when I first saw, I was like, okay, that's a super clean colorway. Like I'm not necessarily a big fan of the green hits on the soul. And then like I read into like why everything is on here. And I was just like, that green is beautiful. I love it. Like take back everything I said about it. Cause like the whole like story about like, like I think there's things like nothing changed with the address. So this like,
00:40:53
Speaker
And I love that because it connects you to those feelings that you have at your relative's house. This is paying homage to, I think it's grandma's house or something like that. Yeah, I'm about to pull it up right now. Yeah, so it's got the green is representing the grass and
00:41:10
Speaker
I think like on here, like they even got like some material that's representing like the drapes that were like in his grandma's house. And, uh, just like all the things that he remembered growing up as a kid going over to grandma's house. I got you right. Yeah. Send it. It is in terms of its design. The silhouette lets a cool gray mesh and premium persuade Mingo across its upper construction while unique fuzzy laces snake up its center.
00:41:38
Speaker
Molded milled souls at a certain flare with a bright green with bright green pods and scream styling in the touching tribute. The green tones on the the New Balance 9060 soul reference the lawn outside of Lynch's childhood home. Pictured above. Oh, well, I don't know why I said grandma's home. Yeah, childhood home. Yeah, nothing. Nothing. So that
00:42:02
Speaker
So yeah, so no, no, no, it's his grandmother's house. So, okay. So yeah. Shout out to Casey Lynch. Hopefully future guest. He follows me on something. And I think he, I got him. I've got to see if he would jump on, but anyway let's see his grandmother's house under its fitting moniker. Nothing changed, but the address.
00:42:24
Speaker
The shoe intends to remind its wearer of where they came from. Please remember that no matter how far you go, it's just a change of address. Nothing changed. Nothing about you changes when she said in the statement. And then like the box, like you got the 90 60, you know, that looks like the number plaque that was like right outside for the address on the door. It was like, man, like so good, so good. Love the details on that. And the 90 60, in my opinion is like,
00:42:53
Speaker
It's my favorite new balance silhouette right now. I know they just released them last year, but like everything that they seem to put out in the silhouette just looks so good and it's so tempting to not pick it up. See, I've only seen it on foot on someone like someone who had a smaller foot. And when I looked down, I was like the kind of chunky, but he was also wearing like all white. So like there was nothing to like minimize how it's like one solid color. I feel like it makes it bigger.
00:43:22
Speaker
But like, or like make it more like dad chewy, but I feel like this because of the mixtures and the grays, like, I think it looks a lot better. I wanted, this was the first new balance I wanted this year and I struck out. Yeah. Like the fuzzies, the, you know, I mean, it's, it's subtle. Cause like, I have a couple other pairs that are a little less subtle, like the Joe fresh, good ones that you did last year. Love those ones too. But like, they're all so different, but it just, I don't know, new balance.
00:43:50
Speaker
When they do collaborations, they do it right because they don't miss with materials. They don't miss with the little details and everything like that. That's something that I really, really appreciate about what they're doing right now. I love their work with black designers and black business owners. It's very cool.
00:44:12
Speaker
You said you said you got, you got another one. Yeah. Sorry. We'll run it real quick. Yeah. Those are too low. Those are responsibilities. Yeah. The, I think the reason people hate it on these was one, the suede midsole. Um, it's like, and it's like durable suede. And honestly, when that gets dirty, it's going to look good in my opinion. Uh, but I think what people didn't like these, like these retails were like,
00:44:38
Speaker
Oh, really? Yeah. It was an expensive Jordan to like a low, but I mean, I get why. Cause like they got the quilted like, you know, liner. And then like the insole is like is quilted as well. And you got the suede, you got like the new buck. It's really nice. And then like this mesh material is like really tightly woven really, really clean. I mean, I don't know. They probably went a little above and beyond with the details for just the GR shoes. So I get why it was 225, but man, go pick them up for resale under.
