Normally we don’t put other sites videos up here (sometimes we Facebook them) but after watching all five Epicly Later’d Eric Dressen episodes I have to say that they really were excellent. It might have something to do with the fact that I’m the same age as Eric and skated the first time in the 70’s on the skateboards of that era but this profile spoke to me in very profound ways.

“It’s somthing else if you fall in love with it before you get good. I don’t know any guys that skated in the 70’s that don’t constantly think about it.” – Lance Mountain

Someone who doesn’t skate would ever say anything about skateboarding is profound. But from the moment I started skating and for the rest of my life it has always been something more than just an activity and has affected the way I look at everything. The older I get the more apparent this becomes and if all I can do in my old age is go back to where I started and roll around the garage it will be enough because I will be skating. Watching these episodes made me really think about that.

He came from that OG, you know, I’m standing on a fucking 3 inch wide piece of oak trying to figure out how to turn and come back down the wall. That’s fucking profound…

The dude’s skateboarding royalty. – Jeff Grosso

Watching this also put getting a tattoo from Eric Dressen on my bucket list.

The scene at the end at Arto’s bowl is exactly what my skateboard dream house would be like. A backyard skate spot to skate with friends.

So here’s to you Eric Dressen! And thanks to Epicly Later’d for such a great profile.

I’m just a skateboarder…

I just fell in love with skateboarding. – Eric Dressen

Check out all five episodes after the jump…

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Go skate!