Product Details
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- Artwork by Dave Carnie
- Manufactured at PS Stix (Heat Transfer)
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 32.125
- Specs: Nose: 7.125/ Tail: 6.75/WB:14.25
- Bonus: Because Dave is the smartest of us all. we insisted he make a zine to accompany his board as an explanation for the Mime ... graphic inspired by James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. And make one he did. Twenty pages. Chock full o' the words. both real and imaginary. that would make any Irish literary drunk proud.
- Extra Bonus:A bookmark. Yes. that's right. this deck comes with a damn bookmark. because how stupidwould wehave to be to dedicate a board series to a few of our favorite authors and not include a complimentary bookmark designed by Dave Carnie. a writerwho has indisputably generated more words-per-square-inch in the history of skateboarding than any other individual? No book isincluded. of course. but if you need a few suggestions to buy or check out from your local library while you still have one in this Land of the Free: Ulysses. by James Joyce (or. if you're feeling exceptionally brave and bold. Finnegans Wake); Molloy. by Samuel Beckett; andSummer's End. by Danielle Steel.
- Product Description: I admire Dave. A lot. So when I first cameto know him and his writings I wanted him to admire me as well. That was asking a lot. I know. because years later when we were at a bar together he basically told me that I was someone he normally wouldn't like yet did and he found thatconfusing. Does he remember saying that now? Probably not. I can't remember over half of what I guess I wrote 25 years ago. let alone crap I threw into a blog post from a few months ago. Anyway. my point is. I really wanted to read James Joyce toimpress him. Stupid. I know. but not as stupid as I felt when I realized I couldn't read Joyce. I tried. yes. got a few challenging chapters into Ulysses and realized I was drowning in words way over my head and conveniently forgot to keep reading any further. And now. from what I've gleaned about Finnegans Wake through Dave's accompanying I Read Books zine. is that if I'd tried to tackle that one first I probably would've curled up in a fetal ballwith the dimwitted resignation that I could only muster up enough intellect to readtripe off the New York Times Bestseller vine afterreading the introductory sentence alone. That said. this is hands down the best and most intellectually well thought out board in our li'l literary line if not the history of skateboard graphics in whole. Bravo. Dave. Too bad you crafted it in a horizontal format. which precludedit from our initial marketing campaign for the series.Cliver
- Warning: Sincethe dawn of mankind. top stainveneers come in a variety of colors and the one shown here isfor display purposes only. In other words. we cannot guarantee a specific color so please be pleasantly surprised with the oneyou receive and not get all bent and butt-hurt about it.
