 All right, we're out here in Chicago. We just met today, but we already got good vibes. I'm with my guy, A-man. We're already, we're already, we're already bros. It's a pleasure. I heard you had a great collection. I'm excited to see it. We're gonna kind of just work our way around the room. And this is great. I was telling him too, like, usually I kind of like know the backstory with a lot of people's collections and stuff. Yeah. But I really am clueless for all these things. So I'm excited for this one. I'm happy you're here. Yes. I'm happy you're here, Chase. I'm happy you guys are able to come to the south side and, like I said, you know, it's, don't mind me, a little, a little, it's been 10 hours sneaker con. It was awesome. Yes. You know, but a nice little up in my cap, so. So we always usually just start on one side of the room and work our way around and just start rapid firing with all the stories and the different stuff. So, cool. Right here, we got a few containers on this side. Yeah. Where shall we begin? We got the Yeezy twos right here. I see we got some more over. Yeah. Is this like a beater rock repair? How's it go? Yeah. So that pair I've definitely, I've been wearing for a little while. Had a little bit of sole separation. Oh yeah, around the toe. Like right here, it's fine. It's basic, you know. And this is one I've been rocking a lot, but I was just in LA and, you know, I work with Jeff Hamilton and I had seen that they had another pair of Pure Platinum's at Cool Kicks, size 12, and OGL. Oh, okay. So we went over there. He called up Champagne Pocky and was like, hey, my boy's coming over, take care of us. And so I ended up getting an OGL pair right there like two weeks ago. So this, and these containers also, they are taller. This is what I'm admiring right now. So this is your OGL pair? That's the OGL pair. This one's a lot cleaner. Very clean. It's got the box. I think the size tag is still in there. Yeah, it's still attached, which is rare on these. Yeah, I was about to say size tags definitely fall out on these as well. What do you do about insoles? I know it's got like that red leather insole. Yeah, I love it. Do you switch it out or do you? I keep it. Okay, I saw what you had. So I wore these today. Yeah, it's sneaker. Oh, that's right. And I keep the original insoles in there. I love them. They're so comfortable. I feel like you're walking on a cloud in those. And for a shoe that's from 2014, it's like, this guy is surprising because a lot of people with like the newer polyurethane soles, very comfortable. But yeah, those are really good. The Yeezy 2 is really comfortable. Mad comfortable. I used to, yeah. I gotta pull up some videos and show some people. It might hurt some feelings. This one right here though, we were just talking about it. Tell us about these. You had the listing on your phone or whatever happened. Scottie's on eBay. And as you can tell, has a little bit of a different patina than you might see on some of the other Oregon 3s. And turns out that whoever owned this pair, which their number is right on the shoe somewhere. It's not one of the shoes, it's one of the players, but washed them with soap. So the dye went all up into the elephant print, went into the sole. And they basically just like, had to clean all that up. I got a steel on them. I love them. I wear all my stuff. And I'm all about like patina. So I'm like, what the heck? Let's grab them, got a steel on them. Let's just rock them, have fun with them. So, that's so crazy. It didn't happen to be your size. I know. That's like, 11 and a half. 11 and a half. What else we got down here? Ray Allen? What do you want me to pull? You want me to pull those over? The whole five. Whatever, whatever you're feeling. That's just, I don't know. It's up to you. Yeah, I don't care. Ray Allen 13. So this was a drop that actually came out, but it was limited. It was House of Hoops only, right? It was the only, I don't remember. I don't think there was any other locations besides House of Hoops. I don't remember. But either way, it was a really limited release. So it was, it's like a PE, but it came to the public. So you got the Ray Allen on the time. Tell us about this one. I've always just been a huge 13 fan because like eighth grade was, you know, I was seeing him all the time. Just loved it. My boy, Nick, who's big PE, I mean, he's got Travis's and everything. I saw him at God Soul over in New York and he had them and they were my size. I'm like, it's just such a beautiful shoe. I love their teens. They're nostalgic for me. I love rocking them. They're mad comfortable. Definitely. And I just feel like I'm a big Ray Allen fan. Love his game. His shot is just like water. It's beautiful. And they just see it on the tongue too. See it on the tongue. It was just one of those shoes was not one