#kixpo

This past weekend I showcased at KIXPO! Kixpo is Dallas / Fort Worth's biggest sneaker and streetwear expo! Last year I went to the event as an event goer, so it took me awhile to take in the fact that this year I was going as an exhibitor! What a difference a year makes, huh?!  Whatever, let's run through the day...

The night before, I stayed up until about 6am  making sure I had everything I needed for the event. Checking inventory, gathering shirts and making sure I had all my signage, handouts and material ready was a huge pain in the ass, but in the end it was a good feeling to take a step back and see how things came together.

I was lucky to be sandwiched  in-between my Fur Face Boy family...

the good folks at Centre...

...and the Yeezed up Shogun Crew!

After I set up my table, I figured that the only time I could catch a glimpse of all the RARE, ONE OF A KIND and VHTF sneakers was now, so I did - DO NOT TOUCH!!!

I spot a VERY UNDERRATED Air Jordan (here's a clue: 2000).

MAN! I wish I had a complete set of the Reebok Voltron Lion Force Pack! I wouldn't mind having those Triumvir Dunks or those P.Rod Marco Hernandez either.

OoOooooooOooooooh...a nice collection of Air Max 1's.

I see EGGPLANTS! How bout you?

Drool~~~~~SVSM LeBron III's and IV's!

White / Tour Yellow IV's, Grape's, Olympics, Carmines, Spiz'ike's, and PE's - OH MY!

After a quick rundown of all the awesomeness, I grabbed a slice of pizza (which was the only thing I ate all day - until this) that they had giving away, inside the pizza box was a  fortune cookie (I know, weird.) I cracked open the fortune cookie, this was my fortune:

You can never go wrong with a cookie! The Fur Face Boy table was BONKERS with customers wanting to get their hands on the FFB Kixpo Exclusive as well as other FFB styles! I met and talked to so many people! It was great to meet original FFB fans for the first time, re-meeting people from last week's Centre BBQ, as well as meeting / making new friends! Tons of D/FW based crews and clothing labels like The Deadstock Crew, Index, Watermelon Democracy, Key City, Unkommon Kolor and Grp Fly also stopped by (and stopped by again!) to show FFB  much love and much support!

I even got to chat it up abit with this guy - Dom Kennedy. Dom was a real cool guy, no lie. I took notice that he's a big Air Jordan fan so I figure I give him a FFB Kixpo Exclusive. Then we debated over which girls are better, Texas or Cali girls? And it's obvious we all know what the answer to that is...or do we?

After a   crazy-busy, hectic, yet extremely successful / fun filled Saturday, I think everyone who attended Kixpo definitely deserves a Watermelon Sundae:

I know you hate doing this, but let's take a quick trip back in time to February...

FEBRUARY 16, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST WEEK

...I definitely ain't no millionaire and this Fur Face Boy thing takes money to stay afloat, so I had to sell some of my most precious and beloved items this week. **tear. First thing I parted with was my collection of worn Air Jordans. It's even hard to type this out without remembering the oh so many great times I had in my Jordans. From the first time I kissed that girl while wearing my XIV's to the last time I kissed that girl wearing my V's. How I landed that job wearing my X's, The taste of the most delicious candy apple I've ever eaten as I wore my II's, going to the hospital to stitch up my sliced up finger in my IX's, breaking neck's wearing my XI's...*Sigh* one day, I'll be reunited with all of you again...one day. *sob* *weep* ~sniffle~sniffle...I might as well start breaking in my III's now...~sniffle~

As you just read, I look at my shoes as pinpoints to my life, and since pretty much the beginning of Fur Face Boy, I've been doing it all in my Air Jordan III's. From mailing out free shirts to ALL 50 states to going out every chance I get to spread the FFB word, from photo shoots to twitter, from fan mail to opening the FFB webstore, from the Limited Edition Box Sets to being accepted into the Pool Tradeshow (more details on that in the next few weeks), from getting into Shogun to getting into Centre - I did it all while wearing my III's, so to commemorate Fur Face Boy getting to where it's currently at,  I now present to you...

...your FUR FACE BOY KIXPO EXCLUSIVE! LIMITED TO ONLY 36!

As you can see from this up-close detail view, there are Fur Face Boys where the III's famous 'elephant skin' pattern is at!

Remember, there's ONLY 36 of these, so be sure to swing on by the Fur Face Boy table and grab one before they're all gone!  I'm also going to be selling a limited amount of FFB shirts / styles at a special KIXPO ONLY price! So again, swing on by, grab a FFB shirt and while you're there share your sneaker stories with me, I'd love to hear all about it! SEE YOU THIS SATURDAY!