After we managed to get this bum juice ride, we finally could do some stuff, as the public transportation system really kinda sucks for the most part in L.A., so we hit the freeway to drive approximately 1 hour to Camarillo Premium Outles the second after we got the car. I was only interested in a few of these stores and the only store I got something from… you guessed it: NIKE.

Some more Hyperfuse (best shoes right now to play in for me right now!) for $69.99 along with some b-ball shorts ($19.99 each) and a shirt ($4.97). They also had some Hyperdunks for $37.something!!! Really nice deals for any European baller.

Of course I also looked around other stores and found some really nice bargains like this adidas Adi Firebird Jacket. FULL PRICE: $65.00 / OUR PRICE: $64.99: YOU SAVE EXACTLY 1 CENT. WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!

On Wednesday we decided to hit Six Flags, which is also about 1 hour away from L.A. and was thankfully kinda empty, so we didn’t have to wait any longer than I would say 15 minutes for any ride – some were even without a line at all.

Brought the RUN FFM swagerona with me.

Here’s only part of the story, but: There was a tower, so what should it be other than a free fall tower, right? That’s why I was so excited, because I haven’t been on one in a while. So that was the first thing we did, but something felt weird. Really weird. There was no line at all, not even people. Then, we found something like a elevator, that was operated by a guy. He closed the door and asked us if we were afraid of heights. “No!!!!!” And I thought for a while, that this elevator would get us to some kind of platform to get to the seats for the free fall tower. But we kept going, kept going, kept going. At some point I realized, that there wouldn’t be happening any free fall.

They had this viewing platform on top of the tower, so we were at least able to get a overview over the whole thing. Still, there were some folks that wanted to get down on a free fall… LOL!!!

As you can see, there is an ridiculous amount of rides, so even though the park was not crowded at all, we didn’t get to drive all of the ‘thrill’ rides (the most exciting rides).

Superhero status!!!

Didn’t notice, that this sucker Bugs Bunny was trying to step on my foot!!! Should’ve kicked him in his balls. Oh wait, he even doesn’t have any!!!!

But Olga & Tweetie are much more adorable anywayz, don’t you think??

That’s family right here!!! Big ups!

To end our adventures in Six Flags, we had some ice cream. Of course, I had to take this thing called Germanchökolätekäke!!!

But the size of it was American, so I couldn’t even finish it!

Back in Venice we got ourselves some groceries. Plus, the normal Venice sight to behold!!

More on the Venice Beach Freakshow in the next post!

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

I have really been a Gilbert Arenas fan since his days as a Golden State Warrior, as soon as I read a story about him growing up under harsh circumstances, namely sleeping for a period of time in the car of his dad, about him not getting any respect, when he entered college and made it to the NBA (thus choosing the number 0, because that’s the amount of minutes that “everyone” thought he would get). He even felt he was so bad (WHILE HE WAS ALREADY AN NBA PLAYER!), that he joined a local church league in San Francisco. Until the Warriors got word of it, of course. Then in his Wizard days he hit a whole array of incredible buzzer beaters with his not-to-be-destroyed confidence, he also had his super entertaining blog on NBA.com, his own adidas signature sneakers and so on.

Then came the troubles in the last few years culminating in a gun incident, and so he entered the season without a shoe deal, but that way he was able to rock whatever dope kicks he wanted to. This included lots of J’s (like the Space Jams pictured below) and even a pair of Dolce&Gabbana shoes in a game against the Lakers.

That’s the biggest dream for a sneaker head to showcase them at that stage, so even if his team got eliminated from the Playoffs, this makes him the ultimate SNEAKER CHAMP. That’s also his twitter name by the way: @thesneakerchamp and it’s all about the sneakers!!! You can also check which sneakers he wore for every game during the 2010-2011 NBA season on this site. Also SLAMonline.com has a nice gallery here.

