What's up everybody? It's Joe Lopuma. You were listening. You were watching the Complex Sneakers podcast. We are back to my right. Mr. Matt Welty.

I didn't know what to do with myself and all this time off. Yeah? Not working? No, I'm still working, but it's just, you know, it's the biggest gap that we've ever had in between having a show.

Absolutely.

We're back.

And to my left, new edition looks a little different than our friend Brendan Dunn.

But we have Mr. Upscale Vandal here.

Welcome.

Man, I know, you know, they say it's big shoes to fill.

Although I'm a size 12, I don't know what size Brendan was, but I figured actually like a nine and a half. I thought seven and a half. Yeah, I mean, regardless, I feel like I have a decent shot at filling those shoes.

You know, this chair feels comfortable already.

I want to start getting my aesthetics right.

Yep. You know, the wall behind me and such.

We were on break. Shouts to Brendan Dunn, obviously.

Thank you for all your years at Complex. He's moved on. And we have to thank him for his contribution to this podcast. Shouts to Brendan, we wish him the best. Still talk to him. You still talking to him? Yeah, I saw him last week. Okay, good. Yeah, he's outside. Yeah, he's always outside. You know, I almost, I really almost hand to God for the hand of God. I almost wore the on noir leathers today. I thought it would have been a full circle. I'm not a lie. They still fit though. No, I mean, well, you also had customs. Yes. So yours weren't like general sizing, so it should fit you perfectly. However, that would have been an homage that I wouldn't have expected, but I would have loved. That's how we basically met. I still want to see you. I still want to see you. That's how we got closed. That's not how we met. Okay. The first time I was ever in a meeting with this guy, he's like sprawled out on a couch wearing the on noir leathers or bull shorts the the

was it the raging bulls or whatever the shorts yep yep yeah yeah can I can I

can I just can you just be honest though how baller was that of him come on

come on be just sprawled out meeting leather shorts well it's like that time I was

like a prince an intern I was like an intern that's like get a intern. I was like an intern that's like getting by on scratch and this guy's wearing like $500 shorts in a meeting. This is, that's what I'm saying. I feel like it adds to the JLP lore of being ahead and being selective, but being able to pull off leather basketball shorts. Is it leather season yet, Joe or it's leather season is all year round let me tell

you i was looking at the temperature i wait i wake up in the morning and i'm like 77 okay too

hot 73 you might with a light breeze and a white t-shirt yeah but for context mike what was your

rolling on no more War real quick?

Yeah, yeah.

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