I'm 8 year clean and I feel the same way and say that to addicts working on sobriety all the time. 2 things I tell every one I speak to about overcoming addiction are this, "a sober adult life is the best high you can experience and every drop of blood, sweat and tears on the path to a sober life are worth it." and the other one is a quote that helped me more then I can express, "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who some one else is today". Also, congrats on the 2 years my friend. Much love and respect.
I'm 8 year clean and I feel the same way and say that to addicts working on sobriety all the time. 2 things I tell every one I speak to about overcoming addiction are this, "a sober adult life is the best high you can experience and every drop of blood, sweat and tears on the path to a sober life are worth it." and the other one is a quote that helped me more then I can express, "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who some one else is today". Also, congrats on the 2 years my friend. Much love and respect.
I’m almost to 3.5 years and I agree. Besides the everyday stuff like work and chores, I don’t ever have to do anything that I don’t want to do. I don’t hang out with people I don’t want, don’t go to events I don’t want, I only do exactly what I want to do everyday because there’s no “oh well I’ll get drunk and it’ll be fun anyway” mindset. No waking up and thinking “wish I’d stayed home last night. I didn’t have fun and now I’m hungover and ashamed.” It’s so freeing.
I think a lot of people are waking up and realizing that sobriety is where it's at if you want to remain a productive human being. Congrats on 10 years.
@@smellslikeproductions I was a 'moderate' drinker for over 30 years. Probably better at it than you. Life's much better without it. If you can't live an interesting life without putting poison into your body, who should really be crying here?
I feel like a lot of these older pro skaters are aging like fine wine. It’s so cool to see them prioritize was is important and move on In life. It just goes to show it is NEVER to late to make a change.
Man this is the sh*t. I'm 34 y o and recently hit my two year sobriety. I wanted to stop drinking for SO many reasons, but the thing that finally made me realise.. was picking up skateboarding again at age 32.
Same here dude. 35 and now 3.75 years alcohol free and got back into skating after like 10 years off the board around the same time. Much better use of time and more fun too
I'm a skateboarder at heart I'm 29 still skating I've battled alcoholism for over 15 years my grandparents passed away from drinking they adopted me so I hit the streets young couch surfing skating for my sponsors (malt liquor and anything I can get my hands on) I recently caught two DUI's here in California went to jail both times and found myself in a homeless shelter due to not having a car anymore I'm sober now (6 months) thank God and I've met my beautiful fiance and moved into a house together and I plan on staying sober and not violating my probation to stay out of jail ... Addiction sucks keep skating !!
The arc of Ellington and the other skaters from the Baker/PissDrunx era moving into a sober lifestyle is really inspiring. Appreciate you sharing this!
To be hear and see Ellington is 10 years sober after all the years of being in the "PissDrunks" is insane man... Watching him as I was coming up skating in Baker 3 and Emerica's This is Skateboarding and the Chaos that surrounded them... Him, Dustin Dollin, Ali Boulala... To make it out and be where he is today is a miracle and a blessing. Just continue to do the next right thing and Congrats brotha!
Growing up during this era and watching all these guys, everything just felt normal in how they portrayed themselves. Then one day you realize the body count around you. The harsh reality is that there are people who can come out clean, but there’s more who get swept away into an even darker world. Yes it was fun. Yes it was entertaining. But what’s the cost of it all? When you’re young it’s really hard to reconcile with that. It’s great to see people like Erik influencing people another way. 👏👏👏
Way to go man, you got this shit all day, everyday !!! One quote that helped me so much when I first got sober was "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who some one else is today". Wish you all the best, much love and mad respect.
I just made 13 months sober this month. I think the last 20+ years of heavy drinking took a toll on my body, I used drugs and alcohol to suppress my PTSD from time in service. I’m still learning who I am and dealing with a lot of buried issues. I’m able to work through them as I’m sober but it’s a long road ahead. Good for Eric taking the steps.
I love Erik! He and Brian Wenning were so kind to me when I asked for some advice many years ago now. I really hope Brian is doing well. I know he had his whole recovery and return to skateboarding, but then he kinda left the spotlight again. I love these guys! They were my inspirations for skateboarding.