of those like must haves for me. But since my boy had it, I said, okay, what can you do for me? He took care of me. And now they came home with me. Do you remember like when they came out and like the pricing and everybody was like, ooh, got you. No, it's just a Ray Allen PE. But you remember that time though, like when they came out and it was like, people were like four or 500 bucks was like a lot. Yeah. People were like, this is like, you're buying a grail at the time. At the time. Yeah. And it was just crazy to see that. And even though like, what are like a little over a thousand or something like that now, like one of Warren's pairs. But in my head, I was like, out of all these crazy shoes, I was like, why are these not like that three, four or $5,000 shoe, at least compared to how the market is with certain other shoes. Look at everything though. Like there's certain shoes where I'm like, dear God, if I only had the foresight to know. You're right, right. I mean, this, I'd have two rooms like this. You know what I mean? I just, I don't know. There's definitely a lot of things that I wish I took better advantage of. But again, you just, you just don't know. Yeah. But I mean, that's what I love too. Already I can tell you're just getting what you like. Yeah. And it's you accumulated these things over the years. And you've, you know, acquired this crazy connection. I swear everything. I will be honest though. I haven't, I haven't worn these yet. I have, I've had them a year. I haven't worn them yet. Oh. So, busting them out soon. Now I just got the pressure on them. Let's throw them on. We'll throw them on soon. So. Here we post them next week. Yeah. Put out their aliens. Okay, down here you got the Oklahoma fives. Do you have Oklahoma fives? Oklahoma fives. Over there or is this the one? I got Oklahoma fives there. I got Oklahoma fours there. Oklahoma ones there. Oklahoma ones. So the room, I'm still organizing. Okay. So everybody just be patient. Okay. Because everything, I just wear everything. So a lot of times I come home, I wear it, I look at it, and I just, I throw it in a case. Right. Oklahoma fives, I went to college in Oklahoma. Oh, okay. Now it's making sense. So the Oklahoma four was my, like all time PE Grail and was my first PE. Really? So then after I got that. Okay. Being a boy from Chicago, being a Bulls fan. You got that. That red. It's like, okay, cool. Like. So, and I was on coaching staff with all Roberts University men's basketball. Okay. So we would play all you sometimes. I remember going to the games and all you, and we'd be playing and Blake Griffith would be. Yeah. You know, he had all of my gosh. Those are nice. Beautiful. Those are nice. And that's why I'm like, the Cherry 11's were cool that they came out, but there was something about that crimson. Oh, definitely. That's just absolutely beautiful. And then like that wood grain on there. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Those are, those are nice. What's next? We got, so you got, you got the black, easy one? Or is that the one that? No, I don't have, I don't have, I don't have the blanks. Are you working to complete the set? Or is it kind of like? Not really. Not a fan of it. Because of the nylon. I like that these are leather. I like that. So the nuts and I don't know. I just, I preferred, I prefer the leather for me personally. I just don't buy things to complete. I buy things I like. Perfect. I like that. So, which one? Should we pull any of these or everything's good in here? Yeah. I feel like they can see, can you guys see these good? Looks good on this side? We'll pull this one right here. Not a lot of people like these. The nuts, the zens, like, that's my favorite one. This one? Yeah. I love it. I love how the pink hits right there at the tip. It's just a nice little hit. Yeah. But yeah. When's the last time you wore them? Probably about two months ago. Okay, dope. That's perfect. And you, how often do you wear them? I try to wear them at least every couple months, few months. Okay. See, that's more than me, bro. I would wear them more. I need to do that more often. It's like, I try, look, like I wear everything. Mine are still wearable, but I'm like, I feel like I'm not wearing them enough still. I mean, I know it's important, especially to keep that soul going strong. So I just try to make sure that I have a regular cadence. Yeah, cause that was what? 09, 08, something like. Yeah. Something like, what was that? 2010. No, cause these were 14. Yeah, that was 09 I think. I think it's 09. I'll try to remember, cause I wore them to my high school graduation in 2010. So I think it was a year before when they came out in 2009. Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right. 