I'm Just Sayin...

First and foremost, to all of you who have been following this Blog thus far, I thank You very much. I more than Greatly appreciate it.

Now on to the Blog, I'll make this short and sweet.

I being the Sneaker Collector/Enthusiast/Fan that I am bothered by the fact that it is 2008 and most people still cant tell Fake Sneakers from Real. So I guess instead of making fun of you guys I'll try to help.

First of all
1. Air Jordan Sneakers are (or for the most part used to be) made with Impeccable quality. And they are sold in Stores if not by re-sellers.

2. Jordans are rarely, If ever retailed for less than $100 given that they are bigger then a (US) Men's Sz. 7. So if your finding them in a sz. 10 for $65 you may wanna be careful.

3. Although there has been very many alternate colors They are usually in White/Red/Black colorways, so if you see something Orange and Green once again be careful.


4. Do your research! If you want Jordans there are forums you can visit to find out what colorways, styles and other specs are legit. Like NikeTalk.com, issforums.com and others that im not 100% sure on. And please always feel free to contact me to ask me my opinion on a certain pair. Lets stop supporting the bootleggers who sell fakes

*Now if you couldnt care less wether or not your kicks are real then ignore this but im sayin for those of you who go out and buy matching clothes and think your "killin it" with you new Jays. STOP IT!

^^ Fake Air Jordan IV's. The IV's were never released in this colorway. Original or Retro.

^^ Same as above with these Fake V's

^^These are the Soles from the IV's with the upper half of the XI's. Again FAKE!

Lets cut this out folks.

Beatin' The Odds

Im Back with another one folks. Sorry to those who missed me lol.

This past weekend was My man Mylez Birthday. The Good Lord above blessed him with another 365 days of life. Mylez is now 25 Years old LOLOL, he is officially a quarter of a century old. Also Shout outs to my Man Devo Diamond whose Birthday was on the 10th and Che Kidd whose Birthday was on the 8th. My Man Penny also had a Birthday the same day as Mylez which was Friday September 12th. Shout outs to all the Virgos.

^^ The Man of the Hour in Mid-Speech. Peep The Bill Cosby Face.

^^ Che Kidd, Caught off Guard.

^^ Penny The Kid. Jahmaul came throught and celebrated his BDay with us.

^^ Mr. Devo Diamond Himself.

^^ The Squad. If You aint know I roll with an Army.

^^ Another Group Shot. Too many to name. You need to know who someone is leave me a comment.

"We Wasn't Posed to make it past 25, Jokes on you we still alive!"

-Kanye West-

Tough Guys.

Ah Yes, tough guys. I've wanted to speak on this topic for quite a while but I was waiting for the in-Life experience to yet again present itself, and present itself it did.

Quick Background: As some of you may know I'm a big dude, I stand at an even 6'0 and I weigh 230 lbs. needless to say I sweat like a pig on hot days. I could walk around with a paper towel in my back pocket but its not long before the whole thing is soaked and serves me no purpose when I have to wipe my sweat. So I walk around with small (lil personal wash) towels on these days. The color doesn't matter at all to me, I grab one and head out the door. I keep it hung in my back pocket half way out. The reason I rock it like a flag) is because its uncomfortable keeping it fully tucked in my pocket. But anyway before I make this post about a towel here Goes:

I went to my lil brothers football game yesterday, and when I left the house it was close to 90 degrees outside. So of course I threw on some shorts and had my baby blue towel hangin out my back pocket. After the game I was walking to the bus stop with my headphones on when this kid from my brothers school (Cardinal Hayes) sorta comes up to me. Why do these lil Catholic School Kids always feel they have to prove themselves to be hard? Anyway he's about 7 feet away from me on my right. He said something and I faintly heard what it was. So I turn the volume on the iPod down low enough to hear what it was that he said. So I asked "What happened?" and with fear all but drooling out of his mouth he repeats himself "You Crip my nigga?" LOL. I'm thinkin: This has got to be the cutest thing I've heard in Years. So to humor him I say "Nah, this is a towel not a flag" I mean you figure if this guy is as real as he feels he is he should at least recognize the difference between a towel and a bandanna. But whatever, he tells his boys (Who are all about 10 feet behind him by the way) "Its just a towel, False Alarm." I laughed to myself and keep it movin. lol C'Mon fam 7 feet away from me? What? I got Rabies or somethin, you cant press me face to face? And then ya squad is even further back then you are? Anyway....

Just about 2 or 3 weeks ago another Tough Guy decided to address me. this tough guy was an online thug tho. I thought those had all gone extincted but I guess theres still a few left roaming around. This tough Guy thinks that he is my Ex Girl's boyfriend, little does he know that she doesn't even claim him as anything more than "Some Guy I talk to" LMFAO, poor thing. But anyway I was underground with some of the fellas, and I was still signed on to my AIM via my SideKick. As you New Yorkers know there are some stations that are close enough to street level that you get a signal. So as we passed one of these stations an IM came threw. I'd quote it but I forgot how it went word for word so I'll para-phrase:

"yo fam, do me a favor and leave (my Ex's name here) alone. she's my wifey and I dont want you bothering her. She don't wanna tell me where you live because I wanna go and talk to you."

