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Skateboarding => Appreciation! => Topic started by: OldieButFrenchie on September 09, 2022, 12:55:10 AM
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So apparently there was no thread for him here....and I've been on a Dressen kick lately.
He was one of my faves back in the 80's, even though I had not seen any footage, just from looking at pics in the mags....and he's still ripping. Comes off like a such humble guy, stoked on skating like a little kid still. in these times where social media makes a lot of guys look like fools, Dressen remains inspiring as fuck.
so I'll start this off whith his Epiclyd Later'd, I probably watched it 3 to 4 times already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq9i51UM3rY
love this too....Wish I had seen one of these demos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VeLl9Q1Nig
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I like this part.
https://youtu.be/zN3f_TUtQ5E
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nice! I'd never seen that one
another one: his stoke for skating really comes through in this IMO....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsGpspETBow
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uA8082Z0A
Dressen rules
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7uA8082Z0A
Dressen rules
I loved this part. Still does. As a kid me and my friends used to say: I am Eric Dressen I ride for Dogtown, Independent trucks and Nicotine wheels. The part was so different and no music - many basic tricks done really well in the dark and that ender where he says he sponsors. Thanks for posting and I appreciate this thread.
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yup 411 part rocks! In his Epicly Laterd he says around that time he used to skate at night a lot to avoid the sun....Which seems understandable considering how fair-skinned he is! Living in California and being blond gotta be a bitch haha.....
It's so crazy to think Dressen was pro in the Skateboarder Mag/70's skatepark days and still on it in the 411 era. Maybe Cab would be the only other one with a career that long? But his insta bums me out these days....way too much righteous christian bullshit....Whereas anything Dressen remains inspiring to me.
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somehow I'd missed this one....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFG_XyN8FK4
more evidence of him being a rad human being and not just a rad skater
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wLHkWDc7OA
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Met him at a demo. He walked past when a few friends and I were having a smoke, he stopped and had a chat for about 5mins with us. Talked about skating, tattoos etc. Such a genuine nice guy couldn’t say a bad word about him. He walked past again on him way back to the demo and I had to ask for a photo. Wouldn’t normally do this but after the chat just wanted a memory. It’s not very often we have pro’s let alone skate royalty come to Perth Western Australia. Felt like a kook asking but he was happy to do it. Even took the time to dm me on my Insta story that night and said it was nice to meet you.
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seen this bruh skate live in 1990 or 1991 and had no idea what I was about to witness. Dude slays on a board.
skated fast as hell, did lines at our park that none of us ever thought of
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First pro I ever met on a family trip to Cali. He was such a nice guy. Probably watched his speed freaks part well over 100x.
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nice! I'd never seen that one
another one: his stoke for skating really comes through in this IMO....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsGpspETBow
Love me some Eric Dressen. He's a human cannonball. They should rerelease these trucks <3
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Met him at a demo. He walked past when a few friends and I were having a smoke, he stopped and had a chat for about 5mins with us. Talked about skating, tattoos etc. Such a genuine nice guy couldn’t say a bad word about him. He walked past again on him way back to the demo and I had to ask for a photo. Wouldn’t normally do this but after the chat just wanted a memory. It’s not very often we have pro’s let alone skate royalty come to Perth Western Australia. Felt like a kook asking but he was happy to do it. Even took the time to dm me on my Insta story that night and said it was nice to meet you.
dope pic!
BTW to all the dudes who saw him in person, I hate you....haha I'm just jealous.
->funeral Tuxedo: Human canonball is the perfect description!!
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also....just stumbled upon this! Guerrero Gonzales Dressen is a hard to beat combo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M25OnEtLamo
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I woulda watched Savannah Slamma a thousand times as a kid. Felt like the closest you could get to actually seeing how these guys skated.
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fuckin love a nice salad grind
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....Foy did a crazy salad in that German vacation vid!
also, just stumbled upon this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmIl3nVHTCE
that board looks so sick...and it's on sale on the santa cruz euro website, so I'm actually thinking about getting one for my wall and one to ride!
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My first pro deck was a Dressen celtic rose deck, was grey stained with gold and blue graphics, never have been able to find one. But I have these, left to right, OG, 30 fucking years reissue (back when NHS still screened decks) and this years model.
This is what my first deck looked like. Was offered one for like 1000 euro a few years ago but fuck that.
(https://i.ibb.co/TWpmRK5/DSC09121.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TWpmRK5)
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My first pro deck was a Dressen celtic rose deck, was grey stained with gold and blue graphics, never have been able to find one. But I have these, left to right, OG, 30 fucking years reissue (back when NHS still screened decks) and this years model.
This is what my first deck looked like. Was offered one for like 1000 euro a few years ago but fuck that.
