One time i went to Long Beach to stay with a friend. He was like, oh were gonna meet up with my homie chris at LBC. So, we went, and skated with this kid that had super baggy clothing but was killing it. We went skating the next two days while he offered me free weed and cigarettes. He showed us around to some famous spots and was trying crazy tricks down them with no camera and landing them. I got back home and no more than 2 months later, he was in the spot light. It was Chris Joslin.
Another time i took a trip to LA with the finalists of the Best foot forward contest for Zumiez. Once me and my buddy checked into the hotel they provided, we went out skating downtown LA. We came out of an alley and turned and Erik Ellington was right there at the street corner. I figured i might as well say something because i'd regret it, if not. I told him i grew up on baker 3 and all that, and he was hyped and ended up taking my phone and pinning all these spots in the area on my google maps for us to check out. Super nice and went out of his way. Later that night, We went to this bar and i ended up shooting dice with him - he had about 3 girls all around him haha.
Same trip i ended up hanging around Jamie Foy a bunch. We skated a spot with Nyjah, Lizard king, Chris Cole, Axel, and the rest of the Stance team. They were all super cool and i ended up filming all the clips they got at that spot.
Chaz Ortiz skates my local park frequently in chicago and despite my preconceived notions, hes actually a really nice guy. Super respectful and level headed. A lot different than i thought he'd be.
My best friend is Kevin Braun, and he introduced me to Jack Olson, where we proceded to climb on top of the house the party was at, and smoke a joint. Super chill dude. Also introduced me to Ryan Lay, Christian Maloouf, Robbie Brockel, Aaron Goure, and all the other big Az guys. Skated with Robbie and Aaron on multiple occasions after visiting Az alot.
There's alot more but those are the ones that stuck with me. Also they aren't all pros but most likely will be haha.