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Luis Alcala
@Cheddar2345
Sneaker Collector
Chicago, Illinois

"High school is when it became real serious, because we would actually... We'd actually leave school on Wednesdays to go get the new Jordans because they came out on Wednesdays and we'd go to the mall. We'd actually cut our second and third period class, go get the new Jordans, come back to school with the new Jordans on."

"We wouldn't eat during the week so we could save the money to buy our Jordans and then that's what we did, man. It was awesome. It was a great time."

"So this is the Air Max 95 'Animal Pack'. Had these actually since 2006 and I've never seen anything like something like this. It was very...'

"...unique, very different with all the different pony hair, and never seen a 95 in this kind of shape and texture, it was just insane. Easily one of my most prized pairs of sneakers that I own."

"So these are a Women's Dunk from 2008. Just the way it was made was so good. Just the detail of the suede and the pony hair, and then the olive lining, which is pretty crazy. It's something that was just ahead of its time."

"All right. So these are the 'Chicago' Air Max 90s. This is one of the first ones from 2008. It was a City Series, and..."

"...these were designed by a gentleman named David Park who used to own a lot of stores called The Athlete's Foot here in Chicago. And this was kind of his homage to the city. And it has the Chicago flag..."

"...which is one of the best details of my opinion on the shoe. On the toe box it actually has a wind pattern. So it makes it look like wind, Windy City. And then of course it has the four stars in the back, the Chicago stars."

"Very special pair, very important pair because not a lot of people have seen these too often. They're very sought after and very coveted, but it's definitely something that I cherish and definitely one of my favorite pairs of all time."

"The old Jordan 12 'Flu Game', it goes back to just being in Chicago, being in the Jordan era of the flu game..."

"...the whole story, what I was going through at the time, I was 14. He worked his magic to do what he did in these, but to me, they mean more than that. It's the fact that a shoe means a lot more than just a shoe."

"So these are the original Air Max 96's, from 1996. You could tell just that the shape and..."

"...the bubble, and you can see how big it is and how foggy it is, it's just such a great pair to have. And it's just a sign of the times. That's where my passion from Air Max started was these shoes."

"Thanks for watching y'all, this is Cheddar, and this is What I Got."

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