(https://i.ibb.co/TWpmRK5/DSC09121.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TWpmRK5)
nice collection mate! 1000 euros definitely means fuck it....The only old deck I kept from that time is a Miller Schmitt Styx. But Dressen just seems so much more relatable to me now than Chris Miller.
anyways I just pulled the trigger on that Dressen Seeker deck, wanted to buy 2 but there was only one left...I'm gonna hunt another one down, I really want one to ride too!
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(https://www.thrashermagazine.com/imagesV2/Magazine/Covers/COVERS_THRASHER/1988/TH8801.jpg)
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From a 70s pool grom to a 80s street pioneer.
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My favorite board in the late 80s.
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man thanks for posting that!! That interview is actually what got me stoked on Dressen in the first place...and I still have that issue, Robert Williams cover :P the crail tap double page used to be pinned on my wall as a kid ha!
Also I had never seen that 96 Thrasher with the 70's cover, very dope they did that.
Finally : very dope pic on the quarterpipe! (to flat I take it?)
My favorite board in the late 80s.
(https://i.imgur.com/60wjhzB.jpg)
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Yeah, straight to flat. Certainly wouldn't feel good these days... haha...
One of my biggest material regrets is selling that Dressen deck (above). $200 to partially fund a surfboard... ::) What a dummy....
I got it for free in 2000 while visiting a skate shop I used to work in. The owner told me to help myself to any 'old school' boards as no one wanted them.... just before the renewed interest boom in old decks...
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Dressen has the intro and some nice clips in AVE's soty trip edit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL0h1NYIkx4
paling around with AVE again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixLSPoc234I
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I’ll figure out how to upload the photo from my phone later but met him recently at a DogTown event.
Dude has this grandiose feel to him. It surprised me how short he is but he’s super nice and sweet. He was with his lady and I didn’t want to bug him much but dude rocks.
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I was apprehensive to post this here because, you know, its a 9 Club interview and Chris Roberts and Kelly Hart are complete fucking hacks, but despite those two it's still worth listening to. Anyways, there's a typical moment where Chris Roberts is being annoying and self-aggrandizing (see every single episode for more examples of this) and asks he Eric Dressen if he'd get his (Chris') name tattooed on his (Eric's) body and Eric says yes that he'd do it because he's proud of Chris. He says it in such a completely earnest way that it's incredibly touching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4uU4BS3AE
then if you want to cleanse your palette with a better interview there's a good BS with TG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmwpxNU8Y_M
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->funeral_tuxedo
that Ave SOTY vid was a treat thanks for posting that!
About his Nine club, I finished watching it this weekend, and I agree with you, it's far from being the best interview but some moments are touching. I could not believe it at the end when he said he did not feel worthy of being invited....I felt like screaming "dude! you're eric fucking dressen"!! hahaha....Gonna watch that Bullshit with TG vid now, sounds super promising!
->mynameisnotjeff : "Dude has this grandiose feel to him"....waoh. That's an intriguing/fascinating way to put it....man sometimes I'm really jealous of people living in California, in the middle of the skate universe.
->everyone: gotta say I'm glad I started this thread, cause you guys hipped me to a lot of stuff I had missed. So thanks to all the Slap Dressen fans 8)
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stoked!
actually so stoked I bought that deck twice. I had to have one to ride too! It makes me want to skate just looking at it.
First time I ever buy a 9" board, so I'm probably going to have to switch to bigger trucks....I think I'm about to dive deep into the truck madness rabbit hole.... :-X might go back to Indys after riding Ventures for a few years.....the internet is giving me way too much info on truck setup though ha....
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stoked!
actually so stoked I bought that deck twice. I had to have one to ride too! It makes me want to skate just looking at it.
First time I ever buy a 9" board, so I'm probably going to have to switch to bigger trucks....I think I'm about to dive deep into the truck madness rabbit hole.... :-X might go back to Indys after riding Ventures for a few years.....the internet is giving me way too much info on truck setup though ha....
Don't read the Slap truck threads and just get some trucks Dressen would ride.
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stoked!
actually so stoked I bought that deck twice. I had to have one to ride too! It makes me want to skate just looking at it.
First time I ever buy a 9" board, so I'm probably going to have to switch to bigger trucks....I think I'm about to dive deep into the truck madness rabbit hole.... :-X might go back to Indys after riding Ventures for a few years.....the internet is giving me way too much info on truck setup though ha....
Don't read the Slap truck threads and just get some trucks Dressen would ride.
sounds like good advice! I think I'm about to follow it and go full big boy with Indy 159's....
gonna feel super manly at the park haha....or elderly maybe?!
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also stumbled upon these deep cuts....have not watched in entirety yet but it's a treat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqjUjGFlEqo&t=148s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZS56tCoM0&t=1156s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLe-fvAlGI0&t=1824s
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That mini-ramp session with Oster and Murray was great. Dressen in his prime for sure. Made the others look a bit kooky.
