Epicly Later'd: Eric Dressen (Part 5/5)

In part 5, Eric Dressen conquers his demons and rejoins his old pal Tom Knox on the Santa Cruz veterans division.
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[@SablanSk8ing]

Grosso tells it straight up. I've always loved the raw energy from these dudes

[@kevinr2261]

He is so laid back, and I think that is the best quality any skater could have. It's not pretend, it's genuine. He's awesome.

[@mc540flip]

So sick! Humble shedder overcoming some of the toughest things in life and still rippin'! That's a legend

[@jeremiah_4136]

"Jonny hardfliped a 10, Im going to do an 11." Thats exactly how kids are today.

[@jarkokoo]

One of the most interesting Epicly Later'ds in my opinion.

[@inanetrashheap]

That last pool session was so, so, so amazing.

[@ekitt7931]

We need a Jeff Grosso episode

[@brettbanta2100]

"The dude's skateboarding royalty..." As usual Grosso nails it.

[@ZEMO74]

Eric Dressen is such an underatted skater. Such style from this dude. Always liked him since back in the day.

[@Don1970]

Cool seeing all those greats together like that. Awesome ending. Eric Dressen...you are a true legend.

[@tdawg719]

This type of video makes me sad. It's like remembering an old love and times that felt perfect. Man I miss the past sometimes. Now I just worry about who I am, back then I just lived life.

[@jimijamma6106]

Yeah, I hear you, especially when those memories have homies that are no longer with us.. but i'm learning to be grateful just to have those memories and to live in the moment makin new ones, just tryin to keep skatin.

[@michaelclanton5077]

Eric "salad" Dressen, skateboarding royalty

[@jordanbowey4175]

He showed me style is as important and tricks, glad this humble legend is doing well. RIP Grosso

[@aubreypolk9227]

No one broke down the importance of skateboarding and its subjects like Grosso. Eric truly is skate royalty & represents everything real about it.

[@nekro9t2]

So humble, a pure skater. Love his style, aggressive yet controlled and graceful.

[@ae-ns7dl]

Love this series man, we wouldn't be doing what we do without dudes like this, and O'Dell's making the new generations realise!

[@alexanderaxglimt3945]

Bought a Dog Town Eric Dressen board in my youth, honestly, i did not know who he was, i just thought the board looked cool :) Now i finally know what a nice guy he was/is, and now you can call me a PROUD owner of a Dog Town Eric Dressen skateboard!

[@sonoman00ify]

Thanks for this killer Documentary. I WAS RIDING MY BOARD IN 87 the whole time!! My fucked up ankle and knee keep me off it most times, but I hit a little park in Sonoma Ca. last year .PEACE

[@JEEDUHCHRI]

“It owes you wheel bite in the rain…you owe skateboarding”. True True.

[@ronthunders6124]

Ok, Eric dressen just became my favorite skater after this whole segment. I honestly didn’t know him as well as I should have being a skater, but I can relate to him in a lot of ways. He’s super humble, he has social anxiety a little, he was an addict and now he’s good, he’s an artist, and on top of all that, he fucking RIPS!!!! He’s AWESOME!!

[@bobolson5086]

All the old schoolers including myself back in those days you fell in love with skateboarding. Even before you learned a trick. But I must say I fell in love with skateboarding as well. And I meant a lot of awesome people. Through a sport in which I love. And thank you Eric dressing. I enjoyed watching you skate

[@scottlandb6579]

Was one of my favorite skaters as a kid. Had so much style, no one could smith grind like him either! So much speed and anger, yet so much style. I skated with him one night in Los Angeles with a few dudes from Fred Segla's at the old MCA (if I recall it was called that, bombing the parking garage level after level after level, so amazing) we hit up that building and a few other places like around Century City or some crap in LA. Anyway I was so happy! I remember seeing his trucks and thinking dam hes got these awesome maroon alloy hangers with regular base "indi's" I had never seen these before???

[@mikebythesun]

Mad respect to Eric D and the army of true friends he has around him in this video.

[@Brian_Davies]

I can't stop watching these. Soooo good.

[@thebillcollector]

Wow makes me feel old... But those were the best days of my life!

[@cjt823]

god his fs 5-0s are sooo sick

[@GrompereKichelcher]

Chris Taggart YES, THEY'RE GG (good game). NUTS! I WAS EUPHORIC ON THESE GRINDS LIKE A LITTLE KID (had the chance to see something like that live in my lifetime as european last friday! SC EU tour) and screaming like mad to cheer them, while some kids turned their back and played with smartphones! 😈😜😎 so rad!!! One of the best days in my life!!! ;-) I LOVE SKATEBOARDING SO MUCH, I DON'T WANNA DIE FOR IT, BUT RATHER LIVE WITH IT TILL THE END OF MY DAYS! ^^ (Hence we can use gaming comments to cheer skateboarding, I dig gaming to!)

[@mc540flip]

Watching again in 2020! Just as stoked on Dressen and this series.

[@dirtybenny666]

Another great one Vice! Love watching the skaters from my era, glad to see Eric got back on the right path.

[@the_only_chris]

arto's pool, omg, legend's session.....

[@samuelstoner1838]

That documentary was so cool love it.im an old school skater for life

[@Colombia_finest]

thanks eric! for still inspiring peoples! you legend for me ..

[@omitadigit]

Eric "Salad" Dressen...fucking amazing. I've been skating for like 10 years now and I did not now that's how that grind originated.

