Cool Encounters

[FirstTimeCaller411]

Anyone have cool encounters with people in the industry while working at a shop? TMs, skaters, reps?

I had a Vans rep drop off a pair of shoes when I worked at a shop a few years ago which kind of made me a fan forever.

[Dino Spumoni]

Cool Encounters of the Skate Kind

I saw Nick Dompierre at the skatepark in Fairhaven, MA. He did some big bs 360 melons over a spine in black leather Ipath Grasshoppers.

[Lin Thizzy]

Cool Encounters of the Skate Kind

I saw Nick Dompierre at the skatepark in Fairhaven, MA. He did some big bs 360 melons over a spine in black leather Ipath Grasshoppers.

skinny long hair beanie Dompierre or hella swole squat booty Dompierre?
not that it matters cuz any era Dompierre doing bs 360 melons over a spine in black ipath grasshoppers sounds sick

pre fully flared era there was this crail rep jaime (said like "high may") that would bless rep-flow boxes of craig wood and royals and nixon watches and shit to all the shop rats at my local
he'd usually only be in the shop for a few minutes to take inventory and chop it up with the owner but sometimes he'd tell us stories about sitting courtside at the laker game with koston and eating at some fancy la restaurant postgame with kobe and shit
maybe he was lyin thru his teeth but at the time he was a walking talking emblem of cool
bro had the fully activated kundalini cool guy aura
like he didnt even need to say anything but you knew he disapproved of your kit, style, personality, whatever just by his body language
jaime - if you out there i hope youre loving life and still ballin out flyin in pjs with skateboard elites and celebrities

[slimvanilla]

met Dashawn Jordan at Babylon and he was the coolest guy. super down to earth and humble

also mosh pitted with Alex Midler once at a Kenny Beats set lol

[sle_epy]

When I was working at Starbucks the supra team sans penny came through randomly. Dunno if they were on a demo tour or what. Got to see some of them skate out in the parking lot and pros are so set apart even from the dopest skater you know irl.

Like I see perfect kickflips all the time, but there's an extra 🤌 to all their tricks that normies don't have even if they're really good. Maybe it's because a pro kickflip etc looks like their version rather than trying to replicate someone elses.

Was fan girling in the parking lot, woulda hopped in the van. They kicked a soccer ball around and I was surprised at how good they all were at that. Either way they were all super nice and polite.

[Dino Spumoni]

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Cool Encounters of the Skate Kind

I saw Nick Dompierre at the skatepark in Fairhaven, MA. He did some big bs 360 melons over a spine in black leather Ipath Grasshoppers.

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skinny long hair beanie Dompierre or hella swole squat booty Dompierre?
not that it matters cuz any era Dompierre doing bs 360 melons over a spine in black ipath grasshoppers sounds sick

pre fully flared era there was this crail rep jaime (said like "high may") that would bless rep-flow boxes of craig wood and royals and nixon watches and shit to all the shop rats at my local
he'd usually only be in the shop for a few minutes to take inventory and chop it up with the owner but sometimes he'd tell us stories about sitting courtside at the laker game with koston and eating at some fancy la restaurant postgame with kobe and shit
maybe he was lyin thru his teeth but at the time he was a walking talking emblem of cool
bro had the fully activated kundalini cool guy aura
like he didnt even need to say anything but you knew he disapproved of your kit, style, personality, whatever just by his body language
jaime - if you out there i hope youre loving life and still ballin out flyin in pjs with skateboard elites and celebrities

It might have been in like 2001, so it was pre skinny pants. Probably skating a 5boro or Solstice shop deck or something.

[FirstTimeCaller411]

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Cool Encounters of the Skate Kind

I saw Nick Dompierre at the skatepark in Fairhaven, MA. He did some big bs 360 melons over a spine in black leather Ipath Grasshoppers.

[close]

skinny long hair beanie Dompierre or hella swole squat booty Dompierre?
not that it matters cuz any era Dompierre doing bs 360 melons over a spine in black ipath grasshoppers sounds sick

pre fully flared era there was this crail rep jaime (said like "high may") that would bless rep-flow boxes of craig wood and royals and nixon watches and shit to all the shop rats at my local
he'd usually only be in the shop for a few minutes to take inventory and chop it up with the owner but sometimes he'd tell us stories about sitting courtside at the laker game with koston and eating at some fancy la restaurant postgame with kobe and shit
maybe he was lyin thru his teeth but at the time he was a walking talking emblem of cool
bro had the fully activated kundalini cool guy aura
like he didnt even need to say anything but you knew he disapproved of your kit, style, personality, whatever just by his body language
jaime - if you out there i hope youre loving life and still ballin out flyin in pjs with skateboard elites and celebrities

Love this. This is the kind of thing I wanted to read and hear about from people!

[silhouette]

Like I see perfect kickflips all the time, but there's an extra 🤌 to all their tricks that normies don't have even if they're really good. Maybe it's because a pro kickflip etc looks like their version rather than trying to replicate someone elses

That actually is totally it.