Chuck Pontone – Interview

Photos by Andrew Sergeant, Coburn Huff, Longwood Skarty & Frylepile

Eggplant at FDR. Photo: Andrew Sergeant

Chuck Pontone doesn’t say much.
He lets his skating do the talking.

Favorite nickname?  The Left Handed Pimp
Favorite weed strain?  Fisherman’s Friend
Favorite beer?  Busch
Ollie to fakie or fakie ollie?  Ollie to fakie
How many beers do you shotgun in a session? Depends on the session
Bong, bowl, blunt, joint, or spliff?  All of them
Boards?  Bacon Skateboards
Penrose pool coping, federal stone pool coping, or tedder stone pool coping?  Penrose
California pools or Arizona pools?  Arizona
Current residence?  Denver, Colorado
Right handed or left handed kidneys?  Left handed
Are you fiending?  Yes

Indy Fastplant to fakie. Hollywood California. Photo: Andrew Sergeant

Nosegrind Tailgrab on some heavy meatloaf coping in El Centro, California. Photo: Andrew Sergeant

Slob Fastplant. Phoenix, Arizona Photo: Coburn Huff

Backside smith grind over the steps in southern California. Photo: Andrew Sergeant

Eggplant. Photo. Andrew Sergeant

Frontside air over the diving board in New Mexico. Photo: Coburn Huff

Slob Fastplant on Manramp. Photo: Longwood Skarty

Fast Plant in Arvada, Colorado. Photo: Coburn Huff

Sweeper. Photo: Longwood Skarty

Pivot Fakie. Fresno, California. Photo: Frylepile

Backside Boneless on Manramp. Photo: Longwood Skarty

Frontside invert. Photo: Coburn Huff

Invert. Photo: Longwood Skarty

Backside Air. Photo: Longwood Skarty

Frontside invert. Photo: Coburn Huff

Frontside Nosepick Tailgrab. Photo: Coburn Huff

Invert. Photo: Coburn Huff

Backside Air in Lafayette, Colorado. Photo: Coburn Huff

Fakie Invert. Photo: Andrew Sergeant

Frontside Nosegrind Tailgrab in southern California. Photo: Andrew Sergeant

 

Congrats to Chuck Pontone for turning pro for BACON SKATEBOARDS!