The Nine Club #413 · Show notes

Kent Uyehara & Ando from FTC

October 19, 2026

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About this episode

Kent Uyehara and 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 and 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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The guests

Kent Uyehara

Kent Uyehara is the owner of San Francisco’s FTC skate shop. He began selling skateboards to friends in high school and grew the skateboarding side of his dad’s FTC Ski and Sports into a shop and clothing brand with an international community.

Ando

Ando is a longtime member of the FTC family and a photographer rooted in San Francisco’s skate scene. He started hanging out at FTC’s Bush Street shop after school in the early ’90s, later working at the shop and documenting the people around it.