Chris Pfanner
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Hometown
Bregenz, Austria
Currently Resides
Nuremburg, Germany
Sponsors
Vans shoes, Volcom clothing, Anti-Hero skateboards, Thunder trucks, Spitfire wheels, Nixon watches, Eastpak backpacks
Date of Birth: 7.17.1984
First board: Grafix Board, Venture Trucks and Goodtimes Wheels
On Vans since: since 1998 in Europe, but since 2007 on the International Team
Nickname: Pfannman
Stance: Goofy
Shoe size: 9
BIO...
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CHRIS PFANNER INTERVIEW...
What shoe do you skate?
Half Cab Pro, Chukka Low
What’s your set up?
8-Inch Anti-Hero shred stick, 53mm Spitfire Classics, wide and high Thunder trucks.
What’s the best trip you’ve ever been on?
Can't really say. All the trips have been amazing in their own certain ways.
What is the best story you’ve ever heard or been told?
David Gravette's got stories for years. Next time you see him and he starts telling them, you won't be able to stop laughing!
Favorite Vans rider?
Andrew Allen is sick, both on and off his skateboard!
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
Beni.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
I try to forget my bad experiences in order to create more space for the good times.
What are some interests/hobbies outside of skating?
Traveling and going on bike rides with my girlfriend!
Last good book you read?
J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets. A decidedly unfriendly look at the homosexual former FBI director who saw himself as a hunter of men, served under ten presidents and tried to destroy Martin Luther King. A lot of interesting facts!
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape?
Ton Steine Scherben - Keine Macht Für Niemand
Talking Heads - Sugar On My Tongue
Metallica - Trapped Under Ice
The Addicts - Viva La Revolution
Eric Burdon and the Animals – Goodtimes
How did you get hooked up with Anti-Hero?
Deluxe wanted to hook me up with Real skateboards, but I asked them if I could ride for Anti-Hero instead because I didn't really know anyone on the Real team at this point.
What was it like growing up in Austria?
It was not always easy due to my skin color, but I am really glad my parents took me out of Nigeria and gave me the opportunity to grow up in a safer and more secure environment.
Who is the most famous person to come from Austria?
The Governator, Jörg Haider, Mozart…pick your favourite.
Are the showers in Austria safe?
Depends on what shoes you are wearing!
Are you obligated to drink Red Bull & vodka?
No, Red Bull and Jägermeister is the new stuff. It's called Flying Hirsch
Five essentials for any Anti-Hero road trip?
Sleeping bag, toothbrush, beer, swim shorts, motivation; essentials for every road trip actually.
Any useful camping lessons to share with the kids?
Don't piss against the wind!
Were you born with an afro or did that come later?
The microphone head was part of the package!
Who has the best afro in history?
Philip Parris Lynott.
What’s the secret to a killer 'fro?
220V.
What did you do today?
Chilled at home with my family.
Hometown
Bregenz, Austria
Currently Resides
Nuremburg, Germany
Sponsors
Vans shoes, Volcom clothing, Anti-Hero skateboards, Thunder trucks, Spitfire wheels, Nixon watches, Eastpak backpacks
Date of Birth: 7.17.1984
First board: Grafix Board, Venture Trucks and Goodtimes Wheels
On Vans since: since 1998 in Europe, but since 2007 on the International Team
Nickname: Pfannman
Stance: Goofy
Shoe size: 9
BIO...
Coming soon.
CHRIS PFANNER INTERVIEW...
What shoe do you skate?
Half Cab Pro, Chukka Low
What’s your set up?
8-Inch Anti-Hero shred stick, 53mm Spitfire Classics, wide and high Thunder trucks.
What’s the best trip you’ve ever been on?
Can't really say. All the trips have been amazing in their own certain ways.
What is the best story you’ve ever heard or been told?
David Gravette's got stories for years. Next time you see him and he starts telling them, you won't be able to stop laughing!
Favorite Vans rider?
Andrew Allen is sick, both on and off his skateboard!
What trick can’t you do that you wish you could?
Beni.
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you?
I try to forget my bad experiences in order to create more space for the good times.
What are some interests/hobbies outside of skating?
Traveling and going on bike rides with my girlfriend!
Last good book you read?
J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets. A decidedly unfriendly look at the homosexual former FBI director who saw himself as a hunter of men, served under ten presidents and tried to destroy Martin Luther King. A lot of interesting facts!
Five songs that have to be on a mix tape?
Ton Steine Scherben - Keine Macht Für Niemand
Talking Heads - Sugar On My Tongue
Metallica - Trapped Under Ice
The Addicts - Viva La Revolution
Eric Burdon and the Animals – Goodtimes
How did you get hooked up with Anti-Hero?
Deluxe wanted to hook me up with Real skateboards, but I asked them if I could ride for Anti-Hero instead because I didn't really know anyone on the Real team at this point.
What was it like growing up in Austria?
It was not always easy due to my skin color, but I am really glad my parents took me out of Nigeria and gave me the opportunity to grow up in a safer and more secure environment.
Who is the most famous person to come from Austria?
The Governator, Jörg Haider, Mozart…pick your favourite.
Are the showers in Austria safe?
Depends on what shoes you are wearing!
Are you obligated to drink Red Bull & vodka?
No, Red Bull and Jägermeister is the new stuff. It's called Flying Hirsch
Five essentials for any Anti-Hero road trip?
Sleeping bag, toothbrush, beer, swim shorts, motivation; essentials for every road trip actually.
Any useful camping lessons to share with the kids?
