Under The Palms

Wussup yall, the names Mack, and i hail from the east bay, California. I skated from my young years until I graduated high school. I remember skating in vans that i found at ross when i was about 10, and that was the first time i understood the concept of a good "skate shoe". Then I went to college, quit skating, but kept the shoe! Unfortunately I didn't own a car for the first half of college, so my vans never acheived the chance to "collect" lol..I believe in wearing my shoes best I can til they are retired, so I probly won't be posting in the marketplace section, I suppose u could say I'm not really a "hardcore" collector, but like many others here, I have been a faithful follower of their product. I grew up in CA, but graduated high school in NJ and i pulled alot of attention with my "California shoes" that weren't as easily accessible to them. When i moved back for college, I had found that Vans had become more popular than ever. My old neighbor and skating buddy Lloyd, AKA Young L (from The Pack) and my lil homie Brandon AKA lil b/ Based God(also from the pack) had transitioned from skaters to rappers, and even wrote a song that pretty much expressed what I had been telling all of North Bergen New Jersey High School until i graduated "i got my vans on but they look like sneakers!"

My favorite part about this site! ALL the heads up official threads are within 30 minutes of my house(headed to petaluma outlets 2day)!!! but the members are from everywhere. U guys are an awsome group and your collections are great to look at. So sorry for the long intro but after aLOT of lurking, and some well recieved random comments I've made, I'm ready to join the OTWS fam!!!

mackiv (mack for short)

my current collection isn't strong by any means, but this is because I'm in the middle of revampin the wardrobe. I also recently discovered that I don't fit as easily into a size 12 anymore..lol

Official welcome!

Glad to know you skated and you love the brand, the two best factors of a collector/wearer.

Keep postin' mane!

thanx jesse!

Yeah Mack, welcome brotha! I like your story and history with the brand. Also, dope that you grew up with The Pack! Lil' B has quite the rep these days, and even got a The Hundreds collab! That's epic. Also, I got some nice sz13 stuff I've been sitting on, and you just may be interested in some of the stuff I have. When the times right, I'll post some stuff up for sale! Be ready, that's all I gotta say!

Circle Jerks slip-ons! Don't see those too often. Those and the Cardiel eras are sick. Welcome, fellow 12/13'er!

my favorite jordans nice collection.

@guam: ill be waitin to see wutcha got! Thanx for all u and the others do here. I had no idea about B's collab!?!? Might have to check it out.
@acoustic: these were my faaaavorite slip ons ever! Many compliments from these, even in the beat condition in the pic haha
@miles: im not a huge fan of jordans for some reason (i really dunno why...its not even that i dont like how they look....) but i got these VVNDS in a trade and theyre now my favorite jordans too! I might start lookin for different colors, bought a shirt to go withem. I think ill post it in the pickups thread.

Welcome Mack!

Yee!!!!!

welcome to the forums bro! i'm from the easy bay myself, pittsburg, but i'm livin in san jose right now for school.

awsome tracks! wut r u studying?

Nice to see another NJ (sorta) guy in here. Welcome.

currently undeclared but i'm tryin to get into business finance.

DJGuamstyles wrote:Yeah Mack, welcome brotha! I like your story and history with the brand. Also, dope that you grew up with The Pack! Lil' B has quite the rep these days, and even got a The Hundreds collab! That's epic. Also, I got some nice sz13 stuff I've been sitting on, and you just may be interested in some of the stuff I have. When the times right, I'll post some stuff up for sale! Be ready, that's all I gotta say!

mannnnnnn.....im sweatin bruh....my feet are 2 big for 12 in a nike w/ means vans is next!!! wut'chu got in a 13.....? even if its not for sale....? lost 2 auctions for Wtaps blue and black bones too because my phone is broken.....im bummin mane....!!

pretty solid intro. since you were homies with the pack, weren't u able to get a pair of the pack vans?