Franky Villani Of Primitive

[Darkslideofthemoon]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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which employee? How did this happen?

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(According to the story) Some guy in the office-side.  Not a skater or someone anyone would know

dang I heard they had money issues but had no idea it was from embezzlement I thought it was just the crazy collabs failing to sell

[j....soy.....]

I’m guessing he didn’t get a check for awhile so he dipped, with a shoe contract, you know he’s going to go somewhere…

They seem to be adding guys but….he could move some Krooked boards guaranteed…..

[h00man]

Can’t think of a skater who wouldn’t make sense on sk8mafia

Prod

[camel filters]

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Such a stupid move I think

I hope the best for the dude but all companies are struggling, so leaving something THIS established cant be good

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Primitive almost went under last year cause an employee embezzled 3 mil - primitive is probably the least stable big company right now especially since their soft goods ain’t popping like they used to to pad them.

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they have to have zero accounting controls in place to allow somebody to syphon off 3 million within a few years. which would make sense since it sounds like paul and heath hired all of their idiot friends to be in operations.

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Didn't Ellington say the same thing happened to Baker or their distribution company many years ago? Wild

at 10:30 reynolds alludes to this. Says it was around 50k.

[stephenescribe]

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sounds like its going to be a new brand which is awesome because i am a big fan of his graphics and I think they would be a welcome addition to whats out right now if i am being honest. It would be kind of like a 2026 toy machine. Are there other companies where the aging pro / owner draws the graphics?

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To the shigrin of many (not me tho) Cyrus does most of Limo's. Also to the shigrin of many (not me again) Chris Milic does most of Frog's.

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Bro "Chagrin"

Thank you!  Good grief people need to read some fucking books!

[Snappyfingers]

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sounds like its going to be a new brand which is awesome because i am a big fan of his graphics and I think they would be a welcome addition to whats out right now if i am being honest. It would be kind of like a 2026 toy machine. Are there other companies where the aging pro / owner draws the graphics?

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To the shigrin of many (not me tho) Cyrus does most of Limo's. Also to the shigrin of many (not me again) Chris Milic does most of Frog's.

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Bro "Chagrin"

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Thank you!  Good grief people need to read some fucking books!

I’m shagrinin at this post

[cornman]

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sounds like its going to be a new brand which is awesome because i am a big fan of his graphics and I think they would be a welcome addition to whats out right now if i am being honest. It would be kind of like a 2026 toy machine. Are there other companies where the aging pro / owner draws the graphics?

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To the shigrin of many (not me tho) Cyrus does most of Limo's. Also to the shigrin of many (not me again) Chris Milic does most of Frog's.

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Bro "Chagrin"

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Thank you!  Good grief people need to read some fucking books!

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I’m shagrinin at this post

Last night I had this shorty over and we were shagrin all night like animals.

[MMongrel]

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sounds like its going to be a new brand which is awesome because i am a big fan of his graphics and I think they would be a welcome addition to whats out right now if i am being honest. It would be kind of like a 2026 toy machine. Are there other companies where the aging pro / owner draws the graphics?

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To the shigrin of many (not me tho) Cyrus does most of Limo's. Also to the shigrin of many (not me again) Chris Milic does most of Frog's.

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Bro "Chagrin"

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Thank you!  Good grief people need to read some fucking books!

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I’m shagrinin at this post

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Last night I had this shorty over and we were shagrin all night like animals.

To much Shaquille, I think you're making this up.

[RoaryMcTwang]

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sounds like its going to be a new brand which is awesome because i am a big fan of his graphics and I think they would be a welcome addition to whats out right now if i am being honest. It would be kind of like a 2026 toy machine. Are there other companies where the aging pro / owner draws the graphics?

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To the shigrin of many (not me tho) Cyrus does most of Limo's. Also to the shigrin of many (not me again) Chris Milic does most of Frog's.

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Bro "Chagrin"

[moonordie]

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Can’t think of a skater who wouldn’t make sense on sk8mafia

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Prod

Nyjah

[Prostate Exam]

Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

[skinnyankles]

He is going to start burning through money so fast if he's really going to try to do a full on company. Wonder if he's thinking of building a team.

[Number]

Anton Shiguhr

[Im-BLuE]

Could see him on welcome, enjoi or heroin. I’m not really a fan tbh but I do have an idea that could be cool for both parties… Creature!

[SwitchBenihana]

Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

[Llewellyn Moss]

Anton Shiguhr

he had some sort of thing on him, like a oxygen tank for emphysema or something, and a hose that run down his sleeve.

