RAFAEL OLAVARRIA / SLAMDUNK718

by Dave Thomas 

slamdunk718@nikeskateboarding.org Shoe size: 8 Grails: Nike Dunk Low Pro SB " PARIS " Clothing - Shirts ( small/medium ) Denim/Pants ( 32 / 32 ) Forum Moderator I've always been surrounded with street culture. From my early years building my rep in the streets of Brooklyn, Sunset Park to where I reside now, I've always been drawn to the urban way of life. From GRAFFING to BOOSTING to HUSTLING, it's what we did, and yes, I paid dues for my decisions, feel me? I ran with a few crews, from E.S.A to A.C.C to R.N.S. to B.T.W to many more, but ya'll get where I'm going, right? We spent our time just doing us and having fun and for the most part, trying hard to stay out of Po-Po's hands, but that wasn't always the case. I rocked many b-ball courts and handball walls in my days, so kicks were something I rocked on the reg, with no fear of creases. As time passed, I met a gorgeous girl I decided to put a ring on and was blessed with two beautiful girls in return. As a dad and hubby, my desire to rock kicks has not diminished. Though it has gotten harder for me to feed my addiction, I continue to find ways to stay in the loop ( legally now, ofcourse ). I was exposed to NSB in a not so favorable way. I was always on the streets, so I rarely spent any time on the net. I really had no desire to spend time surfing or browsing, so the " net world " was something I wanted no part of. I had a good eye for distinguishing fakes from frauds, but my wife was not so fortunate. She purchased TWO kicks from ebay to surprise me one time, and lo and behold, she was caught by a fake pusher. After taking a $300 hit, I showed her the differences and the ways she could tell what was fake and what was legit. When I told my boy about what had happened, he directed me to NSB and it's LEGIT CHECK forum. I quickly became a member, and since day one, I've been diligently assisting members so that others would not fall prey to the fake pushers that run rampant abroad the internet. You'll catch me mostly in the LEGIT CHECK FORUM holding it down with my dudes Skrillz and Caleb and the other Admin and Mods and also in the HALL OF SHAME forum with Jamie snapping scammer's necks and putting them on blast. I'm all up and down every forum, but those two are where I put most of my work and time. I'm a pretty cool dude when you get to know me, but cross me, and you'll get to know my not so cool side. Im also a lot older than 99% of those that spent their time here, so games I don't play unless it's a console of some sort or family game night, got me? Websites I check are: -------------------------- Ebay.com Solecollectorforums.com Niketalk.com Nikeskateboarding.com Sneakerplay.com Hypebeast.com Alrighty dukes, that's pretty much it, so as my hometown would say >>>>>> " Spread love, it's the brooklyn way...."