And all of this really makes him someone to absolutely cheer for. At least to me.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

Allright, folks. It’s the time of year again and we don’t want to distract you too much right now. Rather go spend some time with your family, friends and loved ones, but it wouldn’t be a proper Christmas without some Christmas music, right…?? RUN FFM’s choice is obvious: it’s RUN DMC with their track ‘Christmas in Hollis‘. Enjoy… (after the commercial, that you have to endure to watch… sorry!)

And for “some” history on Hollis, Queens this adidas Originals video is for you.

To everyone out there Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. To everyone, who doesn’t celebrate Christmas also lots of positive energy! Look back on the past year and start to get excited for 2011, people!

Love, peace & soul.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO & Chris / @chrishimself84
RUN FFM Crew

OK, so on Tuesday we went to check out some other stores. This time near Kudamm and in Kreuzberg. First stop was at the CLVII Store.

First thing to pop into your eyes are the subway maps of Berlin & Paris on their walls.

Second thing were those crazy adidas x Jeremy Scott sneakers once again.

CLVII Store, Meinekestraße 5, 10719 Berlin – www.clvii-berlin.com
open Mon – Sat 11:00-20:00

solebox is located not far away and that store is well known in Germany – also because the owner Hikmet is an internationally known sneaker head.

Besides dope sneakers you’ll find some BBC & Ice Cream shirts…

… or solebox toothbrushs. :)

solebox, Nürnbergerstrasse 16, 10789 Berlin, Germany – www.solebox.com

NIKETOWN is also right around the corner and I just couldn’t say no to some new Jordans for 80€.

NIKETOWN, Tauentzienstraße 7, 10789 Berlin, Germany – www.nike.de

A short subway ride got me to OVERKILL located in Kreuzberg.

As soon as I saw this doorknob, I knew that was my kind of store.

And hands down, it was the store I really liked the most here in Berlin.

Check out that Storm Trooper with the beanie LOL.

They even had a NIKE Hyperdunk Marty McFly sneaker on display.

More awesomeness follows, when you walk upstairs…

.. with these old adidas kicks…

… and all of these things: the boom boxes, the giant PUMA sneaker, those Darth Vader & Storm Trooper figures, …

I had to get me two pairs of those little sneakers, the Jordan I & the Tiffany Dunks.

OVERKILL, Köpenicker Str. 195 a, 10997 Berlin, Germany – www.overkillshop.com
open Mon – Sat 11:00-20:00

Another sticker sighting.

I then ended the day with shooting some hoops, so a big thank you to the BERLIN BASKETS and especially Tobi, Marco & Holger.

And the only thing blogworthy from yesterday (Wednesday), but it absolutely is, was the dinner: Lecker Hähnchen @ Henne in Kreuzberg. Make sure to make your reservations in advance.

Henne, Alt Berliner Wirtshaus, Leuschnerdamm 25, 10999 Berlin, Germany – www.henne-berlin.de

Today, we are off to the opening of the Alastair Philip Wiper exhibition @ SOTO & the YMA show at Friedrichstadtpalast.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

Tachchen.

So I arrived in Berlin after having no sleep the night before, because we had to celebrate our first win of the season, and went with Simon, who now lives in Berlin, diiiiiirectly on the Touristenverarsche-Tour and to the Kurt Krömer Benefizgala in the evening.

On Monday, we made our way downtown again, but this time to check out some stores.

We got off at Alexanderplatz and there were some cool streetart pieces.

First stop was the WOOD WOOD store.

As you can see, you can get lots of different styles & items in there, while wood is also a large part of the store.

I really liked that scarf :)

WOOD WOOD, Rochstraße 4, 10178 Berlin, Germany – woodwood.de
open Mon – Sat 12:00-20:00

Down the street, we spotted the BBB Headquaters right next to the adidas Originals store. I’m actually also thinking about going to the next BBB in January. We’ll see…

We also went into the store…

… and I immediately got me a new hoodie. :)

NOOOT!!! I didn’t buy it, but Jeremy Scott is really going all out…! Do you like the look…??

adidas Originals, Münzstr. 13 -15, 10178 Berlin, Germany – www.adidas.de

Check out the sneaker wall at the KICKZ Store.

