As much as we pride ourselves in articulating the finer aspects of skate culture, when someone has already worked to painstakingly refine the thoughts and feelings of their community with such genuine sincerity, well it's best to just let them speak for themselves.

From the back cover:

"In the early 90's, San Francisco skateboarding was reigning supreme, Embarcadero was it's Mecca, and FTC skateboard shop was spreading the street skating revolution worldwide, as the prophetic Del song echoed. FTC lore has reached quasi-Masonic proportions over the years, mostlly passed down from one eyewitness to another through oral records. For the first time, Seb Carayol has embarked on a journey to collect these stories, along with over 400 classic and never-before-seen photographs, illustrations, and images to depict the odyssey."

"Sure there are a few legendary skateshops in the world, but how may can honestly claim themselves synonymous with an entire era in skateboarding history? Just one, really. Its name is FTC."

This is the FTC Book Release Party.