2009. Yeah, manufacturing. Yeah, that's what it was. Cause I remember I got mine the year of graduate, like the beginning of 2010. Yeah. And I was like, oh, I finally got them on wearing these graduation. Good times. The execution on those are just absolutely insane. Yeah. Gorgeous. Gorgeous materials. Colorways are just sick. Just beautiful shoe. The glowing soul. It's like, what the heck man. I feel that. So we gotta move this chair out the way. Yes. Tell me about this chair. So I have a couple of these chairs. They sat courtside. These were courtside seats at the United Center. Crazy. They were there for all six championships. Crazy. So one of my boys up on the North side, big memorabilia collector. I saw he had some. I'm like, I gotta have at least a couple in the crib. So. I feel like it's hard not to be a collector if you live in Chicago. Look at this. They don't make stuff like this anymore. I just want you to know that. So that's a high quality manufacturing. No, for real. I mean, this is the 90s. You know what I'm saying? It's way different than now. They would like take the chalk and boom, boom, boom. That's your seat. Make sure it's on. It's pretty on the ticket. That's legit. So yes, this is official. Somebody's sweaty butt was sitting on this chair watching championships. And who knows who? I mean, you don't know. They were there for years. So. We're gonna move the chair out the way. If the chair could tell stories. Heavy. Oh, wow. That's what I said. That manufacturing. It's amazing. Nice. Oh my God. Can we please get back to manufacturing's courtside seats like that? No, for real. Come on. Okay. Yeah. We got space over here. So, off-white. We got dunks. Off-white. How did it go with the lots, especially? Like, was it just like, I'll just take one I can get. Like whatever. Like, I want a certain colorway. Cause there's 50 of them. I only got what I got on sneakers. Okay. I didn't. What number is this? Ah. I'm trying to remember. Seven. Seven. Okay. So that was one of the ones, you know, when they were randomly giving an EA. I think I got six. And that's the one I got. Yeah. But yeah. Got those on sneakers. Got those on sneakers. So, again, it was just, you know, not a must cop for me by any means. I did love the UNLV colorway. Yeah, this one. I know. It's one of my favorites. I don't have it in here. It's by the back door, but my daily beater is just the regular UNLV dunk. Okay. I wear it like crazy. Yeah. To the point where the leather looks amazing. Yeah. Because even though it's like kind of, Yeah. It gets that watery look. Yeah. I like that. Okay. What else over here? Out the box already? That is the trophy room friends and family that's right here. Okay. Yeah. So how did you go about getting that spare? I was just looking forever for this pair. And I've always been a big fan of trophy room. I've been a big fan too of just how they execute with the box, with the cord on the inside, with the card or the trophy room. Like just the storytelling they did was amazing. I'm fortunate enough today to be connected with trophy room. I was not when I had these. Gotcha. This was a must. The red on here, the quality of the suede, 223 pairs. Like I mean, come on. I have the blue pair here. It's being blocked by all the reimagines right now. But. We'll move it out the way. Yeah, it's there. It was just a must for me. I love this shoe. Definitely. I mean, the trophy room here, the Nike ear. I mean, come on. Some people say that like the blue pair is better. What do you think? I love blue. I am a sucker for blue. You're gonna see a lot of blue in here. The red with the light blue. It just hits different. It's like that minty just. It just hits different. And every time I wear it, people are like, I have never seen those on feet. Right. So it's always like a conversation starter. So definitely blessed to have those. I know man. I love those. I love those. And once I got sold in New York, they had like a basketball game. It was like make as many like shots as you could in a row or whatever. And I was doing it like those and people were like, oh, like dude shooting hoops in the trophy room friend and family. Right. You know what I mean? I'm gonna say it. No, it's a fire shoe for sure. I love it. Definitely. Well, let's show these Gator 5s too soon right here. Yeah. What did you go about the Gator situation? Like is it just like. It's a weird nostalgic thing for me. So one of my best friends, Kyle Colbert, he's a huge Gator fan. I spent a lot of time in Florida with him and his family. And there's just something about their blue and it just hits. And again, it was not one of those must top things for me, but I just kind of was like, okay, let me get it. Let me see how I love it as far as the color. And I absolutely loved it. That orange. I think it's so dope. Like if you look the real details of the shoe, like underneath it, like the elephant print throughout the upper