KICKZ, Münzstraße 20, 10178 Berlin, Germany – www.kickz.com

Next stop was STAB, where you have a good sneaker-to-clothing ratio in my eyes.

We loved this piece of art here. Also check out those little Jeremy Scott adidas sneaker for kids. :)

STAB, Gipsstraße 23, 10119 Berlin, Germany – www.stickabush.com
Mon – Fri 12:00-20:00 & Sat 11:00-19:00

Then, I was finally able to go to SOTO after I got me their SOpreme shirt earlier this year. By the way, you can really tell, when you are getting closer to the store. :)

That’s the front. Unfortunately, it was already dark.

The atmosphere in the store was cool and very laid-back, so you can feel really comfortable there.

We’ll go back there on Thursday to check out the opening of the Alastair Philip Wiper exhibition.

SOTO, Torstraße 72, 10119 Berlin, Germany – blog.sotostore.com
open Mon – Fri 12:00-20:00 & Sat 11:00-20:00

Right next door is No.74. The carry exclusive adidas items, but unfortunately I was not allowed to take any pics.

No.74, Torstraße 74, 10119 Berlin, Germany – www.no74-berlin.com
open Mon – Sat 12:00-20:00

After that it was time to eat and we found something dope on Torstraße: Shawarma, Hummus & Haloumi…!

Two corners away you’ll find the Firmament store in their new location. They got really exclusive stuff by OriginaFake, Head Porter Plus, Acronym, Visvim and so on.

In the entrance area they are showcasing the new Nike x Undercover Gyakusou International Running Association collection.

You can also get some Japanese magazines there, while I got myself a new Stüssy beanie. And no, they don’t make ‘Gas-/Wasserinstallationen’, if some krayzie person on the street should tell you that LOL.

Simon also found this book called ‘Take Ivy’ that contains photographs of men and their clothes shot on the Ivy campuses. It was originally published in Japan in 1965 and started the “Ivy Style” fashion among students in Tokyo. And as Simon told me not much has changed on the campuses fashionwise in all those years. And if somebody should know about that, it’s him, but I won’t drop the H-bomb now. :)

Firmament, Linienstrasse 40, 10119 Berlin, Germany – www.am-firmament.com
open Mon – Sat 12:00-20:00

Last visit was at the Civilist store.

They also carry a wide range of different brands and I also found a shirt by Australian brand PAM that I had to get.

Civilist, Brunnenstraße 13, 10119 Berlin, Germany – www.civilistberlin.com
open Mon – Sat 12:00-20:00

If you happen to be in Berlin, I can only advice you to check out these stores, also because in that area you’ll find some cool other things while you are walking around.

Anywayz, I’m still here for a while, so more love from Berlin soon, when I show you what we are doing today.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

Hey Hey Hey!

So I promised you some party pictures I decided to post just a few of my favorites and the rest is on my flickr account so click right through.
I finished putting up the Q&A session with DJ Neil Armstrong also and uploaded it on Youtube the video is embedded in this post hope you like it!
Probably unusual from the interviews you see somewhere else haha.

The link to the rest of the pictures flickr.com/chrishimself

You can view the video right here, I would recommend you to watch it at least at 720p. If you like to keep updated on what videos I upload next simply subscribe to my youtube channel.
The link is youtube.com/chrishimself84 hit that yellow subscribe button (you need a youtube account for that).

Oh this is a little bonus btw.

enjoy :)
Chris aka. Chrishimself
@chrishimself84 on twitter

This past weekend turned into a great one as DJ Neil Armstrong & DJ Passion were DJing on the roof top of the 25hours Hotel. They did a great set together and it was amazing to see how much fun they had doing so. And of course a big shoutout to all the party people for this incredible night on top of Frankfurt! Sunrise party to the fullest!

DJ Passion & DJ Neil Armstrong

Chrishimself

Now, that was a first! The first player, that I used to coach, bought me a drink! Very much appreciated.

