Month: March 2022

What’s up and thanks for joining us for Episode 31! By now, you should know that we pretty much wing it. Last week, we took a sick day, but we’re on the mend, and we have some interesting shit to talk about.

Bill was the only one drinking a beer tonight, while Ed and Joey had their waters on deck. I never thought we’d get into a pleasant conversation around water, but we learned what brands we like, and don’t like. Joe just installed a reverse osmosis system under his sink and it’s life changing. Hydration is the key to life, folks.

The Blends unreleased pack dropped, and a few were lucky enough to score a pair. Although we’d prefer an in-store release, or a FCFS online drop like everyone else, we think their raffle method is the safest, and most fair for the amount of demand these Bones get. We can’t thank the Blends fam enough for blessing us with the VIP treatment on this pack. Since we’re on the topic of releases, Defcon dropped some stuff on us last week. Now, we patiently wait to see if there’s some Vans coming too!

We’re anticipating the Vault x Krink collection to drop later this week, so stay tuned for that. Iconic collab right there.

Anyone see The Simpsons “Cool Guy” episode? Pretty funny to see them poke fun at our once beloved culture, which is obviously now too mainstream for us. Is this a sign we need to stop wearing Supreme?!

So, we came across an episode of Talib Kweli’s “The People’s Party” podcast on the Uproxx Youtube channel, featuring Alyasha Owerka Moore. We don’t dare put a title on him, because he’s larger than any title we could ever come up with, but chances are, some of your favorite sneakers or clothes wouldn’t exist without his touch or influence. Whether it’s from this interview, or Bobby Hundred’s book, or just through common acquaintances in San Diego, we feel like we’ve known this guy for decades, but we barely knew anything about him. He also articulated everything our simple minds have been trying to convey since episode 1 of The Authentic Era, in regards to what our sneaker & streetwear culture have become. It’s basically bottle service now, and that’s clown culture!!! We invite you to watch that episode in it’s entirety on their channel, as we had to cut out the parts on our show, where we played clips, due to copyright. Whoops!

That segued us into our final topic of the evening, talking about entitlement, and image, and social media influence. Kids have to grow up with this added pressure these days, and it’s fucked up. But, hey, just remember kids, your favorite idol says you need to just “get off your ass, and work!”.

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We’ve made it to episode 30, and we want to thank you for being a part of this journey! Who’d have thought we’d make it this far? You’re a real one for sticking with us this long. If you’re new here, then welcome! We hope you stick around for the next 30 episodes.

Bill is back from his Hawaii vacation on the Big Island, and he’s not ready to go back to work. He also went to Phoenix for Dodgers Spring Training, but the MLB had other plans. At least he got to hang with our Vans fam Dave & Michelle all weekend, and drink Dutch Bros. and eat at Pappadeaux’s.

After sharing our drinks, we got right into our main topic of the night, which was an exclusive debut, and detailed look at the next Blends collaboration with Vault By Vans, featuring their iconic bones jazz stripe. This pack was originally created for the Asia market, but a few pairs were allocated for here in the states. The designs for the trio, came from early unreleased samples, with each featuring black toe bumpers, premium motorcycle leather, as well as a few other unique details. There are two Sk8-Hi Reissue Zip LX’s, one in black, and one in red, as well as an Old Skool LX in black. Look for a more detailed look, later this week, over on stuckunderthepalms.com.

We talked heavily about the BAPE Vans release fiasco, and how every person’s online order from Vans.com was cancelled. Well, we may not be 100% correct, but we haven’t seen one successful US order yet.

It’s International Womens Day this week, and we have a few releases that coincide with the holiday. First up, is Lizzie Armanto’s inaugural pro model, the Lizzie, and the next is a Vault collab with Sarah Andelman, featuring 4 female artists who each designed a shoe for the collection. We also got a first look at a Vault x Palm Angels collab, and we get into a healthy discussion on if this collab fits in with what Vans consumers are into, and I think we all know the answer to that.

WTF is up with gas these days? We go on a tangent about corporate greed and climate change, lol. Since we we’re on our usual hating segment, we brought up Tyler the Creator’s thoughts on NFTs, the Kanye Netflix doc, and other things we’ve been binge-watching.

Lastly, we talk about how Nike is once again using their corporate power for bad, by wiping out $900 million of Foot Locker’s market value, by removing key product inventory, to sell direct to consumer. The retail experience is going away at a rapid pace. Is this what we all want now? Maybe.

You can drop in for the live Twitch stream, every Tuesday (10PM CDT / 8PM PDT), or on our Youtube channel. Audio formats can be found on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. 

All views and opinions are strictly our own, and not affiliated with anything. If we offend any of you, just know that it wasn’t personal, and we love everyone and everything. Don’t take life so seriously, and that includes us.