DANNY MONTOYA | 2007
DANNY MONTOYA | 2007

Danny Montoya has always been amazing to watch. He’s super tech with a proper style. And, most importantly, has good…

JAMIE THOMAS | 2007
JAMIE THOMAS | 2007

Jamie Thomas came to San Francisco at the height of the Embarcadero craze. He slept on the streets, got vibed…

TIM O'CONNOR | 2007
TIM O'CONNOR | 2007

Tim’s so witty that you forget how good he actually is on a skateboard—which, in turn, legitimizes him and his…

KENT UYEHARA | 2007
KENT UYEHARA | 2007

Kent Uyehara started FTC in 1986 when he was fifteen years old. Since then, it’s grown to become one of…

JOEY SURIEL | 2007
JOEY SURIEL | 2007

’90s LA was an interesting time in skateboarding. Plagued by gang violence, the city was a war zone. And the…

SAMMY BAPTISTA | 2007
SAMMY BAPTISTA | 2007

Sammy Baptista has that comfort on a board that comes from growing up skating since he was a little kid.…

MARCUS MCBRIDE | 2007
MARCUS MCBRIDE | 2007

Let’s face it, Marcus Mcbride doesn’t do interviews very often. He’d much rather let his skating do the talking as…

JB GILLET | 2007
JB GILLET | 2007

Watching JB Gillet skate Pier 7 and Union Square in San Francisco back in the 90’s was a real treat.…

JOSH STEWART | 2007
JOSH STEWART | 2007

Josh Stewart is one of skateboarding’s great filmmakers. He travels the world in search of unique spots with a cast…

CHRIS PASTRAS | 2007
CHRIS PASTRAS | 2007

We got to steal a bit of Chris Pastras’s time right before the doors were opened for what ended up…

ROB WELSH | 2007
ROB WELSH | 2007

It was about 4:00 PM on a Monday afternoon when I made my routine call to FTC to see what…

JAMES KELCH | 2007
JAMES KELCH | 2007

Every time we interview an influential skater from the ’90’s Embarcadero scene, James Kelch’s name comes up. What’s amazing about…

JIMMY MCDONALD | 2007
JIMMY MCDONALD | 2007

Jimmy McDonald is definitely going places. He won DC’s King Of New York contest and had the ender in Few…

MATT MILLER | 2007
MATT MILLER | 2007

Matt Miller is on the come up right now. After destroying SF, he has taken the skills to Sac where…

ADRIAN WILLIAMS | 2007
ADRIAN WILLIAMS | 2007

Adrian Williams makes magic happen on his skateboard. Some of his combos are absolutely mind-blowing. In a city like San Francisco,  there’s…

BOBBY WORREST | 2007
BOBBY WORREST | 2007

Bobby Worrest has been killing it this year. His amazing video parts in both Krooked Kronicles and Get Familiar have…

PETER SMOLIK | 2007
PETER SMOLIK | 2007

Peter Smolik took the world by storm with his technical skating during the Shorty’s and Osiris days. He has been…

ZACH LYONS | 2007
ZACH LYONS | 2007

Zach Lyons’s style, creativity, and positive vibe are definitely going to take him places in skating. He just put out…

MAURICE KEY | 2007
MAURICE KEY | 2007

People come and go at their own pacein skating. Some people stay in it for decades and milk it for…

GERMAN NIEVES | 2007
GERMAN NIEVES | 2007

Comic relief, a lot of style, and good bag of tricks are things that describe German Nieves. He’s a super cool…

CHRIS HALL | 2007
CHRIS HALL | 2007

Chris Hall is most definitely a legend. Check your history books, you’ll see that Chris was an innovator of technical…

BRAD JOHNSON | 2007
BRAD JOHNSON | 2007

Brad Johnson is one of those kids from the Midwest that lived the dream in the ’90s. He got sponsored by…

JOHN IGEI | 2007
JOHN IGEI | 2007

What can you say about John Igei? He’s never put out anything subpar. In my book, the dude is untouchable.…

WILL HARMON | 2007
WILL HARMON | 2007

Will Harmon is an East Coast veteran with roots in North Carolina and Boston that’s been living in San Francisco…