After getting my life straightened out and on track in 2015, from 2020 to presently it's been off the rails. In 2022 I was back in for a short bid. and lost everything all over again. I enjoy you sharing stories and respect the honesty and candor.
It is so hard to keep moving forward sometimes and keep stuff squared away. Life can be rough. I hope you get things back on track, man. Keep your head up and above water. Thank you for watching and being a part of the channel. Hopefully I have some good stuff coming for you guys soon.
I am glad you are back. I am also glad you are going to do lives . Would love to be a guest. Family should always come before this UA-cam thing. If you need a mod let me know
Just went to make you a mod, and I guess I already did, lol. It would be really cool to have you on again. Family is number one, for sure. For me, I just want to learn how to be a normal person and the prison content and stuff just isn't where my head is. Life is bigger than prison.
Hey brother, glad to see you're still kicking and making videos. Well, you said it yourself - maybe the future of the channel lies in sharing your journey to becoming your better self. That’s some material I would love to see, especially in retrospect, since the channel was initially about prison stuff. What better transition than to focus the future videos on growth? Just my two cents. Keep it up, brother!
Thank you for the support. That is going to be a big part of the direction we're going, for sure. There are so many opportunities for growth and I'm definitely going to share a lot of my journey with you guys. I'm going to try to have another video up sometime this week and share some cool stuff that's going on with me. Thank you again for watching and being a part of the channel! It's good to hear from you.
Good to see U ! I understand you don't feel like talking about the past all the time, you could use this channel to keep us up to date with your progress . Take care !
Good to hear from you! I will be keeping you guys updated. I have some pretty cool things coming up that I want to share with you guys! Take care as well, and thank you for watching!
Every time weve talked I have thought 'thinking about this so much has got to get old.' it was such a huge part of your life, but as you said, being in the present and in the future is pretty important. Also the kids 🤘
Yes! I specifically remember when you asked me about it over enchiladas (thanks again, by the way). It's just not useful for me at this point. "As a man thinketh, so is he." I want to be more than a prisoner. I am more than a prisoner. It's time to move on. Thank you for watching, brother!
Thank you for watching, sharing, and subscribing. It really helps out the channel and I really appreciate the support. I look forward to seeing you in the comments and I hope you'll stick around for a while.
My life changed forever after a viral infection i had in 2012. It sometimes happens if you are unlucky. My esophagus got paralysed due to a wrong immune response. Greetings from Slovenia. I just found your channel and a new subscriber.
How's it going Eric? We all live in the past. Because if you go to the past, there you are. If you actually knew what you were looking for, you wouldn't be looking for whatever is you're looking for. Soundss to me like you're on the right track. Being a family guy is the greatest decision i ever made for myself. How's your music been lately? I have not had enough time to play lately. Business is booming.... It's grown beyond me and it's time to expand. Anyway, great to see you and I'll try to find you on twitch.
Right on, bro. I appreciate it. It's good to hear things are going well for you. My music is going pretty well. I've been writing a lot and adjusting my sound. I have a 7 string now and it just has a different tone and requirements for the mix in my opinion. I'll make a video about it. I'm going to start a discord for the mods, that way we can all stay in touch for the stream scheduling and stuff like that. I really appreciate your help.
good to hear from you, stranger!! other than the sick spells, glad to hear all is well otherwise... as for the channel, remember you can just make it about you in general, not just prison stuff. lots of people do that and get tons of views and interest.
Good to hear from you as well. I'm doing good. I hope things are going well for you. I'm going to make content I enjoy, just interact and be myself. I feel better about that.
Those are great ideas. I've never done a reaction video, so that would be a fun new thing to try. Any suggestions on what you'd like to see me react to? Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you.
@@EricSwanson1 Thoughts on any major crime case, what will life be like for them in prison, your thoughts on the perpetrators. For example what are your reactions to Susan Smith being up for parole, Allysa Bustamate was denied parole in Missouri. React to new music you are liking, projects you’re involved with ect. And of course any kind of prison drama of the day. I think reaction videos would let you spend time with family and not be so time consuming. Also police misconduct. React to that white cop mowing down that helpless black lady. Despicable. Just some ideas.
Hello dear Eric, first of all greetings to You and Your family. Don't put the pressure of regular times to upload something on You. This is putting You under pressure for no reason at all. There are so much UA-cam channels with fix dates for uploads, who do very often norhing, but talking twenty minutes about, they have nothing to talk about. Thats just a waste of time, for everybody. I had not seen some of Your last uploads, because they were so umbelievably long and its not possible to watch such a video, while doing this amd that. Its just not appropriate. The content of Your channel is something I was always wondering about. Your videos are most of the time very informative and (or but) serious. I am not sure if it is doing You any good. There are people who really need to talk about it, because it is helping them and there are people for whom this doesn't work at all, because it is dragging them back into it. I guess You are somewhere im between. Funny short anecdotes could do the trick. I loved the story of the warden with the weird hairstyle, You called a hat, by accident. In general Your channel should be about You and what You like and do 'I am Eric and I talk about Eric stuff' could be prison themed, but doesn't have to be.
