Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
My buddy Tony is a big fan of wrestler "Ice Pick" Vic Capri. Unfortunately, we haven't seen Vic wrestle much over the last few years due to scheduling conflicts and Vic's injuries. That doesn't stop Tony from seeing Vic though.
Tony has an incredible ability to spot things. Once at a convention, he saw a roller derby woman (who we met once) through a slatted wall the next aisle over. I was stunned.
At a 2econd Wrestling event in July, while we were mingling with other fans and wrestlers, Tony spotted Vic across the dark room. Of course, that meant we shoot over there and try to get a picture. We didn't really have to try though. Vic is very gracious and friendly. We were able to chat with him for several minutes.
Vic is one of the best on the independent wrestling scene. A veteran of 25+ years, he looks as fit as ever. Currently, he spends more time training others than actually wrestling, but he still has a lot of ring time left, we hope.
The lessons here are to look through crowds at such events. You never know who you might see. The other lesson is to take Tony with you if you need a great spotter.
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