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apogee
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Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 3, 2014 - 04:47pm PT
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Jay Adams, one of the most endearing, gifted, tragic members of the original Dogtown crew, has died due to an apparent heart attack.
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jay-adams-20140816-story.html
Coincidentally, I watched 'Dogtown & Z Boys' last night for the third time...and learned today of his death. A part of me just got older today.
RIP, Jay. You were a truly gifted person.
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coolrockclimberguy69
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Not to bum you out any more, but Shogo died a few months before Jay did. Rough year for the the Z-boys.
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apogee
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 3, 2014 - 05:10pm PT
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Wow.....I had no idea of Shogo's death. Similarly tragic, too- paddleboarding near Oahu, and an 'unattended death', according to the article I found.
If you aren't familiar with Dogtown & the evolution of skateboarding there, you'll do yourself a great favor by watching that movie. Undoubtedly, you'll also gain the kind of great respect these guys earned in their craft.
Edit: Yes, Goatboy...to my embarassment, I did just learn of Jay's (and Shogo's) death. I learned of Jay's death today after mentioning to some coworkers my viewing of 'Dogtown' last night. Before posting this thread, I tried searching for Jay's name here at ST....nothing popped up for some reason.
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couchmaster
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And you may not also be aware that Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Groucho marx and George Burns had all passed as well. ....
jus sayin'...
trying to help....
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Lynne Leichtfuss
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moving thru
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Live hard but live. Die "early" by preserving your life and becoming a fossil at 20. Shucks, I don't know. Some live hard and don't die early. (Bridwell) Swirling in the mystery of life's fog... somewhere are all the answers. Doubt I'll ever stumble on them. Not that I want to. :)
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