Author Topic: The FTC book ! Finally ! (Read 4909 times)

carayol · « **on:** May 27, 2013, 11:08:39 AM »

Hey
OK so now it's official : the full-on coffee table book about FTC is on its way, and should come out by the end of the year! Just so you can survey the progress, we also started this lil blog for it with a (tiny) percentage of its contents, outtakes, and other cool shite... This is/was an amazing project to take on, especially the part where you spend days at photographers' houses to dig up the hidden gems. This is gonna be good.

Right here : http://theftcbook.com/

Feel free to share...

THE TALENT
Jovontae Turner, Mike Carroll, Drake Jones, Josh Kalis, Lennie Kirk, Bobby Puleo, Ben Sanchez, Bobcat, Chico Brenes, EMB crew, Keith Hufnagel, Rick Ibaseta, Chris Keefe, Jones Keefe, Justin Girard, JB Gillet, Scott Johnston, James Kelch, Lavar McBride, Lee Smith, Ben Liversedge, Mike Cao, Jeff Pang, Pepe Martinez, Sam Smyth, Stevie Williams, Rob Welsh, Mike York, Alex Klein, Marcus McBride, Thunder, Pat Washington, Spencer Fujimoto, Jabari Pendleton, Steven Cales, Nick Lockman, Nikhil Thayer, Karl Watson, Brian Anderson, Simon Evans, Brad Staba, Tony Cox, Johnny Fonseca, Henry Sanchez, Shamil Randle, Markus Brown, Jim Thiebaud, Greg Carroll, etc etc.

THE ARTISTS
Tobin Yelland, Lance Dawes, Dennis McGrath, Mike Giant, Theo Hand, Gabe Morford, Ken Goto, Ian Johnson, Del Da Funkee Homosapien, Usugrow, Mike Blabac, Joe Brook, Bryce Kanights, Gus Duarte, Esow, Gerhard Stochl, Patrick O'Dell, Doze Green, Richard Hart, Luke Ogden, Haze, Shelby Woods, Jacob Rosenberg, Big Foot, Ando Cauldfield, Damon Soule, etc

Here's a lil teasing photo for ya... An unseen Jovontae second angle pic from one of the early FTC ads. I'll be updating the blog once or twice a week, you can subscribe too!

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2013, 11:32:22 AM »

slap pal discount or gtfo.

or even better, i am willing to review it for you. just send me a copy.

Bobby Peru · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2013, 11:45:17 AM »

I would also be more than happy to review it for SLAP. Sounds like a rad project.

carayol · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2013, 11:54:45 AM »

But lemme write it first, dudes, ha ha. Coming out in November I think.

carbonite · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2013, 12:17:04 PM »

this is highly relevant to my interests

does this coincide with reissuing some of their vids on dvd?

carayol · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2013, 12:26:25 PM »

Yes it does -"Finally..." vid reissue

Cosme · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2013, 01:58:24 PM »

Oh boy... I'm as happy as I can be!

Skately Posse · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2013, 02:45:02 PM »

Good stuff, can't wait!

pinche gringo · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2013, 03:01:31 PM »

Big Skatefase · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2013, 03:24:25 PM »

do want

hadouken · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2013, 05:10:09 PM »

Great work Seb! Looking forward to it!

carayol · « **Reply #11 on:** May 28, 2013, 03:55:54 AM »

Just started a facebook page for it too, in order to secure world domination on the 17 people who still buy books!
https://www.facebook.com/TheFtcBook

nylin · « **Reply #12 on:** May 28, 2013, 04:13:24 AM »

Quote from: pinche gringo on May 27, 2013, 03:01:31 PM

YES!

Will definitely be picking it up when it drops.

OldieButFrenchie · « **Reply #13 on:** May 28, 2013, 11:31:56 AM »

felicitations mec! beau bebe.

is it gonna be available on Amazon? and/or in european skateshops?

Alan · « **Reply #14 on:** May 28, 2013, 12:26:03 PM »

Quote from: Big Skatefase on May 27, 2013, 03:24:25 PM

do want

in the capacity as the Southeast European reviewer, of course.

j/k

And just because this is Slap: Shouldn't an actual SF local write this book?

bumpnrun · « **Reply #15 on:** May 28, 2013, 01:48:05 PM »

cool! Looking forward to the history and behind the scenes stuff!

Went there the summer plan b started. So much crazy shit happening at emb and seeing Carroll, Rick I and Jovontae hanging out in the store. Tons of tennis rackets. They also had a huge stack of Carroll's mac n cheese pro model on clearance cuz he had already left H-St and they were liquidating all the old stuff.

Fongstarr. · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2013, 02:32:36 PM »

I am sure even if the rider is not from SF, the interviews and testimony is all you need to create this book. I wish there was a video documentry insteady but a book is cool.

I have my opinions on the best skate shop in the Bay Area (I rank FTC as #3 behind DLX and 510) but it is one of the most internationally known shops in all the world though. I remember hearing some folks that went to FTC that was from out of town and they imagine the shop to be something epic (at least by the size of the shop anyways) and sort of leave dissapointed. It really is just a shop from looks but the history is what makes it dope.

carayol · « **Reply #17 on:** June 16, 2013, 10:49:41 PM »

Hey ! Here are two bits of info from Meza, involving both Chris Branagh and Wallenberg (not in the same sentence, fret not). Two questions out of a two-hour interview, I'll let you imagine the rest...
http://theftcbook.com/2013/06/17/the-first-time-we-went-to-wallenberg-and-skated-the-top-part/
(and as you might notice I'm still unsure about how to resize photos on this board.. sorry)

69 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 16, 2013, 11:48:20 PM »

RELEASE THE FUCKING BOOK!!!!!

Hercules Rockefeller · « **Reply #19 on:** June 17, 2013, 12:39:42 AM »

Quote from: Alan on May 28, 2013, 12:26:03 PM

Quote from: Big Skatefase on May 27, 2013, 03:24:25 PM
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do want
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in the capacity as the Southeast European reviewer, of course.

j/k
And just because this is Slap: Shouldn't an actual SF local write this book?

you wanna bite my shit? southeast europe is rockefeller area.

if he sends 2 you can have one.
if he sends one i will scan it for you.
if he sends nothing i will kook him here. the ultimate punishment.

Shredman & Dropin · « **Reply #20 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:10:46 AM »

Stoked! Hopefully it's gonna be available in Germany as wel?!

Author Topic: The FTC book ! Finally ! (Read 4909 times)

nylin