Seeing all these legends getting sober is so fucking cool honestly!!! Back then it was how much you can get fucked up but nowadays it’s how long you can go without getting fucked up🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽bless up to all the Sober Peeps much respect🫶🏽🫶🏽
@Deeplands I meant that i got to experience what it would be like to attend a "speaker" meeting of alcoholics anonymous with Erik Ellington as the "chair" person. Hearing his experience, strength, and hope, yet not having to voluntarily commit a dollar to the donation basket or "7th tradition". It was meant as an inside joke for any fellow Alcoholics. As it is very clear, by the words and phrases Erik is using to describe his journey that he attends alcoholics anonymous. I hope this helps, good luck with your English! Dear Ellington: sorry to break your anonymity, but if it saves one life, blah, blah, blah. We're all proud of you!
Been sober for 4 but i will say of all the benefits including my skateboarding, the constant feeling of anxiety for things your mind didnt let you process while drinking has been a uphill battle but thats why I skateboard. Thats my therapy. Good shit Ellington!
It's crazy Ellington has video proof of his shenanigans and his bottom, all mine is just hersey. However, we can both save people's lives with our stories, and that's what this program is all about. 10years last February. There is hope.
One of my favorite skaters of all time. I used to wonder if he was going to make it out of the Baker boys and Piss Drunx days. So glad to see where he's at in his life
3 months will become 6, 6 will become 12 and so on and every single day gets better and easier. Congrats dude, sobriety is the best feeling in the world. Im 40 as well and spent most my life in a drug and alcohol fueled daze, got sober at 32 and have never felt better. Although it took a while to feel like a "person" again and there was a fuck load of blood, sweat and tears in that first year but it was all worth it. Much love and mad respect.
I got into 3 accidents because of drinking heavily. 1st, broke my femur while skating drunk and the other 2 was a dui motorcycle accident. I’m working on myself now. I know I can’t be totally sober but at least I can minimize my intake. It’s been 2 weeks now after my last accident and I feel I lost interest in alcohol a little bit. I congratulate you Erik for the 10 yrs sobriety!
@@viracocha03I agree, just don't think of it like quitting. Just say you're gonna take a break. No specific time range, just take a break. My break has been about a year now and have no desire to drink again. But I still consider it a break and not quitting. Also NA beer helps when I'm in social situations and want a drink in my hand and to sip on. You got this dude!
After not drinking for the last almost 6 months, I relate a lot to the identity aspect. I definitely saw getting fucked up and doing stupid stuff as part of my identity, tied into going to alot of shows and getting fucked up at those. The first time I stopped drinking I was 19 and felt like I already did enough drinking and drugs and saw people die or fuck themselves up and was over it. Then I started drinking again like 6 years later and the elation was unreal, but I also remember thinking "this is me, I love the fuck it party version of myself, there's no need to make my life harder than I need to not dri king, im never quitting again I love alcohol." But then I would off again off again quit whenever I started doing too much, getting sick of being sick. Eventually I realized I was making it harder by drinking. Every time I take a break and go back I get right back to where I was or worse. But six months later I am still thinking every day about is this worth it should I be having fun drinking, thats who I've always been. I didn't realize how intertwined getting fucked up was to my identity.
I was never much of a drinker, my issues was with drugs. But it used to coincide with skating. Every day at the park someone had a bunch of 40s. So it's really cool to see the guys who, with lack of a better explanation, glorified that behavior, really speak against it. Look at how many skaters lives were ruined because of drinking. Ali boulala, and the one that REALLY hurts me, Cory Kennedy. I can't imagine where that dude would be now if it wasn't for that incident.
I have a weird feeling about the whole video tho. I feel like none of this would have ever happened without alcohol involved. We should be thankful that we were degenerates but still move on from it. In the process somehow not promote it to the youth.
I saw Eric perform a series of half flips on the tamest bank on the Slam CIty Jam course. He'd roll up, flip the board a half flip and land grip down. Then he went back to the stands for the remainder of the weekend. Holy shit tho, nothing compared to Andrew that weekend. He's allergic to alcohol!!
Ellington single handedly kept the BS Bigspin relevant to skateboarding during the years when it (the bigspin) wasn’t considered “cool” to do them. True ripper, true survivor!
