Sneaks Up Sole Search!!!!!

If you recall, San Antonio Sneaks Up planned a city-wide scavenger hunt prior to the successful Sneaks Up 4 event last spring. The event, titled San Antonio Sneaks Up “Dunk Hunt”, provided San Antonio natives the opportunity to hunt for six pairs of a highly-detailed custom Dunk. This year, San Antonio Sneaks Up will construct another scavenger hunt; this time, it is called Sneaks Up Sole Search 2011. Instead of a custom Dunk, participators will be on the hunt for a custom Nike Air Max 90 that features an OG Air Jordan IV colorway. Much like last year’s custom creation, this sneaker was also designed by customizer Jake Danklefs.

Sneaker Palooza Recap Videos!!!

Talib Kweli and Fonzworth Bentley headlined and put on awesome performances. The event was a huge success and I want to give a shout out to our sponors: Red Bull, Halo, Mike's Hard Punch, Heineken and T-Mobile. Thanks to all the participants and local performers: AJ Hernz, Bugsy, Question, Slic Vic, Yung Fyngas, Rob Tyson and Gab The Gift. We are really looking forward to Volume 3 and hope you stay with us on this adventure. Much love to all of you who continue to support us and to those of you who hate and motivate us, Sneaker Palooza Volume 3 coming March 11, 2012!!

4 Horsemen Challenge!!!!!

My brother Jacob attempted to do what little have done, which is finish one the hottest burgers around. Let's just say food won this battle.

The Real Shrek!!!

This may come to you as a surprise or a silly joke, but it’s nothing but the truth. The popular CGI cartoon Shrek actually existed! Rather, his ogre-ific head was modeled after a real person; he was called Maurice Tillet and he was actually a very intelligent person: a poet and writer who could speak 14 languages, and sure enough he did use plenty of colorful idioms (;)).

Tillet was born in 1903, and as a teenager he manifested a rare disease called acromegaly, which causes his bones to grow uncontrollably. As result his body was disfigured, and he turned into what people back then referred to as “freak show”; do you think that put him down? Think again! He headed just the opposite of down, by going to the United States to actually take advantage of his condition, by turning into a pro wrestler called the “freak ogre of the ring”.


Maurice Tillet reached the title of world champion of the American Wrestling Association in the 1st of August 1944, after defeating Steve “Crusher” Casey. Tilled had a few trademark moves, including the “Palm Strike” (his finishing move) and the “Bearhug”. Even though he was nick-named by shallow minded people as the “Freak Ogre of the Ring”, he was actually best known as “The French Angel“.


He was a close friend to entrepreneur Patrick Kelly, whose home in Braintree (Massachusetts) Tillet regularly visited, for their routinely game sessions; both of them were enthusiast chess players.

Tillet fought till the end – which arrived in 1954 when he was 51 years old – and he died with a heart attack. Not long before he died, a friend of his asked him to get a lifecast, and Tillet agreed. There were actually three casts, one of which ended up in Iowa (International Wrestling Museum); the second mask went to his friend, and the third one was sent to the York Barbell Museum, where it would allegedly be used as a model to design the popular cartoon character.

Doubtlessly, Maurice Tillet was a very brave person who refused to be put down by his physical deformity; in a sense, I think he would have liked knowing the cartoon Shrek was modeled after him… after all there’s a positive message to this cartoon, which closely resonates Tillet’s own legacy of unwavering self-esteem and upbeat personality. He was the kind of person who learned to make lemonade, rather than complaining for getting only lemons out of life; his example should be inspirational for us all.

Custom Air Max 90s

Here is a custom my boy Jake (jwdanklefs)finished up for me..if interested in getting some customs done hit him up at jwdanklefs@gmail.com

Yeezy 2!!!

Let the hype begin. After Nike inked Kanye West to a deal to release a signature shoe, Mr. West became the first non-athlete to get a Nike model. Lifestyle and culture combined with sport, but it didn’t feel like a surprise to any who were familiar with the sneaker game. After all, hip-hop and basketball have been practically joined at the hip since the inception of the musical culture. So when the three Air Yeezy colorways dropped, sneaker fans, music fans, cultural icons, and many in between clamored for the limited edition releases. Well, get ready for more insanity, as the preview for the Air Yeezy 2, even as blurry and nondescript as it appears in these shots from the Black Mamba video we just showed you, will get the rumor mill churning immediately. Will the new model use the same black and pink colorway as one edition of the first model? Will it have a similar high top shape and strap? It seems that these shots do answer some of these questions, but let’s wait until the early shots of these begin to leak for the final answers. For now, we can examine these screenshots and wait.

Sneaker Palooza March 13, 2011

Sneaker Palooza Volume 2 is set for March 13, 2011. Sneaker Palooza is a street-culture event that showcases San Antonio’s up and coming artists (musicians, art, graffiti artist, b-boys and girls, local fashion designers, and sneaker enthusiast). The goal of the event is to offer a platform for our community to express their artistic ...talents and lift that negative connotation that surrounds street-culture. The event will feature performances by some of san Antonio’s best talent-AJ Hernz, Question, Bed Stuy Gab, Bugsy, Rob Tyson, Diego Bernal and Slic Vic. We will also feature some of the freshest DJ’s-DJ M, DJ AOK, DJ Quake, DJ Chorizo Funk, DJ JJ Lopez and DJ Deacos. Sneaker Palooza also will feature performances from hip hop recording artist Fonzworth Bentley & Talib Kweli. Tickets available at Sole Boutique.

B-Boy & B-Girl Battle-Crews battle for a $500 CASH PRIZE (8 crews with 5 members)
Best of Show Sneaker Showcase-The most creative sneaker display will walk away with a $500 CASH PRIZE
Art Showcase-The most creative art display will walk away with a $500 CASH PRIZE