I've always liked this ad. The magic marker tattoo on his arm says I hate chicks.
The weather looks promising for both Saturday and Sunday. I've got a new board and trucks to break in. I'm also breaking in a pair of Lakai MJ5's. I like the colorways on the website and I got the green ones. They remind me of the old Vans Tom Boyle model from 1997 or 1998. These have the Lakaitning beefed up vulcanized sole. I'm not thrilled with the shape of the shoe and the sole seems to not grip. The lack of grip could be based on my older grip tape so that could be irrelevant. The soles are also thicker than even a good cupsole. I'm not sure how I feel about that. It is a little weird. My general feeling is that these sneakers are OK, but I wouldn't buy another pair. I would consider giving the Lakaitning a second chance on a different model.
Another part of me says that I should just stick with the Jamie Thomas Rival until they stop making them. Those seemed to work really well for me.
Thrasher - June 1991 Volume 11 Number 6
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I personally LOVE the DC Pure. Wore out two pairs of them over the past 3 years, and am glad they still make it. Then again, I think DC is the best company of them all, probably because they are about the only company that cuts its shoes big enough to fit my huge dawgs. LOL
I think it's kind of funny when I get the points and snickers from kids when they see me in my DCs--even the damned young girls vibe me occasionally. I told one kid "When was the last time YOU skated? My 4 year old Son can fakie the 9 foot quarter pipe at the park, can you? I was riding pools and pipes LONG before the best part of you ran down your Dad's inner thigh."
Shut his trap right the eff up.
Everybody has their "dream spots." Like wanting to skate Embarcadero or El Toro or whatever. For me, for quite a few years, it was that fire hydrant. I had totally convinced myself that I could, if given the chance, do so much cool shit on that thing. I'm not even sure why I fixated on it, other than the fact that it was just another indication that California was so much cooler than PA. Even the fire hydrants look like they're meant to be skated.
On the shoe thing, I'm loving the Adidas Campus. Pretty much no break in needed, though they do get a little slippery towards the end of their lifespan. I'm about ready for a new pair, I just have to overcome my phobia of buying the same pair of shoes twice in a row.
Beancan---get over your phobia--those Adidas Campus are a damned good shoe, and if they work for you, don't switch.
When I skated both Vert and Street back in days before fire and Television, I bought a pair of Vans High Tops, back in the days if you sent them an outline of your foot, they'd cut the shoe to your specs. I wore those things to school every day, and to skate after school every day, and they literally would take well over a year to wear out. They were pricey for that day and time, but I went like 4 straight years buying a new pair with the same amazing results.
Ya just can't beat finding a good shoe that works, fits and lasts.
Beancan---get over your phobia--those Adidas Campus are a damned good shoe, and if they work for you, don't switch.
When I skated both Vert and Street back in days before fire and Television, I bought a pair of Vans High Tops, back in the days if you sent them an outline of your foot, they'd cut the shoe to your specs. I wore those things to school every day, and to skate after school every day, and they literally would take well over a year to wear out. They were pricey for that day and time, but I went like 4 straight years buying a new pair with the same amazing results.
Ya just can't beat finding a good shoe that works, fits and lasts.
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