Kicks for a cause

Lara has a sad post up over at Plaid Pony Vintage; we actually feel kind of weird talking about this so we’re just gonna quote:

It’s clearly been a while since my last post.

As some of you may be aware my brother Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein passed away in August.

For the past 2 months my husband and I have been spending most of our time in LA which is on the other coast from our home in Philly. It’s been a crazy time with a lot to do, but our primary focus has been pulling together the eBay auction of my brother’s sneaker collection. Over the past 10 years my brother has amassed a collection of sneakers totaling close to 900 pairs. The collection is amazing and contains a lot of rare, vintage and otherwise really cool pairs…

Aside from collecting, Adam had two great passions in life. One was clearly music, but the other that people may be less aware of was helping other addicts to get sober. I have been so touched by the stories from countless people I’ve met and heard from who have expressed how much Adam had impacted their lives. For those of us who were close to Adam there was only one option for what to do with his sneaker collection…  We established the DJ AM Memorial Fund for the purpose of continuing Adam’s work in recovery in his name.
All of the proceeds from the auction will go to the memorial fund.

Anyway, we’re so sorry for your loss, Lara, and if any readers are interested, the eBay auction is right here and the memorial fund’s page is here.