yeah, me too.. i used to skate at love park like i said earlier, with at the time, lil stevie williams as he was known back then, and a few others who were either sponsored at the time, or went on to become sponsored later..
then this kid i used to skate with all the time from a town over got sponsored.. that kid was crazy good.. he's what i'd call a natural.. just jump on any board and rip..
and yeah, i follow a few skating pages on facebook, and i'm blown away at how technical most kids are today. the shit they're doing now is eff'in crazy imo..