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no i plan on copping both red and blue. theyre first priority regardless of shape and barring other OGish colors dont drop. i mean if we see colorways reminiscent of 87-2004, we're all in trouble. i have pairs of both blue and red, so im not as excited as many on here. and as far as shape goes, i dont have much faith in nike doing the right thing for us. but who knows, i tend to be a half empty glass kind of dude, thus not being disappointed. id like some elephants but thats going to be a 2015 safari fiasco all over again. ive been in a real am1 funk lately.
new stuff just underwhelms me. and its not just the presentation of said colors and materials that do so. call me crazy but ive grown attracted to the hunt of old ish, and not just acquiring latest drops (even if they are great looking). not to get all deep and therapy session on yall, but i truly think sneakers has turned into an introspective self image thing. anyone says its for others, are idiots. no one is impressed with sneakers. and i quote from an ex ex: "its you and 15 year olds that collect sneakers." 3 of the last 5 am1s ive copped, i havent worn, and almost dont have a desire to. i just want them on the shelf, its like their trophies at this point (plus i dont want them to crumble). so again, i may sound superficial, but new ish doesnt catch my attention because it doesnt hold value to me. it doesnt make me feel good to have on my foot, because its as arbitrary as buying some boosts. but to find a back up pair of grunges or some old trainer 1s, or blue/green am96s is hella alluring. its all connected to my formative years vs sneakers. call it daddy issues...
Haha man I TOTALLY can relate on numerous levels. There's nothing more enjoyable to me than hunting on eBay for older pairs and finding steals. Finding viotechs for $99, HOA $75, 99 obsidian $47.....the feeling of those pick ups are so awesome but like you said they're almost like trophies at times. I didn't buy anything new for a long *** time until those FK dropped and that's because I'm a sucker for FK and it was a pair I knew I'd wear (beat the Oreos to death). I think I was happy for the pinnacles because of the improvement of shape and there was finally a new release that I didn't have to chase - but I think it's the hunt and the chase that's so much damn fun. I'm excited for OGs because I beat my HOA and I sold my 02 royals a while back. But I think I'm more excited for iDs with new shape...making something I don't have with the jmroved shape - and I'm excited for the possible "collabs" someone mentioned to me. It's been a long *** time since there's been a decent am1 collab. But just like you...I listen to all my favorite music from middle/high school and watch old TV shows - everything from 1999-2004 I love to death, ironically that's the same for AM1s ha
