Strangelove Skateboards Finnegans Wake 8.5" Deck

• 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'sFinnegans 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.
• Note:All sales are final. Can't say that any simpler. Unless the product is defective in the manufacturing sense, we will not accept anyreturns—in other words,you bot it, you bought it.
• 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 intoUlyssesand 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 aboutFinnegans Wakethrough 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 colorsand the one shown here isfordisplay 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.