I grew up in the 90s, so I was heavily influenced by the piss drunx era. I did a year without booze recently. It was very eye opening. I used to drink quite a lot. Now I rarely drink, and if I do it is usually very little. It is simply not worth the side effects.
I hated Ellingtons style as a kid but now I find it so authentic. Im coming up on 5 years sober so its cool to see a lot of these guys I grew up watching coming out the other side of it too.
Skateboarding and alcohol go together. Because when you skate and drink you're not worried about eating shit most of the time. It gives you confidence. I drank 15 years while skateboarding because it always was easy to do! Being the pissdrunk tattooed guy growing up with baker 3 as your go to video I was the party skater. Thinking you're cool as fuck and not caring about anything but skateboarding was wild fun. Been 8 years sober now and it's the best life ever! ❤
You’re obviously too immature to understand what is going on here Although yes I agree that it’s weird to flex being sober, but that’s not what most people, especially this video, are attempting to do. And that’s more about who the person is, shallow and always wanting to appear ‘better’ than the next man But yes, soberness is definitely better than having a few drinks....for those who are prone to addiction / substance abuse. It’s not worth the risk It’s not something that’s seen in the same way, but look how many people are fat / overweight. That is substance abuse / addiction, just in a more acceptable form. Obesity costs the healthcare system and society to a much greater degree than alcoholism, when considering all the social & economic factors
Alcoholism is a myth. They literally have people running around saying “I havent drank a drop in 37 yeaaars!” Calling themselves that. 12 steps may have been a legit thing before but now its a new age mk ultra device for robbing people of their own dignity and conscious free will
I met this dude one time like 20 years ago and I still think he is a jerk. Mark appleyard was soty that year and he was waaaayyy more chill and nice. When I met them
Alcohol is a crappy, crappy drug. It’s the one that’s managed to remain socially acceptable because most people can do it regularly and still hold a job. They’re also more likely to put up with a crappy job, because it diminishes ambition and creativity.
I've done it all. But I didn't become and alcoholic until my late 30s. I can't imagine how anyone could drink excessively and get up and skate. Enjoy your youth. Because the bitch slap of age is coming for us all.
dudes waking up in their late 30's developing compassion for others. selfishness is a blessing and a curse. wish we could look closely and give help more so ur homie doesn't have to get to a rock bottom respect,everything comes at a different time for everyone, i guess you have to go thru ur whole life hurting other people to realize u need some compassion for others..sucks it has to be that way. some people take care of addicts their entire life and are also fucked up (how are ur kids, wife?)
5:00 if he's sober.....meh nevermind I won't even say it.... but let's just say.....pills and other things don't make you "sober" just cause you haven't had a drink I will drink to this....LOL
I’ve been sober for 2 years and it’s honestly so refreshing. It’s like a new high that won’t go away and I love it.
congratulations! glad you're enjoying the ride! 🙂
I'm 8 year clean and I feel the same way and say that to addicts working on sobriety all the time. 2 things I tell every one I speak to about overcoming addiction are this, "a sober adult life is the best high you can experience and every drop of blood, sweat and tears on the path to a sober life are worth it." and the other one is a quote that helped me more then I can express, "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who some one else is today".
Also, congrats on the 2 years my friend. Much love and respect.
I'm 8 year clean and I feel the same way and say that to addicts working on sobriety all the time. 2 things I tell every one I speak to about overcoming addiction are this, "a sober adult life is the best high you can experience and every drop of blood, sweat and tears on the path to a sober life are worth it." and the other one is a quote that helped me more then I can express, "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who some one else is today".
Also, congrats on the 2 years my friend. Much love and respect.
I’m almost to 3.5 years and I agree. Besides the everyday stuff like work and chores, I don’t ever have to do anything that I don’t want to do. I don’t hang out with people I don’t want, don’t go to events I don’t want, I only do exactly what I want to do everyday because there’s no “oh well I’ll get drunk and it’ll be fun anyway” mindset. No waking up and thinking “wish I’d stayed home last night. I didn’t have fun and now I’m hungover and ashamed.” It’s so freeing.
@@gayfish1221 very true ! It's crazy how much we do that we think we want to do but deep down don't.