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stoked!
actually so stoked I bought that deck twice. I had to have one to ride too! It makes me want to skate just looking at it.
First time I ever buy a 9" board, so I'm probably going to have to switch to bigger trucks....I think I'm about to dive deep into the truck madness rabbit hole.... :-X might go back to Indys after riding Ventures for a few years.....the internet is giving me way too much info on truck setup though ha....
@OldieButFrenchie that Dressen board is lovely. What's the framed cartoon illustration on the left from?
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I'd just go full Dressen set up 159's , 56mm OJ 101's etc. I've always wanted to just set up a deck exactly like a pro..
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-> funeral_tuxedo : that's from "The Arab of the Future", by Riad Sattouf, French-syrian author. Big fan of that guy, he's done loads of awesome comics. And 2 movies. But the "The Arab of the Future" series is the only one translated to english I think....
->Siota : that's what I'm thinking too! Except I bought Bones dragons 56 mm and I'm keeping them for sure. I've been riding Ventures 144 so I'm curious what it's gonna be like to switch to 159!
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-> funeral_tuxedo : that's from "The Arab of the Future", by Riad Sattouf, French-syrian author. Big fan of that guy, he's done loads of awesome comics. And 2 movies. But the "The Arab of the Future" series is the only one translated to english I think....
->Siota : that's what I'm thinking too! Except I bought Bones dragons 56 mm and I'm keeping them for sure. I've been riding Ventures 144 so I'm curious what it's gonna be like to switch to 159!
Awesome. I thought the artwork style looked familiar. I've seen his stuff in French but not translated.
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also stumbled upon these deep cuts....have not watched in entirety yet but it's a treat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZS56tCoM0&t=1156s
The airwalk to fakie recovery at 3:35 is so casual and gnarly.
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@OldieButFrenchie post it when you set it up! If you want some 159's I can post you some on Friday. I'm never gonna use them. They are stage 10 thou.
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@OldieButFrenchie post it when you set it up! If you want some 159's I can post you some on Friday. I'm never gonna use them. They are stage 10 thou.
!!?? way too nice man! why is every irish guy I meet super nice? I'm gonna shoot you a pm, I'll pay for the shipping at the very least.
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-> funeral_tuxedo : that's from "The Arab of the Future", by Riad Sattouf, French-syrian author. Big fan of that guy, he's done loads of awesome comics. And 2 movies. But the "The Arab of the Future" series is the only one translated to english I think....
->Siota : that's what I'm thinking too! Except I bought Bones dragons 56 mm and I'm keeping them for sure. I've been riding Ventures 144 so I'm curious what it's gonna be like to switch to 159!
Awesome. I thought the artwork style looked familiar. I've seen his stuff in French but not translated.
if you speak/understand French, give his movie "Les beaux gosses" a try, it's pretty hilarious....
Also: Frank and Fred focused?? WTF happened there?
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shalomest moment I ever had on Slap!
(https://i.postimg.cc/mZd6zRHF/20221015-154038.jpg)
Siota very generously sent me these Indy 159's he wasn't using. thanks so much again mate!
The board looks so tough with black and red trucks :P
Also I don't know who made those "Ignacio" stickers but that shit seriously made me tear up. Call me emo. Or maybe my euro ass is still kinda shellshocked from those terror attacks a few years back.
anyway! can't wait to skate it! on the other hand I kinda want to "finish" my current board....I usually skate boards till they are done for real ha. Btw I'm currently riding an 8.68, so jumping to 9" is not that big a change but the Dressen still looks/feels super big! we'll see how I get used to it, and maybe I'll try to film some Dressen-inspired moves if I can (no garantee of ripping, no returns ;D maybe I can relearn crail to tails though!)
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shalomest moment I ever had on Slap!
(https://i.postimg.cc/mZd6zRHF/20221015-154038.jpg)
Siota very generously sent me these Indy 159's he wasn't using. thanks so much again mate!
The board looks so tough with black and red trucks :P
Also I don't know who made those "Ignacio" stickers but that shit seriously made me tear up. Call me emo. Or maybe my euro ass is still kinda shellshocked from those terror attacks a few years back.
anyway! can't wait to skate it! on the other hand I kinda want to "finish" my current board....I usually skate boards till they are done for real ha. Btw I'm currently riding an 8.68, so jumping to 9" is not that big a change but the Dressen still looks/feels super big! we'll see how I get used to it, and maybe I'll try to film some Dressen-inspired moves if I can (no garantee of ripping, no returns ;D maybe I can relearn crail to tails though!)
lovely set up
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I forget who did that design, can find out thou, was a UK lad. I normally get loads of that one and the obey style one printed out before June 3rd and plaster every skate spot, give them out and slap them up in bars that are skater friendly.
Remind me next spring and I'll send you a stack.
