Going on my 9th year in the "sneaker culture", who still does it for the love?

[devildog1776]

Shoes keep your feet from getting dirty....

The days of copping 5 stacks worth of sneakers a yr is so juvenile and unimportant.

 

[cincoseisdos]

Originally Posted by Cedric Ceballos 1995 Lakers

i'm not knocking your passion for sneakers since most of us on here have the same passion but that term "shoe game" is corny. it's not a game, there's no winners or losers we collect shoes simple as that.

This needs to be placed at the top of this site.

That !#*# is so damn lame. Same goes for "sneaker/shoe head"

 

[cincoseisdos]

Originally Posted by Cedric Ceballos 1995 Lakers

i'm not knocking your passion for sneakers since most of us on here have the same passion but that term "shoe game" is corny. it's not a game, there's no winners or losers we collect shoes simple as that.

This needs to be placed at the top of this site.

That !#*# is so damn lame. Same goes for "sneaker/shoe head"

 

[luong1209]

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

 

[luong1209]

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

 

[kicksnmusic]

Edited to appease those worth appeasing.

 

[kicksnmusic]

Edited to appease those worth appeasing.

 

[send one]

Who else still really lives that shoehead lifestyle circa 02-06 when it was genuinely popping,
Those are actually the years it started going downhill.

 

[send one]

Who else still really lives that shoehead lifestyle circa 02-06 when it was genuinely popping,
Those are actually the years it started going downhill.

 

[frenchblue23]

Those who refer to themselves as "shoe heads" or "sneaker heads" are the ones who say "shoe game"

It's lame as hell.

 

[frenchblue23]

Those who refer to themselves as "shoe heads" or "sneaker heads" are the ones who say "shoe game"

It's lame as hell.

 

[ninjahood]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

well i'm still coppin.....i dunno bout anyone else, but you don't "grow out" of being fly....it just graduates to other $++....them cats in congress got thousand dollar

suits on wit thousand dollar shoes....

Who else still really lives that shoehead lifestyle circa 02-06 when it was genuinely popping,
Those are actually the years it started going downhill.
to da mainstream sure....purist hell no, just one year later penny foams and jordan V's dropped....

 

[ninjahood]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

well i'm still coppin.....i dunno bout anyone else, but you don't "grow out" of being fly....it just graduates to other $++....them cats in congress got thousand dollar

suits on wit thousand dollar shoes....

Who else still really lives that shoehead lifestyle circa 02-06 when it was genuinely popping,
Those are actually the years it started going downhill.
to da mainstream sure....purist hell no, just one year later penny foams and jordan V's dropped....

 

[bratz dos]

i still check out the sites to see whats coming out. very rarely do i get that "gotta have it" feeling anymore. i buy something new every couple of months and just add it to the closet while i wear the same few pairs over and over. i dont keep up with cleaning them like i used to. JB has almost completely faded on me, im all about SBs and AMs now.

its still kinda cool to break a few necks with something old though

and id still kill for a pair of Heineken Dunks.

 

[bratz dos]

i still check out the sites to see whats coming out. very rarely do i get that "gotta have it" feeling anymore. i buy something new every couple of months and just add it to the closet while i wear the same few pairs over and over. i dont keep up with cleaning them like i used to. JB has almost completely faded on me, im all about SBs and AMs now.

its still kinda cool to break a few necks with something old though

and id still kill for a pair of Heineken Dunks.

 

[sho3tym]

I turn 26 in December.

I have been interested in shoes since I can remember, I didn't start buying sneakers on a regular basis until I had the money to do so.

I will always be into Basketball Shoes, can't break that habit. I also Coach a High School team, just the nature of the beast.

I will say that I have seen a decline in the "Culture", ie quality. I don't want to call it hype but just the mindset in general has changed. It has become to competitive to me. I tend to like Nike's signature guys, technology tends to go with them as well. So I find myself buying Kobes, Brons, Durants.

At the end of the day, I am going to buy what I like.

Things have changed though.

 

[sho3tym]

I turn 26 in December.

I have been interested in shoes since I can remember, I didn't start buying sneakers on a regular basis until I had the money to do so.

I will always be into Basketball Shoes, can't break that habit. I also Coach a High School team, just the nature of the beast.

I will say that I have seen a decline in the "Culture", ie quality. I don't want to call it hype but just the mindset in general has changed. It has become to competitive to me. I tend to like Nike's signature guys, technology tends to go with them as well. So I find myself buying Kobes, Brons, Durants.

At the end of the day, I am going to buy what I like.

Things have changed though.

 

[thorrocksjs]

Originally Posted by devildog1776

Shoes keep your feet from getting dirty....

The days of copping 5 stacks worth of sneakers a yr is so juvenile and unimportant.

How about you slap a nice ripe piece of IMO  before you said year.Its not juvenile buying a bunch of sneakers if that is what you like to buy.

 

[thorrocksjs]

Originally Posted by devildog1776

Shoes keep your feet from getting dirty....

The days of copping 5 stacks worth of sneakers a yr is so juvenile and unimportant.

How about you slap a nice ripe piece of IMO  before you said year.Its not juvenile buying a bunch of sneakers if that is what you like to buy.

 

[oidreez]

*yawn*

 

[oidreez]

*yawn*

 

[gregzzy23]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

Only before I un-DS my white on white air force 1 mid's, which I throw out after every wear.

 

[gregzzy23]

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

Only before I un-DS my white on white air force 1 mid's, which I throw out after every wear.

 

[young street86]

Originally Posted by gregzzy23

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

Only before I un-DS my white on white air force 1 mid's, which I throw out after every wear.

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OP. I feel where you're coming from. I'm 23 now so when a lot of this heat was dropping for the 1st time I was a young dude so moms wasnt dropping that kinda money every month for some shoes. Even when I did get a fresh pair I was too young to realize that I needed to keep em clean so they ended upu as "outside" shoes at some point.

Now I go back and scoop the OG stuff I always wanted but couldnt get/afford. I guess its different for those who got all that they wanted when they first came out.   

  

 

[young street86]

Originally Posted by gregzzy23

Originally Posted by Luong1209

Nobody else licks the soles of their shoes anymore? 

Only before I un-DS my white on white air force 1 mid's, which I throw out after every wear.

\

OP. I feel where you're coming from. I'm 23 now so when a lot of this heat was dropping for the 1st time I was a young dude so moms wasnt dropping that kinda money every month for some shoes. Even when I did get a fresh pair I was too young to realize that I needed to keep em clean so they ended upu as "outside" shoes at some point.

Now I go back and scoop the OG stuff I always wanted but couldnt get/afford. I guess its different for those who got all that they wanted when they first came out.