The 'I'm not a newbie, I'm just a lurker' sneakerhead appreciation thread

[brettthejett]

Introduce yourself, how long you may or may not have been lurking the NT threads, and more importantly SHOWCASE why you are not a newbie (which allows thisthread in the sneakershowcase forum). Get to know other regulars in the forum (specifically, the showcase forum)

I'll start it off. My name is Brett, from Canada, but stuck in East Holland for 8 months (business). I'm 19, and I'm a DCSHOECO and Nike Terminatorhead.
I've been lurking the WDYWT thread for at least 4 years, rarely posting. Unfortunately, I was only able to bring 9 pairs of sneakers with me to Holland...=(
this pic needs a serious update [slamjam, st.john BTTYS, hoya BTTYS, mardigras etc]

And my 'grails' (loosely using that term)



OKAY! Let's hear your stories, and showcase some gems!

 

[enothakickhead]

Whats Up Brett and all other posters? Those Terminators are cool. I guess my story is simple. I'm Ed (everyone calls me Eno) and I've been a sneakerFanatic since I was about 5. It was back then that I got my first Jordans, OG wht/grey/red VIII's they then became my Instant Grails and are till this day.I will be 21 this August and Im from the Bronx, NY. I came across Niketalk back in 2000 or 2001. I use to check it for Release dates and see peoplescollections and things of that nature. I always wanted to create and Account but I was under the impression that I had to have an insane collection. I wasalways a fan of Crisone's posts and I enjoyed watching pictures of LovetheXIVs' Jordan collection. As for me I've always been a fan of Both MJ and hiskicks but those werent the only ones I bought. I like/buy/wear everything from AFI's and Dunks, to Jordans, Vans and Adidas and everything in between.

Here are a few pic that are currently in my Photobucket:
(My Grails) VIII's

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/ShefBoyArdE/?action=view&current=DigiPics008.jpg

My VIII's Collection. 1 OG pair 3 Retro Pairs.

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/ShefBoyArdE/?action=view&current=DigiPics034.jpg

OG XI's

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/ShefBoyArdE/?action=view&current=DigiPics004.jpg

1 of my few AF1's

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/ShefBoyArdE/?action=view&current=DigiPics015.jpg

Retro FR III's

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/ShefBoyArdE/?action=view&current=DigiPics097.jpg

AM1's

http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/ShefBoyArdE/?action=view&current=DigiPics096.jpg

I'll try to post more pics later to show more of my collection and its Range. Till then take care everyone and lets hear your stories.

 

[airjordanjack]

brettTHEjett - Intresting collection. Its cool to see something different.

EnoThaKickHead - Nice pics and kicks.

 

[theswoosh]

Man I kick my self every time I see a pair of the seattle terminators.

 

[brettthejett]

Originally Posted by TheSwoosh

Man I kick my self every time I see a pair of the seattle terminators.

Yea, same...until I found them on ebay for...$80 BIN.

and the auction had started that day..i was pretty lucky!

 

[senordragon]

What's up fellow lurkers, I'm Sonny and I've been into sneakers since I was 11. As the sig. indicates, I've been here since '03, back thenunder the alias SenorDunk, switched around '05 to the current user name. I'm 22, from the Bay Area, about to finish my undergraduate work in the Cityof Angels and return to the Bay pursue my doctoral studies. I buy all sorts of stuff, but for the most part my collection consists of Adidas and Nikes. One ofthese days I'll get around to doing a proper collection post, but for now, here's some random pics of some of the stuff I have, sz. 13 for thosecurious...

 

[rico7jt]

W H A T

 

[brettthejett]

What up sonny! nice micropacers and bisons bro!!!!

 

[jordanfiendxii]

Good stuff lurkers! The VIII's, Terms, Bisons, and a new grail for me (which I dont know what it is) is a shoe on the bottom right of SenorDragon'spost. Very Nice! My name is Travis and I am also a lurker. I'm 19 and I go to Ohio University where I am majoring in civil engineering. I have been aroundhere for about 5 years now. I have been into shoes for a very long time but it got serious freshman year of high school. The first Jordan I ever had were theOG Cardinal VII. But freshman year is when I saw the shoes that got me started into shoes all over. The Jordan XII white/red which I obtained but had to sellbecause I needed more cash

. And the other was the gray/green/pinkTwisted Prep Dunks on Mark Hoppus' (blink 182) feet I just went

.Haha. And I am proud to currently have two pairs of these!

I buy whatI like and what I can get my hand on for my budget. The collection is a lot of recent Jordans because I work at Footaction and they're hard to turn downwith the discount. But Jordan Brand is getting a little out of hand. I have slowed down a little becuase of that and the fact that I am in college. If I everget a job here at OU then I'll start buying some older stuff off of eBay and what not. And as of now I would say my current "gems" are my DS OGXII Black/Red, Retro XI Black/Red, Grapes, Stillwater Dunks, Shima Shima III dunk, and the Rose Patent High forces. I am very pround to have no paid retail forany of these. I paid: 100 shipped, 0.00, 0.00, 55 shipped, got in trade, and 70 shipped all respectively in order. But anyway here is the only pic ever takenof my collection, which is only really about half of the collection, enjoy fellow lurkers!

 

[enothakickhead]

Originally Posted by airjordanjack

brettTHEjett - Intresting collection. Its cool to see something different.

EnoThaKickHead - Nice pics and kicks.

Thanks and Thanks man. the love is greatly appreciated.

 

[brettthejett]

yo travis nice to see your stuff!!
And the other was the gray/green/pink Twisted Prep Dunks on Mark Hoppus' (blink 182) feet I just went image. Haha. And I am proud to currently have twopairs of these!

can i see some of these babies

 

[jordanfiendxii]

^^^ sure here ya go man. i couldnt find a pic of mark hoppus wearing them though.

My freshest pair of these has a custom stuffed tongue which makes them look absolutely incredible.

from pys.com

 

[jvhoop22]

Originally Posted by SenorDragon

CRACK. I had those back in the day. Aren't those the Nike Total Air Griffey's? I think I even had that colorway. If I remember correctly they havetuned air.
Great stuff SenorDragon. I remember the SN SenorDunk from back in the day.

I feel like most people lurk in the beginning. I lurked on niketalk for the first 3 years of high school before I finally created a SN in '04 (Could havebeen '03, but I can't remember anymore).

 

[nigeynige]

I've been lurkin since about '04, didn't post until like last year. I'll post pics later.

 

[Original Playa Records]

 

[jaysneaks]

im not really a lurker..just dont get on much