I think a lot of people are waking up and realizing that sobriety is where it's at if you want to remain a productive human being. Congrats on 10 years.
Lol
@@MysticHerbicacomeback when your in your thirties doggie
Totally agree. Alcohol is the pits!
Boo hoo can’t moderate ?
@@smellslikeproductions I was a 'moderate' drinker for over 30 years. Probably better at it than you. Life's much better without it. If you can't live an interesting life without putting poison into your body, who should really be crying here?
I feel like a lot of these older pro skaters are aging like fine wine. It’s so cool to see them prioritize was is important and move on In life. It just goes to show it is NEVER to late to make a change.
Man this is the sh*t. I'm 34 y o and recently hit my two year sobriety. I wanted to stop drinking for SO many reasons, but the thing that finally made me realise.. was picking up skateboarding again at age 32.
Congrats on the 2 year man !!
Life is so much better once we get sober.
i picked it up again too, at 34. if i smoke weed i cant land shit lol. i gotta stop.
🎉yes!!! Love to hear it!!
Same here dude. 35 and now 3.75 years alcohol free and got back into skating after like 10 years off the board around the same time. Much better use of time and more fun too
I'm a skateboarder at heart I'm 29 still skating I've battled alcoholism for over 15 years my grandparents passed away from drinking they adopted me so I hit the streets young couch surfing skating for my sponsors (malt liquor and anything I can get my hands on) I recently caught two DUI's here in California went to jail both times and found myself in a homeless shelter due to not having a car anymore I'm sober now (6 months) thank God and I've met my beautiful fiance and moved into a house together and I plan on staying sober and not violating my probation to stay out of jail ... Addiction sucks keep skating !!
Baker 3 was on repeat! Every single day I would watch that video, and that’s life foundation! Him and Corey duffel were my idols!
The arc of Ellington and the other skaters from the Baker/PissDrunx era moving into a sober lifestyle is really inspiring. Appreciate you sharing this!
To be hear and see Ellington is 10 years sober after all the years of being in the "PissDrunks" is insane man... Watching him as I was coming up skating in Baker 3 and Emerica's This is Skateboarding and the Chaos that surrounded them... Him, Dustin Dollin, Ali Boulala... To make it out and be where he is today is a miracle and a blessing. Just continue to do the next right thing and Congrats brotha!
Greco and Reynolds got sober.
Dustin Dollin still a alcoholic I feel pity for him, it's become his identity.
@@dutchybaghe’s slowed down a lot drinking.
Growing up during this era and watching all these guys, everything just felt normal in how they portrayed themselves. Then one day you realize the body count around you. The harsh reality is that there are people who can come out clean, but there’s more who get swept away into an even darker world. Yes it was fun. Yes it was entertaining. But what’s the cost of it all? When you’re young it’s really hard to reconcile with that. It’s great to see people like Erik influencing people another way. 👏👏👏
Agreed brother
I always loved how articulate you are Erik. I met him a few times on Ventura blvd, and he so down to earth, and kind. Much respect to you brotha!
Ya know
9 days sober and this is a good watch
@@zorianakyrylenko6491 people getting sober don’t need bad energy sent their way. Every single day is a step in the right direction.
Way to go man, you got this shit all day, everyday !!!
One quote that helped me so much when I first got sober was "Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not who some one else is today".
Wish you all the best, much love and mad respect.
@@zorianakyrylenko6491 A ladder doesn't start at the top rung, dude...
@@zorianakyrylenko6491 What's funny? Grow up.
You've got this. Sobriety is happiness, brother.
i wanna start my sobriety today, thank you i needed this! let’s fkn go i got this i know it do!
I just made 13 months sober this month. I think the last 20+ years of heavy drinking took a toll on my body, I used drugs and alcohol to suppress my PTSD from time in service. I’m still learning who I am and dealing with a lot of buried issues. I’m able to work through them as I’m sober but it’s a long road ahead. Good for Eric taking the steps.
8 years sober and it's the best dicision I have ever made. Skaters like EE are great role models
I love Erik! He and Brian Wenning were so kind to me when I asked for some advice many years ago now. I really hope Brian is doing well. I know he had his whole recovery and return to skateboarding, but then he kinda left the spotlight again. I love these guys! They were my inspirations for skateboarding.