and everything. It's so dope how they put this shoe together. Like the OU was a must for me. Yeah. But like after I got this, I just I absolutely loved it. I've actually been wearing this quite a bit. I think it's funny too, because the fives for the college series in particular are like, I feel like the most slept on out of all the numbers. Like people talk about the fours or just sixes now and the ones, different threes. But like people kind of never really talk about the fives. No, the prints so unique on it. I mean, just the way they texturize it. I mean, on the tongue, the Nike ear. I love them. Yeah, I think that's definitely the most slept on model out of the college series as of right now. Yeah, for sure. I think, do you think these are more slept on right now or so you feel like the sixes, like there's more demand on those right now? Than the fives. Yeah, you think so? Okay. And I think it's not a crazy demand on the sixes either, but people are rocking with the sixes. When they see them in person, they're like, oh, these are fire. Especially like when man, those UCLA sixes, bro. Yeah. That's next on my list. I'm about to get those soon. I need those. Let's let's work together. Let's try to work. Oh yeah, what size you need? 11 and a half. 11 and a half, 12. That's a little bulk deal. You probably need an 11 and a half because they run big. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. We're gonna stand this out. You wanna go over here? It's up to you. I don't know. Let's go. Oh yeah, we got more off-white conversation right here. Yeah, so, okay. So 2020 Chicago NBA All-Star game, of course had to get these. I remember that. I mean, Virgil, thank you. Like, come on. Beautiful shoe. Beautiful shoe. This unfortunately, I was very blessed during All-Star weekend. I got pretty much every single shoe for retail. I got the new beginnings pack for retail. I hit it on sneakers pass. I got, though, what was it? I got the threes. I got the ear. I got the shy. I got the reverse bred 85s. I got everything for retail. This was the only one I stood in multiple lines, multiple drops, couldn't get them. So I had to have it. It's just- I'm willing to pay the ticket because I got all the ones for retail. That was one of the most amazing weekends in Chicago. Like, it's a high bar. Yeah, I feel that. So when it comes to that too, like with paying retail and retail and stuff, obviously you're heavily going towards retail. But then like, how do you make that decision of like, all right, bro, I'm paying this extra ticket just to get this shoe. Only if I genuinely feel in my heart, DJ, and my discernment, that I really need that shoe. And it's just, there's a meaning behind it. There's a moment behind it. There's something that stands out to me that I'll do resell. Then you're like, yeah, I'm willing to do it. Yeah. Okay. That's a little too deep. Sorry. Yeah. Okay, so the Chicago and then the black and blue off white too. Come on. Like, come on. Guys, come on. The attention to detail to make the sole look like a cracking vintage pillow urethane sole was just so dope. And then how they did the mold from the old one exactly. The MJ, as soon as I saw that, I was like, game over. Got to have it. Got to have it. And honestly. It's crazy how heavy they are too. So jumper man, Chris, shout out my bro. He wore these sneaker con day one is exactly what he's saying. He's like, I love the shoe, but it's so heavy. So heavy. I think these are slept on. Definitely. The price right now on these is like really solid. And I'm like, why are people not spending more money on these? Like hyping them up. But again, it's not a problem. But it's crazy how sometimes shoes, values don't represent like how dope they really are and all those different things. Bro. Oh, I know. I got, I got both. I like, I like these a lot. The leather is so good. I know. And it's blue and black. I love how this hits. Those laces hit on that. So when it comes to switching up laces, I'm kind of just like lazy. I keep most everything. I keep everything to save. I keep most everything just how it comes. Okay. But periodically, if I open the box, I see something I'm like, okay, that's probably going to be cool. Gotcha. We'll rock with it. I got a great story on these. Oh yeah, hit us with it. Prestos. So few months after the off-white MCAs were released, I went into the Nike lab, which is what Virgil Abloh kind of established when Nike downtown Michigan Avenue, Chicago, he's doing a whole bunch of different events there, guest speakers doing his exclusive drops. So this shoe, what? This one came out 2018. So this would have been a year later. Okay. I'm in Nike lab. The manager saw that I was wearing the MCAs and he said I was the first person he had saw actually wearing the MCAs. And he's like, I'm like, bro, I love them. They're a