January 1, 2020 To my FTX Gang, Since my last FTX Roll Call in August of 2018 we’ve had seven new recruits! As always, you can see our full roster on our site here: FTX Gang Members Without further ado: From left to right: FTX 230: Darienne Alphonso FTX 82:…
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FTX Melbourne Speech (FTX #24) ~ January 27th, 2019
January 27th, 2019 – FTX Melbourne Speech I first came to Melbourne in 2005. I came here for work and left knowing I had just lived in one of the greatest cities on Earth. She is the home of Mad Max, AC⚡DC Lane, Bimbo Deluxe’s $4 pizzas, and Cascade ginger…
FTX Melbourne Invite (FTX #24) ~ January 27, 2019
“Back In Black I Hit The Sack I’ve Been Too Long I’m Glad To Be Back” AC⚡DC September 2nd, 2017 – Gold Coast, Australia As the FTX Gang walked triumphantly out of Broadwater Parklands I felt good. Better than good. We had fed hundreds of wonderful people, children played before…
FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon Speech (FTX #23) ~ September 2nd, 2018
FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon Speech: Remember The Love September 2nd, 2018 Life. It’s all too short. I’ve spent a good deal of mine watching others. It’s how I learn about myself. From what I can see many of us live our lives as if we are immortal. We plunge…
FTX Roll Call!! (FTX 102, FTX 112, FTX 130)
Our three newest recruits!!! Andrew ‘AJ’ Johnson – FTX 102 I met AJ in 2012 in the desert of Namibia on “Mad Max – Fury Road”. A steadicam operator, I remember AJ yelling out his lens size to me over the roar of a legion of muscle cars as the…
FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon Location and Flyer (FTX #23)
FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon Location and Flyer French Toast and Hugs #23 September 2nd, 2018 Approximately 9am – 1pm Location: Shemanski Fountain, South Park Blocks (Between Salmon and Main Streets) https://tinyurl.com/FTX10-Location On the morning of September 2nd, exactly two weeks from today, FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon will be…
FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon Invite (FTX #23)
FTX 10 – Portland, Oregon French Toast and Hugs #23 September 2nd, 2018 9am – 1pm Location: TBD September 2nd, 2017 – The Gold Coast, Australia It was a warm and sunny day as we set up at Broadwater Parklands for our 22nd French Toast and Hugs event. For four…
FTX Gold – No Dramas
FTX Gold – No Dramas November 28, 2017 I left to work in the Gold Coast of Australia on April 24th of this year and did not return home until October 26th. Australia. My favorite land. I write land and not country because countries were made by ideas of…
FTX Gold Speech (FTX #22) ~ September 2nd, 2017
September 2, 2017 – FTX Gold Speech Australia. She’s been in my blood from birth. I’m not talking about a government because I don’t believe in them. I’m not talking about a nation because I don’t identify with them. I’m talking about the land. I’m talking about the spirit of…
FTX Gold Invite (FTX #22) ~ September 2nd, 2017
Long have I waited to do an FTX in Australia. Land of Mad Max and AC/DC. Two creations who have shaped me more than almost all others. And now the time has come. Ladies and Gentlemen, The French Toast and Hugs Gang (FTX) invite you to our 22nd event. FTX…