Seeing all these legends getting sober is so fucking cool honestly!!! Back then it was how much you can get fucked up but nowadays it’s how long you can go without getting fucked up🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽bless up to all the Sober Peeps much respect🫶🏽🫶🏽
Sick. I been sober for coming up on 12 years. Remember playing Baker 3 on my iPod video in 9th grade - highly influential.
I just got to hear Ellington's experience, strength, and hope without putting a dollar in the 7th tradition basket. Thanks, Erik!
English is not my native tongue, care to elaborate? You mean he got sober without aa?
@@Deeplandsthats exactly what he means.
@Deeplands I meant that i got to experience what it would be like to attend a "speaker" meeting of alcoholics anonymous with Erik Ellington as the "chair" person. Hearing his experience, strength, and hope, yet not having to voluntarily commit a dollar to the donation basket or "7th tradition". It was meant as an inside joke for any fellow Alcoholics. As it is very clear, by the words and phrases Erik is using to describe his journey that he attends alcoholics anonymous. I hope this helps, good luck with your English!
Dear Ellington: sorry to break your anonymity, but if it saves one life, blah, blah, blah. We're all proud of you!
Been sober for 4 but i will say of all the benefits including my skateboarding, the constant feeling of anxiety for things your mind didnt let you process while drinking has been a uphill battle but thats why I skateboard. Thats my therapy. Good shit Ellington!
It's crazy Ellington has video proof of his shenanigans and his bottom, all mine is just hersey. However, we can both save people's lives with our stories, and that's what this program is all about. 10years last February. There is hope.
One of my favorite skaters of all time. I used to wonder if he was going to make it out of the Baker boys and Piss Drunx days. So glad to see where he's at in his life
This dude has aged like a fine wine. His style is better than ever 🔥
I’m 3 months in after a lifetime of doing the thing. At 40 I can now feel my board better than ever it’s weird
💪🏼♾️ don't skate but ride snow. 9 months here also 40
@ fuck yeah!!!
3 months will become 6, 6 will become 12 and so on and every single day gets better and easier. Congrats dude, sobriety is the best feeling in the world.
Im 40 as well and spent most my life in a drug and alcohol fueled daze, got sober at 32 and have never felt better. Although it took a while to feel like a "person" again and there was a fuck load of blood, sweat and tears in that first year but it was all worth it.
Much love and mad respect.
@ thx man!! Ya it’s crazy how much better I feel already
Just got out of detox yesterday, holding strong so far. Sobriety beats the hell out of being a sick, high functioning alcoholic.
Very thoughtful guy. As a kid I met him a couple times and it was awesome to see him in person
I got into 3 accidents because of drinking heavily. 1st, broke my femur while skating drunk and the other 2 was a dui motorcycle accident. I’m working on myself now. I know I can’t be totally sober but at least I can minimize my intake. It’s been 2 weeks now after my last accident and I feel I lost interest in alcohol a little bit. I congratulate you Erik for the 10 yrs sobriety!
You can be totally sober dude. Don't ever sell yourself short.
@@viracocha03I agree, just don't think of it like quitting. Just say you're gonna take a break. No specific time range, just take a break. My break has been about a year now and have no desire to drink again. But I still consider it a break and not quitting. Also NA beer helps when I'm in social situations and want a drink in my hand and to sip on. You got this dude!
why cant you be sober
Awesome dude. I wish Eric nothing but continued success.
Drinking watching this and yes i been to rehab plenty, maybe tomorrow will be better
He was my hero at 13 and he’s still a hero of mine at 33….. Damn time do fly… Thank you EE for sharing
After not drinking for the last almost 6 months, I relate a lot to the identity aspect. I definitely saw getting fucked up and doing stupid stuff as part of my identity, tied into going to alot of shows and getting fucked up at those. The first time I stopped drinking I was 19 and felt like I already did enough drinking and drugs and saw people die or fuck themselves up and was over it. Then I started drinking again like 6 years later and the elation was unreal, but I also remember thinking "this is me, I love the fuck it party version of myself, there's no need to make my life harder than I need to not dri king, im never quitting again I love alcohol." But then I would off again off again quit whenever I started doing too much, getting sick of being sick. Eventually I realized I was making it harder by drinking. Every time I take a break and go back I get right back to where I was or worse. But six months later I am still thinking every day about is this worth it should I be having fun drinking, thats who I've always been. I didn't realize how intertwined getting fucked up was to my identity.