Hey hey! It's been a while. Thank you for your insight. I don't disagree with anything you said. I always felt I was going to get to this point and it's why I never really wanted to change the name of the channel. I don't think dwelling in the past and talking about prison is super useful for where I am in my life. I'm not really in a bad place mentally. I think I'm actually in a better place than I've been in a long time. That said, dwelling on the past while trying to move forward is a bit like walking to the store backwards; yes you can get there, but it'll probably be way more difficult than it needs to be and possibly more painful. Likewise, it would be pretty hard to learn carpentry if I did masonry all day. I'm in a different environment and culture with different social expectations and demands. That's what I'm focused on. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I'm going to have another video up soon about moving (I'm finally going to move away from my childhood home and go somewhere that doesn't have a violent offender registration). It's probably going to be another short one. Anyway, I look forward to hearing from you. I hope you are well!
I don't know about moderating. As far as living in the past I wouldn't be surprised if you have PTSD, prison can do that to yh. I'm up for a hang out but I'm not on twitch. I'm always down for some Swanson music ✌️
We'll make it happen, as far as the hangout goes. I just need a few good moderators to kick out trolls and we'll do some live streams. I love that they added vertical lives on UA-cam. It makes it so much easier if I have a busy schedule to just pull out the phone and do a live real quick. I'll definitely do some lives where I write some music in the live. I'd like to do some songs like that.
We've been playing a lot of Valheim. We're doing a no perma-death hardcore world right now in Valheim, but we play all sorts of games. GTA, Yakuza, Farcry, Starfield, Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft. There really isn't anything that is off the table. We both enjoy playing games that are new to us, so if you ever want to see us jump on a specific title, just let me know what it is and we'll stream it. I tend to really like driving games, survival games, and anything with a really strong story.
This is a message that I am telling you because I love you: Just wanna tell you that Jesus is coming back soon to judge us Repent of your sins and put your faith in the Son of God before it's too late!!
After getting my life straightened out and on track in 2015, from 2020 to presently it's been off the rails. In 2022 I was back in for a short bid. and lost everything all over again. I enjoy you sharing stories and respect the honesty and candor.
It is so hard to keep moving forward sometimes and keep stuff squared away. Life can be rough. I hope you get things back on track, man. Keep your head up and above water. Thank you for watching and being a part of the channel. Hopefully I have some good stuff coming for you guys soon.
I am glad you are back. I am also glad you are going to do lives . Would love to be a guest. Family should always come before this UA-cam thing. If you need a mod let me know
Just went to make you a mod, and I guess I already did, lol. It would be really cool to have you on again. Family is number one, for sure. For me, I just want to learn how to be a normal person and the prison content and stuff just isn't where my head is. Life is bigger than prison.
Hey brother, glad to see you're still kicking and making videos. Well, you said it yourself - maybe the future of the channel lies in sharing your journey to becoming your better self. That’s some material I would love to see, especially in retrospect, since the channel was initially about prison stuff. What better transition than to focus the future videos on growth? Just my two cents. Keep it up, brother!
Thank you for the support. That is going to be a big part of the direction we're going, for sure. There are so many opportunities for growth and I'm definitely going to share a lot of my journey with you guys. I'm going to try to have another video up sometime this week and share some cool stuff that's going on with me. Thank you again for watching and being a part of the channel! It's good to hear from you.
Good to see U ! I understand you don't feel like talking about the past all the time, you could use this channel to keep us up to date with your progress . Take care !
Good to hear from you! I will be keeping you guys updated. I have some pretty cool things coming up that I want to share with you guys! Take care as well, and thank you for watching!
Good to see you
Good to hear from you! I hope you are doing well.
Good 2See Your OK
I'm alright, for sure. Thank you for stopping by. I hope you are well.
Every time weve talked I have thought 'thinking about this so much has got to get old.' it was such a huge part of your life, but as you said, being in the present and in the future is pretty important. Also the kids 🤘
Yes! I specifically remember when you asked me about it over enchiladas (thanks again, by the way). It's just not useful for me at this point. "As a man thinketh, so is he." I want to be more than a prisoner. I am more than a prisoner. It's time to move on. Thank you for watching, brother!
@@EricSwanson1 and we'll do it again brother. I'm sorry I haven't messaged you, it's been a hell of a year.
You're doing great sweetheart!
Thank you ❤️
glad to see you just started watching your videos and sharing them to my friends 2 days ago
Thank you for watching, sharing, and subscribing. It really helps out the channel and I really appreciate the support. I look forward to seeing you in the comments and I hope you'll stick around for a while.
My life changed forever after a viral infection i had in 2012. It sometimes happens if you are unlucky. My esophagus got paralysed due to a wrong immune response. Greetings from Slovenia. I just found your channel and a new subscriber.
How's it going Eric? We all live in the past. Because if you go to the past, there you are.
If you actually knew what you were looking for, you wouldn't be looking for whatever is you're looking for.
Soundss to me like you're on the right track. Being a family guy is the greatest decision i ever made for myself.
How's your music been lately? I have not had enough time to play lately. Business is booming.... It's grown beyond me and it's time to expand.