Me, DaWong & his monster hand

Mike & Claudia, who by the way won our 1st anniversary contest. Nice that you came through.

Salute.

Hey, Buddy!

Andi from RUNFFM – Robert from RuFFM

Nora & Bibi

Chris & me

Chrishimself representing the Philippines.

Yves on the 1′s and 2′s.

SOpreme in the building

Shoutouts to Yves, who made all of this possible!

They told me, they were cool, so what do you think??

And then… the battery died, but this night will live on forever.

More pics on my flickr and Chrishimself’s Lomo and B&W pics should be up soon, so check back in a few. Looking forward to the next one, FFM.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

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Yo, I was so hyped, when I got word of this today!!! DJ Neil Armstrong from NYC (Jay-Z’s Tour DJ in 2008/2009, global ambassador for adidas and overall good guy, who we’ve been following for years) is DJing at a party in Frankfurt on Saturday.

For more information on DJ Neil Armstrong, just check Chrishimself’s post on him.

Please come out to celebrate with us on the roof of one of the finer hotels in Frankfurt:

Saturday 26.06.2010 // 22:00
L’Agentur & The IMA Clique Present
IN HEAVEN PART 2
@ 25 Hour Levis Hotel, Niddastrasse 58, 60329 Frankfurt – www.25hours-hotels.com
with DJ Neil Armstrong & Mr Nice Guy DJ Passion

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

I’ve been to the Rock ‘n Shop sale today at Alter Offenbacher Schlachthof (the Old Offenbacher Slaughterhouse), where you’ll get special deals on some nice clothes, shoes and accessories by many brands including The Hundreds, Sixpack France, Nudie, Superdry, Adidas, Nike and many many more. It’s still running tomorrow (Saturday, 17th April) from 12:00 until 20:00 at this location:

Achat Plaza Hotel, Ernst-Griesheimer-Platz 6, Offenbach

By the way, thanks to Adrian from Freiraum Frankfurt for having a cool talk in between.

And there’s also the 10th Nippon Connection going on until Sunday. It’s the largest festival for Japanese cinema outside of Japan. Chrishimself already posted about it last year. Alreadyyy. It was the first time, I went there today as well. Besides the red carpet and the movies, …

…you also have the chance to just hang out, …

… to buy some mangas, …

… to grab some Japanese food …

… or play some old school games.

Check the website for all screenings and locations.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

After I got the Air Jordan XI Space Jams back in December, I just had to get this sweatshirt by UNDRCRWN, which is inspired by the sneakers. So here’s what the astronaut looks like with the real shoes.

And the original design.

The Official Brand for CHAMPIONS.

UNDRCRWN has many nice basketball related items – plus other great stuff – and already a few years ago now, they did this collaboration with adidas on the Gil Zero. I love Gil and I love those shoes. Only after I wanted to send some information on them to Chrishimself recently, I found out that they are even limited to 750 pairs worldwide.

You feel like walking on the hardwood.

Apparently, this player card should be included with the shoes, but I guess mine was lost somewhere in between. Meaning, someone at the customs station stole it!

Please read this card carefully, because the last two sentences are as true as ever today. I am really pulling for Arenas to get back on the right track.

Andi / @IAMGANDINO

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As a big fan of DJ Neil Armstrongs mixtapes I had to repost this little clip right here, they also show you the latest collaboration between Adidas and Ransom I dig the boot designs will probably take a closer look at their products too.

via RANSOM

Chrishimself

When I was in Hong Kong last year I went around the city aimlessly just feeling the whole vibe and taking pictures with my Lomo LCA camera, thats when I first discovered the famous “sneaker street”.

A whole street just for sneakers, sneaker shop after sneaker shop. Actually the real street name is Fa Yuen street and some also call it Sportswear Street but I like the term “Sneaker Street” more.

You can also catch some fresh exotic fruits on the local market that is awell located on Fa Yuen Street.

Sneaker Street is located between Boundary Street and Dundas Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Check out my flickr account too to see some of my other snapshots from my Lomo photowalks around the globe :).

Chrishimself