Very wise words from Erik Ellington
I was never much of a drinker, my issues was with drugs. But it used to coincide with skating. Every day at the park someone had a bunch of 40s. So it's really cool to see the guys who, with lack of a better explanation, glorified that behavior, really speak against it. Look at how many skaters lives were ruined because of drinking. Ali boulala, and the one that REALLY hurts me, Cory Kennedy. I can't imagine where that dude would be now if it wasn't for that incident.
He ain't getting f'd up tonight!
apparently he didnt even drink that night
He probably went to a meeting instead.
I have a weird feeling about the whole video tho. I feel like none of this would have ever happened without alcohol involved. We should be thankful that we were degenerates but still move on from it. In the process somehow not promote it to the youth.
sober makes me crazy
i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!!!
consciousness is awesome.....all forms ......
This helps more than you know!
8 years sober! Keep it going bro! 💪
Just about to hit one year of pure sobriety! Gonna pop a real Guinness or 6 January 1st to celebrate 😴
all I want for christmas is a pair of emerica ellington 3's
Those red toe emericas are so fucking sick
yo I was thinking the same thing. love those kicks
The red toe Muskas🔥
I love your style!!
People don't realise how dark of a path debauchery sends you down
Congratulations 🎉 legend!
Sober for nearly 8 years, but still High ❤
He's an amazing skater with one of a kind style and a good dude.
👏 congrats Erik
I think sobriety is becoming a trend.
When you stop drinking and see how it controls people and society, sobriety becomes a superpower
Better than do tik tok dances 🤔
Preach
PIONEER LEADER PRO SKATER. Friend to my friend. Lotta names Erik that dude tho. Props on helping pave the hard road for others
Erik is the real deal.
8 months sober, it’s been life changing. Not looking back
Fuckkk I needed this I just reloaded after no drinking for 1 year 4 months
Love this
I feel you I am in it tough decisions
ellington seems like a pretty intelligent guy
"what your identity now?" Is a great question.
Yo, Eric, you signed my hoodie back in 05. Love you bro
He's a good dude and a great skater
I skated for years on the piss , booze is a slippery slope and will destroy your life . Amazing he's sober , something to be proud of .
You and Boulala should chat ❤ sobriety is important and you both have made this big step 🔥🔥🔥
i met Erik once, he was high as fuck. Congrats on sobriety big dawgy dawg!!!
12 years sober…. 12 years ago I couldn’t imagine a life for me without heroin and alcohol. Today I couldn’t imagine a life with it.
I love this guy. Glad he's sober, running Deathwish and still skating.
Seeing those old school Ermericas was giving me flashbacks to when I was a little skatepark goon. Those days were scary as fuck 🤣🤣
I saw Eric perform a series of half flips on the tamest bank on the Slam CIty Jam course. He'd roll up, flip the board a half flip and land grip down. Then he went back to the stands for the remainder of the weekend. Holy shit tho, nothing compared to Andrew that weekend. He's allergic to alcohol!!
What is a half flip?
@GTAGrandpa It's like a kf but divided in 2.
Grew up a skate rat, have 3 decades struggling with alcohol. Few bad slip ups. Now 18 days sober
YEYEEEE
CONGRATULATIONS.and THANK YOU FOR SHARING🧡 I just hit 2 years clean from a 15 year IV addiction.🛹🛹🧡🧡💯
Good shit
Ellington single handedly kept the BS Bigspin relevant to skateboarding during the years when it (the bigspin) wasn’t considered “cool” to do them. True ripper, true survivor!
Just hit 23 months, God Willing I will have two years on 01/10/25
24 days shy of a year. This was a good midnight watch. Fuckin demons.
I live to tell the tale … I am living proof 🛹🤙
I grew up in the 90s, so I was heavily influenced by the piss drunx era. I did a year without booze recently. It was very eye opening. I used to drink quite a lot. Now I rarely drink, and if I do it is usually very little. It is simply not worth the side effects.