shoe. I wear all my stuff. He's like, come with me. Takes my wife and I to the side door, comes out with a box with these and a year after they release. What? And goes, I want to bless you with these because Nike sent these to me to give to people that we felt are like genuine sneaker heads. So then I'm like, oh my God, thank you so much. I think it's a beautiful shoe. And he asked my wife, would you like a pair? She's like, I don't think I'm okay. I was like, no, no, she'll have one. And she's glad she did. So that was a dope story. Shout out to you. You're real for that one. I was gonna be like going to Nike like, hey, who's have you ever seen this guy? Well, yeah, sorry, I don't know who this is. Yeah, John Cornelius Pumperdinkle. All right, right here we got SB's and dunks. So obviously heavy Jordans, heavy, heavy Jordans. Everybody asked me, all you collect is Jordans. I'm like, yeah, I got a lot of Jordans, but I got Nikes and stuff too. So what brings you to more of the, obviously the Presto was a great story, but you know, grabbing a couple of dunks and stuff for the collection too. I think dunks, they do an amazing job of telling a story. Especially SB's. Especially SB's. I've never been a big SB guy in general because I didn't want to like be a poser. Gotcha. I'm not, I was never a skater. I was a BMX biker though. Okay. So Dave Mira, breast and peace. I was a harrow bike guy. I loved riding bikes, jumping off ramps, all that stuff. So I still like loved the culture and the shoes. And I mean, the Chicago SB's beautiful. I just, again, Chicago. Had to have on. Makes sense. Jackie Robinson's amazing. Makes sense as well. I just wish they actually did a better box. Yeah. Like, come on, you do all this work on the shoe, make the presentation, put it all together. Dunks are pretty much 70% of the time my daily wear. Okay. Just cause I love low cut. But more like college colors. Yeah, I like a lot of the college colors. Yeah, real basic. Okay. This one I have not worn yet. It will come out soon. These are fire. So good. I think these are just gonna keep rising. More and more people are gonna appreciate it. They have to. And it makes sense why I should get it. I get it, I get it. They have to. Execution's absolutely beautiful on these. 513, I need it. Who got me? I'm still looking for a pair. I wish you were here another day. We could have done some hunting tomorrow. Uh-oh. I know, we gotta go. We gotta go. Okay. Jordan Wines. We got some retro stuff here. And then you got some OGs over here. Some more OGs over here, some sign stuff. I'm gonna let you take this side. All right. I'll let you start popping them open because this is where it starts to get real. The, I mean, it all started with the airship, right? I don't understand. So early on, I mean, these were going for over a grand. I don't know how people slept on these. Right. And they were limited too. And people, yeah, I get you. Go ahead. The AC is limited. And beautiful, absolutely beautiful shoe. And they did a great job on the execution. Again, I don't get it. The storytelling was there. But then, all of a sudden, the new beginnings pack comes out and people lose their crap. Right. That's like, where were you then? Right, exactly. So, love this shoe. I wear this a lot, mad comfortable. Leather on them. Leather's great, beautiful, soft. New beginnings pack. Like I mentioned, All Star weekend, I hit sneakers pass. I was at cars.com. I was working there. I went there 10 and a half years and their wifi was amazing. And I think that has something to do with why I hit on this because when I went, I don't know if this is 100% true, but they told me when I went to pick them up at Nike Lab that there was only like 13 pairs loaded up on the sneakers pass. Oh, so you was in there. Okay. So, love that shoe. Come on. Again, haven't worn it yet. It is gonna get worn very soon. I try to get through everything, but come on. Beautiful. I think too though, you don't gotta rush. You know what I'm saying? No. We're at your own time. Everybody thinks just because you got the shoe you gotta wear it right now when you get it. Like take your time. Yeah. I respect it. It feels right. But new beginnings pack from the box to the story to the pamphlet to the fact that they're pairing the two that started it all. I loved it. I think the only gripe that some people had and I kind of did too was like everybody wished they did the actual colors, the OG colors in it cause they were doing that, bringing it back. And everybody was like, that would have been crazy if they would have did that. But at the same time we still all loved it and respected it either way. That would have been sick. Hopefully it's in their back pocket. Right. That'd be amazing. But while we're talking about it imagine that what? That would have been insane. It was already