From traditional vehicles to Crocs, these New Englanders personal distinctive collections

CHRONICLE. BOSTON’S FANEUIL HALL, MARKETPLACE ATTRACTS MILLIONS OF TOURISTS, BUT INSIDE THE CROC STORE, DOUGIE LISH SAND TIGER FEELS RIGHT AT HOME. THIS IS MY MY ZEN ZONE. THIS CONNECTICUT NATIVE COLLECTS CROP, AND TODAY HE’S LOOKING TO ADD TO A COLLECTION THAT HAS EARNED HIM THE TITLE OF CROP KING PRIZE OF THIS EXACT MOMENT BEFORE I GO SHOPPING, I GOT 2186 PAIRS. AND YET WHEN THE COLORFUL, ICONIC CLOGS FIRST STEPPED ONTO THE SCENE IN 2002, SAND TIGER RECALLS, IT WAS HARDLY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT TO ABOUT 11 YEARS OLD. EVERYONE THOUGHT THEY WERE SILLY. UNLESS YOU WERE IN THE BOATING COMMUNITY. THAT’S WHERE IT WAS FIRST DESIGNED FOR. WHILE WATER FOLK LIKE THE FACT THAT CROCS FLOAT SAND TIGER WAS CONVERTED FOR A VERY DIFFERENT REASON. I GREW UP IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, SO IN THAT SYSTEM THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GET LOST ALONG THE WAY. AND FOR ME, I NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO TIE MY SHOES. I STRUGGLED WITH THAT AND I GOT MADE FUN OF A LOT FOR IT, PICKED ON. I’M LIKE, HOW CAN I DO THIS? AND THERE WAS AN OLD LADY GARDENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHE WAS WEARING A PAIR OF I REMEMBER IT WAS PURPLE CROCS. AND I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THAT’S A COOL COLOR. THAT’S KIND OF INTERESTING AND BEST OF ALL, NO LACES. SO I GOT MY FIRST PAIR OF PLAIN CLASSIC BLACK, PUT THEM ON, LOVED THEM FROM THERE. IT JUST STARTED GROWING ONE BY ONE AS SAND TIGER GREW SIGNING HIMSELF OUT OF FOSTER CARE IN 2007. SO DID HIS COLLECTION OF CROCS, WHICH NOW FEATURE A NUMBER OF RUNWAY WORTHY FINDS. CROCS DOES A LOT OF COLLABS WITH AWESOME, HIGH PROFILE BUSINESSES AND ARTISTS AND PEOPLE LIKE POST MALONE OR JIMMY KIMMEL. THEY DID A COLLABORATION WITH KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN. AND WHAT MAKES THAT ONE SO UNIQUE? BECAUSE IT’S ACTUALLY CENTERED SAND TIGER SCOURED HIS CROC CAVE TO SHOW US SOME OF HIS FACE. THIS IS A NEWER ONE. IT’S A COLLAB WITH DREAMVILLE, WHICH IS J. COLE’S RECORD. THIS IS A COLLAB WITH LAZY OAF. THESE ARE THE MEGA CRUSH PLATFORMS. THIS ONE IS A IS A CULT FAVORITE, RIGHT NOW, THE MARGARITAVILLE IS LOVE THEM, LOVE THEM NOW THIS ONE IS A MIND BLOWER. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE BALENCIAGA COLLABS. EACH CLOGGERS SHOE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, COMES IN THE PHONE BAG CALLED THE HARD CROC. VALENCIA SANDALS. CHECK THESE ONES OUT. OH, SAND TIGER IS HOPING TO SET THE RECORD FOR THE WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTION OF CROCS. IT’S ONE OF A SERIES OF BUCKET LIST ITEMS HE DREAMED UP WHILE IN FOSTER CARE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS RECORD IS MINE FOREVER, THAT THIS LEGACY IS FOREVER. AND TODAY, CROCS BOSTON OFFERS A SURPRISE GIFT TO HELP HIM GET THERE AND Y’ALL, HEY, WE WANT TO HELP YOU GET TO 2000 PAIRS REALLY BADLY. SO THESE ARE GIFTS FROM US TO YEARS. I LOVE IT. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. I FIND. SO NOW WE’RE AT 2188 PAIRS. OOH. LIKE MANY MODEL CAR ENTHUSIASTS, MICHAEL, RICHARD TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HIS COLLECTION. THIS IS MY. 1956 356 AT1, BUT IT DOESN’T STOP THERE. AND THE REAL ONE. MUCH OF RICHARD’S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF CARS, BIG AND SMALL LIVES HERE AT EUROPEAN MOTORSPORT COURTS IN LAWRENCE, THE COMPANY HE RUNS WITH HIS SON, THE CARS HE COLLECTS MAY BE FOREIGN, BUT MICHAEL’S STORY IS ONE OF PURE AMERICAN INGENUITY. I WOULD ACTUALLY RIDE MY BICYCLE TO THE DUMP. I WOULD GO FIND LAWNMOWERS THAT WERE BROKEN AND I’D PUT THEM ON MY BIKE AND BRING THEM HOME WITH ALL THE PARTS IN MY BASEMENT, I WOULD ASSEMBLE 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT LAWNMOWERS AND PUT THEM OUT IN THE FRONT YARD AND SELL THEM MY FIRST CAR. I BOUGHT AT 15.5 YEARS OLD, IT WAS A 61 CORVETTE AND IT’S 16.5. I BOUGHT MY FIRST PORSCHE 911 S IN 1980. THE COLLECTION PICKED UP WITH A ROAR. I’M IN MY WORKSHOP AND I HEAR THIS CAR PULLING UP. I GO, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? IT WAS A WHITE ON WHITE LAMBORGHINI. I WAS OUT OF MY MIND. MICHAEL WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE CAR FOR A FRIEND, BUT THINGS DIDN’T GO ACCORDING TO PLAN. I CALLED THEM BACK. I SAYS, KEVIN, I CAN’T GIVE YOU THE CAR BACK. HE GOES, WHY? WHAT HAPPENED? HE SAYS, I WANT TO BUY IT. HE SAYS, OKAY, HOW MUCH SO WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HEAD TURNERS TO HEART STOPPERS. IT’S JUST A FUN, SMOOTH CAR TO DRIVE MICHAEL’S 28 CAR COLLECTION HAS FLAIR, BUT STILL MAKES SPACE FOR THE CLASSICS, INCLUDING THIS OLD CHEVY THAT MAKES PETER MORGAN’S LOOK STATE OF THE ART. THE BEAUTY OF THIS CAR IS IT’S 100% ORIGINAL. ONE OWNER WITH 50,000 ORIGINAL MILES, THOUGH HE HAS THE SKILLS TO FIX ALMOST ANYTHING THING, MICHAEL WON’T BE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THIS CAR, CITING A FACT SOME COLLECTORS FORGET IT IS ONLY ORIGINAL. ONCE NOW AND BACK TO OUR CROC KING, DOUGIE SAND TIGER, HE TELLS US THAT ONCE HE HITS OR COLLECTS 3000 CROCS, HE WILL REGISTER WITH THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, AND HE’LL BE THE RECORD HOLDER. HE WILL BE. I DON’T THINK ANYONE’S COMING. I DON’T THINK ANYONE’S COMING CLOSE. DOUGIE LEWIS, SAND TIGER. WE

From traditional vehicles to Crocs, these New Englanders personal distinctive collections

Doogie Lish Sandtiger is called the “Crocs King” whereas Michael Ricciardi of European Motorsports has a formidable assortment of uncommon autos.

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Doogie Lish Sandtiger a.okay.a. the “Crocs King” has greater than 2188 pairs of the enduring clogs. We met up with him at Crocs Faneuil Corridor location to debate his assortment, which now consists of Crocs designed in collaboration with celebrities J. Cole, Jimmy Buffett, and Balenciaga style model.Michael Ricciardi is proprietor of European Motorsports in Lawrence and the proud collector of 28 traditional vehicles starting from a white-on-white 1981 Low Physique S Lamborghini to an award-winning 1956 356a Porsche.

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Doogie Lish Sandtiger a.okay.a. the “Crocs King” has greater than 2188 pairs of the enduring clogs. We met up with him at Crocs Faneuil Corridor location to debate his assortment, which now consists of Crocs designed in collaboration with celebrities J. Cole, Jimmy Buffett, and Balenciaga style model.

Michael Ricciardi is proprietor of European Motorsports in Lawrence and the proud collector of 28 traditional vehicles starting from a white-on-white 1981 Low Physique S Lamborghini to an award-winning 1956 356a Porsche.