I hated Ellingtons style as a kid but now I find it so authentic. Im coming up on 5 years sober so its cool to see a lot of these guys I grew up watching coming out the other side of it too.
Skateboarding and alcohol go together. Because when you skate and drink you're not worried about eating shit most of the time. It gives you confidence. I drank 15 years while skateboarding because it always was easy to do! Being the pissdrunk tattooed guy growing up with baker 3 as your go to video I was the party skater. Thinking you're cool as fuck and not caring about anything but skateboarding was wild fun. Been 8 years sober now and it's the best life ever! ❤
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Atta boy
skateboarding was outcasts now it's popular
skateboarding was punk rock now it's rap
skateboarding was drinking and drugs now it's sobriety
skateboarding always will be contrarian
Makes me really think about Dustin Dolan.
It's better to burn out than to fade away
The work in progress is as far as you can go...let go and let GOD and NEVER look back
Soberness is not better than having a few drinks once in a while and flexing the time you dont drink to non alchoholics will always be weird.
You’re obviously too immature to understand what is going on here
Although yes I agree that it’s weird to flex being sober, but that’s not what most people, especially this video, are attempting to do. And that’s more about who the person is, shallow and always wanting to appear ‘better’ than the next man
But yes, soberness is definitely better than having a few drinks....for those who are prone to addiction / substance abuse. It’s not worth the risk
It’s not something that’s seen in the same way, but look how many people are fat / overweight. That is substance abuse / addiction, just in a more acceptable form. Obesity costs the healthcare system and society to a much greater degree than alcoholism, when considering all the social & economic factors
Alcoholism is a myth. They literally have people running around saying “I havent drank a drop in 37 yeaaars!” Calling themselves that. 12 steps may have been a legit thing before but now its a new age mk ultra device for robbing people of their own dignity and conscious free will
@Day-ZDuke not reading past the first 4 words. GFY.
@Day-ZDuke do I look immature lol you fuckin' weird.
More Skaters Should Lift Weights, Get Sober and Eat a Proper Healthy Diet. Look at people like Neen Williams. Please Normalize this in Skateboarding
I met this dude one time like 20 years ago and I still think he is a jerk. Mark appleyard was soty that year and he was waaaayyy more chill and nice. When I met them
I mean come on man, he's literally talking about his journey of sobriety. 20 years ago, yeah, Erik was an asshole. That's exactly what he's saying.
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Alcohol is a crappy, crappy drug. It’s the one that’s managed to remain socially acceptable because most people can do it regularly and still hold a job. They’re also more likely to put up with a crappy job, because it diminishes ambition and creativity.
It really is. In a way it’s one of the worst. judgement wise and violence wise. also hangovers are shitty
I am working on it
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coming up on a year sober next month
howd you do itt?
AA is actually pretty fucking cool. It also comes down to just making the decision every time. Don't drink or use
damn he looks younger now then he did then
Morrissey writes songs
I've done it all. But I didn't become and alcoholic until my late 30s. I can't imagine how anyone could drink excessively and get up and skate. Enjoy your youth. Because the bitch slap of age is coming for us all.
dudes waking up in their late 30's developing compassion for others. selfishness is a blessing and a curse. wish we could look closely and give help more so ur homie doesn't have to get to a rock bottom
respect,everything comes at a different time for everyone, i guess you have to go thru ur whole life hurting other people to realize u need some compassion for others..sucks it has to be that way. some people take care of addicts their entire life and are also fucked up (how are ur kids, wife?)
5:00 if he's sober.....meh nevermind I won't even say it....
but let's just say.....pills and other things don't make you "sober" just cause you haven't had a drink
I will drink to this....LOL
Reissue his emerica shoe..
People forgot how to moderatly Drink ( which is max 1 bottle of Beer per day, max 3-5 Times per week) without becoming alcoholics at some Point 😢
Dustin Dolan is living on borrowed time.
Dude looks like an old lady from a small village in Holland
This is exactly what I was just thinking.
I hate how skateboarders have always been shills for the alcohol and tobacco industries
Young sober Big Lebowski