Jay Boy: The Early Years of Jay Adams

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Back in print and revised and updated, Jay Boy is the 2006 cult classic that profiles celebrated surfer/skater legend Jay Adams, who unexpectedly passed away in August 2014. This new edition features some previously unpublished art. An endearing book of photographs of legendary skateboarding pioneer and Z-Boy Jay Adams during his childhood years, taken by Adams's stepfather Kent Sherwood.

Jay Adams's stepfather Kent Sherwood is a photographer and one of the founders of Z-Flex skateboards. In 1996, inspired by creating lighter surfboards, he innovated and patented a new foam mold process, which led to founding his company Foam Matrix, which now contracts with aerospace companies like Boeing to make foam wing designs for military aircraft. C. R. Stecyk III is a multimedia artist and writer. He was also a writer and production designer on the documentary film Dogtown and Z-Boys. Stecyk co-founded the Zephyr atelier, where the boards he painted for individuals such as Skip Engblom, Miki Dora, Jay Adams, Jeff Ho, Tony Alva and Joel Tudor helped to establish the graphic styles of both surfing and skateboarding. Glen E. Friedman is a celebrated skate, hip-hop, and punk photographer. He is the author of the Rizzoli book My Rules.

"'Jay Boy: The Early Years of Jay Adams' is an absolutely magnificent book and a must-have for everyone with an interest in skateboarding." -Juice Magazine "In this insightful collection, you see how a legend is formed, with captions penned by Adams himself while incarcerated, prior to his release, and unexpected passing. A must have in your collection, get your copy via RIZZOLIUSA March 2017" -DeFy New York "The book of Kent Sherwood's photos, Jay Boy: The Early Years Of Jay Adams feels like a family album you've been given a peek into. The photos are familiar in that there are probably similar photos of you in your family's album on a shelf somewhere. The photos are extraordinary because of their subjects, Jay Adams, Tony Alva, and various other Dogtown heavys before they became that." -Mostly Skateboarding Blog "The 'Jay Boy' book by Kent Sherwood makes me wish I was living in those times, being carefree and wild in the streets with all of Jay's friends, like my dad, Shogo, skating and surfing in Venice and LA. Jay looks so happy and his captions are hilarious." -Juice Magazine