Friday, September 5, 2008

My "Beginning Moments"

I was standing in my closet shuffling shoe boxes when I pulled out my Air Jordan Begnning Moments Pack. I started to think about what this package meant to Michael Jordan and then sort of wondered - "What if I had a Beginning Moments Pack?". Then I began to think a little deeper.

I've never wanted to grow up. I still don't. I'm stuck in the '90s. I loved the '90s - early, mid and late - whether it was TV, clothes, music, friends, hangouts, or various other forms of pop culture, it all started in the '90s and that's where my childhood really began. I was very fortunate to grow up in an era that sort of defined what we see today. It's always fun to look back once in awhile and remember the things we used to do, the clothes we used to wear, our friends who've come and gone, and the times when life was so carefree. These are my "Beginnning Moments".

OLD LOVE
Super Nintendo / Starter snap-backs / sleepovers / water fights / OG Jordans / POGs / eraser-bit fights / Mortal Kombat II / Seattle trips / Cali trips / D2: Mighty Ducks / Hide n' Seek / Another Dimension Comics stores / Spider-Man: The Animated Series / T.G.I.F. on ABC / family parties / Shaq and Penny / Napster / Jordan and Pippen / Montell Jordan / My Temple house / Father Scollen Elementary / N64 / ghost stories / camping / her as a tomboy / Doc Martins / Death Row Records / "The Ball Game" / Bret Hart / Captain Planet / Street Fighter II / my Kuwahara stunt bike / Grounders / NWO Wolfpac / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / NBA on NBC / PSA Nightmare / USA Dream Team / Michigen Wolverines / Upperdeck trading cards / Biker Mice from Mars / Mondetta T-shirts / Theoren Fleury / Easy Street / Calgary 7 / Sun Ice windbreakers / Pop Rocks / WCW Nitro / acid washed jeans / D-Generation X / street hockey / Cross Colors / detention / Ed Whalen / Fresh Prince of Bel-Air / Motorola Star-Tac / Top Corner Hockey table / Mr. Sketch felt pens / Koko's Restaurant / Are You Afraid of the Dark / the Frisbee / G.I. Joe / Bel Biv Devoe / Disney Land / Home Alone movies / Video & Arcade Top 10 / Cavite Christmas Parties / Pro Stars / LA Gear light-ups / VHS / Transformers the Original Movie / Kriss Kross / Fairmont Vacations / cheap gas / Fido Dido / Go-Karting / Jr. Jays Club / no drama

NEW LOVE
college graduation / X-Box 360 / movie nights / road trips / Retro Jordans / high speed internet / Halo / travelling / BBQs / birthday parties / CSI / New Era fitted caps / Lifted Research Group clothing / playing ball / North East Customs / my BMW / SLAM Magazine / laptop computers / N.E.R.D. / Gravis bags / Foot Locker releases / New York / custom sneakers / blogging / You Tube / Beyond.ca / pubs / LCD flat panel TVs / ankle socks / freedom / money / dreams and ambitions / iPods / wisdom / Vitamin Water / camping / Kobe Bryant / Stussy / snowboarding / close friends / beer / UFC / Team SB / Las Vegas / G's to Gents / throwback jerseys / Premium Outlet malls / Casinos / Panorama trips / e-mail / my old Civic / Maxim Magazine / inline skating / graphic T-shirts / Shakers Family & Fun Centers / Will Farrell movies / Canadian Dollar / iPhones / carbon fiber / Hell's Kitchen / contact lenses / CDPs / Kanye West / Nike Hyperdunk / L-O-M-L's / fancy dinners / late night drives / credit cards / dark wash jeans / Transformers live-action movie / golf / getting drunk in 40 minutes / Spam cake / Jason Markk / days off work / Manny Pacquaio / Brooklyn Ava / white neighborhoods / Japanese Village / vacations / full-zip hoodies / Nike Talk / airsoft matches / X-Box Live / BMW M5 / night missions / Hawaii / Shake n' Bake / Spectrum Theater / DVD / finding H.E.R.

My Beginning Moments Pack
It starts off with my first pair of shoes ever. The Nike Sweet Dreams - white/baby blue - Size 0. Proof that I've rocked Nikes since day 1...Litterally! This was released in 1984 and originally came in a blue/pink/gold metal container, and was given to me as a gift from my uncle when I was a new born. Now, if only they made these booties into sneakers in men's sizes. Haha.

My second pair would most definitely be the Air Jordan VII - white/black/cardinal red - Size 12C. This pair was the first Air Jordan I've ever owned and in that exact colorway and size. Not sure how I came about getting them, but I remember rocking these as 'inside shoes' in the second grade at Father Scollen Elementary.

OG Nike Sweet Dreams

Air Jordan 7

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