Jay Adams is arguably one of the most important and, without argument, one of the most influential skateboarders of all time.  In several weeks, we'll release "Jay Boy:  Classic Photographs by Jay Adams' stepfather, Kent Sherwood", a book of photos and text.

Jay's stepfather, Kent Sherwood, was one of the founders of Z-Flex skateboards in 1976 and was also an amateur photographer with skills.  We’ve put together a book of photographs of the legend as a boy, taken by Kent.  A hardcover book, it’s 9.5" wide by7.5" tall,  and just under one hundred pages. Mostly classic black and white and a few color shots, primarily of Jay, and others including his friends Wentzle Ruml, Shogo Kubo, Tony Alva, "Baby" Paul Cullen, Roy Jamison and more! Skating, surfing, and just around the house. Jay has handwritten all of the captions himself while incarcerated this past summer.  This is the public's first look at the material, only on Silverfish Longboarding.

In the mid-1970's Craig Stecyk wrote, "Having known Adams over the years, I really can't say he's changed much. He remains one of the most spontaneous, unpredictable persons I've ever encountered... Everything you've ever heard about him is probably true, or should be anyway. Mere words could never come close to accurately describing him." Decades later, these words still ring true and Jay is a living legend.

 Glen E. Friedman has been working on this book with Kent, Jay and his wife Alisha for
almost a year now, coordinating, designing and editing. C.R. Stecyk III wrote the introduction
in his incredible style. Concrete Wave , with Pool King in cooperation with Burning
Flags Press, will be publishing the book and it will be distributed exclusively through TailTap.com.  Previews and exclusive photos like these are available exclusively on Silverfish Longboarding.com.