Kent Uyehara & Ando from FTC | The Nine Club

Kent Uyehara & Ando discuss how FTC started inside his dad’s San Francisco ski shop, ordering decks out of a high school binder, Steve Olson being the first pro to walk in, moving to the Haight, the family vibe, Drake Jones, James Kelch & Mike Carroll hanging out, Finally an FTC video, the list of who still owes them product, bailing skaters out of jail, putting the team together, turning FTC into a clothing brand, five shops including Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, the 40th anniversary art show and much more!

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Kent Uyehara and Ando
00:01:13 How FTC started – dad’s ski shop
00:03:07 San Francisco was the hub of street skating
00:04:26 Ordering boards in high school so he didn’t have to support the bad shop
00:07:01 Steve Olson was the first pro to walk in
00:10:40 Moving to the Haight
00:12:53 The family vibe
00:15:35 Drake Jones and James Kelch watching 411
00:18:32 Finally an FTC video comes out in ’93
00:27:52 The book of who still owes
00:42:34 Bailing skaters out of jail
00:45:06 Jovontae puts the team together
01:11:41 Turning FTC into a clothing brand
01:20:03 Meza and the next FTC video Penal Code
01:43:30 Five shops — SF, New York, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
01:46:27 FTC 40th anniversary art show in Tokyo
01:55:41 Nuts and bolts – Ando sets up a board once a year
01:58:29 Justin Eldridge’s wedding

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