SOTW 5-5-08: Eric Dressen in 1977
May 6th, 2008 by Kilwag
This week’s Shot of the Week comes from the archives of our own Mark Conahan:
We were at a permission pool in Montebello, California. I drove. Eric (Dressen) used to hang out with us before he was discovered by Tony Alva.
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May 6th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Weirdo-rama… I was just lurking Mark’s archives. Specifically this post; http://www.antigravitypress.com/?p=244
May 6th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Yep, same pool. I think I skated it maybe two or three times. Eric was about six years old at the time.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:52 am
great shot…! 6 years old and grinding with great style (and a smile) on a flat plank Logan!!? yeah!!!
I had one of those with powerflex 5s… not the easiest deck to climb walls with for sure!!
May 7th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Wow. That’s seriously impressive that MC has that in is photofolio…
May 7th, 2008 at 10:33 am
6 years old?! rad, how tall was the pool?
May 8th, 2008 at 12:01 am
I remember it seeming big at the time but that was thirty-plus years ago. Eight maybe? Here’s another shot of me about to hang up you can see how much vert there was. Different fence on the other side of the yard, same board, knee pads and shoes though.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:49 am
The old volleyball soft knee pads. Useless. Awesome!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:46 am
the wall in the backround even looks skate-able.
May 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Epic, Conahan. I couldn’t hang with that even on a modern set-up. Is that a pack of smokes up your left sleeve or a shoulder pad?