"my name is shyam and this is a story about friendship."
ftx - it stands for french toast and hugs (technically i believe the oh's in oxoxox represent the hugs, but who's that picky?).
my friend shyam yadav
started it. it's simply a fun thing he does. he works in visual effects as a plate coordinator - meaning on the set, not in post. so he travels around the world to work on films and when he does, he likes to show up somewhere and give out free french toast and hugs. it's an amazingly simple and wonderful thing that i've been privileged to be a part of three times, the latest in downtown los angeles where we fed around 400 people one saturday morning.shyam was interviewed today on kcrw, a well-known local college station, during the 'good food' show. you can listen to the interview here. it's only a few minutes long and in the kcrw player you can easily jump to his section via tabs on the timeline.
you can read more about shyam and his unusual obsession on the ftx website.
“of course we’re friends kid, in fact we’re best friends. you’re brown like me and every buddy knows brown is the color of love."
1 deep thoughts:
chris thanks so much for your positive thoughts and writing about ftx in your blog.
you know it's been really great getting to see you again and again at each of these events. don't think i haven't noticed how much you've thrown down!!
and just so you know, i picked "X" for hugs instead of an "O" on purpose. i figure if you are going to hug someone that you better go in full force. arms crossed behind them. a real rib crusher!
and for that matter i would much rather have a nice solid "O" kiss than some crazy "X" one. i don't even know how you'd give a kiss that's shaped like an "X"!
anyhow brother i hope to see you soon.
next ftx in philadelphia on july 4!!
-shyam!
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