Aint that cute? lolol. I guess he over looked the fact that "His Wifey" hits me up any and every time we speak, I'm never the one to "bother" her.

So by the time I get off the train and have regained full service on my phone its too late... the tough guy signed off. so I'm thinkin "Damn, why couldn't the tough guy hit me up when I was walkin around downtown? and from his own screen name" if he wanted to "talk" Idda gave him my number, and on the phone Idda told him where I live what I look like and what I was wearing at the time. So I did all I could: I called My Ex, and told her "Tell your Little BOYfriend that I'm on my block, I'm wearin a black Polo, some khaki Shorts, and Some Black Sneakers, I got on a Black Yankee fitted, I have Glasses and Dreads, he cant miss me. He can feel more than free to come and 'TALK' to me cause I been itchin to 'SAY' a few things to a random nigga for a while now. " Of course she didn't relay my message because she was scared that the nigga she talks to and I would have a few hurt full words to exchange with each other. So that blew over and we never got to "Speak."

The Moral of this long ass story is this: all you Tough Guys out there need to cut this mess out. If you a tough guy then there is no need to Press me when you see my towel hangin out my pocket, I'm gonna recognize your realism and if I feel I'm offending you then I'll put it away. If your a tough guy don't send me any type of threats via a texting device that only makes me think, "This nigga aint a man cause a real man would have found the means necessary to speak to me in person." I guess what I'm saying is: A Real Tough Guy is the one that doesn't open his mouth to tell you. A real Tough Guy is the one that handles his business and rather not let you know that he really is Tough. The Strong Move in Silence.... The louder a nigga is, the more scared he is. Just remember that. Oh and if this has offended you in anyway, then maybe your the Tough Guy I'm speaking about lol. Ya be coo man.

Bonnifide Coincidence

Whats up folks? Just wanted to share the ol sayin "Great Minds Think Alike" with ya'll tonight. lol. As I've mentioned before I am a huge sneaker fanatic. Seeing as how Jays are one of my favorite brands its Hard to be different then others. Like today I wore my AJ XII's and swore I wouldn't see anyone with em on (Cause they're old) and ofcourse.... I Did. lol. Keep in mind we didnt speak before work to set this up or anything. Hence the title of this Blog post.

^^ My Homegirl Bonnie and I

Guess Imma have to put these "On Ice" for a few more years before I can bring em out again huh? lol. Stay Tuned folks.

A Kid at Heart

Whats goin' on folks? First off let me thank any an all of you who have been reading my posts thus far. Today I don't have much to say. I just wanted to come by and say that It amazes me how Toys'R'Us still bring out the kid in me @ the age of 21 lol. I went to work today 3 hours early hoping to be allowed to get more hours and I was turned down. So instead of walking around aimlessly around Time Sq. I figured I'd go to Toys'R'Us and see if I could play Madden 09 in the Game Zone, well it wasn't there but me and my boy Rich ended up playing some lil kid Tennis Game, before you knew it, we were walking around Looking for Hot Wheels, came across Tickle Me Elmo (I'm buying one soon), and Nerf Guns. lol Long story short I was told I could Clock in at work at 7 but ended up clockin' in at around 7:45 all because I was walkin' around Toys'R'Us. lol So with that said I just wanted to let ya'll know that I'm just a big kid at heart. I dont wanna grow up. I wanna Be a Toys'R'Us Kid! LMAO. ^^ Heres Proof.

True Religion

No not the Denim type. This is another one that you may get offended by so read at your own risk.

"Do not lacerate your bodies for the dead, and do not tattoo yourselves. I am the Lord."
~Leviticus 19:28~

Ok Folks I think you can already see where this one is going. I got my first Tat when I was 18 yrs. old back in 05'. Since then I've been getting slack from all types of people. Aunts and Uncles mostly, but most recently I've been in the mists of conversations regarding the Bible and the fact that "Having Tattoos is a sin." I knew of the Leviticus passage before I got my Tattoos but I got them anyway. But before you get out your pitch forks and plan on crucifying me lets look at things from all angles here: Remember what age/year we are living in. If your argument here is "Only Sailors and or Gangsters have tattoos" then sorry to break it to you but everyone has tats now-a-days. Your Doctors, your lawyers, and even the teacher that teach your children. You see like a lot of things tattoos have come to have a bad reputation over the years but its nothing more then a persons expression of how they feel, think and believe. It is literally a living piece of art and judging someone on sight based on nothing more than the ink on their arms is no different than judging them based on the color of their skin.

Now getting into the Religious aspect: People will be very quick to get thier Bible and Preach to you and tell you "It says it right there that your not supposed to have tattoos." But what that person will always forget to tell you and will close the Bible before they have a chance to be challenged is this:

"*Do not clip your hair at the temples, nor trim the edge of you beard."
~Leviticus 19:27~

Ah-Ha. Now its getting interesting right? See what this means is a man is not supposed to Shave or in anyway remove his Beard nor the hair that grows from his Temple. This is why Muslims do not shave their beards and this is why Hasidic Jews do not cut the Long curled up hair that grows from their temples. But correct me if I'm wrong, there is more men walking around with smooth clean shaven faces and Dark ceasers than there is with Jew Curls and Beards. Am I right or wrong? So whats that about? The way I see it is all these preachers are being hypocrites because they'll tell me I'm a sinner for having Tattoos but they'll say it to me while sitting in the barbers chair with their faces lathered up with shaving cream. The only message your sending me is: You can pick and choose which rules in the Bible you want to follow. And here I am a 21 year old who for the past twenty-one years thought you had to follow them all.

