When world's collide. Tony Hawk recently hopped on Instagram to tell the story of his brief interaction with the young, up-and-coming Tupac Shakur in the early 90s. The photo says so much about that place in time and the story is really rad.
But don't let me spoil the tale. Scroll down and hear the story of how Tony recalls this iconic interaction that created this unique moment in history.
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"I attended the American Music Awards in 1991 because my sister was there performing with Michael Bolton," writes Tony. "While backstage, I saw Tupac standing alone and I recognized him from Digital Underground (go listen to 'Same Song' for context). His first album had not dropped yet, and nobody else seemed to notice him. I took a picture of him and [Riley’s mom] Cindy, and I thought she took one of him and me. This was in the era of point-and-shoot film cameras so results were unreliable. Unfortunately I never found the photo once the roll was developed."
Fortunately, the story doesn't end there. He tacks on, "But thanks to modern technology and maestro digital artist @_vemix_ , the image has materialized.And for the record: he was effusive and gracious during our brief encounter, more so than anyone else we met or bothered for pictures that night. Edit: this might have been 1994 based on the AMA nominees that year. I’m so old that specific years get fuzzy. But the story remains the same."
What else is there to say? Epic story, epic humans. RIP Tupac.
Source / @tonyhawk