insane. Yeah. For that. Just so you know guys, Chicago NBA All-Star weekend got really grimy. Like people lined up, people in line, a lot of people could have got their hands on the airship pack. But then a lot of people messed it up. You had a lot of people from out of town that were trying to cut the line. They were being rude. They were being very ignorant. Yeah. And they would just shut down the drops. So I feel bad because I feel a lot more people should have got their hands on those. Right. Especially it's hard. Like you're from here. So it's like for people like you from here it's like this is so dope. I want to be able to sit in line, get the shoe. We're a respectful sneaker culture here. I don't know if you've realized that or you've sensed that. I haven't been able to go to the camp out yet. But we're normally here in Chicago we're very respectful of each other. A lot of people know each other. You'll see how you dapple them up. It's cool. We're chill. All-Star weekend got crazy. But still got blessed. While we're on the topic of airship. Yeah, I see these over here. Actual airships. Crazy. I've been wanting a pair of these for a while. These are the grape here. The blue that's not original blue. That was painted over time. So right now I'm just kind of going back. I mean, look how high that tongue is. Yeah, no for real. But they're so dope. And I'm going back and forth just trying to figure out do I want to do some blue laces? Do some cream? I don't know, we'll see. But we got you into more of like the vintage stuff, the older stuff. Going back and retracking. Doing that type of thing. I think one, I was born in 84. Right in the middle of it. Like right when all that started. I mean, look, 84, right? So I'm like, all right. I want to start collecting things that were started when I started. So, and I just have an appreciation for that. I mean born and raised on the south side of Chicago. The shoe that started all with Jordan here. Yeah, this is going to be great going through this stuff. We'll get there soon. 85 cuts. Neutral grays, reverse bread, George Towns, black whites. A lot of people, and I don't get this personally. You tell me your opinion. Okay. Say they're uncomfortable. Yeah. You think they're uncomfortable? This is the most comfortable pair out of all of them. Okay. The black and white. I rock the crap of the reverse breads. I love them. And it's funny because that's the only one I don't have. I have all the other ones, but I don't have those yet. Okay. This was another retail. I hit two pair retail NBA All Star weekend. So that was a blessing. Good hit. But I love them. A lot of people hate on the leather quality. I am going to say this right here, right now. Yes, they are not this, but they are the closest thing to full grain leather that you're going to see. It's not, again, it's not this, but it's in the full grain leather family. Right. I'm out. Right. Yeah. They just don't know. I'm just saying. Hey, Jeff. And look, we'll see. The more and more and more they're worn, we'll see how they break in. Yep. I mean, there's so many ones. I don't want to, there's so many things to go through. I don't want to bore you right now. So I love ones, ones, ones, ones. One thing I'll do that I haven't asked yet was like, so you kind of been immersed in the sneaker culture your whole life. Just being around here, living in Chicago, right? But when did you start taking it serious? You know how a lot of people say, oh, once I could afford to do it, this is when I started? Seven grade. Seven grade, okay. Seven grade. Talk about the origin. So I went to the school on the south side of Chicago, kindergarten through second grade, and then stepped away for a few years. I was homeschooled. Went back to the same school, seventh grade. And when I started seeing my classmates in Sir and Jordan's, I was like. Those are fire. And I always loved Jordan's, but like once I was actually in a class with guys that had them, that's when I realized like the IPA, I'm starting to get the bug. Yeah. I will say though, the first Jordan that really truly I want to say made me a sneaker head was the Ginger 14 Lowe's. That's a good one. 1999. That's a good one. My, I went to the mall with my grandmother and she said I could pick out a pair of shoes. And I saw those shoes on the wall and I absolutely loved them for whatever reason. And I got them and 150 bucks and 140, whatever they were. And we go and check out and she didn't realize that they were that. She thought they were like 15 bucks. She misread the sticker. So she almost passed out, but it's my grandma. She's not gonna say no. And so I want to say that's the shoe when I tell people that's why when they were released, Retro'd and the Highs, I wish they were in the Lowe's. I actually loved that. What do you think about the Laney High for? I