[Sandwich Marty]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

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Anton Shiguhr

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he had some sort of thing on him, like a oxygen tank for emphysema or something, and a hose that run down his sleeve.

Looking for suspect that recently drank milk

[highena]

Big breh
Should just  name the company after himself,
Villaini
That sounds classy. He got a dope name.

[skinnyankles]

Shut up.

[highena]

Shut up.

shit up
Lil
Breh

[urbneathme]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

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LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

People from Los Angeles are notoriously behind trend in music. Name a solitary band from LA that has been on the forefront of anything in the last decade

[Atiba Applebum]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

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LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

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People from Los Angeles are notoriously behind trend in music. Name a solitary band from LA that has been on the forefront of anything in the last decade

Odd Future was probably the last music group from LA I could think (I know that’s like 15 years by now) but I can’t really think of any region that has had much of an impact.  South London seemed like it had a decent scene going in the past five years but I don’t know if that’s counts as forefront

[roba]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

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LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

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People from Los Angeles are notoriously behind trend in music. Name a solitary band from LA that has been on the forefront of anything in the last decade

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Odd Future was probably the last music group from LA I could think (I know that’s like 15 years by now) but I can’t really think of any region that has had much of an impact.  South London seemed like it had a decent scene going in the past five years but I don’t know if that’s counts as forefront

atlanta

[Atiba Applebum]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

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LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

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People from Los Angeles are notoriously behind trend in music. Name a solitary band from LA that has been on the forefront of anything in the last decade

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Odd Future was probably the last music group from LA I could think (I know that’s like 15 years by now) but I can’t really think of any region that has had much of an impact.  South London seemed like it had a decent scene going in the past five years but I don’t know if that’s counts as forefront

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atlanta

Sorry I meant since Odd Future I can’t necessarily think of a region, but I’ll admit I’m not that plugged into newer bands/artists anymore

[midnitecruiser]

anybody know what Franky was going for with his Mob ad on the back of Thrasher where he has a shopping cart filled with stuffed animals and mob grip? Seemed like homeless cosplay, which maybe is an allusion to him being without a board sponsor aka 'homeless' but didn't strike me as the most tasteful decision

[Bupstop]

Probably just an ad. Wouldn’t read that much into it.

[Sandwich Marty]

anybody know what Franky was going for with his Mob ad on the back of Thrasher where he has a shopping cart filled with stuffed animals and mob grip? Seemed like homeless cosplay, which maybe is an allusion to him being without a board sponsor aka 'homeless' but didn't strike me as the most tasteful decision

We’re not doing this

[SwitchBenihana]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

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LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

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People from Los Angeles are notoriously behind trend in music. Name a solitary band from LA that has been on the forefront of anything in the last decade

Kids from LA are also notorious for manufacturing their image based on current fashion/streetwear trends. A few years back it was a handful of hardcore band shirts maybe a Dystopia tee here and there, then they were on the Slam Death trend line and I guess they saw enough people wearing Mortician shirts at those shows that they decided that was the next way to go. Lik a year or two ago he as goofy indie throwback boy painting his nails and wearing beanies with ear flaps. I'm just wondering when he copies Ville and gets a bunch of terrible single needle tattoos.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

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Anybody else noticed how he started to dress more the way he wants instead of just rocking the clothes his sponsors give to him for free.
He wears lots of bandmerch now, alot of Mortician shirts, which I back a lot. I think he is evolving in to what he really wants to portray instead of acting as a billboard for his sponsors. So I really think he will start his own thing and its probably gonna have some Goregrind / Brutal Death vibe to it.

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It's just a phase he's going through/LA kids are finally finding out about these bands. This dude has been through every alt boi style trend

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LA being famously behind the times when it comes to music awareness 🙄

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People from Los Angeles are notoriously behind trend in music. Name a solitary band from LA that has been on the forefront of anything in the last decade

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Kids from LA are also notorious for manufacturing their image based on current fashion/streetwear trends. A few years back it was a handful of hardcore band shirts maybe a Dystopia tee here and there, then they were on the Slam Death trend line and I guess they saw enough people wearing Mortician shirts at those shows that they decided that was the next way to go. Lik a year or two ago he as goofy indie throwback boy painting his nails and wearing beanies with ear flaps. I'm just wondering when he copies Ville and gets a bunch of terrible single needle tattoos.

I dunno man, Franky has always been pretty consistent with his style even if the individual bands he externally appears to like are changing. Not that grindcore or whatever isn't having a moment, but he's always been a horror movie guy and this doesn't seem all that out of left field.

It's not like a Berle or a Cambryan level switch up.