Some of you have probably seen this one before but I want to get started with something, and besides, I have gotten several requests to post this video again.

This gentleman’s name is Eric.  He moved into the rental property next to my house and was in his drive working on his car when I came home one day. Being a nice neighbor, I walked over to him to introduce my self.  He proceeded to explain what was wrong with his car and I volunteered to help him make the repair.

After working with him for a while, and finding out he doesn’t have a job, I made the offer for him to earn some money by going for a swim.  He naturally seemed cautious and turned me down.

I volunteered to make a run to the store for him to buy a part for his car.  When I returned, Eric’s nephew eagerly asked if he could do the job I offered to Eric.  I, of course, took him up on his offer.  After fixing Eric’s car, I took Eric’s nephew to the local creek for a swim.

I have video of this swim at which I will post at a later time.

Upon returning from taking Eric’s nephew for a swim and squishing his way back to Eric’s house, I went into my home to get cleaned up for a night on the town.

It wasn’t long before Eric was knocking on my door to ask if he could go for a swim, I, of course, said yes.

It turned out; Eric used his nephew as a guinea pig to see if my offer was legit, and when he saw that it was, he was all for swimming for pay.

For the next couple years, Eric swam every time I asked. He even offered up his own ideas on getting wet.  He offered to go to a full service restaurant while soaked all for the cost of the meal.  He came up with the shirt and tie idea some of you have seen.  He has gotten muddy, poured beer on himself, and walked his dog in a heavy rain.

I have many hours of video of Eric.  I have one of him wearing white liner less nylon sweats in a pool, which I have never posted.

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That was 12 years ago, Eric has since moved out of the house next door to another state, and I unfortunately have lost touch with him.

This video is of Eric in the early days of his career, I have posted this before, but this is mostly to learn how to do this blog thing and more recent stuff will follow.

I will mix old videos of Tim, Matt, Josh, Mike, Eric, James, and other names I cannot remember, with new videos of Cody, Brandon, Sebastian, Brad, and some nameless people I have met on the street.