Ran into a superfuturian on the street!

[mizanation]

This has already been told in the Addicted thread, but I'm gonna tell my version.

I was at Dean and Deluca (NYC cafe) taking a piss. My friend was outside waiting for me. There is a mysterious guy outside who is staring at my friend. My friend asks him, "Do I know you?" The mystery guy replies, "Is your friend Ryan? (my government name)"

When I step out onto the street, my friend says, "Hey, this guy is your friend."

I don't recognize him at all, should I know this guy?

Then the mystery guy says, "I am Chicken."

It all makes sense now. We then spend a few commenting on Chicken's SD-003's and special edition Jack Purcell's.

You know you got it bad when you recognize people from Superfuture by their selvage denim. It was truly a Superfuture moment...

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Then the mystery guy says, "I am Chicken."

that line really made me laugh...

hahahaha! "i am chicken"

oh man. good stuff.

hahahahaha!

if chick'n doesn't already have a sig...

"i am chicken"

hear him cluck

lolzors

i've never seen a superfuturian in person------------OR HAVE I?

dunt dunt duuuuuuunnnn............

[purplerocket]

I think when people from forums bump into each other they should produce a hand signal.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ the hand sign should prolly look more like this:

(super-limp-wrist)

[purplerocket]

^^ haha (super-limp-wrist) that would be too much time on the keyboard.

[Guest Fade to Black]

ahaha YES the Star Trak/Trek sign...shit if i ran into any of you guys i'd definitely throw that shit up.

I've never met any superfuturians in person, but i met a few people from TFS and a few Dior Homme MSN group members have apparently spotted me on the street from far away.

Man this shit can get scary though...having posted a pic on the internet, especially a place as open as a message board, when some people you don't know are kinda sizing you up for a bit longer than normal on the street, tends to breed paranoia and suspicion. Maybe not for everyone but I know i always got an eye over my shoulder, usually in boutiques and shopping heavy areas.

[mizanation]

i've actually met a TON of people from Superfuture at BiG. some of them are posters here, some are lurkers. it's all good. that's what i get for posting my grill online i guess....

[denimdestroyedmylife]

having posted a pic on the internet... tends to breed paranoia and suspicion. Maybe not for everyone but I know i always got an eye over my shoulder, usually in boutiques and shopping heavy areas.

speak! i get paranoid as shit these days...

thanks superfuture!

what's it like being super-celeb, miz???

[minya]

so what Purcells were they?

[digital_denim]

Great story! Yeah haven't run into anyone in San Francisco yet. Always looking out though whenever I'm downtown or at a concert.

[MikeN]

Do you work there, Miz?

[beefcake]

"I'm Chicken." hehehe

i would've been superstoked meeting (haha i wrote meating at first.. thilly thwede) someone from here. great story:)

[synthi]

haha - awesome!

[mizanation]

neuman - no, i don't technically work there, but i have sold several pairs of jeans. i guess i kinda work there part-time.

ddml - feels great! haha....

minya - they were the "jack purcell" edition brown leather joints.

[darkanimal]

Clearly, it's a small world! I hate bumping into exes, girls you had one night stands in the city. Uggh!

[mizanation]

yeah, man.

i actually had a one-night stand with the bartender at a family-owned karaoke bar (it's in chinatown, do the math). i can't go there any more since i've dishonored their family. i actually feel REALLY horrible about it. the shit you do when you're drunk....

[tweeds]

dean and deluca, as in the teas? how the hell did he identify you just from your jeans, the man is a crazy chicken...

[mizanation]

well, he first saw the pbj xx-005s and then recognized my face. apparently the slubbiness was the dead giveaway.... (of the jeans, not my face)

[tweeds]

hm that's also true, a pair of denim that slubby is fairly uncommon. you think if i wore my japanese jeans out, maybe...?

[viv1984viv]

miz, thats really funny, its a small world I guess.

Everytime I see some proper jeans I think they are SF's or lurkers, apart from the brand websites and rakuten there arnt many other sources of info and feedback about real denim.

small world....

[Thorns]

I'm afraid the only Pennsylvanians here are Philadelphians and not Pittsburghers or Allentonians. The chances of my running into Superfuturians is slim. God I love proper nouns.

[mizanation]

btw, on my lunch break, i couldn't believe it but i saw a dude wearing a pair of AI-001s. the stitching, the slub and the color were a dead giveaway. anyways, he was walking with his girl so i didn't say anything.

if anyone was walking on water street in the financial district wearing a pair of AI-001s, you were supernoticed.

[digital_denim]

Supernoticed! Ha, I like it.

[shinobi2000]

this is so freaky!! recognizing others by their denim...mizanation, do you work in the SoHo area? I live there. What should I look for to run into you? :-) Look for a pair of moderately weathered 5EPs on me. :-)

[mizanation]

well, i'm at the BiG store a lot, so there's a possibility we might run into each other. i'll keep a look out for 5ep's!

depending on the mood, i am wearing my PBJ XX-005's or SC 1947s or my Samurai S5000BK's.

shoes might be my all black chuck taylors or my alden cap toe shell cordovan boots.

i usually rock plain shirts. gonna pick up a loopwheeler when i go to japan this year....

[countchocula8]

By some off chance, is there anyone here from Amarillo, TX?

[timmy32]

ya, i doubt i'll be runnin into any of you guys, i live in park city, utah and the only other person i've seen wear or even know what raw denim is moved.

[vee]

that's a COOL story! i'd definitely use the SUPER-LIMP-WRIST sign started by ddml if i see anyone in the yay.

[jubei]

A little OT, but has anyone here been photographed on the street?

This one girl totally caught me of guard in SoHo ( I think she was Chinese). She asked to take my picture and I was assuming that it was going to go into a blog or magazine or seomthing... but afterwards, she just said it was "just for her". I didn't quite know what to make of that. The weirdest part was that she took a picture of my crotch (for the lap fade, I guess? I mean, I do have a 12 inch dong and all, too, of course.)

So if anyone randomnly sees a pic of a Asian dude in a blue New Era with a red plaid pearl snap shirt and some SC 1947s... let me know.

[darkanimal]

When I was in Miami, I got stopped on the street to get photographed of my outfit by some girl, I didn't care to ask what it was for. In NYC my friend got stopped and photographed for STREET magazine.