00:45:07
Speaker
Your post, I was like, yo, these are fire. Like your last post where you highlighted the shoe. I was like, yeah, this is fire, man.
00:45:17
Speaker
Yeah, dude, these are, these are my favorite, like Jordan two that's come out this year. Um, and I mean, they're just, it's clean. I love two lows. Um, I like two lows more than I like two highs. So when I saw these, I think they leaked pictures of these. I can't remember when they did. It was sometime last year. And then I was like, okay, I got to get those. Like that's one that I definitely want to get the, what was it? It's like, there's a, they did a collaboration with a South African brand.
00:45:44
Speaker
Oh, it was like Titan. Yeah, Titan Air Jordan two. Yeah, which are actually under retail right now. But yeah, those are so good. I love these because my friend's brother, he was wearing them when I went out to go to complex con. And so like they give you like three laces. They give you like mad stuff.
00:46:09
Speaker
with the shoe and then you just like learn so much, but the shoe looks dope in my opinion. Like the, you're right. Like the, the way that two, two lows look there, it's, it's a lot, it's a much cleaner shoe than the two highs. Absolutely. I like the two high, like that'll always hold a special place in my heart. I think I've talked about that before, but like two highs are like, that's the first Jordan signature shoe that I ever owned.
00:46:35
Speaker
Um, back in high school, um, it was a retro. I'm not that old. Uh, so it's not, not 1986 old. So don't, but, uh, but yeah, so that was the first shoe that I got. That was a Jordan signature shoe. And I played basketball in that my senior year. So like two highs, like they'll always hold a special place. But as far as aesthetics, though, you got a triple double. No.
00:47:02
Speaker
Bam, triple double. Uh, yeah, I doubt it. Um, all right. So yeah, my final shoe. Uh, I put you on this shoe before we jumped on here, but let's put everybody else on it. So what I will say is one of my girls, I will flat out say, uh, the soul box new balances, the 1500 AKA the purple devil. They released in 2006 soul box.
00:47:32
Speaker
Uh, man, some of these people can not, right. Let's see. Soul box has been responding because it says soul box have been like, come on. Yeah. It's like context, man. Like grammar. Um, soul box has been responsible for some of the best sneaker collaborations to ever fly off shelves. And 2006 is purple devils. 1500s is perhaps the Berlin based retailers. Most coveted showcase in a perforated purple suede toe box.
00:48:02
Speaker
with a matching mud guard and toe bumper. The rest of the design opted, the rest of the design opted for a predominantly black look of leather and suede. The finishing touch, the classic combo of white midsole and gum rubber outsole. So this damn shoot, it's 2000. I'm telling you, I was on the forums and I think I was on the forums early on. I think it was Nike talk.
00:48:33
Speaker
I was never into new valences. Like I thought there were just ugly shoes. Like this is 2008 Hassan. So like it ain't Nike SB. It's not a Nike. Get it out of here. And then somebody posted, posted these, these soul boxes, soul box new balances. And I said, Oh my.
00:48:57
Speaker
God, like I was literally like this shoe is so beautiful. Like I'm there is a bit of a life after that. And so, um.
00:49:08
Speaker
just looking at the shoe like the way the purple and the black just like meshes together and like you never see the 1500 like you barely see it I don't even think they even released it like recently either like they really can't on the models but don't they didn't release a 1500 but it's like it's so reminiscent of the Air Max 1
00:49:30
Speaker
Yeah, that toe box, especially. And so it's just, but it's like, it looks more comfortable and doesn't have the, like the dip that Air Max ones have. So I just really always enjoy how sleek the shoe look. And like I was saying before, I was like, when you look at pictures of people wearing jeans with it, I'm like, this is like.
00:49:53
Speaker
The most sickest shoe like I'm scrolling through right now and like that purple like especially it's like some of these pictures like the gene covering up the upper that purple suede hit now like
00:50:06
Speaker
It's good. So, yeah, I've been I've actually have been on the journey for the shoe for a while. And the funny thing is that I keep forgetting the name of the collab. So, like, I can't really like it's more of like whenever I'm looking on eBay, I'll kind of just blankly throw stuff. And that's how I ended up with the DQMs I just put in.
