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Have YOU ever felt like maybe you don’t quite fit in? Considered yourself more of an “outsider” in regards to the sneaker community…. @aaron.ac.cooper is doing what he can to help push past that by connecting us. Sometimes
1. MY NAME IS: Nick Engvall 2. MY @ IS: @nickengvall / @sneakerhistory 3. IT ALL STARTED WHEN: I couldn’t afford Air Max as a kid, so my brothers and I drew them instead. That obsession turned into a career… and a lifetime of friendshi
1. MY NAME IS: Derrick Faylona 2. MY @ IS: @derrrfay 3. IT ALL STARTED WHEN: It first started taking shape for me in 1992. Watching the Bulls go back-to-back against the Blazers, feeling the excitement around the Dream Team in Barcelona, and taggin
1. MY NAME IS: Angela, but I go by “Ang” or “Ella” 2. MY @ IS: @ellaesco - long story short, I needed a 2nd screen name on NT. Fitting for the time as a Nas and AZ fan, I went with the short-lived women’s line f
1. MY NAME IS: Chris Chase 2. MY @ IS: @Nightwing2303 3. IT ALL STARTED WHEN: I picked up a basketball. Running around the blacktop with Payless shoes apparently wasn’t the move back in 6th grade. Everyone else was wearing Nike and I
1. MY NAME IS: Andrew Dutton 2. MY @ IS: @ad__sneaks 3. IT ALL STARTED WHEN: I started playing basketball and wanted to wear what my favorite athletes wore. At first it was about performance and feeling confident on the court. Then I began notic
1. MY NAME IS : Stanley Tse 2. MY @ IS : @tsestanley23 3. IT ALL STARTED WHEN: Stsrted early when hearing the Roundball Classic tune watching NBA on NBC not just for the games, but for the shoes too. It would hit differently for me with my first s
@aaron.ac.cooper happened to be in Utah (from Oregon) for biz trip and met up with @ad__sneaks for a great dinner and even better conversation! In the digital world we live in so much, it’s critically important for us to balance with in-person
1. MY NAME IS : Micah Provines 2. MY @ IS : @nikefreak2323 3. IT ALL STARTED WHEN: I got an Eastbay catalog in the mail in 1994; I was fascinated by all the product descriptions and the technology within the shoes. Started mowing a lot of lawns to
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THE GATHERING

Since 2023, THE GATHERING has taken place annually in Portland, Oregon embracing the connectivity that sneakers presents, and the stories that emerge. Started by Aaron Cooper, THE GATHERING endeavors to further:

COMMUNITY

CULTURE

CONVERSATION

Please submit your contact information if interested. While THE GATHERING aspires to be as inclusive as possible, venue square footage requires us to limit the attendees.