T h u r s d a y , J u l y 9 , 2 0 0 9See you there!

If the flyer mentions "party" FOUR times -- you know it's gonna be good!
- THE B.O.P.
T h u r s d a y , J u l y 9 , 2 0 0 9See you there!

M o n d a y , J u l y 6 , 2 0 0 9Free agency officially begins this Wednesday, on July 8th, when players can begin signing with the teams of their choosing. Several of this summer's key free agents have already reached verbal agreements on their new contracts.

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A friend at Nike knew I graduated from the University of Oregon…and he had a pair of size 9 UO AF25s lying around…so he figured I could get them to an appreciative current student…
Sure enough…Jeff is a happy dude and will be making grown men laugh and cry at some football games this fall!
It was the least I could do after this dude cleaned up the whole 4th of July party mess before I even got out of bed!
F r i d a y , J u l y 3 , 2 0 0 9First priority for the day : Change my business cards.
F r i d a y , J u l y 3 , 2 0 0 9
Kicked things off down at Hecklewood for First Thursday.
Works by Nike SB rider Chet Childress….
Oh yeah…and anyone who wanted to tag the wall up…















Next up…Compound….






- Nick
W e d n e s d a y , J u l y 0 1 , 2 0 0 9This is pretty funny.......
S u n d a y , J u n e 2 8 , 2 0 0 9
The names this year were GOOD.


Those White/Black/Green 1’s are aweeeeesome. Gotta find someone to split the pack with. Oh yeah, Gentry with the exclusive IX’s. Not droppin…

Whooooooops…

Golden Child was in the house too. He’s listed at 6′1″ but I’d say he was actually taller. Either way…the guy can DUNK. He started his set around 5pm on Sunday…but he started getting warmed up around 1 pm on Saturday…listening to his headphones for a day straight to get pumped up.

The air this dude got was pretty impressive…but he made about 3 out of 30 dunks…all of which seemed physically impossible.
The guy he’s jumping over?

Oh yeah…then Luda and Usher came out. The crowd had no idea whatsoever.


Then a French rapper came out and joined Chris for a couple songs. The crowd went crazy for this guy too…apparently he’s won some Grammy’s out there.
Afterwards…we got some time with ‘em…
S u n d a y , J u n e 2 8 , 2 0 0 9
European design is FAR more advanced than what we’re used to seeing in the US. Everything is more sleek, simplified and easy to use. They’re Apple. We’re Microsoft.
But the whole region has a ridiculous design flaw that they’ve never corrected : Showers
All of the showers have one swinging door.
Water = Everywhere



Zac and I had some time Sunday morning to walk around and grab some food.
Here’s the aisle of restaurants that we hit on Saturday night.

We DID NOT eat here.
However, if Cam ever ran into a 'Camden Restaurant,' there is a 100% chance he'd check it out.
Lofty goals.
EPIC FAIL.

No clue what this says.
Sunday market was poppin off…
And then we finally stumbled upon a little cafe….with the best sandwich EVER. Mmmmm…salmon.
S a t u r d a y , J u n e 2 7 , 2 0 0 9
Zac and I are out in Paris this weekend to check out Jordan Brand’s Quai 54 tournament.
Flight was looooooooooooooong….

These beds are too damn close.
These are WORKED at this point. Outsole is browning.
Reading material for the flight…
trusty trusty…
HIT.

The crew. G$Money. Frank. Sean. Astor. Reg.

G in Spike Spikes.


Notable player names:
Undertaker. Milkman. Negrostar. Big Boss. Hot Sushi. Dave. Frenchise. The Boss.
- NickF r i d a y , J u n e 2 6 , 2 0 0 9
My dude rides in style. Thanks for the lift to the airport earlier. I’m outta here to Paris!

The one shoe I told him not to sell…that he kept…
Hood ass cupholders & a tennis ball shift…STYLE…
Nick _ Sole Collector Creative Director
Keith _ SoleCollector.com Writer
JT _ Jordan Brand Footwear Designer
Cam _ Nike Footwear Test Engineer
Ira _ Compound Footwear/Apparel Buyer
Dane _ UO “student” / Team Barber
_honorary members_
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