mean, come on. I think those are fire. Oh, and you got the OG. Yeah, I mean, I love this. Come on. See, I'm just dropping shoes in there. Hey man, we gotta work on the hands. There we go. Come on. Yeah, those are clean, bro. They're so clean. Yeah, those are clean. They're sick. But the Ginger 14 Lowe's are absolutely love them. That's definitely a great shoe for sure. Yeah. So that's kind of where the origin story began. Yeah, I was like seventh, eighth grade. And then after that, you was like, okay, what can I do to make some money, get these shoes? Exactly. And my parents, luckily, they started seeing how important it was to me. And so then they started getting me like British Knights. So they were like, all right, you know. Let's get with Jordan here and there. They got me these, the Rodman Converses. I absolutely love these. JC Penney, shout out JC Penney. But the Rodmans, this was, I got great memories with this shoe. I absolutely love this shoe. What, when did your foot stop growing to where you were like, okay, now I can collect the same stuff? Somebody just asked me that. I'm trying to remember. I was like sophomore year of high school. It was right around the same time, I want to say. I feel like I was wearing 11 and a half, 12 for quite a while in high school. That's one thing to get serious. When you see your foot stop growing, you're like, oh, I can really start building out my collection. I can get serious about this. But then you know, like, I'm not going to just grow out of it and it's like gonna be. Because my problem is when somebody asked me that, I don't really have shoes from when I was in high school because I wore them all to the ground. Right, right. You know? Like that, that's not one of the originals. I re-bought it just for nostalgia purposes. I found one because I would wear them outside and you would toss them. If we would have known that, you know, ginger 14s are gonna go for 900 bucks, we're working with crap, I wouldn't have gotten rid of them. I feel that. So, you know, you accumulated ones over the years and a lot of people in Jordan ones in particular was his lance bomb. Yeah, he put the bandage inside. Again, this was like a pre-owned one. I would love to claim that I did that. I got this from my bro. I want to say this was from Casino Kicks out in the East Coast. And they were already like this, I loved it. Like running. I need it. Yeah. So, when it comes to Jordan ones, it's the easiest shoe to have the most of. I'll talk about this with everybody's collection because nine times out of 10, that's the most of the model that they have. So, how do you be selective with picking which colors you want and all these different things? Again, it's either they have a story, like the chameleons here, All-Star. Okay, like, I'm a big NBA fan. Beautiful shoe. I mean, look at how the color changes. The LED lighting is definitely helping. But that's dope. I'm a sucker for blue. I love blue with shattered backboards. I mean, come on, it's just the quality of it. It's like, come on, you know. Yeah. So, the whole story behind the shattered backboard and the fact that the quality on this is amazing. Same thing, like with the reverse shattered backboard. I like orange. I mean, come on, fall, Halloween. I hate orange. I'm no worse with orange, bro. I just don't know why. I don't rock it normally, but you know, certain times of the year, I'm a big fall guy. I love the fall. It's one of my favorite times of the year. And it just goes with everything. Yeah, of course. Hey, it makes sense though. No, I know a lot of people like it. So, it's just, yeah. Ultimately, I'm more of a story guy, but, you know, like with the top three Jordan ones, it's just, I love that. I love wanting to just kind of put everything together. It's dope. Okay. So, show us some of your Chicago inspired stuff. I know we got a trophy room, we got Chicago, we got a black toe, different like that. I know, I know it was just getting good. I'm sorry we had to cut it short, but don't worry, tomorrow we'll be back with the next episode. And we're gonna be going through all of these Jordan ones. The sneakers on the back wall and a bunch of different PEs. And he's got some crazy grills when it comes to the 1985 ones as well. So, don't forget to subscribe and I'll see you guys tomorrow in the next episode. I will never let you down. Yo, before you go, I just launched my sneaker head academy where we got everything on the inside. I teach you all the stuff that I learned over the past 15 years. When it comes to sneakers, scaling, real estate, you name it, we talk about all of it in there. And there's a eight week program plus a bunch of monthly giveaways. I give away shoes literally way too much, honestly. But either way, I'll see you guys on the inside. 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