00:50:26
Speaker
I put in DQM and they showed up and I was just like, okay. Like you know the tagging is bad. That's why nobody else bit it on it. So I was just like, that's what I'm talking about. Like I want a Nike SB that just says Nike and it just says a color and that's it. Like I want you to go, we need to go back to that. I want that like hunt where I'm just like searching through hundreds of pages because I'm using a blanket name because some people don't know what they have.
00:50:52
Speaker
And then you get it for the steal. But yeah, this shoe, I mean, I just looked on, we were looking, before we jumped on, I looked on eBay for them and there's none on site. And then there's a pair on StockX for six grand. So yeah, I don't think it is. Nope. It's not happening for me. So yeah.
00:51:12
Speaker
Oh, man. Oh, man. Anything else you want to you want to catch us up on, since this is the most up to date episode of this podcast in terms of just like what have you coughed recently? What are you looking forward to before we get out of here? You know, so catching up on things.
00:51:32
Speaker
I mean, nothing, nothing too dramatic has changed. School year is coming to an end. So I always look forward to summer time. And usually in the summer, I try to ramp up the content. Might try my hand in some YouTube this summer. So we'll see what happens there.
00:51:46
Speaker
Um, but yeah, things I picked up recently, I picked up a couple pairs of the Air Max, uh, one big bubbles. I had missed that on both releases. So yeah. They're, uh, they're clean, man. Like, and I know people are dogging on the shape cause we've been used to that, like, you know, anniversary shape for the longest time. But like, if you look at like old images and like magazine ads and stuff, like whatever the.
00:52:12
Speaker
uh, sneaker freaker, uh, book is it's like, uh, it has all the advertisements like golden age, a sneaker advertisement or what the name sold out. Yeah. And that one, um, looking through there, if you look at the advertisements in there, the air maxes air max ones there, it looks just like that. And I was like, yes, yes. Super happy. Had to get a couple of those. So that was, that was my most recent.
00:52:36
Speaker
I'm trying to think what else. I think I have another pair coming in too. Oh, these came in yesterday. I got the,
00:52:43
Speaker
Salihi Benbury water be the guide 2002 hours. Nice. I wanted those because I had the peace be the journeys and I love that but I love the teals and the you know, the cool tones of the water be the guide. So I had to get those ones. That's a classic shoe to be honest. It's so good. Yeah, I think it's see like, because like, the one thing I try to like,
00:53:06
Speaker
Teach people on tiktok is that sticker culture is not the same as like, you know basketball shoes like it's like I feel like like there's there's a whole thing where it's like loud colors and this and that and um You know, I got into it over the action broncins and like i'm just like telling people like, you know
00:53:27
Speaker
These are colors that go together and they're allowed to be loud because when you're growing up as a sneakerhead, it wasn't about team colors and this and that. It's all about the loudest shoe because you wanted to be the loudest in the room. You want to be noticed with your shoes. Yeah, exactly. You want to crack heads or crack maxes, as they say. Trying to teach people on TikTok has been very tough. I will say that. Keep fighting the good fight.
00:53:59
Speaker
But yeah, like new balance, like those, those water be the guides. Like for me, loud, like crazy color sneakers. I love it because of the attention it gets. But then I also am like, how am I going to pull this off and make it like look good? So it's not just like, you know, like there's the students, like, uh, the rest of the fits kind of, man, you know, like I want to be able to like put it together, head to toe. And I like, I like that challenge. So I don't have to buy any clothes. I just go see what I got. I'm like, I'm gonna make something work. You know, you can, I was going to say like,
00:54:29
Speaker
Oh, go with that. I want to say like, I mean, to be honest, like you could pull in any of those colors. Yeah. But I was thinking like, if you if you if you use mostly like the tongue colors instead of the out the outside of it.