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10 second tribute with that Dressen deck and the Indys Siota gifted me!
In between 2 showers of rain, but a fun sesh. I'm getting used to bigger board/trucks and actually thinking of going full old-school now by adding rails ha :-X
(can't embed this for some reason sorry my dudes.....)
https://www.veed.io/view/d7a0a4ce-86c5-4e70-99ea-217d6c45c694?sharingWidget=true&panel=share (https://www.veed.io/view/d7a0a4ce-86c5-4e70-99ea-217d6c45c694?sharingWidget=true&panel=share)
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10 second tribute with that Dressen deck and the Indys Siota gifted me!
In between 2 showers of rain, but a fun sesh. I'm getting used to bigger board/trucks and actually thinking of going full old-school now by adding rails ha :-X
(can't embed this for some reason sorry my dudes.....)
https://www.veed.io/view/d7a0a4ce-86c5-4e70-99ea-217d6c45c694?sharingWidget=true&panel=share (https://www.veed.io/view/d7a0a4ce-86c5-4e70-99ea-217d6c45c694?sharingWidget=true&panel=share)
I wish I would have known that, I could have sent you the practically new rails that were on the deck I took the trucks off!
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oh never mind man, sending me trucks was the beesknees already!
Speaking of knees, mine are complaining heavily. Seems like 2 sessions/week was asking too much.... Hobbling around right now.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nupLHo-vDU
skate rat to the core.... Also the Winkowski tricks in this are nuts!
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The amazing thing about Dressen is how he fans out on people who should be bowing their heads to him. So modest. Such a great example of a humble human. Mentioning Alva and AVE as among his top skaters makes so much sense. He bridges so many eras and styles of skateboarding.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nupLHo-vDU
skate rat to the core.... Also the Winkowski tricks in this are nuts!
Was going to post this. Love hearing him talk about his love for skating and new/old skaters. Best dude.
Santa Cruz, keep the Dressen content coming!
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This is the only material possession I regret selling. OG Dressen Roses. I sold it before all the old guy kook collecting phenomenon really became a thing...
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skate rat to the core.... Also the Winkowski tricks in this are nuts!
Was going to post this. Love hearing him talk about his love for skating and new/old skaters. Best dude.
Santa Cruz, keep the Dressen content coming!
yup, come on NHS, the people have spoken!
->Frank and Fred: damn and it was in brand new condition too.....
I'm actually thinking of buying a reissue, the updated shape looks good, plus they're quite cheap
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I don't know how to imbed images on here, but this one Dressen ad was a big influence on me being a believer in rip grip.
And how sick that Stecyck shot the photo
http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-grip-2.html (http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-grip-2.html)
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I don't know how to imbed images on here, but this one Dressen ad was a big influence on me being a believer in rip grip.
And how sick that Stecyck shot the photo
http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-grip-2.html (http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-grip-2.html)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FxP1vZIt5n8/U15Sa8y4UhI/AAAAAAAAFZI/QQlSvDFrYM8/s1600/ericdressen03.jpg)
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I don't know how to imbed images on here, but this one Dressen ad was a big influence on me being a believer in rip grip.
And how sick that Stecyck shot the photo
http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-grip-2.html (http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-grip-2.html)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FxP1vZIt5n8/U15Sa8y4UhI/AAAAAAAAFZI/QQlSvDFrYM8/s1600/ericdressen03.jpg)
Thanks!
Gnarred for the effort!
How did you do that?
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-Right click on image.
- select "copy image address"
-go to Slap post, paste image address
-highlight the dress and then click on the 'insert image' icon (the little camera icon above the emojis)
-post
-share stoke
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Right move!One of my early influences too in the late eightties.Great style, insane miniramp skills at the time.The Speed freaks part is one of my favs.
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The shot on the back cover of the new Closer mag is sick!! Dressen rules.
(https://i.imgur.com/XrHkBw8.jpg)
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The shot on the back cover of the new Closer mag is sick!! Dressen rules.
(https://i.imgur.com/XrHkBw8.jpg)
That looks sick. Dressen rules. Hope to pick up a copy of Closer, soon.
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Bring back Rip Grip
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Bring back Rip Grip
I found some Rip Grip recently for an 80s set up I wanted to be as authentic as possible, complete with Cell Block III. Unfortunately it didn't stick that well and I had to super glue it...
Anyway, here you go. Just know the glue might not have aged that well.
https://brand-x-toxic.com/products/rip-grip-vintage-assorted-10-piece-pack?_pos=1&_sid=89e976a41&_ss=r (https://brand-x-toxic.com/products/rip-grip-vintage-assorted-10-piece-pack?_pos=1&_sid=89e976a41&_ss=r)
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I always loved Eric D.
His versatility in the late 80's in street and mini was always inspirationnal.
One part of his stuck to m mind.The Speed Freaks part with his series of power slides at the beginning.