[@supdew7289]

Eric dresson is a legend! He was one of the first dude I ever saw a rip on the board! You're the man Eric and if you read this you are a legend in many peoples eyes including mine! Big pants little wheels Homie :-)

[@rebusd]

Back in the day I bought nothing but Dressen's models for months. Best 'cave ever

[@tbcky589]

i got that thrasher he showed and had the everslick he was talking about. looked up to him,tom knox and Matt Hensley and natas so much so many people.loved those days.

[@pimprideco.9247]

so stoked when dressen and Bennet harada pulled up to my local park great session

[@populisttrope9385]

He is a LEGEND

[@losmuertos7444]

Real fucking OG's, love this shit! Respect

[@antirl]

pretty awesome how humble he is. big ups eric.

[@seekah1]

One of the best ELs, such a great series but this one, wow.

[@ScottOrd]

Brilliant series, so cool to see/hear the story of someone who has been around for a big part of the evolution of skateboarding! Thanks for the vid!

[@SpeedWobbleStudios]

That pool party looks like the greatest sesh ever

[@fidy8dub]

Hosoi looks young as fuck

[@clever-username]

beige don't age.

[@sk8freak3000]

Massive respect from belgium didnt know about this guy before he rips har d

[@tenacioustwo281]

Brings a young skater like me down to Earth.

[@geezer7640]

That pool session is super sick

[@Ellington97]

Wow a pool session full of nothing but OG skaters wow. dream session

[@sonnypearce5279]

really cool to hear about his sobriety

[@tooooo-dc6dq]

Skateboarding don't owe u shit. lol. Phelper is great! Dressen RIPS!!!

[@SantaClauseOG]

I respect him so much

[@jody2736]

That board with the screaming hand and the tattoo machine is cool,wouldn t mind havin that...and trade Eric?

[@jakegolleher-johnson9089]

Fuck yes brother! We do recover

[@souperdave2009]

My first board was one of those yellow plastic boards his dad was selling..

[@o0GrayMatters0o]

"a wheel-bite in the rain."

[@GrompereKichelcher]

Grey Matters R.I.P. - stupid narcotics, I hate drugs and what they do to people. 😭

[@erichanhauser3190]

Skateboarding owes you wheelbite in the rain. Truth.

[@GSA_Drums]

This is probably one of my favorite epicly Later'd :)

[@andreamoore597]

Rest in Paradise Phelps!🤘

[@JusticeIsTheBest]

Loved this series of Epicly Later'd!

[@marlowkaplan3584]

Best one yet

[@8andsk835]

Skateboarding royalty says it all.

[@funkyk]

Salad Dressen! Hell yeah. Glad you added that in there. Sick style!

[@scottvillanueva3797]

Dude those slasher grinds are sick!

[@DanGonsalves]

That pool session is so damn awesome!

[@eyeco2]

i know this is old vid.... but this made a 50 year old guy go out a buy a reissue and some 159s. If i shatter on the first bail, it was worth it.

[@Thatsnotmynametoday]

Grosso: The dude’s skateboarding royalty🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SuaSponte75]

dressen's early street parts were the start of guys filming lines in sk8 vids

[@gussanchez47]

so humble so gnarnly ❤️

[@jagonation]

that crowd is plain amesome

[@xvdanielvx]

Timeless.

[@alpineflauge909]

the windshield wiper grind

[@thatsenoughreally4609]

ahhman i loved eric, so badass f.side wallrides and stalefish grabs. its sad to see jesse martinez so fucked up. that breaks my heart

[@FarmageddonRecordsOfficial]

One of the greatest ever 🤙🏻

[@swktg47]

9:32 - look at that face! Skateboarding is the fountain of freaking youth.

[@Shamrockjason]

I fucn love skateboarding

[@Suburb_hell]

Super rad guy!

[@suicidesnowman14]

Hes got a mean slasher grind

[@ChrisDyer79]

Eric rules. Great skater and person. Honoured to have some of his ink vibes in my skin.

[@jagonation]

I just got the dressen eyes deck, awesome.

[@BIGBLUETIGER96]

Met this guy at channel street. We joked about "that one goddamn tile that catches ur front truck and stops u and makes u eat it" i thought i was that guy and he is too lol

[@justhavinsomefun6475]

Hands down hassen is my favoret skater

[@black4pienus]

he's a sweetheart!

[@kekno]

That was a great episode. Thanks for this

[@lecousinmachin]

Wow, thanks for this great episode!!

[@zg-mzga]

thank you

[@7seVIIn7]

Respect

[@scottyk1763]

Style > tricks I could watch old footage of Dressen doing fs grinds n fucking powerslides all day over some trick trick trick part. Both are sick but one is more relatable to the masses. Always will be.

[@shannonandsheila1403]

Dudes a ripper still

[@LeNath75]

RESPECT

[@PkPvre]

that was pretty good.

[@thq2349]

Double OG👊

[@NatGreenOnline]

Awesome episode. Dressen rules!

[@czuo]

good stuff vice, keep them coming

[@williamford9432]

Rip Grosso ✌️

[@directorzachsaez]

Spirit

[@Dr.Meth666]

I'm kinda going down that road dressen is talkin about at the beginning

[@Trux3d]

great ending

[@samuelstoner1838]

Hell yessss

[@robertbettis6552]

awesome

[@manuel43]

This makes me happy. :-)

[@MegaSogni]

Dude is cool as fuck