First encounter was Simon Woodstock. He was wearing a jumpsuit of silk leaves.
Same day, The (pre welcome to hell) Muska. I had just received an autograph from him and show up at the beginning of his section in High 5. (I'm the one with the messed up looking right hand gesture/pump)
At encinitas Y: dyrdek, chany, mckay, burnquist, baby shawn white with his mom in the bleachers watching on, others that skip my mind
Chad Knight at the encinitas pickup-stix
Neal Mims at the encinitas wendy's
Chad Bartie at the encinitas target
Mumford at the Panickin(sp?) encinitas
rowley and arto and a then unknown jani laitiala at arco rails (rowley was trying 3 flip lip)
Glenfest 2000ish. many pros present. sat down and spoke with ellington for a long time. let me know about a new company he was going to be a part of (this is before he ducked back to zero for a moment only to return). great guy, great conversation. went to the premiere of Baker2g that Fall. same night as ellington conversation carroll is get the onlookers excited with free product. one of the guys I came with was wearing a lakai shirt, and this is early early days lakai. carroll sees the shirt, and passes my buddy a board (mckay model). later on i was asked to watch the deck and while i was had my only stolen board snatched. mj was skating in the mj2 emerica model that night and it was new to my eyes.
there are others
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