Jay Adams out of jail
July 11th, 2008 by Kilwag
This is a few days old, but Jay Adams is a free man once again. Fuel Tv has the scoop. If you’re inclined to help Jay stay out of jail for good, you can always buy his photo book, Jay Boy. Come on Jay. Go easy… Step lightly… Stay free…
[Source: Skatedaily Photo left: Wikimedia]
July 14th, 2008 at 4:59 am
It’s interesting that there are no comments for ol Jay boy. I’m wondering why… Let’s hope he does stay out of trouble for good. Also, haven’t Z Flex been making a pile out of milking his name while he was away? Surely he still has the rights to that income?
July 14th, 2008 at 8:02 am
“making a pile”? I doubt they’ve sold more than 200 of his sig decks, if that. Six years ago the Z-Flex Jay model was one of the only square tail big decks out there, but there are so many other companies making old school shapes these days.
As for the lack of comments, well it might be a case of “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me”.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I am wondering what Jay Adams did time for. Also, does he have a girlfriend? He is definitely ingenious!
July 14th, 2008 at 10:06 am
meth, and married. sorry ladies.
July 14th, 2008 at 10:08 am
mmnn… on the lack of comments, well maybe you’re right. It would seem so. It’s a shame though.
The big deck sales? I had the impression that Z Flex were doing some decent business as everything they produce seems to have Jay Adams’s name on it. I heard they shut up shop recentley, is that right? I guess big /retro /shaped deck sales really are very small in comparison to popsicle sales these days, which shows how much of a minority us older or “shape” (for want of a better expression) riders are. Do u guys at SnA ride popsicles these days? I’m in Spain and have travelled around the country skating a bit, and the UK too, and i’m always the only skater in the park that rides a bigger shape deck, (a Flip Lance Mountain Crest at the moment, which i guess is a “nu school” bowl design) so that’s how it is in Europe anyway these days. I can’t speak fot the states. Sorry, I just don’t dig popsicles! Too short, to thin, and no shape; “which way do i ride it!!?” ;-o
July 14th, 2008 at 10:22 am
The “Staff” at SnA rides it all. I usually ride a shaped deck, MC’s been rocking a popsicle lately, although he used to be strictly shaped. Some of the other contributors (who are mostly skating instead of contributing these days) ride popicles. I ride a shaped deck not because it helps with my performance, I just like the way it looks. It’s not holding me back from doing anything.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Cool… my reasons entirley for staying big.
it’s also interesting to note that pre 2000 and “Dogtown and Z Boys” (of which Jayboy was of course the protagonist) bigger shapes were hard to find, as Neil pointed out. So you could say he/the film has been responsible for the whole big board and bowl riding resurgance, and for giving old farts like me motivation to skate again. Also pre 2000, if u still had an old Shogo Airbeam or DT era deck kicking around, no one was gonna give u 5,000 bucks for it on ebay either. The roots of modern skateboarding, all but forgotten it seems.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:26 am
The “Staff” at SnA rides it all. I usually ride a shaped deck, MC’s been rocking a popsicle lately, although he used to be strictly shaped. Some of the other contributors (who are mostly skating instead of contributing these days) ride popicles. I ride a shaped deck not because it helps with my performance, I just like the way it looks. It’s not holding me back from doing anything. I’ll be riding a cold war skateboard, at least i hope i will be, someday when it gets sent to me.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:34 am
There’s no customer service warranty on free prizes! Strangely, motivation to ship goes down with each complaint.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:43 am
There’s no customer service warranty on free prizes! Strangely, motivation to ship goes down with each complaint Just busting chops, kilwag. i wont “complain” (read:inquire) any more…i just want to raise my level of stoke, god knows i need it. oh well, back to practicing kickturns in the 3 foot bowl…
July 15th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Meth and married. Ain’t that the way it goes?
July 15th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
“I ride a shaped deck…”
Link I thought that was a park bomb! Looks like a good blend of old and new. Nice shape! Why ten legs on the spider?
The popsicle ruling years are due to be up. Big corporate deck manufactures are holding skateboarding in limbo… “One shape” is easier to stock and cheeper to make. Art suffers, the “quick buck demon” is fed fat! Reminds me of another Four wheeled industry… hmmm
July 15th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Ten legs on the spider casue the idea is ripped off (I mean appropriated) from an old Russian propaganda poster where the spider had 10 legs. I’m not very original.
August 20th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Jay is a lucky bastard. The judge must know his skate history. His pool decks are hard to find. I am checking one used right now its at $70 with 30 mins left. I called Z flex and they said they were out of decks for a month or two. Who knows sounded sketch but at least they called me back. My old school buddies are ridding 30 inch plus with nose shape so thoughtI would venture down below the 10 inch wide and try some thing small haha…. I hope Jay gets a chance to get some payback from history done well.. Keep skating Jay boy… Shit Stacey P should have some cash for him after that flick..
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
congrats bro i hope i can see at a skatepark somewhere