S&J Sales was one of the top distributors in Canada supplying us with Kayo and DLX products. Unfortunately, many of the brands left leaving them to sell longboard equipment. I'm guessing with the lack of customers, they've resorted to a warehouse sale. Not sure how long it'll be going on, but I checked it out for the hell of it. Seeing everything from bulky shoes to vintage decks, it definitely had that nostalgic feel. Unfortunately, I didn't buy anything pictured, but I just might have to make another trip to Pickering.
Aside from the Hosoi deck above, the ones pictured below must have sat in the same spot for over 15 years. I was surprised in how great the shape was in some of them - especially the City Stars decks. I may have to go back and grab them. The Element boards were a surprise find as well as the only Exp-1 Inerlock deck I've ever seen in my life.
One of the last of my most coveted jerseys finally arrived, here is a Mitchell & Ness Atlanta Braves Hank Aaron jersey. A major malfunction in the delivery system delayed this crossing the border, but I'm really glad to have it in the collection.
This is the home style version with triple layer tackle twill letters and numbers along with a stitched feather on the sleeves. A reproduction of what was worn by the team during the 1974 MLB season.
Born in Mobile, Alabama on 5 February 1934, Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. In 1957, he won the NL home run and batting title, an All-Star Game selection, a World Series Championship, and the NL MVP Award.
"Hammerin' Hank Aaron and the Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966. He still continued his dominance at the plate with another home run title and RBI title.
There was no greater feat of his than becoming the all-time leader in home runs when he swatted for his 715th on 8 April 1974. At the end of his career, he totaled an incredible 755 home runs.
In 1975, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. He participated in the All-Star Game that season at the Milwaukee County Stadium, the site of his first All-Star Game appearance twenty years earlier. He would play his final game the next season, retiring in the city where he began his MLB career.
In a career spanning 22 seasons, he has become one of the best offensive players of all time breaking and setting records. In 1999, MLB instituted the Hank Aaron Award which is given yearly to players voted the most effective in both the American League and National League. In 1982, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as a player.
Career Highlights & Awards:
25× All-Star (1955–1975)
World Series champion (1957)
NL MVP (1957)
3× Gold Glove Award (1958–1960)
2× NL batting champion (1956, 1959)
4× NL home run champion (1957, 1963, 1966, 1967)
4× NL RBI champion (1957, 1960, 1963, 1966)
Atlanta Braves #44 retired
Milwaukee Brewers #44 retired
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
3, 771 total hits
6,856 total bases
2,297 runs batted in
1,477 extra-base hits.
Seeing it's a new season to start skateboarding again, I recently picked up a new deck. I back Dwindle Distribution and Blind's always been one of my favourite companies. This particular board is part of the Super Saver Series where no one has to dig deep in their wallets.
I grabbed a really sweet pair of Venture Trucks to go with my new deck. These are the signature Paul Rodriguez model with the hollowed out axle and kingpin. They're unbelievably light and knowing Venture, they're bound to last.
Here's something I've been on a hunt for since I've started collecting jerseys. I came across this one a few days ago and stoked to have it in my possession. Posted here is an authentic Chicago Bulls Dennis Rodman jersey made by Mitchell & Ness. Recently, a bulk of my posts have been shortened, but since The Worm is my favourite player of all time - I figure he deserves an in-depth article.
The body is made of mesh material with triple layered tackle twill letters and numbers. The bottom corner of the shirts sports the jock tag in which this particular style was worn by the team.
Dennis Keith Rodman was born on 13 May 1961 in Trenton, NJ and would later grow up in Dallas, TX. An unexpected growth spurt after high school would would land him a scholarship to Cooke County, but would then transfer and play with the Southeastern Oklahoma State College Savages between 1983-86.
The Detroit Pistons selected Dennis Rodman with the 27th overall pick in the NBA Draft. While in Detroit, he'd make a name for himself with the Bad Boys and capture back-to-back NBA Championships [1989, 1990], back-to-back NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards [1990, 1991], back-to-back rebounding titles [18.7 RPG in 1992, 18.3 RPG 1993], and five selections to the All-Defensive First Team. He also played in NBA All-Star Games in 1990 and 1992.
Between 1993-95, he played for the San Antonio Spurs and grew into the character we've all loved to hate by adopting the colourful persona with dyed hair, piercings, and tattoos. He was able to assist the team in making the post-season while capturing back-to-back rebounding titles [17.3RPG in 1994, 16.9 RPG in 1995] and a selection to the All-Defensive Team [1994].
Before the 1995 season, Dennis Rodman was traded to the Chicago Bulls and the league saw dominance as he'd join Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan set a still unbroken record of 72 regular season victories. In his first two years in The Windy City, he received two selections to the All-Defensive First Team [1995, 1996] and two straight NBA rebounding titles [14.9 in 1996, 16.1 in 1997]. He also helped in winning the back-to-back NBA Championships. During Game 6 of The 1996 NBA Finals against the Seattle Supersonics, he tied a record of 11 offensive rebounds. In The 1997 NBA Finals, the Chicago Bulls took the series against the Utah Jazz 4-2, where he'd capture his fourth NBA championship.
In the 1997-98 season, his last year with Chicago, he would capture his seventh and final rebound title and help the Bulls to another trip to The Finals against their last year's opponents; the Utah Jazz. His defensive efforts would be a huge factor in taking the series 4-2.
Chicago won their sixth title [a second 3-peat performance] and a fifth championship for himself.
The next season, many players of the dynasty Bulls were either traded, free agents, or retired. Dennis Rodman was released before the start of the shortened 1999 season and later sign with the Los Angeles Lakers. He spent a total of 23 games with them before being released.
He played very briefly in his hometown with the Dallas Mavericks before also being released after playing 12 games. After a few years playing in overseas and independent organizations, Dennis Rodman officially retired from the game in 2005.
On 1 April 2011, twenty-five years after his professional debut, the Detroit Pistons honoured him by retiring the #10 jersey.
On 4 April 2011, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by his Chicago Bulls head coach; Phil Jackson.
In a career spanning 14 years, he played a total of 911 regular season games, he averaged 7.1 PPG, 13.1 RPG and shot 52.1% from the field. In 169 playoff games, he averaged 6.4 PPG, 9.9 RPG, and shot 49% from the field.
Career Highlight and Awards:
5× NBA champion (1989–1990, 1996–1998)
2× NBA All-Star (1990, 1992)
2× All-NBA Third Team (1992, 1995)
2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1990–1991)
7× All-Defensive First Team (1989–1993, 1995–1996)
All-Defensive Second Team (1994)
7× NBA rebounding champion (1992–1998)
"Don't let what other people think decide who you are." - Dennis Rodman
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