Another thing that grinds my gears is that people rarely take the time out to see what my tattoos are and what they represent. Never mind the fact that I have Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus on one arm and Angels with Psalms 23 on the other. As soon as they see me I'm automatically a criminal or some sort of heathen that should be ignored and exiled from society.

Heres all I'm saying: Its 2008, we live in a different world then we did when our Bible was written. If your gonna shove religion down my throat then make sure you've had a taste for yourself. Go by the Bible all across the board and not half way through it. See I've done my research I'm not just your average sinner who does things out of spite.
To all my peoples who have tattoos please remeber this blog next time someone tries to put you down because of it. Remember its your Body and if your a sinner then the guy on the train next to you who just shaved this morning is a Bigger sinner. Lev 19:27 was an established rule before Lev 19:28.

With all that said Im gonna leave you guys to think and discuss this amongs yourselves. Come back soon.

^^ My Sleeves that I proudly showcase.

^^ Leviticus 19:27 The forgotten verse of the Bible.

The Fellas

Sup Meng? (This one is long folks, but its because its been a long time coming so bare with me.)This post is yet another Ode. (You none reading niggas may need a dictionary for that one) This one is to my fellas tho. First off lemme give ya a lil insight on my past friendships, see I rarely keep "Friends." My mom finds it strange that I'll have a friend one day and Lose that friend the next. I honestly can't tell you why that is. Some have said "You've Changed" or "Your changing" but I've only grown. Maybe those who have yet to grow with me have seen it as me being a different person but that's not it at all. I've simply matured and have had the vail that is innocence removed from my vision. To the few friends that I still have in my life: Dwayne, Gil, Rich, Gabe(we only known each other a few months but you one of the realest niggas I've met in years) thanks for stayin around man. I appreciate ya friendships more than words can begin to explain. I Luv ya niggas.

But this Ode is to You Niggas. You niggas know who ya are lol.
Buddy 'Motha Effin' Mylez, Severe Persy Jones, Killa Ken, Joe Dirt, Ry PlayLand, Devo, Reg (P.B.M), Che Kidd. I Love ya man. Mylez, Perse, Killa, and I are cousins by blood but I look at them as my older brothers literally. PlayLand is my lil cuz but theres not much I can teach his fast ass lol. But as for the rest of ya'll Blood couldn't make us any closer (I mean that). I just wanna take this time out and thank ya for being there for me in my times of need. Lord Knows that he blessed me with a loving mother, who is My best friend in the world and a father who I never speak to. Not because he's passed or because he doesn't live here with me but because he's nothing more the a Physical presence but that's another Blog post in itself so I wont dwell on it now. But yea man

Mylez: Who could ask for a better Big Brother, honestly everything from teachin me how to shoot a basketball, throw a football, talk to a female or manage my Money, he been there for it all.

JONES! I love you my nigga as much as I cant stand you at times. You know what we been threw. We literally almost died in the same river, on the same day at the same time. LMAO. Your the closest to my age but years away in wisdom in certain topics and stages of Life.

Killa Ken: I'd go on for days tryna find the words man, so I wont try in hopes that you realize that me being speechless is just how I feel. lol

Ryan (PlayLand): These past few months have been good catchin up for us. You've come a very looong way and Im glad to see that my younger cuz is headed on a path that I myself havent embarked on.

Joe Dirt: Literally I have known you since I was like 6. We fell off for a few years but you could never be forgotten my nigga. and I dont think I've told you before But I LOVE the fact that your a father to your kids and your there for them everyday. Lord knows comin from where we from thats more precious then all the gold and diamonds on this planet.

Reg: You've been around for a few years but it doesnt take long for any person to befriend you. Your too cool for words my nigga. You know we all love you. Dont let this stress kill you b, we gonna be rich real soon.

Che: My Big Brother's Big Brother. LOL (You know what that makes you man) BIG HOMIE! lol. Che you've grown from a boy to a man and its more than noticable. This world needs more black men like you, African Prince. As much you try to press my buttons Id rather it be you then someone I dont know lol. 'You my Brother Che, not my Nigga'

Devo: God's Gift right? Lol You my lil brother, no different from my real brother. You can be embarassin at times, but you can only be embarassed by your loved ones I say, and thats real. Keep doin you my dude you gonna be famous one day due to it.

^^ L to R: Perse, PlayLand, Killa, Mylez

^^ Che Kidd (The Black Panther) and Yours Truly. Thats me in my Dread Era.

^^ P.B.M (My Favorite Jamaican Reg)

^^ PlayLand, Devo, Yours Truly, Perse

^^ The infamous Joe Dirt

I'd be lost without ya Man 4Real!