00:54:42
Speaker
probably do something a little crazy with that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, a hundred percent. A hundred percent. Yeah. I mean, that's, that's the fun thing about those large shoes is you can play with like any of the colors and they're just, it honestly, people are like, Oh, well, you know, like panda dunks go with everything. It's like, well, these loud shoes, in my opinion, go with everything too. Cause like they go with everything cause they don't go with anything, you know, like, so you can wear it with anything. Exactly. You preach it bro. You preach it.
00:55:12
Speaker
Yeah. I mean, I don't really have much besides what else are you working on and then plug whatever you got to plug as well. Yeah, yeah. I'm not working on anything too crazy right now. Got a couple smaller brands coming in. I'm going to be doing some stuff for one brand that I'm excited to do stuff for. They're on the up and up is Move Insoles.
00:55:35
Speaker
I don't know if you've seen their stuff. They like make these insides. BAME is like on board with them. They recently did a collaboration with Soul Savvy and I think Soul Savvy was. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And so like they reached out to me and like got them in the mail today and I'm like, I'm going to wear them. I'm going to like give honest feedback to them and like, I'm excited. I'm hopeful. Cause like,
00:55:58
Speaker
You see a bunch of NBA players wearing them, saving their feet. And so it's like, I'm just a teacher on my feet all day. So I wonder what they can do for like, you know, me as well. Cause like Dr. Scholz.
00:56:09
Speaker
You know, there's so many things you can get at Walmart with Dr. Scholz. None of that stuff has ever really worked for me. So I'm hoping that just the, you know, the step up in the, the insult game will help, uh, help me be on my feet happier all day. No. Yeah. I was in the inserts because after I had ankle surgery, my, my, uh, my PT was like, you got to get inserts and stuff like that. So I was using happy feet for a little bit.
00:56:33
Speaker
Okay, but I also like obviously we both have different feet so like the like I don't have an arch and so like you gotta like I have to like put them on and you have the hardest part about having insoles is when you get the the shoes that you can't take the insoles out or like Oh, yeah, they're like glued in super hard ones are like, oh my god, I so I that's what happened I
00:57:00
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I took them, I took out the inside of my, um, Bordeaux sevens and the Bordeaux sevens. They, they glued the insulin. So then I put them, I put my insoles in the happy feed insoles in. And then after I took them out, sticky, all the glue just went into the bottle. So now whenever I put them in any shoe, they just get, they're just like stuck in there. I'm like, man, I had to, I have to get new ones. So yeah, I feel you. Maybe I'll get some moves.
00:57:27
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Yeah. I'll post them up after I, after I wear them, I'm aware, uh, each of them for a week. And then I'll post like after each week, like which one I, my experience with them. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to hike with them. See how they, how they want to hike with them. I want to beat them up, you know, and just, I mean, they, they wear NBA players, wear them and they pull them out of there. Like if you've seen videos, like they're giving shoes away to like some kid in the crowd, they'll pull the insoles out and they keep them. So it's like, hmm.
00:57:55
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Like, I don't know if that was like marketing or if that was just like, they really love them. So they don't just have, they don't just have insoles. They just have like a ton of insoles. I feel like, you know, especially with like the, the high, high quality stuff, that stuff is like molded to your feet and like, absolutely. Yeah. So yeah, I feel you on that. Uh, but yeah, let everybody know where they can find you. Absolutely. You can find me, uh, predominantly on Instagram, uh, ad double underscore sneaks also on tick talk and.
00:58:23
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I'm there sometimes, I'm not there very often, but same, same username on TikTok and yeah.
00:58:30
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Yeah. You know where to find me. I am who is Haas on all social media. Follow the podcast and my first kicks pod, all the tick tock, my first kicks YouTube, where you're watching this probably as my first kicks. Uh, if you have a, my first kick story that you want me to read a guest, uh, that I have on each week, my first kicks pod at gmail.com. And you know what we say every week where your kicks. Yes.