Anyway, great to see you and I'll try to find you on twitch.
Throw me a wrench.... I'll keep an eye out when you Livestream
Right on, bro. I appreciate it. It's good to hear things are going well for you. My music is going pretty well. I've been writing a lot and adjusting my sound. I have a 7 string now and it just has a different tone and requirements for the mix in my opinion. I'll make a video about it. I'm going to start a discord for the mods, that way we can all stay in touch for the stream scheduling and stuff like that. I really appreciate your help.
@DetroitWrecker666 this is the link to the mod discord. discord.gg/J55GCDAH
good to hear from you, stranger!! other than the sick spells, glad to hear all is well otherwise... as for the channel, remember you can just make it about you in general, not just prison stuff. lots of people do that and get tons of views and interest.
Good to hear from you as well. I'm doing good. I hope things are going well for you. I'm going to make content I enjoy, just interact and be myself. I feel better about that.
Good choice from you to be more in the here and now and let go of the old prison stuff👍
We have to move forward, and that's what I want to do. I have too much to learn in the here and now to stay in the past.
Do some true crime reaction videos, react to the issues of the day, music related stuff, ect. Cool channel.
Those are great ideas. I've never done a reaction video, so that would be a fun new thing to try. Any suggestions on what you'd like to see me react to? Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you.
@@EricSwanson1 Thoughts on any major crime case, what will life be like for them in prison, your thoughts on the perpetrators. For example what are your reactions to Susan Smith being up for parole, Allysa Bustamate was denied parole in Missouri. React to new music you are liking, projects you’re involved with ect. And of course any kind of prison drama of the day. I think reaction videos would let you spend time with family and not be so time consuming. Also police misconduct. React to that white cop mowing down that helpless black lady. Despicable. Just some ideas.
Dang! Wondered what happened to you. Thought maybe you were back in the clink. Glad you are ok!
Still out and about, Kenneth. I've just been taking a break from social media.
Do some fishing content an hunting
Great idea, Zech! I might do that very soon. I need more fishing in my life.
Hello dear Eric, first of all greetings to You and Your family.
Don't put the pressure of regular times to upload something on You.
This is putting You under pressure for no reason at all.
There are so much UA-cam channels with fix dates for uploads, who do very often norhing, but talking twenty minutes about, they have nothing to talk about. Thats just a waste of time, for everybody.
I had not seen some of Your last uploads, because they were so umbelievably long and its not possible to watch such a video, while doing this amd that. Its just not appropriate.
The content of Your channel is something I was always wondering about.
Your videos are most of the time very informative and (or but) serious. I am not sure if it is doing You any good.
There are people who really need to talk about it, because it is helping them and there are people for whom this doesn't work at all, because it is dragging them back into it. I guess You are somewhere im between.
Funny short anecdotes could do the trick. I loved the story of the warden with the weird hairstyle, You called a hat, by accident.
In general Your channel should be about You and what You like and do 'I am Eric and I talk about Eric stuff' could be prison themed, but doesn't have to be.
Hey hey! It's been a while. Thank you for your insight. I don't disagree with anything you said. I always felt I was going to get to this point and it's why I never really wanted to change the name of the channel. I don't think dwelling in the past and talking about prison is super useful for where I am in my life. I'm not really in a bad place mentally. I think I'm actually in a better place than I've been in a long time. That said, dwelling on the past while trying to move forward is a bit like walking to the store backwards; yes you can get there, but it'll probably be way more difficult than it needs to be and possibly more painful. Likewise, it would be pretty hard to learn carpentry if I did masonry all day. I'm in a different environment and culture with different social expectations and demands. That's what I'm focused on. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. I'm going to have another video up soon about moving (I'm finally going to move away from my childhood home and go somewhere that doesn't have a violent offender registration). It's probably going to be another short one. Anyway, I look forward to hearing from you. I hope you are well!
I don't know about moderating. As far as living in the past I wouldn't be surprised if you have PTSD, prison can do that to yh. I'm up for a hang out but I'm not on twitch. I'm always down for some Swanson music ✌️
We'll make it happen, as far as the hangout goes. I just need a few good moderators to kick out trolls and we'll do some live streams. I love that they added vertical lives on UA-cam. It makes it so much easier if I have a busy schedule to just pull out the phone and do a live real quick. I'll definitely do some lives where I write some music in the live. I'd like to do some songs like that.
What kind of games do you play?
We've been playing a lot of Valheim. We're doing a no perma-death hardcore world right now in Valheim, but we play all sorts of games. GTA, Yakuza, Farcry, Starfield, Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft. There really isn't anything that is off the table. We both enjoy playing games that are new to us, so if you ever want to see us jump on a specific title, just let me know what it is and we'll stream it. I tend to really like driving games, survival games, and anything with a really strong story.
I'm going to be downloading a new Yakuza for me to try and I'm going to stream that.
This is a message that I am telling you because I love you:
Just wanna tell you that Jesus is coming back soon to judge us
Repent of your sins and put your faith in the Son of God before it's too late!!
Thank you!
@@EricSwanson1 God bless you, Eric! ❤️