Don't piss against the wind!
Were you born with an afro or did that come later?
The microphone head was part of the package!
Who has the best afro in history?
Philip Parris Lynott.
What’s the secret to a killer 'fro?
220V.
What did you do today?
Chilled at home with my family.
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- Pfanner Firing Line on Thrasher
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- Pfanner Gets Cover of The Skateboard Mag
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- Vans Video Update from China Part 7: Chubba?
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- Vans Video Update from China Part 5: Guangzhou Dreamin'
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Volcom posted the first part of their footage from last summer's Europe Tour starring Chris Pfanner, Alex Perelson, Pedro Barros, Dustin Dollin and the rest of the Volcom crew. Check the complete and total annihilation:
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The new Vans Stage 4 is basically the Captain America of skate shoes, scientifically engineered to be the the best skate shoe ever and boasting skateboarding's first-ever "vulcanized cupsole" with Vans' revolutionary new WAFFLECUP construction. This all thanks to the input of Gilbert Crockett, Chris Pfanner, Chima Ferguson and Andrew Allen. Watch the video, gasp at the skating and understand why the Stage 4 with WAFFLECUP technology will change the world:
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Have you recently been jumped by the Wu Tang and left shoeless?
Is it that time of the month (where you need new shoes)?
Are you in a skateshop unsure of what shoe to choose and Yelp isnt Yelping?
Then perhaps this ESPN review of the new Stage 4 shoe can sway you into trying
the new shoe designed by Chima, Pfanner, Gilbert and Andrew Allen.
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Thrasher is killing it with the video clips these days.
Today it's a very special Anti Hero Drive By of the Double Rock Facility
with our own TNT, Pfanner and the Anti Hero team:
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The similarities between Chris Pfanner and Jeremy Wray are uncanny.
Aside from looking like identical twins they both go very big and fast on a board.
So it only made sense for Pfanner to introduce Jeremy's Second Hand Smoke part
for Thrasher's Classics. Know your history, folks.
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Thrasher's P-Stone filmed a rad ledge line from own Chris Pfanner
on today's Firing Line. Limbo lambo!
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The filming missions continue in the latest issue of The Skateboard Mag
with the guys heading over to Chris Pfanner's homeland of Austria.
Check out Anthony Acosta's amazing photos of Dollin, AVE, Pfanner, Allen, Crockett and Berle below
and go grab a copy (On newsstands now) so you can tear out the pages and hang on your wall!
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The latest issue of The Skateboard Mag has Vans article with
the fellahs in Chris Pfanner's motherland of Austria (on newsstands now).
In thanks for sharing his spots, Chris was awarded the cover of the mag. Congrats, Chris!
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Welcome back to the 8th and final part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7 if you missed them.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong
for the upcoming Vans video.
Today we received a postcard from Acosta. It read ...
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Welcome back to the 7th part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6 if you missed them.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong
for the upcoming Vans video.
Welcome to the rest of your life. Or at least the rest of ...
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Welcome back to the 6th part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 if you missed them.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong
for the upcoming Vans video.
Today the fellahs make skate at a demo/signing in Chengdu.
Chengdu is apparently known ...
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Welcome back to the 5th part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 if you missed them.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong
for the upcoming Vans video.
Today Anthony sends photos from their last day in Guangzhou. This place was good to the guys ...
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Welcome back to the 4th part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 if you missed them.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong for the upcoming
Vans video.
Today the guys are out and about trying to make the skate while doing their best to blend in ...
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Welcome back to the 3rd part of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed it.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong for the upcoming
Vans video.
Today we find the guys at the suddenly famous Guangzhou Ribbon that has been popping up
in a lot of skate ...
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Welcome back to the second installment of The Vans Team's Adventures in China.
Here's Vans in China Part 1 if you missed it.
Ace photographer Anthony Acosta along with Anthony Van Engelen, Andrew Allen, Chris Pfanner,
Chima Ferguson and Gilbert Crockett are on a filming mission with Greg Hunt in Hong Kong for the upcoming
Vans video. One can not fly half way around the globe without shaking some hands and kissing some babies upon arrival.
Most of ...
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A crew of the Vans dudes are in China
on one of many filming missions
scheduled for the upcoming months.
Anthony Acosta's photos will keep you posted on their adventures
as they develop...
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The latest issue of The Skateboard Mag is their Photo Annual
and our ace photographer, Anthony Acosta, killed it,
filling half the magazine with Vans riders.
Grab a copy on newsstands now.
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Volcom's remake of 48 Hours was shot in Canada
with Geoff Rowley playing Nick Nolte and Chris Pfanner as Eddie Murphy.
Enjoy part 1:
Part 2:
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Check out this 30 seconds of rad with the dudes:Vans Skate Team Commercial from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.
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A few months back a tight crew of Vans riders consisting of AVE, Dill, Chima, Pfanner, Dollin, TNT & Crockett went to New Zealandwith O'Meally to shoot this Transworld article for the October issue (on Newstands Now.).
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Here's the rest of the photos from the Vans trip to New Zealand for Transworld:
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Chris Pfanner has a shared part in his homie's video from Jart.Chris' part starts at 8:47 but the whole video is pretty damn good.MOSH IT DOWN from MOSH IT DOWN on Vimeo.
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Sidewalk's Chris JOhnson is steadily updating his gallery on the Sidewalk site.He's got a who's who of big names up there including Dustin DOllin,Chris Pfanner, Curren Caples, Kris Vile and a ton of the UK guys.CHeck it out HERE.
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