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Happy birthday Chuck!

Written by

Sean Philips

If you have ever suspended, watched a suspension, thought about suspending or even just enjoyed a photo of a suspension, you should probably go wish this old fart a happy birthday.

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This picture took place at the recent Dallas Suspension Practitioners Convention. What this photo doesn’t show well is the fact Allen and Samar are gracefully balanced and rotating on a spinning beam. Photo credit goes to Rolf, who took dozens of awesome pictures of the event.

Comments

15 responses to “Happy birthday Chuck!”

  1. Allen Falkner Avatar
    Allen Falkner

    Thanks Sean 🙂

    Here’s the video from the event: http://suspension.org/dsv2010.htm

  2. Shawn Porter Avatar
    Shawn Porter

    Happy birthday buddy. <3

  3. Stealthy_sam Avatar
    Stealthy_sam

    Happy birthday Allen!!! Even though we don’t know each other I wish you the best and thank you for all of your contributions to BME and the modification culture itself!!! YOU DA BOMB!!!!

  4. winterborn Avatar
    winterborn

    hey happy birthday! I hope you’ll continue to rock our world for many years!

  5. Gamine Avatar
    Gamine

    Happy birthday Allen.
    We owe you so much.

  6. Louie (Mexican Mutant) Avatar
    Louie (Mexican Mutant)

    Happy Birthday Allen!

  7. Jamie James Avatar
    Jamie James

    I really hope he has the same tattoo on his hand as the guys from boon docksaints

  8. Jordon Avatar
    Jordon

    happy birthday, you are a god among mere mortals

  9. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    feliz cumpleaños!
    take a wishhh!

  10. Lesha Avatar
    Lesha

    one hand says “Punished” the other says “Forgiven”

  11. kevin Avatar
    kevin

    happy birthday allen!!

  12. Sque3z Avatar
    Sque3z

    It’s tough gettin old.. But it sure is fun!

    It seems as though you are like wine. You don’t get old, you just get better! Happy Bday buddy!

  13. ferg Avatar
    ferg

    I see you got some socks for your birthday. There goes my present then.

  14. Micah Avatar
    Micah

    Happy Barf-day, Allen!!!!

  15. J Avatar
    J

    half chub? yum <3

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